Registered Charity Number: 1155626 S.A.F.E.: ARTS FOR EDUCATION ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 Pearson McKinsey Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants Office C 616-618. chig1ell Road London IG8 8AA
S.A.F.E. CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 Page Reference and Administrative Details Trustees Report Independent Examiner's Report Company Infonnation 10 Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet 12 Notes to the Financial Statements 13-16
S.A.F.E. S.A.F.E. Trustees Re ort 2024 S.A.F.E. is an art for social change NGO working in some of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities through our 3 grassroots, local teams: rural areas in Kwale and Kilifi counties (SAFE Pwani), the Loita Hills (SAFE Maa) and the Westgate Conservancy (SAFE Samburu). We are guided by the principle that communities know what is best for them. and thus employ teams of local actors and staff to design and deliver projects. Our methodology uses storytelling to share infomiation. educate and inspire solution finding and communit), unity. Through participatorv, artistic techniques, communities are brought together to create solutions to their most pressing problems. This oives target beneficiaries ownership over the project's messaoing, implementation and long - temi success - resulting in increased uptake, willingness to engage, relevance and sustainability. as actions are based on local resources and indigenous knowledge. Our goal is to champion community knowledge to Co-create solutions to realise sexual health and gender and environmental justice, leading to our vision of communities obtsining gender, health and environment justice. Introduction Across 20?4: S.A.F.E. focused on priority areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), elimination of gender-based violence (GBV), adaptstion to climate change, and mental health. S.A.F.E. Its grassroots teams in all three areas (Narok, Samburu and Coast) achieved considerable impact. Additionally, our focus areas align to ten United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGS) as follows: Sexual Re roductive Health and Ri hts SRHR . This also includes the abandonment of Female Genital Cutting (FGC): This contributes towards UN SDG 3 which ensures healthy lives and promotes wellbeing for all at all ages Environmental resilience: This contributes towards UN SDGS I l and 13 b), _ making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable and empowering beneficiary communities to combat climate change and its impacts. Water Sanitation and H iene WASH . Through this pillar. we support UN SDG 6 by ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. h School scholarshi and mentorshi rams for exem larN' irls: We support girls from vulnerable backgrounds in ASAL areas to access education in school and out of school. Additionally, we have supported women groups by procuring solar cyber cafes and empOer1ng them with entrepreneurship and financial literacy knowledge that are critical to enable them run microenterprises. ro
Through this, we support attainment of UN SDG'S 1, 4 and 5 namely: No Poverty: Supporting the eradication of poverty in all fornis everywhere. Quality education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Gender equality: By achieving gender equality and empower all women and girls Promotion of eace and Ken an identities to ether with the challen in of extremist narratives: This contributes towards UN SDG 16 by promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. Collaboration with likeminded stakeholders: This is one of our core pillars and supports UN SDG 17 as it opens us up to collaborations that will strengthen our programs implementation and revitalize the Global partnership for sustainable development. S.A.F.E. Pro rammes and Reach across 2024 A total of 26,912 beneficiaries were reached across our project areas. The breakdown per team is as follows: SAFE Pwani: 10,232. SAFE Samburu: 9,525. SAFE Maa: 7,155. The SAFE Pwani SRHR Pro ect Uamuzi in Kwale and Kilifi Counties S.A.F.E. WXN
2,859 community members - Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW), parents, men and boys - engaged during the screenings of S.A.F.E:s sexual reproductive health and rights film ' Uamuzi." From these screening attendants, 746 were from marginalized groups. 563 girls were directly reached through mentorship sessions. This was made possible by S.A.F.E's network of partners across health, finance and logistics sectors. They shared knowledge with the beneficiaries on their experiences, how to access educational, financial and employment opportunities, and how to build successful professions. Additionally, 25 AGYW were linked to mentors in their chosen field post this activity. The l O trained ambassadors directly reached 3,839 AGYW through monthly peer support meetings, providing them iyith SRHR training. life skills, human rights education, and financial literacy. State, non-state and private actors were also engaged for this. 903 AGYW were successfully referred to health facilities to access SRHR and GBV services. This has been made possible by the collaboration between the Ministry of Health. S.A.F.E. and its consortium partners that has allowed them to access the referral book and track this data on a monthly basis. The team collaborated with the Mombasa. Kwale and Kilifi County Departments of Health and Gender and the Ministry of Interior to enhance the impact of its SRHR and GBV interventions. The SAFE Pwani WASH ro ect in K,ale Counts.: The W ASH project reached an average population of 2,?90, and distributed water filters to 421 households, enabling community members to treat 4,804,815 litres of water. 1,562 community members were reached through one perforniance tour, creating attitudinal and behavioural change towards water treatment and environmental conservation. Women held more leadership positions in collective WASH and environmental actions. Out of 55 leaders, 29 were women and 26 men. The SAFE Pwani Prisons Mental Health ro ect in Mombasa Count 475 people at Shimo La Teiva main prison participated in screenings of Shimoni film. 19 ambassadors were trained on psychological first aid counselling skills. This led to the formation of a peer support network that is providing psychosocial support to the prison community- monitored monthly by the team. The team collaborated with the Ministry of Interior towards this intervention. The SAFE Pwani Mental Health ro ect for Women in Health in Mombasa and Kilifi Counties". S.A.F.E. created a performance from the findings of the WHEELER stud), to disseminate their findings across health care workers in Mombasa and Kilifi counties. 187 health care workers were directly impacted by the wheeler perfomiance: 80 - Mombasa and 107 Kilifi. The team collaborated with the Mombasa and Kilifi County Departments of Health and Gender and towards this project.
SAFE Samburu FGM/C abandonment ro ect in the West ate Conservanc S.A.F.E. carried out a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey to assess the progress made since 2016- when the SAFE Samburu team first initiated operations. A comparison of information from the responses also indicated significant positive gains. Notably, - 250/0 point difference in awareness of health complications of FGC, 640/0 point difference in awareness of the illegality of FGC under Kenyan law, 17 /0 point difference in respondents that stated they are in support of FGC abandonment and 29 % reduction in the opinion that FGC should continue. Additionally, from the 2024 survey, 48 % of the male respondents mentioned that they would have no problem marrying ladies who have not been cut and 61 % of the women had no objection to uncut women being married into their families. SAFE Samburu HIV Pro ect in the West ate Conservanc The HIV support group expanded from 96 clients {22 Female and 4 Male) in 2023 to 33 (25 female and 8 male) in 2024. All are adhering to medication. 1,186 community members tested for HIV, compared to 1,169 in 2023. Additionally, three Moonlight Communitv Health Days reached 326 community members, with 92 testing for HIV. It is also encouraging that the number of men accessing HTS services continues to increase. A total of1:034 community members tested for STI:s compared to 542 in 2023. The team's first peer support network was set UP. JO peer educators were selected and taken through a capacity building session around SRHR, climate literacy, leadership and facilitation knowledge. The team supported the Ministry of Health during the World Aids Day Celebrations by providing an in-kind donation to provide milk for l 00 PL WHA. The KAP showed that there have been huge leaps forward in temis of project aims between 2016 - 2024, the following positive differences m.ere observed - a 51 % point difference in knowledge of vertical transmission, a J5 % point difference in knowledge that condoms are the most effective method of reducing HIV transmission, 21 % point difference on openness to HIV testing or have been tested for HIV and 5 % difference that stigma levels in the community are high.
SAFE Samburu Environment Pro ect in the West ate Conservanc 3,087 community members were reached through the environment performance tour. 132 village representatives and morans (warriors) were empowered with inforniation on environmental conservation and encouraged to synergize their conservation efforts. Significantly, 620/0 of the participants mentioned that changes in climate have been brought about by human activities such as deforestation, pollution, overgrazing and overpopulation and 91 /0 of the respondents agreed that climate change is an urgent issue that needs quick attention. Additionally, it was encouraging to note that community members have adapted coping mechanisms to drought and from the respondents engaged the following are being adapted - Grazing pattenis (420/0), Planting of trees (390/0) and implementation of conservative actions such as making of semi - circular bands, cutting unfriendly trees and planting grass (29% ). SAFE Samburu Entre reneurshi and Education Pro ect in the West ate Conservanc 3 w'omen groups were provided with solar charging units and have obtained a combined income of Ksh. 67,100 up from 3,900 in 2023. Group leaders were mobilised for a capacit), building session that encouraged them to build a savin(FS culture and to diversify their revenue streams and the team continues to provide monthly support. 8 girls were supported through secondary school through provision of school fees and mentorship during the holidays. Additionally. 6 of them sat for their national exams and attained good grades that will enable them to transition into TVET'S and University education. SAFE Samburu Herders Pro ect in the West ate Conservancv: 160 youth (80 Girls and 80 Boys) received child rights, SRHR and environmental training. Out of this cohort, 21 youths were selected to communicate their most pressing challenges as herders to the wider community. 1,215 community members were reached through the environment perfonnance tour. 6 youths were enrolled into primary school following the perfonnance and follow up forums, as their parents understood their challenges. Sarah: SAFE Maa FGC abandonment ro ect in the Loita Hills:
3,966 students (1,919 Girls and 2.047 Boys) across 14 schools (12 Primary and 2 Secondary) and 253 parents were reached through the Sarah school screenings. This reach extended to 2029 community members during the school holidays. A key platfomi for this was a screening done during a graduation ceremony of over 1000 boys who were transitioning to morans. A training curriculum for the peer educators was co - created by the SAFE Maa team, teachers and students. This curriculum empowered 774 pupils (329 Girls and 445 Boys) with knowledge on Maa history, environment, menstrual hygiene, guidance and counselling, and SRHR. Girls who are at risk of FGC, early marriage and dropping out of school were given infomiation about where they can gain protection from GB V, and support to stay in school. 648 sanitary pads were distributed to vulnerable school girls to enable them to effectively manage their menstruation and reduce their susceptibility to menstrual infections. Feedback from the Sarah screening participants indicated local approval of the film's awareness creation around FGC and the alternative provided,the Loita Rite of Passage (LRP).. The team was encouraged to conduct more screenings in the wider community. 8 girls benefited from scholarships. 4 sat for their National secondary school examinations and are all waiting to transition to TVET:s and University and 4 are going into their final year of Secondary school in 2025. 2 private fundraising screening events were held in Nairobi, raising KSH 2.980.000 allowing for the official premiere of the film and launch of the impact project. 125 youth were reached through the youth forums, raising awareness on SRHR. HIV, FGC, family planning, environmental conservation and life skills. Team observations show that an increasing number of girls are accessing education, increasing their career prospects and with a positive effect on FGC abandonment long tenn. SAFE Maa Land Demarcation ro ect in the Loita Hills: S.A.F.E. mobilized 17 stakeholders from nalional state and non-state organizations engaged in environment conservation/restoration and land rights activities. These stakeholders were brought together for stakeholder meetings in Loita and Narok in February 2025 - as part of the project's research phase.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF S.A.F.E. st I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 set out on pages 6-13. Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this period (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act). follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 43{7) of the 1993 Act)" and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner's Report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanation from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken to not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examiner's Statement In connection '1th my examination, no matter has come to my attention. (l ) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that: in any material respect, the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act. Have not been met: or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Devaki Shdnbhag ACCA Date: 3111012025
S.A.F.E. COMPANY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 TRUSTEES: Dr Michael Brady Ms Sarah Kennedy Ms Tracey Seaward Ms Angelina Namiba Prof Katrina Brown Janet Seeley Holly Ivyld Nick Reding Jude Hess HEAD OF S.A.F.E.: Alice Crookenden REGISTERED OFFICE: Ice C.616-618, Chigwell Road, London. JG8 8AA CHARITY NUMBER: 1155626 ACCOUNTANTS: Devaki Shanbhag ACCA
S.A.F.E. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 l-ear F.nded 31.12.2024 Total Fund$ 'ear F.nded 31.12.2023 Total Funds l-nre5tric¢ed Funds Restricted Funds INCOMING RESOURCES Incoming Resources from Gellerated Funds Voluntary Income Total Incoming Resources RESOURCES EXPENDED Costs of Generating Funds Costs of Generating Voluntary Income Cbaritable Activity Program aclivities Governance Costs 20,4LIO 20.4LIO 26,404 53.045 875 53,045 875 65,158 Total Resources Expended 93 NET INCOMINGI(OUTGOING) RESOURCES (45,860) (28,563) RECONCILIATION OF FUND Total Funds Brought Foard 397 098 459 908 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD The notes to the accounts forni part of these financial statements io
S.A.F.E. BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 l'ear r.nded 31.12.2024 Total Funds Tr'eJr F.nd¥d 31.12.2023 Total Funds otss CIIRRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank (inc deposit account) 34,247 62,810 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year NET ASSETS Financed by: FUNDS As shown on the Statement of Financial Activities Unrestricted Funds Reslricled Funds- (J79,801) (397.098) TOTAL FUNDS The financial statements are approved and signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees by: Prof Katrina Broi¥n- Chair of the Board of Trustees Date.. 31 October 2025 The notes to the accounts forni part of these financial statements
S.A.F.E. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 NOTE I - ACCOIINTING POLICIES AccountiTJg convention The financial statements have been prepared under ihe hislorical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Entities and the requirements of the Sthtement of Recommended Practice, Accountiiig and Reporting by Charities. Ineoming resources All incorning resources are included on the Staten]ent of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Resourees expended. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basi5 and ha5 been classified under headinos that a(Fregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, the>, have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Taxation The charity is exempt from corporalion tax on its charitable activities. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can onl). be used for particular restricted purposes Within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when Specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Foreign curreneies Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange wling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sierling at the rate of exchange rnling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are dealt with in the Ststement of Financial activities. The notes to the accounts fonn part of these financial statements. 12
S.A.F.E. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 (continued) NOTE 2 VOLUNTARY INCOME l'ear Ended 31.12.2024 "ear Ended 31.12.2023 Restricted Grants Received Unrescricied Grants Received Donations Received and Reimbursements 28,500 89,998 Restricted Grants received: Romilly Walton Masters Remembered Rushlake Media University. of Warwick Jephcott Charitable Trust Angus Lawson Memorial Trust Aspen Trust University of Exeter Chalk Cliff Trust Tinga Tinga .41an and Nesta Ferguson Brown Sauce Trust JAC Trust 4,000 3,000 Nil 4,000 2,845 4.510 8,664 15,690 5,000 19,289 5,000 25,000 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 5,000 Nil i 0,000 5,000 1,500 Donations received: Donations from Individuals & Reimbursements The noles lo the accounts fonn part of ihese financial statements. 13
S.A.F.E. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 (continued) NOTE 3 INVESTMENT ILNCOME Year Ended 31.12.2024 Year Ended 31.12.2023 Bank Deposit Interest NOTE 4 COST OF GENE114TIiYG VOLUNTARY INCOME Just Giving Membership Staff Salaries Other expenses including fundraising 216 19,396 828 493 24,836 .075 NOTE 5 CONSULTANT FEE AND UK ADMINISTIL4TtVE EXPENSES Consultants and staff for progrdmme activities Administrative Expenses Funding for S.A.F.E Kenya 12,834 121 6,464 26 The notes to the accounts forni part of these financial statements 14
S.A.F.E. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 (continued) OTE6 GOVERNANCE COSTS l'ear F.nded 31.122024 l'ear F.nded 31.122023 Independent examiner5 fees 875 IYOTE 7 TRIISTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There were no trusfres, remuneration or other benefits either for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the period ended 31 December 2023. NOTE 8 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLILNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Funding debtors Nil NOTE 9 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE M'ITHIN ONE YEAR Accrued expenses Nil Nil The notes to the accounts fonn part of these financial statements. 15