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2021-03-03-accounts

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AMOR 1149487
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 04/03/2020 03/03/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations (individual) 7,324 8,110 - 15,434 -
Donations (foundations) 55,100 - 55,100 -
Donations (corporate) - - - - -
Loan 12,000 - - 12,000 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) 19,324 63,210 - 82,534 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 19,324 63,210 - 82,534 -
A3 Payments
Food security and climate resilience 30,984 - 8,229 -
Human rights 5,575 10,000 - 16,515 -
Staff remuneration - - - - -
Education 535 1,106 - 535 -
Child sponsorship - 8,015 - 8,015 -
Health 12,255 14,025 - 26,280 -
Administration - - -
Sub total 18,365 64,130 - 82,495 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 18,365 64,130 - 82,495 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 959 -920 - 39 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 16,828 12,779 - 29,607 -
Cash funds this year end 17,787 11,859 - 29,646 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

19/10/2021

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds - - -
- - -
- - -
Total cash funds 17,788 11,859 -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets - - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the - -
charity’s own use - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities -
-
-
-
-
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name aDate ofpproval
Antonia Cos 09/11/2021
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

19/10/2021

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period start date Period end date
**From ** 04 03 2020 To 03
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name AMOR

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1149487

Charity's principal address 20 Battlebridge Court

Wharfdale Road London Postcode N1 9UA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Micaela Criado Treasurer
Antonia Cos Chair
AF Gomez Secretary

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
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Address		 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution adopted 4[th] March 2012

(eg. trust deed, constitution) Association consisting of 10 members How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the AGM held in March Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The prevention or relief of extreme poverty in the Mayan communities of Guatemala devastated by genocide, through the provision of education, training, housing, rights and healthcare projects designed to enable individuals, families and communities to be self-sufficient, protect their lands and lives, and contribute their gifts to the world.

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Support for maternal/child health Empowerment/human rights programmes for women, girls and youth Access to justice activities including campaigns for post-genocide reparation and support for human rights defenders at risk. Protection and promotion of Mayan culture and traditional knowledge. Educational support for Mayan girls Small-scale school and home construction projects Community organising Child sponsorship

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

This year has been a tremendously challenging one for AMOR due to the Summary of the main pandemic and its effects, as it has for most. Not only did the fundraising achievements of the charity landscape change dramatically overnight, but the need for our services during the year increased exponentially as Mayan communities were plunged into ever deeper poverty and malnutrition. At the same time, Guatemala’s steady democratic backslide made it a more complicated place to work. Your support has helped transform the lives of almost 50,000 people. Together with our trust partners, you have helped us raise almost £85,000. This enabled us to commit over £80,000 to projects to help provide education, health, human rights and emergency nutritional support as well as revive traditional knowledge in Mayan communities throughout Guatemala. Child sponsorship continues to touch the lives of over 350 members of our international family who support almost 400 children, helping them thrive where they might otherwise struggle to eat or attend school. Sponsorship continues to represent around two-fifths of our funding from private donations. AMOR is committed to accompanying these people in their moment of greatest need, and we are grateful for those who have faithfully given to these ongoing crises year after year to make this possible. Despite the immense challenges of the pandemic, which led to a sharp drop in individual giving, and the need to adapt and innovate in the face of great uncertainty, AMOR continued to have an impact far above its size and maintain its funding levels thanks to an increase in foundational grants as well as the efforts of the teams of Mayan and international volunteers who work tirelessly to restore lives and hope for Guatemala. The situation for the Mayan people is more difficult than ever: COVID-19 has decimated indigenous communities, worsened the humanitarian crisis resulting in extreme poverty and forced migration, as well as increased land expropriation and threats to human rights defenders creating a climate of fear. However, in the resilience and unity of the Mayan people there are reasons for hope. Backed by our foundational partners and supporter family, AMOR was able to have a transformational impact on the lives of almost 60,000 people. We have experienced growth in our Health and Food Security projects, as projects have expanded through AMOR’s private and trust donations. Our Human Rights projects, tackling the growing problem of human rights defender attacks and impediments to access to genocide justice, have also developed, particularly through promoting security initiatives. I will leave our Annual Report to tell more about the life-changing difference that you have been a part of, and to say thanks once again for trusting AMOR with your generous donations. Health, Food Security and Indigenous Climate Resistance Our programmes work to ensure that the basic needs of Mayan communities are met with dignity using traditional Mayan health and agricultural knowledge. Having food security and access to adequate

This year has been a tremendously challenging one for AMOR due to the pandemic and its effects, as it has for most. Not only did the fundraising landscape change dramatically overnight, but the need for our services increased exponentially as Mayan communities were plunged into ever deeper poverty and malnutrition. At the same time, Guatemala’s steady democratic backslide made it a more complicated place to work. Your support has helped transform the lives of almost 50,000 people. Together with our trust partners, you have helped us raise almost £85,000. This enabled us to commit over £80,000 to projects to help provide education, health, human rights and emergency nutritional support as well as revive traditional knowledge in Mayan communities throughout Guatemala. Child sponsorship continues to touch the lives of over 350 members of our international family who support almost 400 children, helping them thrive where they might otherwise struggle to eat or attend school. Sponsorship continues to represent around two-fifths of our funding from private donations. AMOR is committed to accompanying these people in their moment of greatest need, and we are grateful for those who have faithfully given to these ongoing crises year after year to make this possible. Despite the immense challenges of the pandemic, which led to a sharp drop in individual giving, and the need to adapt and innovate in the face of great uncertainty, AMOR continued to have an impact far above its size and maintain its funding levels thanks to an increase in foundational grants as well as the efforts of the teams of Mayan and international volunteers who work tirelessly to restore lives and hope for Guatemala. The situation for the Mayan people is more difficult than ever: COVID-19 has decimated indigenous communities, worsened the humanitarian crisis resulting in extreme poverty and forced migration, as well as increased land expropriation and threats to human rights defenders creating a climate of fear. However, in the resilience and unity of the Mayan people there are reasons for hope. Backed by our foundational partners and supporter family, AMOR was able to have a transformational impact on the lives of almost 60,000 people. We have experienced growth in our Health and Food Security projects, as projects have expanded through AMOR’s private and trust donations. Our Human Rights projects, tackling the growing problem of human rights defender attacks and impediments to access to genocide justice, have also developed, particularly through promoting security initiatives. I will leave our Annual Report to tell more about the life-changing difference that you have been a part of, and to say thanks once again for trusting AMOR with your generous donations. Health, Food Security and Indigenous Climate Resistance Our programmes work to ensure that the basic needs of Mayan communities are met with dignity using traditional Mayan health and agricultural knowledge. Having food security and access to adequate

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Section D Achievements and erformance p health services are fundamental human rights. However, many are deprived of these basic rights. In the past year, over 22,400 people benefited from AMOR’s work in the area of traditional health. AMOR worked to improve the health of mothers and their children. Indigenous midwives were trained and support to equip pregnant women and mothers of infants with knowledge that helps them enjoy healthier pregnancies and breastfeeding. More than 2,500 women and their families have benefitted in this way. AMOR helped build the capacity of 210 indigenous Community Health Volunteers (ICHVS) in Guatemala to inform, protect and serve their communities during the Covid-19 crisis and beyond, and help build a healthy Guatemala that is prepared and resilient in the face of disaster, disease and food insecurity. Our SANA Guatemala programme helped young Mayan women from communities across Guatemala participate as traditional health builders of their community. Moreover, they held regular clinics in their communities, educating them regarding Covid-19 preparedness in addition to prevention of common diseases affecting indigenous communities. Finally, they trained others in these same skills, helping restore traditional knowledge in the process of being lost and creating a strong base of indigenous women’s health leadership in Guatemala, and impacting 19,900 people. Our Food for Life programme delivered emergency plant-based food parcels to 3,364 chronically malnourished children and women, including 24 AIDS orphans. Moreover, community gardens created using traditional sustainable methods helped 9,200 people begin to enjoy food security. Human Rights and Empowerment AMOR believes that one of the best ways to bring about positive, profound and permanent change in indigenous communities is to support the human rights education of young people and women. Our efforts also focus on supporting Mayan human rights defenders and their vital work, and campaigning for justice alongside those communities that continue to be devastated by the effects of genocide. In the past year, 135 indigenous young people’s knowledge of human rights increased, and their leadership skills improved These young people, in turn, disseminated this knowledge to their communities, impacting 9.950 people. As part of our justice campaign, outreach was carried out purely online and all in-person events suspended, but even so awareness of the campaign expanded. Additionally, 45 indigenous human rights defenders received security training, knowledge that they transmitted to their organisations and communities, impacting 4,200 people. Education The primary focuses of AMOR’s educational programming are promoting indigenous knowledge and language revival, and girls’ education.

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

While education was low among our priorities this year, and with construction work halted due to the pandemic, AMOR still managed to support access to education for all ages of people living in poverty, opening up opportunities and brighter futures for them. This included supporting school access for Mayan orphans (through the provision of materials and fees). All 63 school-age children in the programme are in school, although much of schooling has happened online. Several training sessions on child protection were conducted to help maintain the highest levels of safeguarding.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

Our current policy as a small charity is to hold on average five month’s operating costs or one-fifth of our annual income in reserve. We predict that this will change as we continue to grow.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Mrs. Antonia Cos Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 9th November 2021

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name AMOR members of

On accounts for the 3[rd] March 2021 Charity 1149487 year ended no (if any)

Set out on pages

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(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

Independent examiner's statement

Signed: Name: A.J. Davies

Date: 17th November 2021

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IER

March 2021

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 40 Cartwright Gardens, London WC1H 9EH

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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March 2021