2022-08-30-accounts - Sameera Foundation

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							families in Pakistan.
						~	Distributed about 1,800 food packs for
							needy families in Yemen.
						~	Distributed fresh meats for needy families
							in Pakistan and Yemen on Eid ul Adha.
						~	Distribution of2,000fresh hot meals during
							the month of Ramadhan in ublic streets.
Statement	confirming				Para 1.18	The TRUSTEES tried their best to follow the
whether the		trustees have				recommended guidelines issued by the
had regard		to the	guidance			Charity Commission:
issued by	the Charity						~ Has the money it needs;
Commission		on public					~ Spend its money sensibly, on the
benefit							activities it was raised for;
							~ Follow the law, including preparing
							reports and accounts to send to the
							Charity Commission;
							~ Doesn't break rules in its governing
							documents (its constitution, trust
							deeds or articles).
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					SORP reference
						~	Head of a village school (Headmaster or
					Para 1.38		Headmistress) provides a list of orphans
Policy on	grant making						and/or financially disadvantaged school
							students to the Sameera Foundation
							annually in December. Consequently, the
							Foundation pays the school fee,
							admission or examination fee if
							applicable and also provide them school
							notebooks, school bags and stationery.
							The full uniforms are provided to the
							extremely poor students and others are
							provided with school bags, notebooks
							and statione
						~	People with physical disabilities from low-
					Para 1.38		income families ofthe villages can submit
Policy on	social investment						an application for assistance for disability
including	program		related				appliance, artificial limbs, grant for
investment							medical treatment or purchase of
							medicines. The applicants are assessed
							because of their medical report. The local
							hospital or doctors can also recommend
							an applicant for disability appliances.
							~ Some donor grants monthly stipend
							for orphans which are administered
							by the Foundation.
							~ The visually impaired are given white
							canes on International White Cane
							Day through the District Voluntary
							Welfare Grou ofVisuall Im aired.
						~	Volunteers are im ortant element as the

Contribution volunteers	Contribution volunteers	made	by	Para 1.38	help the Foundation in organising charitable activities in different villages of Chach as well as in different parts of
					Pakistan. They collect and supply us with
					vital information about low income
					deserving people in need ofgrants or
					disability appliances or food packets.
					~ We have utilised a similar strategy in
					Bangladesh, Congo CDR, Egypt, India,
					Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan,
					Uganda, and Yemen. We are working
					with local volunteers to provide us with
					vital information about deserving people
					or communities in need ofaid.
Other
Achievements			and Performance
				SORP reference
					1-Development and construction of a free
					skill centre situated within a cluster of 87
					poor villages of the Chach region (Pakistan).
Summary of achievements		the main of the charity,		Para 1.20	Since January 2021 it is providing free skill courses of Information Technology,
identifying charity's	the difference the work has made to				Domestic sewing skill and Beautician skill for 60 females in each academic session of 6
the circumstances			of its		months. This empowerment skill of females
beneficiaries		and	any wider		is giving good results as many females,
benefits to society as a					found the employment or working from home
whole. And Aden					to earn some livelihood. The deserving
					females are given monthly travelling
					allowance to come to the skill centre from
					other villages.
					2 — Sameera Foundation is also giving
					financial support since March 2021 to *Live
					to Give* a Sanaa, Yemen based charity for
					imparting domestic sewing skill to 10
					females in the morning and 10 females in
					the evening session. The financial grant is
					also given to a Beautician Salon in Taiz for
					imparting skill to 10females.
					3 —We constructed a Welfare Health Clinic
					and Community Centre in the village
					Shamsabad. It will provide free medical
					emergency service to the local community
					and the surrounding villages. We purchased
					an Ambulance to provide welfare emergency
					service to the local community by March
					2023.
					4 —A 400 ft deep water well was provided to
					the Sodhran village, Islamabad to solve the
					acute shortage of water problem for the
					communit .

15. We distributed a total of 1,800 food
packs in Yemen during the month of
Ramadhan.
16 —We distributed 52 school bags for
orphans and vulnerable children of CONGO,
CDR.
17 - Gift of 50 blankets for KHALEEFA
HOSPITAL, TURBA, YEMEN due to harsh
cold weather.
18 - We distributed specially designed
school bags for 47 orphans and dresses for
55 orphans of Kenya. Specially cooked food was also served on 21/12/2021 for 102
orphans and staff.
19 —We arranged Qurbani of 14 Lambs in
Gaza and fresh meat was distributed for the
needy families. 20 —We arranged Eid ul Adha qurbani of 6
cows in Pakistan and fresh meat was given
to about 1,200 families.
21 —Qurbani meat of 1 bull and 17 lambs
were distributed for needy families of Taiz
and Sanaa Yemen

				Sameera Foundation is pretty happy for its
Achievements		against	Para 1.41	achievements against the objectives set by
objectives set				us.
				We invariably managed to obtain funds for
				all objectives set by us. The best example	is
Performance offundraising activities against objectives set			Para 1.41	the construction ofafree skill empowerment skill centre known as Sameera Welfare Institute of Information &Technology. We
				also managed to construct aWelfare Health
				Clinic for poor families ofvillages. We also
				raise funds for the purchase of a welfare
				ambulance. Constructed an orphanage in
				Uganda for 100 orphans on a piece of land
				gifted by a local donor. The orphanage is
				managed by a local charity Relief for Needy
				Foundation. Raised funds for400 ft deep
				water well for the Sodhran Village,
				Islama bad.
Investment	performance		Para 1.41
against objectives
Other

Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's									Para 1.21	The foundation was in a healthy financial
financial position at the of the period							end			position at the end ofthe period with f64,091 held in the main business account, sort code 20-76-89, A/C No. 40338427 being
										used for	charity related activity. This is in
										addition	to the reserve account detailed
										below.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held									Para 1.22	We have a reserve account off20,107 with Barclays Bank, Sort Code: 207692 A/C No. 53094219. We completed the construction of Sughra
										Welfare	Clinic and Community Centre	to
										provide	free medical support for females and
										children	of the village Shamsabad and
										surrounding poor villages. This reserve fund
										is being	used for the purchase of medical
										equipment and accessories for the Welfare
										Clinic.
Amount	of	reserves			held				Para 1.22	f20,107/-
Reasons	for holding					zero			Para 1.22	NIA
reserves
Details offund materially								in	Para 1.24	NIA
deficit
Explanation			of any						Para 1.23	NIA
uncertainties			about		the
charity continuing				as		a	going
concern
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										~	From our Trustees, colleagues,
											friends and relatives
The charity's principal sources offunds (including									Para 1.47	~	From donors ofdifferent countries who have ancestral links with
any fundraising)											Pakistan notably the area of our
											charity work
										~	From local mosques and religious
											institutions
										~	From people ofChach who migrated
											and settled in USA, UK, Europe and
											other parts ofthe World.
										~	From our First Trustees who donated
											the piece of land used for the
											construction ofour Free
											Empowerment Skill centre and
											Welfare Health Clinic & Community
											Centre
										~	Appeals to our friends, colleagues,
											and general public through emails	or
											WhatsA rou s.
										Our investment policy concentrates on		the
										construction and running of Technical		Skill
Investment objectives		policy and including Health							Para 1.46	Centres families	for empowerment of low-income to increase their chances of
any social		investment					policy			employment and livelihood. Development		of
ado ted										a Welfare Health Clinic and Communit

			Centre and Ambulance service
			emer encies.
			There are currently no major risks envisaged
A description	ofthe principal	Para 1.46	in reference to charity fund raising.
risks facing	the charity
			The only risk involved is ifthe unstable
Other			Govt. ofPakistan decides to take full control ofthe Skill Centre and Welfare
			Health Clinic b some excuse.

Structure, Governa	nce	and Man	agement
Description of charity's
trusts:
Type ofgoverning document		Para 1.25	TRUST DEED
ltr;.1st d,-,erl, rnv:s ..!~;&rid	~
How is the charity		Para 1.25	TRUST DEED
constituted?
Trustee selection methods		Para 1.25	Trustees are appointed	by the Trustees and
including details ofany			Executive Committee
constitutional provisions	e.g.
election to post or name	of
any person or body entitled
toappoint one or more
trustees

toappoint o trustees	toappoint o trustees	ne or more	ne or more
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						The trustees are regularly informed	through
						meetings and emails the progress of each
Policies adopted	and for	procedures the induction		and	Para 1.51	project.
training	oftrustees
						The charity's organisational structure	is
						shown in Organogram in our website
The charity's structure and			organisational any wider		Para 1.51	www. sameerafoundation. org We work in different areas ofPakistan
network	with		which the			through voluntary groups well known	for their
charity works						interest or contribution for the welfare	oftheir
						local community. We worked jointly with
						Global Relief Trust to relieve the Syrian
						refugees in Lebanon. We work jointly	with
						many local charities of Bangladesh, Congo
						CDR, Egypt, India, Kenya, Lebanon,	Libya,
						Uganda and Yemen to relieve poverty	by
						ivin rants to or hans and need	eo le.,
						Similarly, we established working relations
						with voluntary groups and/or local charities
Relationship			with any related		Para 1.51	working in Bangladesh, Congo CDR,	Egypt,
parties						India, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Uganda and
						Yemen.

Charit	name			SAMEERA FOUNDATION
Other name the charit			uses
Re istered charit		number		1154228
Charity's	principal	address		20A Bernard Street,
				Uplands,
				Sketty,
				SWANSEA
				SA2 OHU

	Trustee name	Trustee name		Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for whole ear	Name ofperson (or body) entitled to a int trustee ifan
	Dr SAther			Chairman		TRUSTEES
	Mr Zaeem	Rana		Treasurer		TRUSTEES
	Dr R A Malik			Admin Secretary		FIRSTTRUSTEE
	Sh M A Elbeltagi			MEMBER		FIRSTTRUSTEE
	DrVRSA			MEMBER		FIRSTTRUSTEE
	Mahaboob		Basha
	Dr Farooq	Shah		MEMBER		TRUSTEES
	Dr Radwan		Abdulla	MEMBER		TRUSTEES
	Dr Shaheen		Uqaili	Vice-Chair	From 13/02/2022	TRUSTEES
	Mr Wasim	Malik		MEMBER	From 23/12/2021	TRUSTEES
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Name oftrustees holding	title t	o property belonging to th	e charity
Trustee name		Dates acted ifnot for whole	ear
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf ofothers
Description ofthe assets		N/A
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe		N/A
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details of arrangements	for	N/A
safe custody and
segregation ofsuch assets
from the charity's own assets

Type of	Name		Address
adviser
Member of	MR PERVAIZ KHAN		4124 Deepwater		Lane, TAMPA,		FL33615,USA
Executive
Committee
Member of	MR AZHAR		77 Parson Drive,		Wet Hartford,		CT06117,USA
Executive	MAHMOOD
Committee
Member of	ENGR.	SAEED	Bubo Ji Havelli,		Mohalla Molian,		Village Shamsabad,
Executive	AHMAD	MALIK	Tehsil Hazro, Distt.			Attock, Pakistan
Committee
Member of	DR RAMZI EL		Alsadaka	Hospital,		ADEN, Yemen
Executive	AIWAH
Committee
Member of	Col. (Rtd) FRRUKH		H-62, St-73, F-11/1, Islamabad,					Pakistan
Executive	HAYE
Committee
Memberof	ENGR.	JAMIL MALIK	1426 Fateh Jang			Road, Attock Cantt. , Pakistan
Executive
Committee