2023-06-30-accounts - Jaffna Medical Faculty Overseas Alumni In The UK

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The trustee’s report on the main activities undertaken by JMFOA UK during the period from 01.07.2022 to 30.06.2023:

JMFOA continued most of its activities in Sri Lanka and the UK as in previous years, in addition to a few new initiatives.

The construction of a state-of-the-art simulation skills lab at Jaffna Teaching Hospital was completed for £40,000. Throughout the year, we continued our free telephone health advisory service and free counselling services in our people's native language—the Nalavaalvu service.

This year, JMFOA started a new student repayment loan scheme to help Jaffna Medical Faculty students financially during their undergraduate studies at a monthly rate of SLR 4000 per student. JMFOA UK sponsored an undergraduate research symposium organised by medical faculty to encourage medical students to pursue in research activities.

The Royal College of Surgeons recognised Jaffna Medical Faculty as its regional training centre in South Asia. JMFOA UK sponsored its basic surgical skills and laparoscopic skills courses as postgraduate training for doctors in surgery. Also, JMFOA started PACES mock exam techniques and preparation for postgraduate trainee doctors in Jaffna and Batticaloa teaching hospitals in Sri Lanka as an educational activity.

We continued our monthly educational webinars on different topics for our members without interruption. During this year, we continued our activities of JMFOA hiking, book club, and the Mohan Memorial Trophy Cricket Match for our members and their families.

The Tamil community in the North and East have been affected by the country’s 30-year civil war, COVID-19, the recent economic crisis and economic migration, which left behind a trail of destruction and displacement, unemployment, and the region has been struggling to rebuild ever since. There is a fundamental change in the functioning of the family and the community in the North and East, leading to a breakdown in traditional family structures, institutions and familiar ways of life, deterioration in social norms and ethics, loss of cultural identity and value, low level of literacy, skill, education, high levels of poverty and unemployment. The community became more dependent, passive, silent, without leadership and suspicious. The psychological distress and despair of these dysfunctional families and communities, particularly among children, adolescents and youth, makes them more vulnerable to developing unwanted problems and unhealthy behaviours – teenage pregnancy, substance use, increased mental health problems, suicides, crime & violence, physical and sexual abuse, neglect, antisocial behaviours, divorce, addictions and lack of social cohesion. In addition, substance use, particularly heroin and ICE use, and violent crime related to its use in the North and East have increased alarmingly for many reasons, mainly at the school level in the past few years. Therefore, addressing the community's psychosocial needs requires a holistic, integrated, and participatory approach that involves multiple sectors and stakeholders. JMFOA (Jaffna Medical Faculty Overseas Alumni), with the help of medical professionals in the North and East hospitals, the Jaffna Medical Faculty, Jaffna Teaching Hospital, and the education department, is facilitating an evidence-based, coordinated, sustainable ‘substance use prevention program’ which is implemented locally by education and health department. This program supports the development of soft skills - life skills and competence in children to make them good citizens of the country.

Considering the evidence, JMFOA and the primary stakeholders decided:

To train at least one teacher from every secondary school in North and East on life skills using Manohari modules and expect that teacher to teach life skills to all children in return.
To set up a youth-friendly drop-in or walk-in (youth resource centre) centre.
To create a youth-friendly website

Because this project is massive, complex, and involves many sectors, a Pilot Project was initiated in March 2023 to train selected secondary school teachers from the education zone of Vadamarachchi and Batticaloa on Manohari life skill modules for six months. The necessary funds to implement this massive project were raised from our charity's public fundraising musical event and participation in the Edinburgh Marathon.

JAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI CHARITY NO: 1159914 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For ¢h¢ y¢4r ended 30 June 2023

FAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI INDEX PAGE Tnlee'S Rewirt Independent Examincr's ReJx)rt Ststement of Financial Aclivilies Notes to the Financial Statements

JAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL A1V[riEs For tbe year tDded 30 Jvne 2023 nrestrieted Funds Restrictsd Funds TotAI FuDdy Nolt 2023 2023 2022 Receipts Donations M¢mb¢rship fees Fundraisin8 ¢v¢nts 51.726 175 28,388 22,061 75 51.726 175 28,388 22.061 75 Total Receipts 80.289 22,136 80.289 22.136 PAymeDIS Donations pkid Fundraising ev¢nts Postage & stAtionery B4ftk ¢har8e$ Free counseling services Members Wreath Youth website subrIption Ac¢ountsn¢y Sundry Total Payments 44.985 15.042 20.747 6271 44.985 15.042 20,747 6,271 617 875 271 250 765 250 189 63.244 346 1.645 617 875 271 250 765 250 189 63.244 346 1.645 967 258 967 258 30.234 30.235 Net ofReeeiptsl(P#ymeffjts) 17.045 8,098 17.045 8,099 Fuods from IASt yer end 83,687 91,785 83,687 91,785 IhlJ ytr 100.7J2 83.687 100,73? 83,686 The notes on pages 5 to 6 forn) part of thes¢ Accounts.

JAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI NOTES TO THE FINAI¥CIAL STATEMENTS For the year tDded 30 June 2023 AccouNfiNG POLICIES The Financial Statements have been prepATed in accord4n¢¢ with 4ppli¢able ath)uAting standards. (a) Accounting Convethilon Th¢ Financial Statements are prepared under the histOriC81 cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Statemenis for Smaller Entities ( effective April 2008). lh¢ Companies Act 2006 and the quIreMen1$ of the Statement of Re¢omm¢nd¢d Pra¢ti¢¢. Accounting and lieporting by Lharitie5. (b) Dottllong Donations are accounted for when received and b8nk¢d. (¢) Expendltire Expenditure is allo¢8ted io the aclivilies to which li r¢lal¢s. (d) Restrleted aDd UDfe8trl¢¢ed funds (i) Restricted funds are funds re¢¢ived subjeci io spe¢ific trusts impo1 by the donor. (li) Unrestricted funds Are fund$. which are expendable at the discrelion of the Trustees. DONATIONS RECEIVED Monthly Re8ular Sianding orders 945 67S 2,8(K) 2,740 35.670 8,896 51,726 ik)nation5 Sponsership PayPal Subscription PayPal Donalions Tax Rebate

JAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI NOTES TO THE FII¥ANCIAL STATEMENTS For the yr ended 30 June 21)23 DONATIONS PAID Student Loan Scheme Slmulation Centre Project for Jaffna Teaching Hospltal Undergraduate Research Scheme Dr Jasintha Anton De Madon5a famlly KIIIIiuLlii MeLIiLdl 5vLi¥Iy Batti RDHS Royal Colla8e of Sur8eon5 Course fee 4.436 15.005 1,047 17.764 1.008 3.725 2.000 44.985

JAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI CHARITY NO: 1159914 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For ¢h¢ y¢4r ended 30 June 2023

FAFFNA MEDICAL FACULTY OVERSEAS ALUMNI INDEX PAGE Tnlee'S Rewirt Independent Examincr's ReJx)rt Ststement of Financial Aclivilies Notes to the Financial Statements