Helping Hands for Education Charity Number 1162358 Annual Report: April 1, 2021-March 31, 2022
Helping Hands for Education was approved as a Charitable Incorporated Organization in June 2015 by the Charity Commission under the charity number 1162358. It is governed by a constitution last updated in May 2015.
Organisational Structure
The charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefits. The trustees meet as a body on an ad hoc basis and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to running the charity, including the recruitment and appointment of any new trustees and any capital expenditure.
Objectives
The charity’s key aims, and objects are to advance the education of children and adults, those living in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria, by the provision of:
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i) A public library specializing in educational books with a particular focus on English, Arabic, Islamic Studies, Mathematics, the Sciences, Information Technology, and general works of reference.
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ii) Classroom facilities and equipment including access to information technology for the public.
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iii) Such support to local schools as shall be thought fit including items, facilities, equipment, and staff training to improve educational standards; and
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iv) Such grants or scholarships to students under the age of 20 for such educational fees, courses, items, and equipment as shall be thought fit.
Strategies and Activities
During the financial year 2021-2022, the main area of focus of Helping Hands for Education was to raise funds for our Nigerian sister charity, The Alawiye Foundation, to begin the construction of the library and educational centre for the use of the local schools and wider community and to continue to support the temporary library that is currently operating pending the construction of the permanent educational centre.
The charity has scaled down the collection of general textbooks and is now limited only to medical books and dictionaries.
Fundraising
Unfortunately, the global financial crisis has drastically curtailed our efforts in fundraising this year. Nevertheless, we continue to use the Just Giving, GoFundMe, and YouTube platforms to solicit donations for the charity. As a result, we have managed to complete the setting of the first floor of the educational resource centre.
The next stage of the project is to raise enough funds to erect the roof decking and the setting of the second floor. To this end, we'll be doubling our fundraising efforts to complete the project, God willing.