""4J . **-J J. 2023-2024 Annual Report i • ARUKAH NETWORK TABLE OF ￿.- . CONTENTS 03 CHARITY OVERVIEW 04 TEAM + TRUSTEES 07 OUR PAST YEAR 05 DEVELOPMENT PLAN 09 COMMUNITY QUOTES & THE YEAR IN NUMBERS 10 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 06 OUR CLUSTERS PAGE 3 CHARITY OVER Charity Name: Arukah Network Registered Charity Number: 1162564 Registered address: Arukah Networl 169a Pinner Road, Harrow, HAI 4EX. UK The objects of Arukah Networl as ststed in our governing documenL are: "The relief of sickness and the preservation and promotion of physical and mental health among vulnerable communities in low and middle- income countries in Afri￿ Asia and South America." ARUi%É Il•pub•r 4 C•ng0 Learn more: ht .ar .orgidusLers PAGE 7 OUR PAST YEAR This past year. our network has taken trememendous steps in changing their stories regardless of their environments. We have seen our Clusters become humanitarians in the middle of a civil war, equip members to become farmers. mentor the young in the community and successfully apply for life changing grants. Here are some small significant example5 of our work this year. DRIVING ECONOMIC CHANGE Last year, we wrote that the Ekari Cluster in Malawi formed a farniers co-operative to restore the self- confidence of the community and develop resilience against economic challenges. This year, they applied for a grant and received 85.000 US dollars! You can read the full story . "WE ARE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF OUR FUTURE" The Goma Cluster 15 Situated in North Kivu, DRC- a green region that is incr&isingly hosting displaced people from the ongoing conflict. This past year, they have run awareness campaigns on food security and confiict management. V15ited refugees in Internally Displaced Camps. assisting 47 unaccompanled children each weeK and launched their chicken farming program to help them generate Income, improve food security and create job opportunities. You can read their full story on QUL PAGE B OUR PAST YEAR continued GUIDING FUTURE LEADERS Although the Obanda Cluster in Kenya launched recently, they have already taken huge strides in mentoring the youth. They often go to schools and talk to the students on 'hushed' topics like adolescence and adulthood. menstrual hygiene. STIS and HIVIAIDS. One of the leaders told us, "After a number of sessions, the children have opened up & are comfortable sharing their lives with us. They also understand the importance of good decision making., Read about the Cluster 15 YEARS STRONG In 2008. 15 health care orpnisations came together to form the first Arukah Network Cluster in Uttarakhand, Indi& Their goal! To work together. sharing their skills and resources. in an effort to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities. Late last year, 145 people came together to celebrate their frfteenth anniversary. is how it went. KERICHO'S FIRST THEATRE SHOW The Kericho Cluster recently produced and theatre show in LiL£Lunry.. It explored the complexities of modern lrfe touching on themes of leadership, moraliry. family dynamics, and the consequences of unchecked ambition and poor decision-making. Many who attended expressed that the play sparked importanr conversations and provided a new perspective on the issues they addressed. PAGE 9 FROM THE COMMUNITY "I vns really scared of getting pregnant and sexually transmitted infections. but with this sexual reprodurtive health training. l arn aware of what to do to keep myself safe all the ¢ime." Following a girls heakh training in Malawi 'Pyii AM A GIRL CHAMPI I provide sex Teprodurtlve h and Tlghb hrfo "l am determined to Serve my fellow young people without fear and shame." Following a similar boys health trdlning 'Courage Arukah for the a55iStance of orphaned children in the carnp. may God bless our partner5" As the Goma trip trnvelled co an IDP camp. 'The stren￿h of the community lies in ics collertive voice" A Cluster meeting in Malawi 'We prny for a tontlnuation of the network for the eomlng years and that we would be stretched beyond our districts and cater ro more needy areas in North Ind1&" Uttarakhand's leader Raj Kumar during fheir 15 year Cluster celebration. THE YEAR IN NUMBERS 13 CLusfERS IN 7 COUNTRIES 286 MEMBERS IN 14 WHATSAPP GROUPS 2.4K WEBsrrE VIS￿oRs o•0 3.5K PODCAST PLAYS 8.7K SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS 226 WEBINAR ATTENDANCE & VIEWS PAGE 10 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Statement of Financial Accivities for the year ended 315t July 2024 2•24 2023 INCOMING RESOURCES Tot•1 V