## **PROMOTING GLOBAL LEARNING** ## **Trustees’ Report and Accounts for Year-Ended September 2022** Charity Registration Number: 1158202 Registered Office: The Studio, 52 Queens Road, Bisley, Woking, Surrey GU24 9AS Telephone: 01484 476484 ## **Intro** The Trustees have given due consideration to how PGL has met the charity legislation and requirements and are satisfied that the charity has complied with the obligations and responsibilities. The report sets out the operations and achievements of the charity for the period under review. ## **Vision** Promoting Global Learning (PGL) is a registered charity with the vision of assisting to raise the standard of education in Africa, the Caribbean and the rest of the developing world. The founders of PGL believe that education will empower people to get good jobs and move into professions that will bring them out of poverty and enable them to lead more fulfilling lives. ## **Mission** The mission of PGL is to resource teaching and learning by providing, free of charge: - Books (new and second-hand) - Stationery and other learning equipment - Support for sporting and extra-curricular activities - Transfer of teaching skills and techniques - Twinning of UK schools with counterparts in the developing world to enhance cultural awareness and for other mutual benefits Our mission is placing increasing emphasis on literacy in basic education as the key foundation of learning and child development. The systemic and methodical application of synthetic phonics is now widely recognised as the most effective means of teaching reading and writing. PGL is devoting significant effort in the advocacy and implementation of the concept and related research. PGL works in partnership with governments, non- governmental organisations, parents and other stakeholders in pursuing its aims and objectives. PGL participates in school assemblies and attends conferences and workshops to share good practice, review strategies and develop fresh perspectives. In helping to facilitate improvement in education, PGL engages with local communities to ensure ownership and effective involvement in our work. PGL receives no government funding and relies solely on donations to carry out its programmes and operations. We undertake regular fundraising activities to meet the costs of collection, storage, freight and distribution of educational resources. Our funding arrangements also include support of effective teaching programmes and policies. We ensure transparency and accountability by publishing regular reports of our work and expenditure. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** A team of volunteers kindly support all aspects of the work and charitable objects. ## **Review of Actvites and Achievements** In collaboration with our key strategic partner in Ghana, KGL Foundation, literacy improvement and youth empowerment programmes were developed and implemented in selected schools. An increasing number of schools were supported in introducing Jolly Phonics at the Basic level. Remedial classes are gaining in importance and relevance. Afterschool clubs in the arts, culture and sporting activity were another emphasis over the period. Agreement was reached with Shel Ore, Blue Era and Spesforlife Foundations to offer career guidance and mentoring support to needy students and other marginalised youth. An evaluation framework to measure impact and determine PGL priorities was successfully incorporated. Future years should see greater attention and focus in this critical work. Extensive discussion and arrangements are now advanced with Apollo Steel’s corporate responsibility team for a presence in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast to enable school exchange programmes. Future Plans More strategic partnerships will be developed to extend the reach and impact of PGL’s vision and mission. Resources can be shared and insights gained for greater effectiveness. Attention will be accorded to growing more partnerships with business to leverage corporate responsibility support for our mutual benefit. Public relations, securing more volunteers and reviewing our internal structures and processes will be key objectives going forward. Charity Commission No 1158202 ## **PROMOTING GLOBAL LEARNING** ## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 September 2022** |||**Charity**|| |---|---|---|---| |||**2022**|**2021**| ||Notes|£|£| |**Fixed assets**|||| |Investments||0|0| |**Current assets**|||| |Stock of books and educational materials||0|0| |Debtors|||| |Cash at bank and in hand||50|50| |||50|50| |**Creditors:amounts falling due within**|||| |**one year**|2|50004|50004| |**Total assets less current liabilities**||-49954|-49954| |**Income funds**|||| |Other charitable funds||0|0| |||-49954|-49954| |The accounts were approved by the Board on ………………………………..|||| |………………………………..|………………………………………||| |Mr Henry Yentumi|Mrs Susan|Gerrish|| |Founder|Trustee|||