The Gallagher Trust (Registered charity, number 1166364) Financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2021
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| 2 - 5 | Trustees’ annual report |
| 6 | Independent examiner’s report |
| 7 | Receipts & payments account |
| 8 | Statement of assets & liabilities |
| 9 | Notes to the accounts |
| 10 – 21 | Appendix 1 |
The Gallagher Trust Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 May 2021
Full name The Gallagher Trust
Other names by which the charity is known TGT
Organisation type Charitable incorporated organisation
Registered charity number 1166364
Principal address
Lavender House, 98 Melton Lane, Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire, LE12 5RQ
Trustees
Sharon Gadsby Gallagher, Chair Steven Dennis Gallagher Professor Panayotis Vostanis
Independent examiner
John O’Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL
Governance and management
The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 05/04/16.
The charity has a Board of three Trustees who have all worked on our programmes out in Rwanda and have extensive knowledge of the work carried out over the past eight years working with vulnerable and orphaned young people. Panayotis Vostanis is Professor of Child Psychiatry at Leicester University specialising in trauma and abuse cases. This is particularly important as many of our vulnerable family members are survivors of the 1994 genocide. All Trustees give freely of their time and no remuneration was paid in the year ending 31[st] May 2021.
We have no plans to recruit any more Trustees at this time.
Objectives and activities
To relieve the needs of children, young people and others with special educational needs and physical and/or mental disabilities, primarily but not exclusively in Rwanda by provision of housing, full time carers, food, clothing and medical support. Additionally, to support Ubumwe Community Centre (UCC) to provide daily recreational activities, skills training and sport.
Public benefit statement
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.
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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit
Through our donations to Gallagher Tubiteho in Gisenyi, Rwanda, we fund a Community Based Living programme which provides homes, care, love and support for 22 young people with physical and learning disabilities who were abandoned when the Noel Orphanage where they were living closed down in December 2014. The family members are now living happy and secure lives in four family style homes in the community. The charity now employs thirteen trained Support Workers, a Social Care Manager, Housekeeper, four Night-watchmen and a Country Director to provide the care, support and backup needed. Some of our people attend the day centre and the charity’s own small activity centre, and also take part in a range of home based learning activities including, gardening, cooking, cleaning, laundry and animal husbandry. Five of our more able-bodied family members are learning housekeeping skills to be able to help in the newly created income-generating guest house.
The charity looks to relieve poverty, sickness, homelessness and distress to the vulnerable that had once been shunned and abandoned. Now they are living with dignity and respect and have become part of their local community which has improved their lives and that of society as a whole.
Summary of the main achievements during the period
Due to the pandemic (Covid-19) which began in March 2020, we have not been able to visit Rwanda during this financial year. The effects of the pandemic in Rwanda have meant that absolutely all of the activities have been stopped and the family members have not been able to leave their homes. The country has remained in total lockdown throughout the entire year. Sadly, this has had a detrimental effect on the behaviour of some of our more challenged people.
The main focus during this time has been the financial hardship that the charity faces, with no way of raising funds, no opportunity to open the newly formed incomegenerating guest house, a reduction of income from our donors and a bleak outlook if the pandemic continues. With this in mind, the Country Director in Rwanda, Mr. Theophile Nzabahmana, continued to try and contact Rwandan government officials to ask them for their financial support for this urgent situation. Sadly, very little communication was forthcoming because of the lockdown situation but also because, despite our attempts over the years, we have not been able to secure any serious help or interest from the government to support the Community Based Living programme going forward.
We have been holding meetings in Rwanda on all our visits to the country with the National Commission for Children, National Commission for Persons with Disability, Hope and Homes for Children and the Local District in Rubuvu since 2016 when the charity was founded, and more urgently, since 2018. At all meetings we have consistently asked for help, support and a willingness to take the CBL programme as a national programme for the rest of the country. We have continued to alert them to the fact that our personal funds could not continue indefinitely, especially since the retirement of our Trustee, Mr. Gallagher, in February 2019. With the onset of the pandemic, the situation has become more urgent.
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We began to reduce our funding for Gallagher Tubiteho in January 2021 and on 3[rd] February 2021, with a heavy heart, we were forced to give notice to Mr. E. Ndayisaba, Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), to say that from 1[st] March 2021, we would no longer be in a position to send the full amount of funds needed to fully support the CBL programme. Thereafter, we would only be able to support the programme with donations as and when they were received by the charity. We estimated that if donations continued to be forthcoming, we may be able to send between 700,000RWF and 1,400,00RWF per month. However, if we did not receive any donations in a given month, we would not be able to send any funds. We continued to ask for help and support and made suggestions as to how the CBL programme could be managed going forward – these are outlined in my letter dated 3[rd] February 2021 (see appendix 1). Copies of this letter were also sent to many other government departments to appeal for their help. No replies were received.
On 18[th] February 2021 the Country Director in Rwanda made a direct appeal to the Director of Health at Rubuvu District, Francine Uwineza, to ask for financial support to provide funds for health care and medications for our 22 family members. Finally, on 16[th] April 2021, we received a letter from Prof. Bayisenge Jeanette, Minister of Gender and Family Promotion. The letter thanked us for the generous support provided to the CBL programme over the years and our commitment to the wellbeing of Rwandans with disabilities. It went on to say that the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF), would take over the funds needed for March – June 2021. After which, “the Ministry of Local Government, through the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), will take over the long-term solution for the concerned people.”
Our initial thoughts on receiving this letter had been ones of hope. However, six weeks later, and at the end of our financial year, no funds have been forthcoming and communication has been sparse. We have continued to send what funds we have available each month but we are desperately worried about the future of our family members.
To add to our worries, on 22[nd] May 2021, Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupted displacing thousands of people. The volcano is 12 miles from our family homes in Gisenyi. Two of the homes were very badly damaged and on 28[th] May, our families were forced to evacuate to higher ground six miles away. Accommodation was scarce and all four of our families were forced to cram into two houses for several weeks whilst tremors continued. A Facebook appeal brought in £485 to help with relocation.
A very difficult and painful year.
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Financial review
At the end of this financial period our funds have sunk to £3,012.99. This is as a result of the pandemic - with no opportunity for fundraising and a reduction in donations from all of our donors.
At the start of the financial year we were faced with the worry of the pandemic but felt that we needed to continue to send out our usual budget of around £5,000 - £6,000 per month. However, as the pandemic continued and we saw a reduction in our income, we began to reduce our budget to Rwanda in January 2021.
We gave notice to Rwandan government departments to say that we would not be able to fully fund the CBL programme going forward from March 2021.
At the close of the financial year, we are only sending out what we have got available on a month-by-month basis.
We would particularly like to say a grateful thank you to the following donors: Teapigs, Caffe Praego and Les Enfants Avant Tout for their monthly donations which are facilitated by the Point Foundation. We are extremely grateful to them for all their support over the past five years. In addition, we would like to include copies of four letters which have been exchanged between the Gallagher Trust, the National Commission for Children, and the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion in Rwanda form April 2018 to April 2021 (appendix 1). They help to give an overview of our pleas for help to various government departments back in 2018 to our ultimate decision to end our funding commitment in February 2021.
The charity’s policy on reserves
In view of the current financial situation, we now have no reserves and no immediate hope of generating any.
Financial risks
We still remain with only two ongoing donations from like-minded charities. However, due to a downturn in donations as a result of the pandemic, we didn’t receive any funds from the Point Foundation in November 2021, February 2021 or May 2021, and in January 2021 we received only a reduced donation. Thankfully we have continued to receive the quarterly donations from Les Enfants Avant Tout, via the Point Foundation.
Going forward, due to the pandemic resulting in a lack of donations and our forced decision to give notice of our intention to stop fully funding the CBL programme, sadly, we think that it is highly unlikely that we will continue to receive any further funding from either charity.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Signed ______ Date _ Sharon Gadsby Gallagher, Trustee
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of The Gallagher Trust for the year ended 31 May 2021
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Gallagher Trust (the charity) for the year ended 31 May 2021.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed ____ Date _______ John O’Brien MSc, FCCA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus
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The Gallagher Trust Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 May 2021
| 2020 £ Note Receipts 89534 Grants & donations 2 236 Exchange gain 89770 Total receipts Payments 222 Bank charges 216 Fundraising & publicity 2740 General expenses 93411 Grants/donations made 3 - Independent examination - Legal & professional 630 Premises maintenance 252 Rent & services 1494 Self-employed staff 18 Staff expenses - Sundry payments 27 Telephone & postage 2030 UCC partnership 108 Utilities 101148 Total payments (11378) Net receipts/(payments) 56101 Cash funds at start of this period 44723 Cash funds at end of this period |
2021 £ 17686 - |
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| 17686 | |
| 360 180 268 57160 900 428 - - - - 100 - - - |
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| 59396 | |
| (41710) 44723 |
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| 3013 |
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The Gallagher Trust Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 May 2021
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2020 2021
£ Cash assets Note £
44723 Bank accounts 3013
44723 3013
Assets retained for the charity’s own use
General equipment.
Liabilities
(1744) Creditors 4 (1060)
(1744) (1060)
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These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Signed _____ Dated _____ Steven Dennis Gallagher, Trustee
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The Gallagher Trust Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 May 2021
1. Receipts & payments accounts
Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.
2. Grants & donations received
£ The Point Foundation donations 16671 Sundry grants & donations 1015 17686
3. Donations made
During the year, a total of £57,610 was donated to the Rwandan registered charity, Gallagher Tubiteho.
4. Creditors
£ Independent examination 300 Loan from Sharon Gallagher 760 1060
5. House purchase
Local laws in Rwanda do not allow foreign nationals to own property; as such a house was purchased in 2019 in the name of Theophile Nzabahimana, the Country Director of the charity, and ownership will be transferred to Gallagher Tubiteho (the local NGO which is being established) as soon as it is possible.
6. Trustees’ remuneration
Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.
7. Related party transactions
During the years ending 31[st] May 2018 and 31[st] May 2019 a total of £7,717 was loaned to the charity by Steven and Sharon Gallagher. £6,957 of this was repaid during the year ending 31[st] May 2019 and as of 31[st] May 2021, £760 remains to be repaid.
8. Glossary of terms
Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period.
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- For thwr p•rt ol oui P•AMr8hp Agr•wnoffl. ¢ havo luNlll&a Ihls rth h4p d 5ills training lor 4 numbwol ¢A pe¢p. %thiLst mosi •n¢nd J8s$1•S PW s¢wal times per we8k. Hrth¥er. rt 5hwld be nolgj that TGT ttgvo fuTrJ•J Ihes• Adivrtios donatbn to IXC o14C(S.(W FIWF every rnorrth 61nc4 the slwr Ll Ihe pyogramrne. lfi 1drtn. and As p•rt ty our agreomrl. UCC h&s laolrtat•d us lo1&3dly p•y ourn• SuFport work•r$'sa[lW •rvJ lur fo tt•te hA¥O b••n sendlng All our fflwihtyfvr1 to U¢C and thoy hve bwn mn•gkng I SF4Jnd aco)rdlr4J 10 ow •Tr••l 4nnU Iwdgei Uniil Januery o11tt15 year, P&clliquo ol UCC lthllhng tho ol C8L sUP•r tkrIa Aknng $kl• Amln•. our CBL Mww. Hmwjr. Paal*tsa hAs now MOV ont¢ •noth•r POlhOn •n4 Aminals C4JnlinulThJ lo mAn4• th• progiarrttno
- As a WAY f4yward, TGT aThY hAV• •qro•d to roth1• oui C8LP*rtn•T5hiD A9nI IS • 51mpl8 M•mor4ndum or
Und•rstandlry (MOUI. Thls VAII moro acojiaidy rellact thè way Y48 have alioady been wuking duilng the past two y••r$ and 4$ w¢h. Ih•r• %hlll b¥ very little thange to any wotking prccedur8S, Wllh the exc8p1 d Ihe lollo¥thng. UCC I11 no k)tvJor Mage the C8Lmonthly budg•t aTrY have aBl8d TGTio amploy In cwunMni 10 lutyil th18 rol Thay wll hOver. coniinu8to fxililate us by paying our Support Workers on Ihelr payroll wth our luThls until such lrne that wo becom Y•gisioi8d &s a Ir NGO UCC have agi88d 10 help TGT Iind a surtable 4pplKsni lor Ihe now lo glve Iffo tr•inlng and adw60 lo¥8[. Il Should be rYJi•J Ihalfundlng this pOsnn will Incre8sa TGT'S monihly bJdg81 by a I[h91200,O AWF. To Ihe new PK)U 11 st&l8" I TGT wll lund and mènagè the CBL programmo lthlh iogèrd 10 dl a•p•¢ts of hom• IW• llhln our lour ¢¢mmunlly hou8•8, SuFPOrt Worker5. madicttl Ixro. lood cblhing bl UCC 11 PrOde Ir80 daycar• lacilrtles withln th•ir $klll$ Ffogramm•, &Juc8tK)nd piogr&mrne lor r•Bdir¥J, ttIng #rtd ¢omwi•r training. cr&ft progiamN Ind J8ssio Th16 11 Iho 50mo la111108 oui CBL mwnbw• •r• •lro•Jy avAILqblo lo dl Qlher vulnorabl8 person8 %Mlh physlcl and leornlng disa&10$ from iho b¢8J tommunty. I UCC 11 41•0 10 provld• UB 1 •T9•nCY h¥p. b•d( vp cover suppcrt •• na•d•d In ro411ty. noihing wll th&ng0 wlh regaid to the way out PWDS wo bdro carod lor. Even9 ¥116tAy the same GlI9h Trust #F• TeAdY INI only rnan&glng Ibe C8Lprogr&tThn& We havo dreldy And ImF4em6nlod Ihg stAnd4rd and ProJu1¢S io piovkJ• $41ety •nd lo our lammy members In their hom•s hava fund1 and Irainl tho Support Woikais And glvè ongoing Iralnlng Wlh rowe and r•w)rt¥. W• pro¥Adè and tund dl l•iwJie actiMII95 bolh thIn and ¢ul$idolhe heus06 on A daily ba$ WO hav8 r8ni•d. turnished nd krtied out dl tho hous?& W• lund #ii lor¥J, madi¢Btlon, h8aNh and hyg18n8 In¢luding. hospal and deni visit8. WO coniinup lo All cloth86 and Sho•¥ py lor 1 mwotonance, wawr. relu (le¢ln, ccokwvJ gas, (l¢kfm l••J 7. W• %ll leg1 as • LOCAL N¢30 •• 8u9wtyJ, bul lime %¥lll al lh• •s$•n¢• l•" knn9th ol thm• to cwthlttlM •rrfl tunding In lh• intwlm F•rlod. Thi• •xtrA luThJing probknrn n••J8 a solui4)rt Ot th• star4rd ol cw• and th•nMrn•nt al eur P• lth I1 I# th•t Iwuld b• tr•g1c. W• iéll$• th1 rry15t•ring $ A k)cAI NGO 11 1ok•11rn8 and w• do h•ve 514ff In Awanda 10 carry oul ¢h• iwuw•d. FbMv•r. Mr Theophik8 Niabahmon4 Imscl ha5 agreed to halp u$ wlh this for a six monih p•rod lyjt a9win, wll hAY• io lind rwre Jdiiicfial funds 10 Supp this Arnina wll noi b• bl• 1¢ hdp 4• $h•1s nwd•d lo fft•nag• fv CBL wc¥rAm. ¢r PWDS w• oui prbrty Fiom •xwrl•nc• do hv• * vs¢ •m(>unt ol dooJm8nta #•m¢n Ali•&dy pr•par•d l• owi •nd •b) I1 w Iwuirtsj lor our &rtish Certilath)n so I Ihink most al th• $lalernenls Flans ar• lr8Jy 18 tMr• any hdp a¥111• 10 Swèd up Ihp r•gi¥1i4ln proc•dur• 7 Mowng ¢JfttQ lh• urg1 qU•Sllon of .. FUNtJlM3 FOA C8LGOING FORWARD .. Th• $u¢c•s$ cl CBL 1$ v•rytlow And obvku$ bul due lo Slevon's age 8nd 6ubsequ•nl rwir•m•nt, tNJ li•98, we Wffklp#•thAt IIDI ts Abl• to lully fund CBL alloLduW 10 lh¢ 8xt¢ni Ih41 hav• don8 In tho past. Al pi85om, osllmat• th81. Il no olhei lunds becrma a¥wbI¢l0 $UPW u5. afier ihat dale, %sp VAII be gbb to lur¥J C8L to th• i•wJl AWF 2,,Ch)0 wr d•pending upon donalkinB. W8 hav• rell•ciod on th• drfliajtt pr•Jwmeni we Ilnd ouf8•ff In Ind lor th foason. Arè cury•ntty lh• pJsslblty ¢1 ol our privote H6$01s to onabl• u5 to support Ihe loi on exlra persod ol ttm•. Thi$ L4 a bi9 ¢p loi us 1¢ toke th• piL)c¢ss could be a knnglhy orn. 11 ar• Suc6$1ul ro I¢• luTrJ8 th ¥. lh• mM•y ¢ould be us•J In en•Y thm w¥.. Al Tg mpty lh• l•ntyh olllm• ¢•n tcntinu• to Iltnd th• C8L wogr•mm• •nd tho money Is •xMu¥tJ. B) Pur¢lw Iwow throo hou8w (depending upon kIng prices) ¢•m bo UE•S to Pro• h'1• kng io our CBL1wl mt•rs Htrffti. meAn th•1 funds bo nwdwj liom anal1 $wr10 pllytm ¢eL mmihly bJdgeL Cl Hvlp lo luTrJ •Trl $wp • mS(¥o IIMndrvJ OFPOrtuntty In4•4 Coif•e Shcythh c•ukl wo¥bJ• 6mdllobs trthlftpf¢ Anumbw ¢1 lh• bl• b)dl•a PWD. Id glv• thom • purwa, 8•11 %irth and pro¥lJ• 4n I1m910 hlp CBLto b8u)me and 5eK lunding. Wo h&v• Fo•n a number ol Ihosé models wor In lh• UK ond th•y wo Ih•y succo8Éful. Hov•i, Ihb r•quir•s •Jdiik)Ml monAo•m•ni 4nd consk1or4bl• Ilm• 10 •thl•w ¥ r•Buh. Tho above Aré r)sbillS tt w• c•n ¥•ll our prfvt• Mwt*. In thè m•m¢, n•Dd wg•4t a¢Jh)n to lakw lo hdp to fund CBLfor the comity month• W• havè i•fi•aed on Idé lty
Il Fundiw Supplied by anolhor party or joint partk8s Ing the w8s8nl, improving and ad¥oncing CBL progrn. managed by TQTto niinu8 ill As TGT ar•nl y•t rogi5terod, KC glv•s lunds t• UCC SpxrfiIY1O1UDd t CPL progi8rnme. iii) HHC arkS hard 10 pkce a numb8r ol aur moro indep8ndonl C8Lfamily members thio lamlli8s in th8 ¢ommunty W¢h bxk up atxl 5UPPOrt Thiswas tha original Idea. partlojlarly loi peoplo like. Oscor. antl Magoka Thbs mean C8L could rluc• to Ihiee houses laiily qul¢kly and redu¢0 COSIS VI TGT hd ovw th runnlng cl CBL 10 8 PArty of hthom you trust gnd approvo. Wo wvuld gl8dty bul b•dly help a5 much a$ no&a. It Wa5 4lway5 obvious 10 us #rtd part cl th8 orlgind pl•n IhAI Rwandans bok attor RwAnda vl As radY outtsn8d 8bov•." pto lund and setup a rnro Ilnandng QPFQrtunlty Ilk• 4cdf•• Shop, r•t•ll crf productlon J81 ctyjb provkl• Im1 Job• •nd training lor a rtumr ol lh• mor• ablé bodlr41 PWD. The ¢d8a belng to Cl¢O1• An Inwm8 98n8rgtlry proioL lo fund C8L and givo IAStir¥ susi•inability. Ai we sd marw lth#, our h•art and 80uI is In IN• pro11 Th• thought that Ih•ye dIrtu1 not t• ¢•kw to lh• l•k• bowch agn or Ihai Ih8Sr AdvnonI$ ar• noi coniinuad brlng i•ais io oui •yw. The Ihoughl th•y wDuld Iu61 b8 housod and led and not hdpod lo beccme Ihe b86t Ihoy can. hcrtk9$ U$. P8rh8ps hav8 d6 100 lor our 0P8 who 8r6 Iusi diff&r8ni 8nd this has cre41wJ A ProeM. Our memork•5 GwlIn ol Ihem In Iho Noel, just Kift bvhlnd whon nodY wantèd Iham. sh was th• only w•niJ to lake lh• ia8k on. Sh• c4Juld noi 1 on Olh•r •ld• bJMr• Ihr )hI. Th• thol• id•& al C8L WA810 8IArt to cr•Ate a Solulon whith would bo Ihr¢ullhout Awanda and run by FknThlAnB. Wo humbty 5••k yr h•lp, SWF¥xt #nd attOnth w th J[ wik dedOn 10 th•s• p•oW• w Mntlnu•. W• look ford 10 h•wlng Irom sou ty r•turn •nd lll k••p you upditrJ Y d•v•Wm•rnB. Furth•rmeA•. w• r• In18nd9 lo re¢um back lo th• rrK¥rnh6 4nd w• w• a¥1bI0 lor fvnmr dl•¢u•oM. yrG #wrty. Shwon gi•v•Th G•11r Gall4h•r Tw6t Sharon rlIagher
Gallagher Trust For the attention of: Executive Secretary National Conunission For Persons With Disabilities Dear Executive SecRtsry, 03.02.2021 I am writin8 to advise you that regretfully, froLS The Gallagher Trust will no lon8er be in a position to send the full amount of funds needed fully SUPPK)rt the COMMUNITY BASED LING programme (CBL). We intend to make our last payment oL22ILL. Thereafter, we will only be able to supN)rt the programme with donations as and when they are received by the cljarity. We estimate that these donations could amount lo between 700,0(M) RWF and 1,4(M),000 RWF in tal per month as a maximum. However, it should be noied thaL if we do not receive any donations in a 8iveD montlL we would not be able to send any funds, As you know COWD-19 Is effecting charities the world over and our own supportin8 charities bave not been able to confirn] that they will be able lo continue with the payments due the downtirn in donations. It is of course a terrible time for all of us. Reflecting on our visits to Rwanda over the past three years> you will recall our meetin8 at the District offices in Gisenyi on 16th March 2018 when we met up with the followin8 participants: l) Dr.Claudine UWERA KANYAMANZA, Executive sretsry ofNCC; 2) Naphtal Rulayisire., NCC. 3) Habirna marti District Director of Social Protrction. 4) Karan8wa Immaculée Vivivi, HHC: Rwanda Deputy County Director, 5) Ka8aba Jeanette, NCPD Districl RepSentative. 6) Dusin8Izim Zacharie, UCC Legal Represenlative; 7) Amina Rugem4 Galla8ber Tn1 representative based in Gisenyi. At this time. we discussed . l ) The mona8ement of CBL and its sustainability in the future. 2) The working relationship between UCC and The GallaBher Trust and the subsequent registrdtion of Galla8her TUBITEHO as a Local NGO. 3) Future fimdin8 for the CBL pro8ramme going forward.
At the meeting we were clear to point out that we were sellin8 our family business in the UK and at 73 years of a8e, Steven would be retiring. We further made il clear that when this happene we would no longer be able to fimd CBL as we had successfillly done over the pasi five years. We implored NCC, HCC and NCPD to help but there was no positiv¢ resFK)nse. Finally, and out of desperation to keep the CBL pronrne operatin89 on Steven's a¢Thl retirement in January 2019. we decided kn make a large private finhncial donallon to the chariry of £187,500 pound sterling. Our initial plan was to register Gallagher TUBITEHO as a Local NGO and Purchase four family houses in the name of the charity to supFx)rt CBL. Thereafter, we had intended to ty and start an income 8eneratin8 projec4 in the forn] of a Guest House, also in the n8rne of Gallagher TUBITEHO ty and make CBL self supportiD8. This would have meant that we would have ttmained with enough money to fund the ¢bhrity fully until September 2019. Thereafter, we had intended to conliDue sending smaller donations as and when we received them. Unfortunatrly, due to the len8thy le8al process in the registratio Gallagher TUBITEHO only became fully registered in Septrmber 2020- 8 full nineteen months after we had made the donation. Consequendy. and a88in due to the len8thy le8al process, we ODJY m8na8ed purchase one house and one vehicle for the cbarity durin8 this time. However, it h&$ meant that instead of spendin8 the money on the houses, we have continued to fully support Gallagher TUBITEHO and CBL for a further two years. Now however, the money h&8 Come to an end and we no longer have any means of fundraisin8 or access to corpornte donations. You will recall that we have subsequently had many meetings with NCC and HHC when we have made it abundantly clear that our fundin8 could not continue indefinltely. Again, l Deed to state that we have conslantly and consis*ntly asked for support to Bive sustainability and longevity to the CBL programme. We continue to be immensely proud of the COMMUNITY BASED LING proBf8mme and all it has achieved. It should not be allowed to end.
The idea of the programme was first introduced to me in 2013 by Wi¢toria Martin (Senior PrOnMe Manager) at HHC in the UK and Claudine m.sol Nyinawagw County Director for Hope and Homes in Rwanda, At that time, plans were bein8 made to close OrpheliDat Noel de Nyundo {ONN) in Rubavu bui there were no Cle plans to re-home all the vulnerdble persons with learning and physical disabilities, and no funds were ever provided to them as indlviduals. It should be noted that in contrasL funds were provided to all other able bodied children to support their lives goin8 fonvard in the tomtnunity. Victoria and Claudine explained the vision of HHC was that the CBL pro8ramme in Gisenyi would become a model for SUPPOrted living for PWDS which would be adopted by the Rwandan Government and rolled out in the rest of the county, Furtherniore, it was suggested that the model we created in Gisenyi could become a trainin8 centre where other Support Workers could be trained for other CBL houses in Rwand This is wbat we have been expectin8 and hopin8 for. Sadly, despite the eDOrn]ous success of CBL, this has not happened and no financial Support h ever been 8iven to PWDS make it happen. However. CBL is hugely successful. It does work! It is the answer and does provide safe, secure lovin8 homes to vulnerable people with learnin8 and physical disabilities. The COMMUNITY BASED LIVtNG programme is already well structured, well organised and well managed with a trie4 tested and documented working System in place. Our County Director, Mr. Theophile NzabahjMa leads a team of thirteen Support Workers who are all fully trained and certificated to a hi8h level by UK standards. In addition we employ a ScKiaJ Care Mana8er and have our own Activities Centre which gives all our twenty two family members access to a Music Therapy Room. Sensory Room and access to readin& writin8 and computer skills. Our four family homes are well equipped and fully fijrnished to support ow vulnerable family We have been visited by many di8nitaries from RGB, NCC. HHC, LfNtCEF, NCPD- all of them have seen and marvelled at the success of the proBramme. Ow CBL family members are now living happy, healthy lives within their own conununities. They have got their dignity and 5elf-respect back. They are learnin8 at their own pace and learnin8 to love life as independent members of society. To be succincl the outcome of CBL is that people who coujthi't walk now walk. people who couldn'l tslk now talK people who couldn't care for themselves, now can. The difference is mirnculous and cannot be ignored and this has been hieVed by well trained and motivated Rwandans.
It saddens me deeply that this could all come to an end if Government funds cannot be found to rllwicially SUPFK)rt people who have disabilities and live in Rwand4 throughout the course of their natur81 lives. Regular individual fijnding payments from the Government ts disabled people could then be used to support them to live in the Galla8her TUBITEHO CBL programme and other similar CBL centres set up throu8houi the county. The whole idea of CBL was to sr£rt to create a solution which would be rolled out throu8boirt Rwanda and run by Rwandans for Rwandans. Gallagher TUBITEHO was s¢t up for this very reason. We desperately hope that you are able to seek urgent help, support and attention so that the work and dedication of Galla8her TUBITEHO can continue. We are ready and willin8 to bave discussions with all agencies and departsnents that can sUPPOrt our cause. We look forward to hearing from you with ur8ency by retum. Yours in all sincerity, Sharon GaLla8her Steven Galla8her Tnjstee Enclosure: Minutes of meding - Rubavu Distri¢L 16th of March 2018. G111ayt,fjffte and Happifiess fo fhe VvlneYabl¢ i Lavender Hws4 ig Melton Lan¢ Si>tt¢n Fkn(iyt•n, LeiCtsterrl Lth 5Rq Tel: 01501 SS5753 trjeb: .the84114ShertrUs.ors. Email: inPethegall4fvfv.ar3 CIltY Reg No: li6¥
RF.PUBLIC OF RWANDA MINISITERI Y'UBURINGANIRE N'rrERAMBkRE RY'UMURYANGO MINISTF.RE DU GENRE ET DE LA PROMOTION DE LA FAMILLE MINISTRY OFGENDER AND FAMILY PROMOTION Kl *ll 16.04.2021 Ref.. 142121CI)12021 Shoron Gallagher and Steven Gallagher . Response to your letter Dear Sharon and Steven: Reference made to your letterof 3 February 2021 inforniin8 the Ministy thai you will no longer be able lo contrtbute fully with the needed amount to sUprt the Community Based Living Programme operating in Rubavu currently by Gallagher Tubiteho. I am writing to thank you for your generous support provided to the programme over the past years and your commilment toward the wellbeing of Rwandan5 with disabilities. l also have the immense pleasure to infomi you that the Ministy of Gender and Family Promotion through the National Child Development Agency will cover the funds needed, for the programme to continue operatin8 from March to June 2021 after which the Ministy of Local Government throu8h the National Council of Persons with Disabilities will tske over with a lon8-tern) solution for the concerned people. It is against that background thaL I am requestin8 YOU to inforni Gallagher Tubiteho to liaise with the National Child Development Agency for fvrther modalities required in proce5sin8 the mentioned fimds. Sincerely, Dlgltally slgned by MIGEPROF (MINisfER) Date: 2021.04.16 12.2059 +02,00, Prof. BAYISENGE Jeannette, Mlnl$ter ofGender And Famlly Promotlon Hon. Minister of Local Government Director General, Nalional Child Development Agency Executive Secretsry. National Council of Persons with Disabilities Mayor, Rubavu District.