## **Solace International**
_www.solace.international_
(Registered Charity No. 1162864)
## **(‘Solace’)**
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## **Solace** Trustees Annual Report (2025)
**S.T.A.R. ‘25**
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_Inevitably and for a wide variety of reasons, some parts of this Report mirror previous S.T.A.Rs._
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**In keeping with established Solace International organisational practice,**
**this document also doubles as**
**the Organisation’s Annual General Report for the Year Anno Domini 2025.**
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_"(God) has Filled the hungry with good things; and the rich He has Sent empty away" (Luke 1:53)_
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_In deference to our international audience, this Report is presented online at the Solace Annual General Meeting (S-AGM)_
_for the Year of our Lord, 2025_
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_Departing from practice established in the original Solace Trustees Annual Report (S.T.A.R.),_
_this report uses a different format –_
_relying on a set of ten case studies and short narratives to highlight_
_our successes and failures in the past year._
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|**Contents1**||
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|**Item**|**Page**|
|**We Will Never Tire**|**9**|
|**Our Mission Statement**|**10**|
|**The Solace Statement of Beliefs**|**11**|
|**Foreword**|**12**|
|**Resolution**|**13**|
|**Charting the milestones: A brief history of Solace**|**14**|
|**Partnerships**|**17**|
|**Our charitable objects;**|**20**|
|**Solace’s aims and activities**|**21**|
|**Activities (What the charity does)**|**22**|
|**Who the charity helps**|**22**|
|**How the Charity works**|**23**|
|**Where we are – how far we have come**|**24**|
|**Glorious fragrances – Successes**|**25**|
|**Where we are – how far we could – and should have gone**|**28**|
|**Bitter tastes – Failures**|**29**|
|**A big ‘THANK YOU’ to…**|**32**|
|**Conclusion**|**35**|
|**References**|**36**|
|**Appendices**|**38**|
> 1 This very unique style of laying out a Table of Contents is the brainchild of Joseph E.G.D. Dos Santos (2019, 2020) and therefore duly acknowledged.
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## **We Will Never Tire**
We will never tire Nor will we give in Though hotter burns the fire And faster goes the spin Because we remember So many depend on us As January to December We walk and serve with Christ Jesus Who Remains as always And as long as Earth abides Our Role Model in all ways
Through all the praise and chides. Helping the needy is rough Especially with few resources But God has Made us tough His Strength through our veins Courses. The work we do is tiring Yet wants us to keep giving But we will keep firing Yes – by God the Ever-Living!
_– Joseph Dos Santos_
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## **Our Mission Statement**
With the Lord Jesus Christ as our Teacher and Guide, _Solace International’_ s mission is to provide an excellent poverty alleviation and Christian evangelisation service which positively impacts lives to the perpetual Glory of God Who Loves us all – no matter who, what or where we are.
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## **The Solace Statement of Beliefs**
## _(Based on the Nicene Creed)[2]_
We believe in One God – the Father of All Creation and the One Almighty; He is the Maker of Heaven and Earth – as well as all that is seen and unseen. We believe the Kingdom of God has no limit and will have no end.
We believe in One Lord, Jesus Christ Who is the Only Son of God, Eternally Begotten of – and of One Being with, the Father. Through Him all things were Made. For us and for our Salvation, He Came to Earth from Heaven; by the Power of the Holy Spirit, He was Made Man, having Become Incarnate from the Virgin Mary. For our sake He Accepted crucifixion under Pontius Pilate; He also Suffered death and Allowed Himself to be buried. On the third day, He Rose again in Accordance with Sacred Scriptures. Jesus Christ Ascended into Heaven and is Seated with the Father from Whence He Came to Earth. That same Jesus Christ will Come again in His Glory, Attended by all the Holy Angels. Seated upon the Throne of His Glory, He shall Pronounce Judgement Over all nations, having Separated them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from goats.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the LORD – Giver of Life, Who Proceeds from the Father and the Son. with Whom He is worshipped and glorified. He has Spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look forward to the Resurrection of the dead and Life of the world to come.
**Amen.**
2 This Statement is still under review as we explore ways of reconciling in it, the Trinitarian and Unitarian persuasions within the Body of Christ.
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## **Foreword**
Welcome to the _Solace International_ (‘Solace’[3] ) 2025 Trustees Annual Report – also known as _S.T.A.R. ‘25_ . The report charts the Charity’s progress in fulfilling its aims and objectives. S.T.A.R. ‘25 is distinct from – and yet linked to previous S.T.A.Rs. This is why readers of this report may notice portions and sections reflective of previous S.T.A.Rs.
**As the LORD Pleases, long live Solace…long live Solace International!**
3 The name ‘Solace’ is generic – the aim being to serve as an umbrella name for the Organisation wherever it may be found. At present, Solace is registered in the United Kingdom, as **Solace International** . In the Republic of Kenya, our sister **InterSolace Organisation** is a registered nongovermental organisation or NGO. Although both InterSolace Organisation and Solace International are separate entities, we work closely together as members of the wider _Solace Family_ which it must be noted, includes _Solace Kimataifa_ (Facebook), the Solace Living Word Group and Solace Prayer Group (WhatsApp) and other social media platforms.
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## **Resolution**
Following its Summer 2025 Quarterly Meeting, the _Solace International_ Board of Trustees (also: ‘the Solace Board’, ‘the Board’ or ‘the Trustees’) resolved as follows:
1.) This document is the Charity’s Annual Report for 2025;
2.) This Report is officially dubbed: ‘The Solace Trustees Annual Report (2025)’;
3.) It may also be referred to as: **S.T.A.R. ‘25** ;
4.) S.T.A.R. ‘25 shall be presented at the _Solace_ Annual General Meeting (S-AGM);
5.) The 2025 AGM will be held online and must be held before Christmas Day, 2025.
Signed:
_Mnyasa, DN_
……………………...
Dephrose N. Mnyasa
(for: Secretary, _Solace International_ )
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## **Charting the milestones: A brief history of Solace**
2012 – Founding of _Solace_ (Kenya).
2012 – First partnership (with _Winners Chapel_ , Malindi).
2012 – First projects: Youth group; Enterprise Empowerment Programme (EEP).
2012 – First beneficiaries: 30 new entrepreneurs; 21 youth group members.
2013 – _Solace_ begins support for schoolchildren and families, paying school fees and other expenses for five children from three different families in Kenya (Coast, Eldoret and Nakuru).
2013 – _Solace_ applies for registration in Kenya.
2013 – The name ‘Solace’ is approved by Kenyan authorities.
The word ‘International’ is however rejected by the same powers – unless the Organisation is willing to make a ‘special payment’ for the word.
2014 – The name ‘Solace International’ is changed to ‘InterSolace’ and approved by Kenya’s NGO Coordination Board.
2014 – Solace, now as _InterSolace Organisation_ , is registered as an NGO[4] in the Republic of Kenya.
> 4 Nongovermental organisation.
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2014 – _Solace_ in the United Kingdom (UK) launches ‘Help-At-Hand’. A project which supports primary and secondary pupils with their private studies. The service is free. Donations welcome.
2014 – Help-At-Hand delves into learner advocacy, working with families to support pupils excluded or at risk of exclusion.
2015 – _Solace International_ is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom.
2015 – _Solace_ ’s first chaplaincy engagement: at a Nairobi-based vocational institution.
2016 – First truly international support beyond both Kenya and the UK: an orphanage in Uganda, an entrepreneur in Ghana and an author in Angola.
2016 – _Solace_ launches its food bank.
2016 – Help-At-Hand expands to support further and higher education students who may be struggling with their schoolwork.
2017 – First Asian engagements: Children and women’s groups – as well as church support, in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
2017 – First annual ‘Walk For Solace’ – a ten-and-half-mile walk between London UK’s Croydon and Waterloo.
2018 – _Solace_ first engages in family mediation and child support.[5]
> 5 At _Solace_ we recognise that sometimes, couples fall out irreconcilably. Whatever the details of specific cases might be, divorces and breakups are a normal and even natural part of human interaction. However, we are of the position that disputes between adults in a(n erstwhile) relationship must never be allowed to impoverish or otherwise severely hamper the life chances of the children born to such relationships.
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2019 – First sustained support given for street children (India and Kenya).
2020 – COVID-19 support for the homeless (UK, Sri Lanka) and street children (Kenya, India).
2021 – First ‘Walk For Solace’ outside the UK – a five-mile (approx.) walk between Jogoo Road and Rounda near Pioneer Estate, Kenya.
2021 – First official visit to a police headquarters in Kenya.
2021 – First formal engagement with an orphanage in Kenya.[6]
2022 – ‘Sadaka’ programme commences. This is a regular open free food kitchen in God’s Name, catering to the nutritional and dietary needs of street dwellers in slums of Nairobi, Kenya.
2023 – Engagement with local chiefs in Kenya.
2023 – _Solace_ formally ends support for the first batch of schoolchildren we took on in 2013, following their graduation from secondary school. _Solace_ had supported them through secondary school – all the way from primary school.
2024 – As a registered entity, _InterSolace Organisation – Solace_ in Kenya, turns ten years old.
2025 – _Solace International – Solace_ in the UK, turns ten years old as a registered organisation.
**“Then they said among the nations: 'The LORD has Done Great Things for them' ” – Psalm 126:2.**
> 6 Prior to this date, _Solace_ had been supporting orphanages in Kenya – albeit, informally.
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## **Partnerships**
Solace believes firmly in collaboration. Thus, through the years, we have worked formally and/or informally, with numerous organisations – some of which have been mentioned below.
- A.B.L.E. Foundation
- ACTS Church
- Amazing Grace Ministries
- Ashley's Hair and Beauty Academy
- Born Again Revival Tabernacle Church
- Bridge Training UK
- Christians Against Poverty
- Christian Awareness Centre
- Community Elderly Support
- Croydon BME Forum
- Croydon Churches Forum
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- Croydon Voluntary Action
- Deliverance Church (Kahawa Sukari, Kenya)
- End Time Christian Family
- Evangelistic Fire International Ministries
- Faiths Together in Croydon
- Groots Mathare
- Heads2gether
- Hope Africa/Hope Community (Syiokimau)
- Huruma Nursing and Maternity Home
- Kenya Assemblies of God (Buruburu)
- Kingston Voluntary Action
- Mighty Men of Valour
- Morning Star Ministries
- Open Doors UK
- Saint Oswald’s Anglican Parish, TH
- Saint Peter’s Anglican Church, ST
- Samaritan’s Purse
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- Shalom Ministries
- SOS Children’s Villages (Kenya)
- Traid
- Unity College of Professional Studies
- Wikipedia Foundation
- World of Wonders (WoW) Sanctuary
- Your Gateway 2 Success
The above list is not exhaustive. Aside from those ones not mentioned, the Charity is also working on other collaborations.
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## **Charitable objects**
The objects of _Solace International_ are:
- To benefit the public;
- The advancement of the Christian Faith (in line with the Charity’s Statement of Beliefs);
- The prevention and/or relief of poverty.
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## **Solace’s aims and activities**
The Charity _Solace International[7]_ aims to:
- Be and remain, an international organisation operating across several continents of the world;
- Collaborate/partner with other groups and individuals to achieve the above aims;
- Empower _Solace_ ’s beneficiaries against poverty;
- Further the Christian Faith via the use of Holy Bible-reflecting apostolic and deaconate means;
- Honour and glorify the LORD God, through our actions and activities.
- Support other groups and individuals engaged in work similar to _Solace International_ ’s;
- 7 As set out in our Vision, Mission Statement and Activities.
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## **Activities (What the charity does)**
_Solace_ in furtherance of its aims, engages in general charitable purposes as well as the following:
- a.) Education and training;
- b.) Prevention and relief of poverty;
- c.) Religious activities;
- d.) Economic/community development/employment;
- e.) Human rights, religious or racial harmony, equality and/or diversity.
## **Who the charity helps**
_Solace International_ helps the general public and Mankind. This means that we are not particular or discriminatory about who we help. The help we give is however subject to variables, such as:
- (1.) The availability of relevant human, financial and other resources;
- (2.) Strict criteria as set forth in the Organisation’s Constitution, Beneficiaries Policy and/or other governing documents;
- (3.) Any other criteria laid down by the _Solace International_ Board in line with prevalent legislation and Government guidance in applicable countries.
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## **How the Charity works**
There are several ways by which we work to achieve our objects and aims. These include:
- a.) Advice, advocacy, signposting and other information;
- b.) Developing and providing human resources;
- c.) Engaging in community-relevant training through seminars and workshops;
- d.) Making grants to individuals and organisations;
- e.) Offering governance and capacity-building support.
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## **Where we are – how far we have come**
The LORD has in His Graciousness Granted _Solace International_ , success in numerous areas as we improve on strides made across previous years. That said, in presenting the following success stories, we hold fast in all humility, to the timeless Words of our Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded in His Gospel according to the Evangelist Saint Luke:
_Likewise, when ye shall have done all those things which are Commanded you, say: “We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do” – Luke 17:10._
Truly, we can never appreciate the LORD Almighty enough regarding His Goodness as Demonstrated through this Charity in the following pages. As always, the key barometer by which _Solace_ measures its successes and failures is our set of goals – the list of things we have set out to achieve. These goals can be found not only in this report, but in relevant _Solace International_ publicity material – as well as on the Charity Commission’s website.
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## **Glorious fragrances – Successes**
## **The situation of education**
The need for books, stationery and uniforms (including footwear) can never be overstated. This is an especially acute situation in developing countries around the world. _Solace International_ is engaged in supporting several schoolchildren with whatever is needed to ensure they get a good education. In that light, we have during the last year, supported thirty-five children in three countries with not only the above, but food. We have also worked with many who (professionally or semi-professionally) are engaged in the provision of formal education for children and young people, to ensure that they are also supported to do their best.
## **Beating the street…that all may eat**
Hunger never takes a break. It is an especially diligent – and relentless adversary against children and young people – but even more so, among two kinds of people – according to our research and experience: street dwellers – particularly street children – and members of the middle class. Hunger affects each group in different ways. We run a food bank. This caters primarily (though neither exclusively, nor deliberately) to middle class members. We also run regular street soup
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kitchens preparing and supplying warm food which identifies and supports street dwellers. We have managed this without funding – relying on the generosity of a few people.
## **Making a splash…of cash!**
Our Charity has always believed in the God-Given duty and ability of every adult on Earth to earn and generate incomes. _Solace International_ also believes that there is no magic route out of poverty. We are therefore passionate about poverty alleviation. Thus, we run seminars and workshops to help people set up – or do better with, their own businesses and/or go into paid employment. We also encourage volunteering. In the last year alone, _Solace International_ has supported over twenty people into employment. We have also supported at least ten young entrepreneurs. We have rendered these services, completely free of charge.
## **Talking it…and walking it**
_Solace International_ takes great pride in its Christian background. As part of furthering the Christian Faith, the Charity runs several programmes aimed at supporting participants in the journey of faith. Prominent among these are our flagship ‘Solace Prayer Group’ and ‘Solace (Living Word) Group’ – both on WhatsApp from where daily prayers and sermons go out to group members and the general public. Although the groups are relatively small, membership is quite diverse – coming from places such as Botswana, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saint Lucia and Uganda (to name just ten). The groups also have several Moslem members.
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## **Working as one…even when it’s ‘I’m done!’**
One of this Charity’s several areas of engagement, is parental support and responsibility. With high divorce rates across the world and a steady spike in single parenthood, there is a growing rise in children going without the support of one or both parents.[8] _Solace International_ is working with several families to ensure that whatever issues adults may have as their romances cool off, their offspring should never have to carry the burden of its fallout – especially since this could often mean – neglect, poor or no education and even starvation. In this last year, _Solace_ has supported close to twenty families.
These case studies reflect massive strides by _Solace International_ in its overarching goal of helping at least one person in every nation on Earth. The Charity is not carried away though –since we remain aware, that as long as there remains a country which we have not reached, _Solace International_ has quite a lot to do, yet. As such, we remain ambitious in and for the LORD – ever available to be Used by Him to do even more good for more people. It is only right however, that as we rejoice in our successes, we reflect on our not-so-goods.
> 8 Rates may differ from country to country – and in fact, the outlook is far more positive than applies regionally or globally.
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## **Where we are – how far we could – and should have gone**
As the LORD does in His Eternal and Unsurpassable Wisdom Deign, we have lived through and with the gall of disappointment in several areas. By the LORD’s Grace and to His Glory, we remain aware of these inadequacies. That said, we perceive these limitations as reflective of His Limitless Mercy. Some of the drawbacks in question have been outlined below, using the same format we applied under ‘Successes’ above. We never forget God’s Assurance that:
_"And such as do wickedly against the Covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits" – Daniel 11:32._
As noted hitherto, it is impossible to fully appreciate God over all Hi Love for us – especially as He has in His Eternal Wisdom, Chosen _Solace International_ as one of His Vessels – and Vehicles. The following pages may speak of cutbacks, drawbacks and setbacks – but they also point to the God-Given great ambition of this relatively small and young Charity. The key barometer for measuring our great achievements and negatives remains the Charity’s goals discoverable exclusively within this report and its predecessors, as well as throughout relevant _Solace International_ publicity material.
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## **Bitter tastes – Failures**
## **EEP**
As _Solace International_ is focused on poverty alleviation, we engage in several initiatives – including the _Solace Enterprise Empowerment Programme_ (S.E.E.P.) – a twelve-week programme aimed at supporting startups and small businesses. This programme has turned out to be a win-win for _Solace_ – benefiting close to a thousand (c.1,000) persons in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK, since 2012, while generating much-needed revenue for the Charity. However, by not identifying and working with more partners in this excellent initiative, _Solace_ has failed to build on the initial successes. Also, the Charity is yet to begin recruitment/training of tutors/facilitators necessary for S.E.E.P.’s expansion.
## **MK**
A few years ago, MK contacted _Solace_ . MK, a small business owner needed help with her only child – a boy who was out of school due to lack of funds for sorting out his school fees. During discussions following this initial contact, it emerged that although MK’s business was doing quite well, she had numerous debts and had chosen for several reasons, to prioritise those over the new debt of her son’s tuition payments. _Solace_ agreed to support her – but with a loan, rather than a grant, since shad the means. However, MK has refused to repay the loan.
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**SK**
SK lives in Pakistan. She is doing something unique and awesome. SK runs a Christian empowerment ministry which seeks to raise children according to Holy Bible precepts and longstanding Christian traditions. But what’s so unique about that? Well, SK is a woman, living in a fiercely patriarchal environment – and a Christian woman at that – in a country where (at least statistically), Christians at under 2% are a mere sliver of the nation’s predominantly Muslim quarter-of-a-billion population.[9] SK needs help both financial and pastoral. She has reached out to us, but so far, we have been unable to support her sufficiently.
SS is one of _Solace International_ ’s main contacts in India. The Charity and she have worked together for several years. Our support is mainly financial in the form of regular small grants – the largest of which was fifty Pounds (£50), with the smallest just about half of that (c.£25). The money (and pastoral support) mainly target informal projects aimed at reducing child poverty (a socioeconomic malady which is quite severe in India compared to most other nations[10] ). There’s a problem, though: SS is failing to explain or show how these monies are being spent. Nothing we say moves her.
> 9 CIA (2025); World Bank (2025); World Population Review (2025).
> 10 Scottish Love In Action (2025); UNICEF (2025).
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## **SPVs**
_Solace_ hopes to touch at least one life in every nation on Earth. Having so far supported people in and/or from close to fifty nations – around a quarter of the world total of roughly two hundred countries, the Organisation is well on its way to achieving this goal. Most of the support given by the Charity is in partnership/collaboration with individuals and groups on the ground in those places. The Charity’s ‘ _Solace_ Project Visits’ (or SPVs) wherein one of our officials visits countries where we are engaged, to meet beneficiaries and appraise our work/projects, have so far not taken off.
The above case studies represent not only the negatives we are currently dealing with, but the need for this Charity to aim for higher heights – pushing through the pain barrier so we can get to the point where current challenges have been successfully overcome – as the LORD Wills it, while building on the experience to prepare for even greater challenges.
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## **A big ‘THANK YOU’ to…**
- Abdullahi[11] and Fatima Anver – our first anchors in Sri Lanka.
- Amaka Pero – our main anchor in Nigeria.
- Angeline (‘Angie’) Awuor – our only multifunctional employee.
- Bishop Cleo Martelly – with whom _Solace_ has worked for many years, across several nations.[12]
- Bishop Mark Nicolson – He so graciously served as _Solace_ ’s first supervisor.
- Bishop Nelson Opapo – with whom _Solace_ has worked in Kenya, for many years.
- Blessing Wilfred – who in a short time has made the fastest progress with _Solace_ .
- Claudine Dohmatob – Through whose kindness _Solace International_ has a UK office.
- Dennis Karuma – _Solace_ ’s first techy whizzkid.
- Dephrose Mnyasa – our longest-serving employee.
- Emiliana Dacosta-Conten – A most trusted, honest and fearless adviser to _Solace_ .
- Evangelist Glenford Evans – Who never misses a _Solace_ event.
- Evangelist Leigh Cummins – Whose outreach ministry has been a model for _Solace_ .
- Eve Santos – our first anchor in Namibia.
- Fladwel Rawinji – who drew up our first policy.
- Joy Christopher – who is spearheading the V of our brand and social media impact.
- Margaret Nakasango – One of our longest-serving Trustees.
- Naina Lamptey – _Solace_ ’s most generous and consistent supporter.
- Pastor Elvis – our first transcontinental anchor.[13]
- 11 Of blessed memory.
- 12 Mainly Kenya and the UK – but also: Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria and Saint Lucia.
13 Australia (Australia), Nepal (Asia) and Kenya (Africa).
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- Pastor Japhet ‘(‘Nesh’) Munene – the very first (and therefore, ‘oldest’) friend of _Solace_ .
- Pastor Kennedy Otieno – The only Friend of _Solace_ who never stopped giving.
- Pastor Raphael Dulice – Who also rarely misses a _Solace_ event.
- Pastor Samuel Wamweya – our Treasurer for many years.
- Pastor Sanuel – our first anchor in South Africa.
- Reverend Andrew Roberts – Who was there almost from the onset.
- Reverends Grace and Gabriel – who released the Founder from their Ministry.
- Reverend John and Sister Priscilla (‘Saral’ Jetson – our first anchor in India.
- Reverend Naomi (and Mathieu) Lubanda – Who stood with _Solace_ from the start.
- Reverend Patrick Wanga – under whose protection, our flagship S.E.E.P.[14] was birthed.
- Reverend Rakesh Maurya and Sister Sanjita R – our first anchor in Nepal.
- Reverend Rodgers Kalaghe – through whom _Solace_ made its first NGO partnership.
- Roseline (‘Rose’) Adiembo – the first (and so far, only) _Solace_ employee to work for us, gratis.
- Sister Judith Mutobo – our first multination anchor.[15]
- Sister Sadia Gill – our first anchor in Pakistan.
- Sister Sudzanne Podiephatshwa who with her daughters[16] were our first anchor in Botswana.
- Teresa Joseph – our first and longest-serving official.
You have so faithfully walked with us and brought us this far – though as with every army, some have gone AWOL[17] and MIA. God the Ever-Good and Perfect One has Used you to not only Establish _Solace_ and Keep it going, but to Remind us of how far we have come, how far we can still go – and how far we might have fallen behind, had He not through you His Servants, Done so many Mighty Deeds with the _Solace_ brand and name on each. All the jewellery, money and treasures in this country (wherever these words are read) would not be enough reward for your ambition, boldness, care, diligence, empathy, fortitude, genuineness, humility, innovativeness, joviality, kindness, loyalty, meekness, n, optimism,
> 14 _Solace_ Enterprise Empowerment Programme.
15 We engaged with her in Botswana, Malawi and the Congo.
16 Prophetess, Mpho, Lorraine and Lesedi (of blessed memory).
17 Away Without Leave.
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patience, questioning, research, selflessness, toughness, utility, volubility, willingness, x-raying, y – and zaniness!
_Solace International_ and the entire _Solace_ Family appreciate you more than any words can show. By noting your names and contributions in this report, you have been immortalised – since, for as long as there is a copy of this report somewhere (and God Willing, until the end of Time, there will always be a copy of this report somewhere), your names and your mighty deeds through this Organisation will never be totally forgotten. May the LORD be praised in you – and may His Bless each of you, with long life, great health, peace of mind, safety from every danger (including enemies) and all-round good fortune. Amen – in Christ Jesus.
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## **Conclusion**
If nothing else, this report amply demonstrates how _Solace International_ ’s story has undulated between myriad highs and lows. The Organisation continues to punch quite beyond its weight. Thus, the Charity deserves plaudits for meeting and beating the potpourri of challenges – despite its various hamstrings. That said, we feel Honoured to serve as we do; it is a Privilege to also come into contact with so many personalities as well as issues across several continents. At _Solace International_ and across the _Solace_ Family, we are grateful to God for the distance we have thus far come – and we continually trust in Him regarding the lengths we can still go. May all who love and support _Solace International_ live happy, long and free; may more organisations like _Solace International_ arise in the days and years to come; may _Solace International_ remain Favoured of the LORD and become truly great in its Founder’s lifetime.
_Per Christum Dominum nostrum._
**Amen** .
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## **References**
Aizenman, N. (2017): 'How To Fix Poverty: Why Not Just Give People Money?'. Available at:
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/07/541609649/how-to-fix-povertywhy-not-just-give-people-money
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Appendices
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## **Appendix ‘A’**
## **Solace International Financial report for S.T.A.R. ‘22**
|**Month**|**In (£)**|**Out (£)**|
|---|---|---|
|**December 23**|**845**|**889**|
|**January 24**|**580**|**570**|
|**February 24**|**85**|**65**|
|**March 24**|**1556**|**1153**|
|**April 24**|**210**|**587**|
|**May 24**|**1588**|**1613**|
|**June 24**|**195**|**263**|
|**July 24**|**1475**|**502**|
|**August 24**|**889**|**868**|
|**September 24**|**291**|**318**|
|**October**|**110**|**100**|
|**November**|**45**|**65**|
|**TOTAL**|**7869**|**6993**|
|**GRAND TOTAL (or: £7869-£6993)**||**= £876**|
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## **Appendix ‘B’**
## **Our Vision**
_(What we see as our reason for being)_
_Solace_ is a small Vessel in the Hands of the Almighty God Who Deigns to Use us in Furthering the Christian Faith and in other ways, Blessing His Creation.[18] God Loves every person in the world. By His Grace and to His Glory, we will make a difference in at least one life in/from every nation and territory on Earth.
## **This is what we see. This is our vision.**
> 18 _Solace_ is not affiliated to any Christian denomination and takes the official position that for all their merits, denominations are divisive – more like tribes in a primitive society wherein members of each tribe see themselves as the ‘superior breed’, ‘pure race’ or ‘Chosen ones’; they thus feel justified and even obliged, to look down on other tribes as being ‘lower’ or ‘less’ than themselves. For Solace, there is only One Church, only One Lord Jesus Christ and only One God.
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## **Appendix ‘C’**
## **Current list of countries where**
**at least one person has benefited from** Solace International
|**No.**|**Country**|**Formal/Informal**|
|---|---|---|
|**1.**|**Zimbabwe**|_Informal_|
|**2.**|**Zambia**|_Informal_|
|**3.**|**Vietnam**|_Formal_|
|**4.**|**United States**|_Informal_|
|**5.**|**United Kingdom**|_Formal/ Informal_|
|**6.**|**Uganda**|_Formal/ Informal_|
|**7.**|**Turkey**||
|**8.**|**Trinidad and Tobago**|_Informal_|
|**9.**|**Tanzania**|_Informal_|
|**10.**|**Syria**|_Informal_|
|**11.**|**St Vincent and Grenadines**|_Informal_|
|**12.**|**St. Lucia**|_Formal_|
|**13.**|**Sri Lanka**|_Formal_|
|**14.**|**South Africa**|_Formal/ Informal_|
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|**15.**|**Spain**||
|---|---|---|
|**16.**|**Sierra Leone**|_Informal_|
|**17.**|**Rwanda**|_Formal_|
|**18.**|**Romania**|_Informal_|
|**19.**|**Portugal**|_Formal/ Informal_|
|**20.**|**Palestine**||
|**21.**|**Pakistan**|_Formal/ Informal_|
|**22.**|**Nigeria**|_Formal/ Informal_|
|**23.**|**Nepal**|_Formal_|
|**24.**|**Namibia**|_Informal_|
|**25.**|**Mozambique**|_Informal_|
|**26.**|**Morocco**|_Informal_|
|**27.**|**Malawi**|_Formal/ Informal_|
|**28.**|**Liberia**|_Informal_|
|**29.**|**Kenya**|_Formal/ Informal_|
|**30.**|**Jamaica**|_Informal_|
|**31.**|**Israel**||
|**32.**|**India**|_Informal_|
|**33.**|**Greece**||
|**34.**|**Ghana**|_Formal/ Informal_|
|**35.**|**France**|_Informal_|
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|**36.**|**Equatorial Guinea**|_Informal_|
|---|---|---|
|**37.**|**Cyprus**||
|**38.**|**Congo (Kinshasa)**|_Formal/ Informal_|
|**39.**|**Cote D’Ivoire**||
|**40.**|**Cameroun**|_Formal_|
|**41.**|**Bulgaria**|_Informal_|
|**42.**|**Brazil**|_Informal_|
|**43.**|**Botswana**|_Formal/ Informal_|
|**44.**|**Barbados**|_Formal_|
|**45.**|**Bangladesh**|_Informal_|
|**46.**|**Angola**|_Informal_|
_“This is the LORD's Doing; It is Marvellous in our eyes"_
**(The twenty-third verse of the Holy Bible’s One hundred and eighteenth Psalm [Psalm 118:23]**
**New King James Version [NKJV])**
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**Dated Friday, this nineteenth day of September, in the Year of Our Lord, 2025**
**"Give unto the LORD, the glory due to His Name. Worship the LORD in the Beauty of holiness" (Psalm 29:2).**
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||**Solace International**
**Solace International**|**Solace International**
**Solace International**|**Solace International**
**Solace International**|**1162864**
**1162864**|**1162864**
**1162864**|**1162864**
**1162864**|**CC16a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**For the period**
**from**|01-Dec-23
01-Dec-23|**To**||Period end date
30-Nov-24|||
|||||||||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**845**
**580**
**85**
**1,556**
**210**
**1,588**
**195**
**1,475**
**889**
**291**
**110**
**45**
**7,869**
15,738
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,869**
**889**
**570**
**65**
**1,153**
**587**
**1,613**
**263**
**592**
**1,351**
**6,993**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,993**
**876**
**876**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**845**
**580**
**85**
**1,556**
**210**
**1,588**
**195**
**1,475**
**889**
**291**
**110**
**45**
**7,869**
15,738
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,869**
**889**
**570**
**65**
**1,153**
**587**
**1,613**
**263**
**592**
**1,351**
**6,993**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,993**
**876**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Dec-23|**845**||||||**1,115**|
|Jan-24|**580**||||||**1,214**|
|Feb-24|**85**||||||**1,421**|
|Mar-24|**1,556**||||||**720**|
|Apr-24|**210**||||||**740**|
|May-24|**1,588**||||||**1,580**|
|Jun-24|**195**||||||**420**|
|Jul-24|**1,475**||||||**320**|
|Aug-24|**889**||||||**780**|
|Sep-24|**291**||||||**440**|
|Oct-24|**110**||||||**840**|
|Nov-24|**45**||||||**910**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**7,869**
15738||||||**10,510**
11257|
|||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||||
||**-**|||||||
||**-**||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**||||||||
||||||||**10,510**|
|||||||||
|Dec-23|**889**||||||**1,110**|
|Jan-24|**570**||||||**1,200**|
|Feb-24|**65**||||||**1,150**|
|Mar-24|**1,153**||||||**720**|
|Apr-24|**587**||||||**700**|
|May-24|**1,613**||||||**1,420**|
|Jun-24|**263**||||||**450**|
|Jul-24|**592**||||||**400**|
|Aug-Nov 24|**1,351**||||||**2,845**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**6,993**||||||**9,995**|
|||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||||
||**-**|||||||
||**-**|||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||
||||||||**9,995**|
|||||||||
||**876**|**-**|**-**||**876**||**515**|
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**876**|**-**|**-**||**876**||**515**|
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of th**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of th**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of th**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
S. Donkor
Signature
N. Lamptey|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Naina Lamptey
Samuel Donkor|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**When due**
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|||||
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||||Date of
approval|
||N. Lamptey|Naina Lamptey|21-Sep-25|
||S. Donkor|Samuel Donkor|**21-Sep-25**|
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