# READING EDGE AFRICA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161361
- **Other names:** REA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 21, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1161361


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 Housesteads Close, Wallsend
- **Postcode:** NE28 0BQ
- **Phone:** 01912638001
- **Email:** ReadingEdgeAfrica@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.readingedgeafrica.org



## Activities

**Activities:** We set up study groups through which we provide literacy training to pupils struggling to read and write in Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone. We also make available culturally appropriate reading materials for the pupils in these countries. We also provide training to teachers on bespoke methods of teaching reading and writing skills.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3019 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3015 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2900 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2615 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1962 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JOSEPH AKINYEMI** (Chair) — appointed May 19, 2014
- Abiodun Adesanya — appointed May 19, 2014
- FUNMI VICTORIA AKINYEMI — appointed May 19, 2014
- OLAYEMI ADESANYA — appointed May 19, 2014