The Mary Wood Trust
Annual Report- 202212023
Charity Name
The Mary Wood Trust
Registration Number-____ 1144311
Registered adthess -- 9 Handforth Roa￿ Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 2LX
Chgrity Strnctmre, Governance and Management
Trustees
Chairperson --clare Ramsden
Treasurer - Dr Petsr Wood
Trustees - Kath Smith. Ann Gover, Pippa Hutchins, Rachel Wood
Trustee selection method- By personal invitation and approval by
existing trustees.
Our Aims and Objectives
l.To provide scholarships for educatton and training with a view to improving disadvantaged
young peoples, life skills and opportunities in Uganda.
2.To advance educatkon and relieve poverty by providing sponsorship. training, fi￿dS or items
for disadvantag¢d childre￿ young people, and those in need in Uganda.
3.To develop facilities in Kinkiizi, Kanungu district, tn particular but not exclusively. at
Nyakabungo Girls Secondary School (NGSS) and Ruth Memorial Nursery School (RMNS),
in order to achieve the aims outlined in l and 2 above.
We have held four trustees. meetings during the year. all via Zoom, which included a special
meeting in February 2023 to confm Rachel Wood as a new trustee. It is good to have some
new and younger blood join the team. We also invited the headteacher of NGSS to join us via
Zoom for our May 2022 meeting. This was a great opportunity to show our continued support
for the school and to involve her in some of our decision making.
These meetings are very important and enable us to discuss in detail about the running of the
charity and also take important decisions regarding our various projects in Uganda and plans
for the future. We are in regular communication with Kinkiizi Diocese and the head teachers
ofboth NGSS and RMNS.
There is full transparency about how our money is spent, and we ty our hardest to make su
that the money we send out to Uganda and is spent there is fully accounted for, endeavouring
to get receipts wherever possible.
Money sent for student sponsorship or building projects at NGSS is channelled via the Diocese
of Kinkiizi, where the contacts we have there are trusted and reliable, the relationship having
been built up ov¢r many years. The fees for university and further education tuition are sent
directly to the individual respected institutions.
The trustees receive no remuneratton for their involvement in the charity and any trips to
Uganda by trustees are totally self-fmanced.

ActiVRties And Objectives
Activitias over thepastyear
Ruth Memorial Nursery School (RMNS) in Kihiihi continues to provide a
basic primary education for approximately 70 young childreffj from the local area. All come
from poor families. many of whom have been affected by AIDSIHIV.
The founder Ephraim Tumwesigye is the director of the nursery School. He is a retired teacher
and he and his board of management (which includes family members) make sure that the
nursery school runs smoothly and follows any local guidelines and restrictions. The school
employs a head teacher (who has some nursery qualification) and 5 other ladies who are not
fornially trained. There is also a cook and night watchman.
The increased costs of food and other supplies have caused concern. The temily f¢es for the
chtldren just about ¢over the cost of the staff if everyone pays.
The Mary Wood Trust provides money to pay for the regular food, milk and pancakes, as well
as the firewood and the cook's salary. In this way we can be sure that the children do get some
nourishment every day. We have also paid for stationary needed throughout the school year
and replaced all the footballs that were damaged.
The laptop has been bought and solar panels have been installed throughout the classrooms
and the office. We have also agreed to finance the building of a new pit latrine and to paint all
the classroom walls white, as directed by the local authority.
Our visit to Uganda in March 2023 highlighted other needs at the school such as replacing
broken blackboards, fixing holes in the boundary fence and fixing broken outdoor toys. We
have agreed to finance these during the next school year.
Nyakabungo Girls Secondary School INGSS)
This Church of Uganda school was founded in 1987. It is the only girls boarding school under
the UMb￿lIa of the Diocese of Kinkiizi. Its nwal situation, on sometimes impassable roads,
makes it very difficult to access, particularly when it rains. This emph&8ises the importance of
its boarding status as many students live some distance away.
The Mary Wood Trust has been involved with the school since 2002 and has continued to
grow in its sponsorship of students and improvtng the infrastructure of the school. This is seen
by all the additional buildings and facilities provided by the MWT over the past 22 years.
We are supporting 42 girls at the school. After Covid there was some reluctance among some
parents to allow their girls to return. This was due mainly to the increase in the cost of living
and thus increased school fees. The sponsorship fees are now £20 per month.
Large numbers of teachers have been on strike in the county, causing problems at school and
science teachers won a huge pay rise, making it almost prohibÈtive for small schools to employ
full time science t¢achers. There was also disrnption at the school due to the Ebola crisis, when

the president closed all schools two we¢ks before the end of the third terni. Fortunately, those
girls sitting their A levels were allowed to stay to complet¢ their exams.
The girls we support are all chosen because of their great need and their poor family
backgrounds, some being more academic than others. The new cu￿1¢U1uM that h&8 been
introduced includes more vocational subjects which suits those who are less academic.
The Cliff Smith sewing room (fully equipped with 13 sewing machines) is such a great asset
to the school, particularly with the new curriculum. The girls are introduced to the basics of
pattern making and sewing various useful garnients. This is a skill that they will be able to
take away with them to Use in the tuture.
We have replaced some of the solarpower equipment at the school which makes evening study
more possible.
Fine Arts is still a very popular subject for girls to take at O level. We have continued to
support this with regular finance to buy supplies that are being used. In March we saw plastic
woven baskets that the students had made and were hopefully selling to rdkse funds so that the
Fine Arts can be more self-supporting.
The renovation of the Female Stair House
Mary Hall - is nearing completion and will
hopefully provide good and ple&8ant accommodation for 7 teachers.
After a very successful Christmas fundraising campaign we have been able to continue to
supply sanitary towels for all girls and female teachers at the Sch(￿1. We also supply mosqukto
nets to all and trust that they are bein8 used sensibly.
There is a plan in place to build a new incinerator, thanks to a generous donor.
Mary Wood Day was celebrated on March 11th 2023 when Clare and Oliver Ramsden were
vtsiting. It was a good opportunity to see the ongoing renovation work at Mary Hall and to
iron out a few queries. It was also a day when parents and guardians of Mary Wood Trust
sponsoied girls were invited to enjoy the speeches and dancing and prizegiving to girls who
had achieved well in their exams. We donafrd a cow on that day so that everyone could enjoy
a heaty meal.
Plans have been th?wn up to build a new A level and Fine Arts Block at NGSS. This is a very
exciting project and should pmvide a very attractive place for A level students to study and
hopefully make the s¢hool more markelable. The building will be built in memory of a very
good friend of the Wood family, who supported the work in Uganda for many years.
NGSS is very fortunate to have a dedicated and caring headteaeher. Molly Musinguzi
ontinues to run the school with a supportive staff. It is a challenging situation with all the
increased costs but she strives to do her best. We invited her to jotn in our trustees Zoom
meeting in May and thi5 w&s a real benefit to us all.
We trust that this good relationship will continue for some time.

Nyakatare Health Centre (NHC 11 I)
Situated in Kanungu Town. NHC is a Dioce.qan Health Centre and provides good quality
medical care to the local community.
During the past year the health centre has had its status changed to a level 4 facility. There is
a fully qualified doctor in change now- Dr Joe Kalenzi.
Nexon Tusiime's role has Changed and he is now in charge of the HIV/AIDS department.
The dental unit is still without a fully trained dentist which limits the extent of work that can
be done. We help towards the salary of the dental assistant and have agreed to provide a much
needed air compTrssor for the dental chair and appliances.
Past Students
We are fortunate to be in the position to be able to provide support for further education to
some of our sponsored students after taking their A levels. Unfortunately, we cannot offer this
to all the girls which of course does make for some hard decisions.
We have one girl studying for a certificate in Nursing at Bwindi Nurstng School, one girl at
Bukalasa Agrtculturnl College studying animal husbandry, one girl who we have set up in her
own small tailoring business. 5 girls are at present at Bishop Barham Christian University in
Kabale. Their subjects include Mass Communicatioffj Public Administration and
Management, Business Administration and Education. We are very proud of all our girls.
Achieving all this under the circumstances that they sthdy in is commendable.
Newsletters and raising awareness
It is always important to keep our supporters and friends up to date with how the work of the
Mary Wood Trust is progressing. We have sent out 2 newsletters during the year and written
an article for the St Barts Parish Magazine in Wilmslow.
Future Plans
Fundraising activities can begin again now that Covid restrictions are lifted. Trustees have
plans for a Quiz Night and a Cake and Plant stall. These all help to raise both money as well
as awareness of the charity and its work.
We are looking forward to th¢ completion of the renovation work to Mary Hall (the female
staff house) at NGSS.
The new A level and Fine Arts block at NGSS will be built this year, including a rainwater
collection system. We hope to be able to provide solar power to this building as well.
A new incinerator will b¢ built at NGSS.

Financi21 Review
Overview of the year Financial Revlew 2022 - 2023
We have continued to be blessed by receiving regular donations from many individuals
desplte the fart of the economic downturn and hardship people face in these uncertain
times. Our total income rose by a modest £1,887.
Prlnclpal sources of funds
Most of the Trust's income came from Individuals {Direct - £26,405; via Paypal £1,696),
HMRC- Gift Aid reclaimed- £2,472, eBay Sales- £598, and £5,200 from 2 other charities.
Expenditure
Our expenditure has been more than 2021- 2022 as we embarked on a renovation project
of the female Staff House, and as students returned to their studies with the opening of
schools etc, amounts spent increased in most areas.
Our main areas of expenditure were:
Further Education Students
- £7,157 (£7.703 last yearl
NGSS Student support
£8,546 (£5,634 last yearl
Nyakatare Health Centre
£336 (£3,974 last year)
Ruth Mem. School daily food
£4,279 (£2,443 last yearl
NGSS Building Fund
£9,774 (£2,454 last yearl
Fundraising
Selling donated items on eBay and Facebook marketplace has continued to bring in
substantial funds. Purchasing items on the internet Amazon smile, and other schemes also
raises a small amount of money.
We are thankful that our regular supporters have continued their generous giving, whether
it be helping with the running of RMNS, supporting individual gir15 at NGSS, responding to
specific support requests, providing university support, giving to the general fund. We are
very grateful indeed.
Financlal Policy
We have worked through the charity Commission Self - assessment checklist and checked
that we are complying with all that is required of the charity.

Reserve funds
We hold reserve funds in case the charity was to fold so as to enable the commitments that
we have made to the students at NGSS, RMNS and the various institutes of further education
to finish their respective education.
How expendlture has supported the key objectlves of the charity.
By providing sponsorship for 42 girls boarding at Nyakabungo Girls Secondary School {NGSSI.
all of whom come from needy backgrounds, we are helping to ensure that they have a good
secondary education and therefore a good start in life. This in turn will improve the standard
of their own families and hopefully uplift their whole communities.
By providing mosquito nets each year and supportingthe sick bayand nurse, we are ensuring
that the girls are being cared for when sick and hopefully learning to keep themselves safe.
By providing sanitary towels to all girls and women at the school we are helping to boost their
self-esteem.
The improvements to the fabric of both NGSS and Ruth Memorial Nursery School {RMNSI,
will give a clean and safe environment for the children and young people to learn in.
The Provision of decent male and female staff accommodation at NGSS is encouraging for the
teachers themselves, showing that they appreciated and hopefully this will help them to be
more caring teachers.
By providing daily porridge, pancakes, and milk for 70 children at RMNS we are ensuring that
the children have daily nourishment. Replacing broken play equipment and providing all the
stationary need5 for the school are important in keeping up the standards of the school.
Our continued ability to support some girls beyond NGSS is hopefully going to produce useful
and educated and informed cttizens who will make a difference in their own families and the
community beyond.
Privacy Policy
The Mary Wood Tr￿St h&8 ThTitten a privacy policy which is available to
view on our website.

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