| The organisation empowers communities in south-western Uganda to |
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| improve the standard of living of all members of the community by |
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| providing funding, training and support for appropriate sustainable |
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| community projects in infrastructure, education and healthcare. |
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| Summary ofthe 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 |
The organisation requires local community associations to be established in south-western Uganda and they submit proposals to the organisation for grant funding. The local Ugandan people are responsible for implementing the projects including resourcing materials and labour. The organisation oversees the decisions, advises and guides when appropriate, fundraises, provides resources and ensures transparent transfer offunds by keeping full accounts in the UK and Uganda. |
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| issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
Recent and current projects include grants for primary and secondary school fees and university fees for the education and training of individuals in the communities, community grants for school buildings, |
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| grants for local infrastructure including water and electricity supplies, |
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| grants for educational resources for schools and community grants for |
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| sustainable animal sponsorship schemes. |
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| The Trustees have run the Charity's activities in 2020, fully consistent |
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| with the uidance issued b the Chari Commission on ublic benefit. |
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| Additional details ofobjectives |
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| GRANT NIAKING POLICY | |||||
| 1. Purpose | |||||
| To outline our grant-making processes and to establish criteria for |
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| applicants. A grant is defined as a financial award made by Project |
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| Embabazi from its funds to support the Charity's stated objectives. |
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| The Charity's stated objectives are 'To prevent and relieve poverty in |
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| south-western Uganda by assisting in the sustainable provision of |
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| education, training and healthcare projects for the public benefit, in |
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| particular, but not exclusively, by the provision ofgrants and financial assistance to organisations and individuals. ' |
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2. Governance process The governance principals are as follows: |
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| relevant, about: |
~ The Board ofTrustees has ultimate responsibility for all grant-making |
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| ~ policy on grantmaking; |
decisions in line with the charitable objectives set out above. |
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| ~ policy programme investment; |
related | ~ In grant-making decisions the Board ofTrustees will be guided by the availability of restricted and non-restricted funds. ~ The trustees reserve the right not to approve any grant that does not |
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| ~ contribution volunteers. |
made | by | meet the Charity's stated objective or ifthere are insufficient funds to do So. |
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| ~ Trustees will consider grant applications at scheduled board meetings |
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| and decisions made by a majority vote oftrustees in attendance. |
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| ~ Grant applications will be considered from individuals and community |
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| 3. Application process |
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| Applicants can apply for grants by submitting written requests to the |
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| charity postal address or e-mail address ( ro'ectembabazi outlook. com) |
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| Applications should include applicant details, grant purpose, grant |
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| amount and evidence that the proposal meets the Charity's stated |
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| objectives. |
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| Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year |
Across the world, 2020 has been a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and sadly, the challenges are often greatest in developing countries like Uganda. Uganda went into a national lockdown at the end of March 2020 and strict restrictions remained in place beyond the end ofthe year. This has |
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| had a devasting impact on local economies due to sharp inflation and it has had |
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| a particularly significant impact on children due to the prolonged closure of |
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| schools. Due to the lack ofelectricity, internet connection and equipment in rural |
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| villages, remote learning has not been possible, so children across the country |
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| have been engaged in farming work. Schools in Uganda reopened from 15 |
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| October 2020 for the exam classes of Primary 7, Senior 4 and Senior 6 only, so | |||
| that they can sit their final exams. On top oflockdown, south-western Uganda |
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| also experienced very intense wet seasons in both December 2019and May |
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| 2020.This caused landslides and floods resulting in road and property |
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| destruction and the loss ofanimals and crops. |
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| Unfortunately, the pandemic also stopped the Peter Symonds College expedition |
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| to Uganda, which was one ofour major sources offunding. Therefore, we have |
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| had limited funds to invest in a number ofprojects, particularly the school |
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| building and resources projects and animal sponsorship schemes. |
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| However, it isn't all bad news and we do have a number ofcharity successes to |
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| Electricity has arrived in Kanjobel This year, Project Embabazi has raised |
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| enough funds to connect 122 buildings to the electricity supply, including the |
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| primary school, health clinic and over 100households. This will radically improve |
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| living standards and educational resources and it will unleash huge potential for |
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| further development in the area. It is a cost-sharing initiative; the Ugandan |
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| communities have worked hard to contribute 20%ofthe funds needed. We were |
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| very fortunate to be selected for the Bishop of Edinburgh's Lent Appeal and |
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| donations from the Diocese of Edinburgh made a significant contribution to this |
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| scheme. | |||
| Our child sponsorship scheme continues to grow with a significant increase in |
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| the number ofnew donors and beneficiaries. Sponsorship ensures that each |
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| child consistently attends a good school with all necessary resources for |
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| 'Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world' |
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| (Nelson Mandela). Please see our Facebook and Instagram pages for more |
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| details. | |||
| In December 2019,we ran a very successful mudslide appeal to help re-build |
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| homes lost in the landslides. Our generous donors raised 15million Ugandan |
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| shillings (83179.31).There are photos and videos ofthe new homes on our | |||
| Facebook page. | |||
| ln early 2020, we received reports that the Kabanyonyi- Kanjobe gravity water |
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| scheme was no longer working and therefore villagers had to walk for miles in |
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| search ofclean water. 4 million Ugandan shillings (8850)was needed for |
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| renovations and repair, so we quickly raised the funds to restore a secure clean |
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| water supply. |
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||||||
| to the nearest | to the nearest f | to the nearest f | to the nearest 6 | to the nearest f | |||||||||||
| A1Recei ts | |||||||||||||||
| School Fees S nsorshi |
6,856 | 6,856 | 6,380 | ||||||||||||
| Teacher S onsorshi | 1,408 | 1,408 | 1,140 | ||||||||||||
| Peter S monds Coils e |
Donation | 3,507 | 3,507 | 11,488 | |||||||||||
| Donations | 3,230 | 3,230 | 7,220 | ||||||||||||
| Craft Donations | 70 | 70 | 387 | ||||||||||||
| Buildin Pro'ects |
Fund | Raisin | Events | 17,156 | 17,156 | 1,092 | |||||||||
| Animal S onsorshi | 492 | 492 | 73 | ||||||||||||
| Sti nds |
240 | ||||||||||||||
| Gift Aid refund | 3,537 | 3,537 | |||||||||||||
| Sub total(Grossincome | forAR) | 8,787 | 29,489 | 36,256 | 28,020 | ||||||||||
| A2 Asset and | investment | sales, | (see | ||||||||||||
| table . | |||||||||||||||
| N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Sub | total | ||||||||||||||
| Total | receipts | 6,767 | 29,489 | 36,256 | 28,020 | ||||||||||
| A3Pa ments | |||||||||||||||
| School Fees Sponsorship | 69?0 | 8970 | 5,170 | ||||||||||||
| Teacher Sponsorship | 1,408 | 1408 | 960 | ||||||||||||
| Craft Co-Operative | 674 | 674 | 389 | ||||||||||||
| Animal Sponsorship |
Scheme | 492 | 492 | 3,020 | |||||||||||
| Stipends and in-country |
volunteer | expenses | 1 | 598 | 1 598 | 670 | |||||||||
| Kanjobe Choir | 150 | 150 | 55 | ||||||||||||
| Building Projects | 25264 | 25,264 | 20,560 | ||||||||||||
| Trustee Insurance | 694 | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts Review |
250 | 250 | |||||||||||||
| Sub total | 2,542 | 34,958 | 37,500 | 30,824 | |||||||||||
| A4Asset and | investment | ||||||||||||||
| purchases, (see | table) | ||||||||||||||
| Sub total | |||||||||||||||
| Total payments | 2,542 | 34,958 | 37,500 | 30,824 | |||||||||||
| Net ofreceiptsl(payments) | 4,225 | 5,469 | 1,244 | 2,803 | |||||||||||
| A5 Transfers between |
funds | 5 | 204 | 5,204 | |||||||||||
| A6 Cash funds | last | year | end | 10,533 | 1,390 | 11,923 | 14,?27 | ||||||||
| Cash funds | this | year | end | 9,553 | 1,125 | 10,679 | 11,923 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | funds | Endowment | Endowment | |||||
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| Details | to nearest | f | to nearest | R | ||||||
| B2Other | monetary assets | |||||||||
| B3Investment | assets | Details | Fund to widch belongs |
asset | Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4Assets retained for the | Details | belongs | ||||||||
| charity's | own | use | ||||||||
| Fund to which | Amount | due | When due | |||||||
| B5Liabilities | Details | liability relates | (optional) | (optional) | ||||||
| Signed by one or of all the trustees |
two trustees on behalf | Signature | Print Name | Date ofapproval | ||||||
| Matthew | Hill | A-lo. | 4 | |||||||
| Lauren Lewis |