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| Description ofthe charity*s trusts | ||||||||||||
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Constitution | |||||||||||
| How the charity is constituted | Charity incorporated | Organisation | (CIO). The | members | are the | Trustees. | ||||||
| Trustee selection methods | Trustees are appointed | for3years and can offer to be re-appointed. | ||||||||||
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We have a community- |
memorandum ofunderstanding with our sister based organisation in Sierra Leone and Malawi. |
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| To advance education; to advance in life, help and relieve |
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| the needs of children and young people, and to prevent |
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| Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out in its governing document |
and relieve children and young people in poverty in particular but not exclusively by providing funds and by supporting projects for children aged 6—13and young |
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| people aged 14 —25 living in Nsanje and Chikwawa districts |
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| in Southern Malawi and Kingtom, BawBaw, and Waterloo |
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| Communities in Freetown Sierra Leone. |
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| Summary | ofthe main | During the period 12August 2022 to 11August 2023, we | |||
| 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 issued by the Charity |
have raised funds for the charity through regular payments 2993,one off receipts off1208 and through groups of people, Methodist Women in Britain F500,F800 relief for hose in Sierra Leone. We also raised F1335to rebuild in Malawi after the cyclone. This amounted to a total of 6836. |
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| benefit) | We have helped children and young people in Malawi and |
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| Sierra Leonne with gifts ofF600over the Christmas period. |
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| We sent F4643 for school fees for the children in Malawi. We sent |
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| E1335in relief after a cyclone devastated the region. |
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| In Sierra Leone children and young people have benefitted | |||||
| as SACTS paid School fees F2393,F800was sent for relief. | |||||
| 2was used for administration. | |||||
| Things are very much back to normal in the educational |
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| system in Malawi. We continue to monitor the impact of |
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| climate change on the educational system in the country. |
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| In the year under review, there were serious disruptions | |||||
| to the educational system due to Climate change. The |
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| report from our volunteers on the ground raises concerns |
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| as the rainy season is about to start with floods from |
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| heavy rain forecast. |
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| There is not much we can do about this. We hope that | |||||
| the government and school authorities have plans in |
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| place to keep children and pupils safe in these adverse |
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| weather conditions. SACT UK Trustees are pleased with |
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| the steady progress the pupils are making. | |||||
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| SACTS | Trustees Annual Report Aug 2021 |
| SACTS pays school-related charges for the children through |
SACTS pays school-related charges for the children through |
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| You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: |
Charitable Community Organisations in Malawi and Sierra Leone, as parents must pay some ofthe school-related charges in these countries. We hope that by creating broader horizons for the children, their own experience will |
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be enhanced, and their aspirations raised so the worth |
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their country can be enhanced. | |
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| Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year |
The charity raised over F6836 during the period through regular donations and events including speaking engagements. We were able to support our volunteers |
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| Sierra Leone and Malawi to register their community- | ||
| based organisations through which we are coordinating |
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| the work in both Sierra Leone and Malawi. |
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| We hold cash in the bank ofF4700, all ofwhich is | ||
| Brief statement ofthe charity's policy on reserves |
unrestricted funds. These funds are held to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur. We aim to hold f4500 in reserves at the year-end. |
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SACTS continues to fulfil its mandate to support children' s education and welfare in Malawi and Sierra Leone. Providing financial assistance to cover basic needs such |
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as education, nutrition, and healthcare needs. |
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| sources offunds (including | Significant strides have been made to improve the lives of | |
| any fundraising); | children and their communities. With our continued |
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support, School attendance has increased. The exam pass |
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| supported the key objectives ofthe charity; |
rate among children in the program is up compared to last year. We aim to build on these achievements and create |
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lasting positive change for these pupils and generations |
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come. | |
| In the year under review, a good number ofthe pupils | ||
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| progressed to university level, and they have been |
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| signposted to other Charities and NGOs supporting |
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| students in higher education. The number of pupils in our |
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| Basicand Direct sponsor program is at its expected levels |
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| Money Transbv Fees | 39 | 39 |
| Monies to Maiarn | 4,943 | |
| Monies toNarra Leone | 3.493 | |
| Sub total | 8,477 | |
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| Net ofreceiptsl(payments) | 1,641 | |
| As Transfers between funds | ||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | ||
| Cash funds this year end | 4,767 | 4,767 |
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| 83 Investment | assets | |||||||||
| 84Assets retained for | the | Details | Fund to which asset helen e |
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| 85 Liabilities | Details | Fund liabili |
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| Signed by one or two trustees behalf of all the trustees |
on | Signature | Name | Date of s royal |
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| Bruce | Taylor | 'L- l2-23 | ||||||||
| Lansford | Penn-Timity | 8R/R 2-3 | ||||||||
| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) | 06/12/2023 |