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EDU SPOTS Annual Report 2021 our Collective Future Community-led, sustainable and transformative education Our vision is of a world in whith communities unite to create the futures they want to see through education U K regislere: c- For more info, visit www.edus ots.or Email us on [e-mail] Follow @eduspots

Welcome Message from Anita Esi Eleh an Eduspots volunteer the work ofthe govomment onty. orsay, welmoth 1ndN￿￿71S onty. but a co116Ctive step where we bring all hands on t#Mftt. Look arotmd you and mak& straight that shatyplant by $upw￿"ftg il a stKk. Positive change and development are best irnplernented and sustsined when taken up by the community themsefves. This is at the heart ofvh￿t Eduspots teaches and promotes. l joined Eduspots as a volunteer in 2019 aftef completing Senior High School and studwng for a year at Afrlcan Saenr£ Academy. I￿e amazed 8t how I've led my Spot this far, ￿$ting th8nge eath step of the w8y. Growing vp, I h8d always wanted to make lives txtter for students in my community but. as reserved as I was. I wondered how I could do this. I started by leaching students at home and hel￿Thj v their assignments, bul this was just not enough. l often got frusirated as I didn't have the needed resources to help the students in their studies. Through th8 EduStK>ts network, I vras supported and inspired to (xeate a learning spa(% to ft)5ter educational devek)pment- the G(NTX)8 Manso Spot (Everybody Matters Initkgtivel. We started off a leenage pregnancy awareness and mentoring progrdm. As a fdlow up aclivty. we crea￿￿ a leaming space for the partscipants lo promote educational activities. The idea was to gel more girfs Inte￿$te￿ and o)nscious of educaiion as a way to curb the InC￿asing number of teenage girfs becoming pregnant at a young age. As aciiwiies Commen￿ at the SW, gradually more and more girls have participated and used the space. Further tntefactions ￿vealed that a vast number of these students didn't know how to ￿ad or didn't understsnd what they read. have rever experienced a STEM practical session and others swih no techndogy exper￿¢8. They are limited lo what they see in their textbooks and descriptions given by their leathers. This propelled the volunteer team to njn several sessh?ns at the library lo help solve this issue, including njnning ECOSTEM and EduLit activities, and havitYJ the opsy)rtunity to lead a 2 week'STEM for a Sustainable Future, hdwjay camp. Fast forward, and we wth) 3 $5(M)O grant from Global Youth mobilizab.on lan opportunty that was posted on the Eduspots voluntèer pl8ttorml and créat￿ an IT (*ntre at the Spot which (￿$1$￿ of 15 (%)mpu￿r$, 8 pro￿¢101, projgctor strgtrn and a Toutsr Wh￿Ch providgs intemel ry)nnection for all 15 devices. Students are now being taken through basic IT sessK)ns ltheory and practicall to 8quip them with the necessary skills for their course of sludy. Recenlly. hvo (knoa Manso volunteers. induding mysetf. joined the Eduspots CLEd program. equipping us wsth a peer mentor. and offeriThJ a 5-day res￿entIal Academy. Through this. we also were awarded an additional grant to implement the Readiro Clinic, an initi?b've intended to teach the students basic readiThJ skilLs. I'm happy to add that the library is being managed by the communty and fof Ihe o)mmunty. I can't imagine a better way to ¢￿ate a solid foundatK)n for students in G(￿0a Manso than through this process that Eduspots has supported me with. I do make this statement a5 often a5 1 can and whenever I'm granted the opportunty. Ha￿n9 my educatK)n sponsored by CAMFED and M8st8rCard, l underslarKI what it ffleans to make p￿vIsIonS for one who 18¢ks it.. Al they did w85 to train one girf, and now. our Spot manages aiKJul 35 students w7th atxjut 22 gids on average. I wonder how many more we will reach if these students also ￿plIcate what we are doiro. Nryw. thal's the butterfy eff￿ and I'ffl glad to be a part of this, thanks to Eduspots. EDU SPOTS For rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail v5 on info@eduspot5 org Follow @eduspols ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Contents 01 Welcome message from Anrta Esi Eleh Report from Chair Key charitable information Our Trustees Our story Our context Our collaborative approach 02 Our theory of change The Dream Spot model Kalpohin Spot - Case study Our programme CLEd Programme 2021 CLEd Academy Impact 2021 10 11 12 13 14 .1 , 15 Our Clubs in 2021-2022 16 Eduspots Literacy development EduLit club - Case study EduLit global partnership project EduSTEM- Case study STEM for 8 Sustainable future camps 2021 17 18 19 20 21 03 04 Wider Spot activities 2021 22 Our online courses 23 Fundraising and reu)gnrtion 24 Independent Examinerfs report 25 Financial report 26 Additional notes How to support Eduspols 27 28

We have supported nurnerous Spots in renovating their cent￿. several Swts awarded grants independently from the Global Youth Mobilisation Fund and USAid. We a￿ delighted to have started building the new Elmina Spot in 2022 which is being C￿ated in partnership with WeBuildiryJ. Eduspots has decided to strategically cap its ne￿¥0[k expansK)n tts 50 SrK)ts frjr the next two years. %￿t￿ a fws ¢)n tohténing 0￿rationS. coll8boratively d8veltsping r rn(xlel. and furthef advancing the quality of edu￿tIOnal impact. monitoring and evaluation. It is our vision that by 2024. haviro created a self-sustsining network in Ghana. we can look to develop a wder strategy for change. Report from the Chair As th8 restrictions caused by Covid gradually began to Irft acros5 the wodd. alongs￿e many or9anisatK)ns. EduSrK)ts (x)Ilectwety l¢xJked lo assess the impact of the pandemic. reopen the Spots and further ignite the volunteer acty'vity in our communities. whilst supporttng our well-being as a network. The pandemic has led io wKJening leaming inequalits'es in Spot communities, exacerbated by the dNJital rvsource and leaming divide, with volunteers in some communitEs reportirKJ a high rate of sd)ool dropouts, increase in teen￿e pwnancy. and a rgdueèd status of du¢abon within thè wder eommunty. Our S volunteers quickly respondeil to the challenges that they saw., this rewrt and indeed all our work is dedicated to them, and to the (x)rnrnunity member5 and 5tuderts they work wth. At a local levd. in our Spot o)mmunthes. new members have made Iheir mark on the Edusptrts orgÈnisats'()n, whilst older vdunleer5 Sustain their engagement. wrth respect to governan￿. I would parti￿lartY like to thank Ruth 8u$stry for her (x)nthb(rtion as Finan￿ Twstee 85 She slep5 back, and welo)me Amjad Saleem, Gloria Agyemang, Adam Khandhai and Gay￿ Clifford to the Trustee team. Following a swjnifscant grant award frorn the Gower Street Twst, we have significanJy expanded our staff team, bringing diverse experience across operations. educatKsn, and fundraising. EThJaging o)mmunthes in edltcation is nol easy.. our vdunleers cons¢stently den￿Strate resilience, creativty, and ambthn. Today, morè than ever, wè bèlieve that LKab"on must engage wth thè cofflmunity context,. research (x)nsistentty indicates that gro%Mng education81 irwualty 15 dependent on the wder ne￿rk of support that siudents experien￿ in education and the value that wmmunities place on edLThtion. Our model is driven by ihose with lÉved experien￿ of the community context whilst believing in the need to work collÈlx)ratively towards a fairer and morè sustainable futurè through IuG3tion- a vision that we call .￿r CdledNe Fuiure,. This year saw the intr£Klu¢tion of our C(Nnrnuntty Leader5hry> in Education programme, 8 11>month proyJramme deswJned lo enable our most committed local volunteers io corne iogether to Sha￿ practice and advance SpM)t impact. Matched with a Peer Menlor. CLEd Catslysts led community needs assessments ahead ol explonng e￿ht areas of Eduspols impact at our ￿SIdential CLEd A(ademy and c￿ted and delivered a community action plan. The results from our first comrt wer8 qulte astonishing, wrth the programm8, whith wa5 fulty furwjed by the Fonthill Foundatson, leading to a signtficant intxease in lotxl fundraising. improvement in Spot management systems arKI advan￿5 to the quality of educatyon programmes delivered by volunteer5. These pioneering CLEd Catalysts have helped our Spol Ccxydinalor to start to create our'spot Handb￿k. in 2022- a blueprint for what we call the 'Dream Spot,: a vision for a community-led and schooPo)nnected education space focused on 8 core areas Isee page 101. Thank YOL¢ lo everyone who has suppcffted this shared wsion.. every actb)n or quiet word of adwce has truty comlx.ned to advan￿ the educational LWOrtunit¥es of over 15,000 individuals a¢yo&% Ghana, whilst empowering a rTK)vement of (xjmmunty edu()rs and activists in the pr￿55. 1 arn certain Ihat when I write in 2022, our impact will have s￿n￿CanuY deepened. In 2021. following the commibnant 8n(5 creab.vtty of our staff and volunteer t8arn, eng8g8ment in our Ed￿￿t and EduSTEM dubs gfBW. Monthly challenges have enabled volunteer5 across the network to engage students in practical team-based challenges. whth also aim to prornote leadership skills and citizenship values. Indeed. our first fonnal monitoring and evaluats'on reporl. created independenuy by ImpactEd, gave us extenswe quantitative evm1en￿ lo supp)rt tyjr qualitabve observations. We also printed our Seco￿ edtb.on ol Kwame's AdvenbJres. based in Abtsfour- a huge hit wrth the communityl It was laUntt￿ by the local chieftaincy. wth students coming from afar to spot their fn.ends and teaoh8rs within the storybook.Th8 highl¢ght of the year for Fraws Yeboah and me was o(Jr summertime book-drop wmbine(I with a diverse literacy feslival across all the Ghan8-based SFX)ts in celebration ol Eduspots. five-year anniversary. Many of our SFots are now seven years old. and their impact and communty interest only strerrfJthen. Cat Davison (Chair of Eduspotsl

Our Trustees ANNUAL REPORT 2021 Cat Davison (Chair) I Cal Davison oversees the Eduspols staff team in a vduntary capac4ty. She brings extensive experien¢x of educatKyn having 18tJght for 12 years in leading UK and Ghanaian s¢h(K)Is, QJFrenty oveF58eing the p8rtrw5hips, servi( 8nd w81 entrepreneurship edurAb"on at Sevenoaks SdK)ol. In 2021, she was selected as a finalist ft)r the $1million Varkey FoUnda1￿n Gbbal Teacher Prize. She sbjdied Philosophy at Cambridge, followed by a Part11 at Cambridge's Judge Business Schod befo￿ qualifying as a teacher and laking an W in EdUCat￿al and Iniemational Developmenl at UCL. She is also Chair of the Sch¢)Js C(xnrnunityAction group and adwses schc4)Is, organisations and individuals on Ser￿ baming and partrwships, with a parb(xJl8r interest in analysing power and akWYlr￿ wstc(Aonial thinkirwj in devekyn8nt (xjntexts. Gloria Agyemang Gkwia Agyemang. PmlessorofAccountirKJ. aThJ current Head of the School ol Business and Managemenl at Royal Holbway, Univwsity ol London holds a PhD in Management from the University of London. Receiving her undergraduate degree al the University of Ghana and her FAtgraduate at McGill University. Canada. she has bolh management and teachir experien￿ at UK arbd African Universities. Glori8's diverse research interests include A¢countiThJ atKI Race, Culture arKI Diversrty issues,. NGO Aecount8bility. Managernent Contrd and perfommnce management in Public Sector Organisations, the Management of Educational institutwms," Accounling and Sustainability Management in Emerging Economies, AccountiThJ for MwJratiortrlmmigration and Actounting for Crime. Gayle Clifford Ga￿e Cltfford is a heallh improvement spe(i8list with global experienc8 (England. mexi￿), Ghana, Azerbaijan, Jamar3, Ugandal of he81th, education 8nd gender prDgr8ms and reseath wth children. YOU￿ wjple, women and Community groups. Gayle's PhD (City, University of London) used feminist Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis IIPAI to expt(e the experien￿ of HIV wsitive mc>thers in Kingston. Jamaica. In her Current role as Senior D8vd0prr￿I Director lor Nyaka, an NGO in southw8St Uganda, she coordinat85 fundr8isiThJ efforts across thè ￿ganISa1￿M) and supwrts planning and stratagic dèvèlopm8nt. Mark Goodrich After a 2&year career as a lawyer induding as a partner wth the global law fimi. White & Case. Mark r￿nlY fequalified a5 a primary schcxjl ieacher to pursue his pa5&0n for 8duG4ts"on. H8 has had a highly intemattonal career his work taknng hirn io many differenl c(yJntries in A8ia and Afri(2. In addib.on tr) a law d•gree and his t&achino qualification, Math also has Masters degrees in the area of politics. administration and public policy. Adaim K!]-Iiil 31 Adam is a Biitish Nèw Zèalandèrvtho has S￿￿t rrK)st of his fAr86r in London, firsuy as a Strategy Consultant wth OC&C, and subsequendy as 3 fund manager investing in publidy listed small companies. Adam first met Cat at Cambndge Universty, Whe￿ he studied lor a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering. He is also a CFA charterholder. As the Trustee responsi1￿e for Finan￿. Adam's primary role is to ensure Eduspots remains on a robust financial ￿tif￿. He is also f￿￿sed on helping the organi$81ion build the resources and ntrds to enable it to deliver its lorwJer term ambilions. Amjad Saleem Amjad is the orchestrator of the Volunteer. Y¢JJth and Education Development Unit at the International Federal￿n of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, based in Geneva. This is a global team focused on volunteering management. youlh innovation and engagernent, and e(lycation prcJrarnrning. He has V￿rked in differenl ￿rspeCtiveS of humanitarian work, interfailh engag8rnent and ￿ce building. He appli8s his extensive knowl8dg8 on p8a(x building, humanitarian affairs and development wo$1( and interfaith engagèment in many domains, induding as t#)ard memt*r of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platfomi, and People Beyond Borders. His publications indudejoumal art¢des. several book chapters and a book on 'Lessons from Aceh.. Amjad has an M.Eng from Imperial College. London. an MBA from Manip81 GlcA)alNxL Malaysia and a PhD from Exeter University.

Key charitable information Our Charitable Objects To advan￿ education throughoutAfrica and the UK by the provision of. bvl not limited to, providing educational wurses. assisting in the oper*K>n of (xxnmuntty4eil education centres and providing grants to Indiv￿uals to further educalion as trustees from time io time may detemiine. lyst Our Trustees Our ¢urTW)t trustees 8re'. Catherine Dawson ljoined April 20161 Mark Goodrich ipined October 20191 Amjad Saleem O'oined March 20211 Gbria Agyemang tioined Juty 20211 Gayle Clifford Q'oined May 20221 Adam Khanbhai Q'oined May 2022} Core Infomiation Eduspots is a UK R8gist$r Charity 1166734 Our UK office is Flat 5. 2 Htgh Street. Sevenoaks. TN13 1 HX. Our website is www.eduspots.org and we [￿e @eduspots on Twitter, Far£trxx)k and Link8(Iln. with @8(lu spots on Inslagram. Our Bank Wise Bank. 6th FtTh)r, TEA Building. 56 Shor8ditch H¥Jh Stre8( Lon(kn. E1 6JJ, United Kingdom. liidependent Examiner The financial reFK)rt5 eniJ05ed have tjeen approv8d by an Inde￿ndent Exarnlr￿. Shmti Soni LimttÈd, 117a. St. Jcthns Hill. Sevenoaks, TN13 3PE EDU SPOTS For rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail or% info@edu5po15 org Follow @eduspols ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Ip OUR SPOTS ATULAriuÈ Our Story GEk15STEM Kaipoth Eduspots sprang to lrfe in 2015. with the uealion of a community education space in a disused dassroom. working with the communrty of Abofour. Students. teachers and community members came together as volunteers to open the Spa￿ bey¢nd s¢hool hours. in the evenings and weekends, establishing our fifst EduLit Club in 2016. PIEwAluib Petthe- A1￿￿￿￿tG￿aL Pete- AdomPt•p 5*1s¥• After the rnodel was tested. more cornmunities came forwards wantirvJ to follow the COn￿pt.. once five Spots were created. volunteers were joined together on What5App and our nehyork carne into exIster￿. In 2021. we have close to 50 Spots. with ovei 250 local volunteer5 workirvJ together to solve local challervJes through education. Y•m As a nefvlork, we afe now focused upon developiThJ whatwe call he Dream Spot mod•l' a replicab￿ model for a coryTrriiiJiiity-led Sll.ftfiin¢?hlp (Inrf fmn.8fnm7{Itivc education cenlre that we believe could have applicab.ons acr055 the worfd. What we do Through all our programme$. we ¢onne¢t. train arKI equip kxal volunteers to drive community-led charKJe working towards what we call #OurColl•ctiv•Futurn. We connect We train We equip We bring volunt••rs together through WhatsApp, online sessions & training meet-UP5. We offer training in leadership, literacy & STEM through our Ignite. CLEd and Peer Menloring We provide sustainable resourc•s sijch as books & lrteracylSTEM krts. alongside a￿$$ lo flexible gfant fijnding. EDU SPOTS For rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail v5 on info@eduspot5 org Follow @eduspols ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Our Context Eduspots builds from many strengths in our communities. Why do we exist? .1 experienced an education system where when the chalk was finished you would have to go home.'_ Getrude Akunlibe. Dulugu Spot Lead Quality of education In 2021, prwmary educati<)n was availablo to 38.7% of rufal communib.es as compared to 90.1% perc£nt of urban localrtses. More wdety. 66% of prirnary school tsachers in Ghana are trained with a varying qU81ity of teachirvj at all levels and relativety lirnrted opporlunty for practical 8xperirnentats'gn. 8% of 1&24yrs olds afe illiterate ILINESCO InstitLrte for Statistics. 2018). Motivated volunteers There are mob"vated teachers, students a￿1 community membe who want to play a role in improving educational opportunities for th￿r students. Widening inequality These thalknggs have been ex￿rbated by pandèmic, which has led to wKJaning amirKJ inequaliti'es, affecting vulnerab chik1￿￿ and youth disproportionately (UNESCO, 20201. The numter of out of school chikjren leapt from 35,432 in 2019 to 265,188 in 2020 (UNESCO, 20181 wth primary educat enmlment dropping fmm 86.2% to 82.4% behveen 2019 and 2020. l//- Female empowern)ent and protection 1 in 5 girfs aged 20-24 yeats okl are married before 18 IUNICEFI wilh 26% of girfs reporbng sexual violerKe (UNESCO Institute for StatistK5. 20191. Engaged students Student5 ill our comrnunities w8nt to learn. They have often nol had the opportunity to read at htsme. or do not have leaming support or study space", they mKJht not have engaged in practical STEM and literacy challenges al school. SPPTS F(>r Li!. Community Structures We work in rural comrnunities, where there is a slrong traditKJnal leadership rnodel. alongside Ioc81 educational. politycal. and religiou5 leaders with existing systerns for projert over5v3ht. EDU SPOTS Fgr rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail v5 on info@edu5POt5 org Follow @eduspots ( ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Our Collaborative Approach We belEve in the prywer of indNidua& and their omrnunitie5 to ¢feate and sustain change. We believe that chaThJ• must be d￿gned to endure over tsme. Eduspots: Our Collaborats've Approach We believe in the power of education as a collaborative lotsl lo Iran$ft)m lives cOmmunit￿s. lènsforfflatwe Community-led Sustainable Transformative 'Spots' are own8d and manag8{1 by community committees. who oversee the safeguarding and inclusion strategy. Ongoing Costs are sustained locally through fvndraising. enterprise & partnerships. Voluntoors and Spot us&rs advance their leadership skills and grow their confidence and commrtment as ath.ve crtizens. The impact of Spots is ¢Jriven by local volunteer teams. supported by a rx)Ilaborats"ve nemfork. We ensure educatjonal resources and activities are rooted in community under5tsnding. Students and wider users increase their engagement with educabon, also advanciro their creativity and critical thinking skills. Power analysis is applied in decision-making to ensure values are not imposed. Solar power is insialled where possible with a focus on environmental sustainability education and acb"on. Learning is oillaborative in nature, wth teamwork encouraged throughouL EDU SPOTS For rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail v5 on info@edu5POt5 org Follow @eduspols cjo ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Our Theory of Change Ignrte Pwtsrntnp airns to equi all ￿)[UnterS Mth 8 stro untsrstanding of EduSp)ts ways o orking and values. wth par￿alar [0￿S on proiethon. female emp)werment. and Dasic Iileracv anc STEM educK)n. IGNITE PROGRAMME The C=rDTilJnili _eadership '.Galicn programme is largeted at our tll051 comtnmed spot vdunteers Focus.. Pracbcal STEM education aprlied lo environmenlai Fo¢us: promoting creativity and critical thinkiThJ through Iileracy EDULIT TRAINING CLED ECOSTEM TRAINING PROGRAMME fr￿sing on ¢Sevelaping skilts and SFQt Impact across 8 wre areas. ktal resources. Spots progress towards 'The Dream Spot model, Spot activrlie5 are S￿10￿￿¢d lo¢alty. off¢rlng ur¢￿, study space and leaming support overseen ty a community committee. EduLit Clubs ECOSTEM Clubs and Camps with nationwide and global interactw. with nabonw4de arKI global Interaclw)n. ?•e OUTCOM£ I OLITCOME 2 OUTCOME6 OUTCOME 7 Volunteers lesFe&81 fern8￿1 devek)p Iheir dership skills and CAtizenship ¥alL￿. Students irnprove their irtera¢y. STEM and ￿adership sk￿ls. Pedagogy is rnore creabve. ' Communities work togelher to imw¥e Increased Diverse voices are heard and Mr￿e1 of a sustainable ¢ommunrty-led education karniNJ dusNe. space developed. StUd￿t$ are more gagèj in èjucali aTrJ grow as leddeT¥ arKI ive ¢itoer￿. )teers 8re tive aThJ informd edLKicro1 leadws ComrRuThty rnernbers Other organi5ations adopt aspects of sustainable mod for comrnunrty-kd education together lo advar edLKatioro1 0pportunrt￿s. VISION A world in which communities unite to create the future they want to see through education. EDU SPOTS For mure info. www.edu Ernail us on [e-mail] Follow @eduspols f r30 ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 10

We are together working towards The Dream SDOI Mollei This is the model of practice that we hope all $￿ts in the Eduspots fietmr can work towards. with our support. This h3$ been created through thÈ ide35 and pr2tti£e of V￿￿nteerS and 5tÈff from atr055 aur wtde fietwork We tontifiue th refine and resèarch a fflodel that could support communities in low-resource setrin8S 3cross the world in leadin8 and yJst3inin8 their own chanBe throu8h education. The model is bèsÈd OEI 8 toye areas. whith aFÈ also thÈ areas of trainin8 through our Community Leadership in E¢kntion ICLEdl pr08T￿rne. SPOT Project Management & SustalnabSllty EDU EIluc3tion Pioject De$4gn rhi￿15 3 mawmEntcornmtho ..on￿elth￿ nEcd5ottheiamrnu￿ty. ol vthirh rneeLs ￿gularly.1￿mp￿fft£3 3fc ￿T￿nIS lo(•red￿t AuthOrfaE5f￿ {[A￿phnI￿rs iThthe en Jkn.'Al.onal C ew pLwDfor èll other breasL Inlwin)tthli>go:here¥ I0￿11￿te fufjttraDiT8.vduntrrland IEqIE(t a￿lsur￿lt IntTrSTrr￿tWE.fUn&ef( EweryThTeE P4rdv4tsE5WE p&Med ￿ Imewllh ()i.- (' 4¥SQiJrceswe8ccwDted Iwir mor In￿{k￿ly. Teatn Building & Cornrnunity Engagernent Child ProtKtion and Indusion Literacy Development ng￿￿tts￿tth￿ ID Iltorocy Itha￿ -.Pe IduLIt 0￿1rtEr￿Cv "rE 3CnvI￿￿s EthcEthataJ3TE e<￿1￿ Jiid Gw￿l￿-Spec￿lcVTh0niCS Tel￿r( ens￿r￿S￿¥￿vibe5 tcrn IItCFary parbLitra Practical STEM and Sustsinabillty Educatlon .1$￿2$0t(lSO1 lheE￿5[￿ 51ern 5uEh a5 ECOSTEM cWlcY4rs. 5V5lcrn for ÈcD5TENI p3TtiElP3￿Tr. Communication for Change Origln of 'Spof Concept Fundr3iSin8 and Social Entrepreneurshrp 'etwDrk mErtJE-5hip Oeai (D￿ndS DT loi Y￿nIte￿I£l￿ 1ntt(onHTr￿l%v mErtEI% In Ghana. a'Sw 15 0 d￿k￿9 Swt. a for SWAalwrvJ. They S￿ fourvj all ¢)vef Il country. each having Ih I hxally rooted na￿ as'Besl Fr￿ndS Swt, or'Hope Spor. tbkth￿d￿r5 lo the EOvSpDTsWkoisAppfced. A Tr￿£pI￿r %Ytsmof Fau5pol55t?ff resardifil a(trwlVe5. IA)EFaDons 3r¢ EDU SPOTS For mure info. www.edu Ernail us on [e-mail] Follow @eduspols f rjo ANNUAL REPORT 2021

KALPOHIN £•OT CASE STUDY Wiitten by Adam Nabila. Kalpohin Spot Lead EXPLORING THE 8 CORE AREAS Fundraising and Social Entrepreneurship: Our Dfearn Spot m(xlel and our CLEd Fyouiatnrne are based on 8 CLYe areas. In th18 case study. we IcJk at KalF¢Jhin¥ currentaclivity in eath olthese. Ccrfnmur¥ty ￿brary ha8 raised luThYs a numberof activities. The mana92ment commiltee rar&ed GHC 6.000 for the inter-school JHS quyi compebts)n frcffl the Member of Parliament fDr Tarnde Narth CorthluEncy. Project Management and Suslainability: The Kalpohin Community ￿brary has a functKJnal management ccffjrnitlee in place. wh￿h meets monthly lo Flan also be briefed atKXrt the happenings in Ihe lthry by the Project Leader The management comittee is ¢x>mF¥)wJ of Ihe ffAkx¥mg". the representslive of the Chief of Kalpohin, PTA representative. Repyesentatwe of the host Se￿01 IK4mariH bagG sch¢KAI," representatives of Ihree ¢thr schods in Kalpfl)in'. the Assemblyman RepresÈntab¥ Iusu811y the CL))ftttee i￿m￿nI.. the Prqecl Leader and Lead Volunteer. Ibrahim Na￿la Adarn. a CLEd Programme Cat7J￿. aP1A￿ for a CLEd grant of GHC 3,500 ich was used lo wnfrJrce the libFary walls and ￿5￿all an addrt￿na1 2th)AH solar syaem a5 mwn source of lightng. The.dCor-￿0Or. appeal raksed 8bout GHC 2eO which was used lo connerl the library to Ihe national grid. Occasionally. we reach out to indwk1uals lor d￿at￿5 lor specifr repairs, or rbratory events lthe OUT end-of-year volunlr paty. Team Building and Community Engagement: Kalpohin Library has eroaged a w￿e range of stakehc4ders. induding heaJtethr5, pditiixl traditional leHders. edu(ztion adminBtrdt(Xs. parents. development-oriented youth groups. and artTsans. We have pul ￿ PL9￿ maller specialists who supFx)rt Ihe pupils. Ateather5' and headleathers, pL4th)rrn been created to enable monituiThJ of the impact of Ihe wcqrammes on wpls. Thi5 allcws for collatoratKn and feedback. enabling the pYc¥rammes to adapt and improve overtime. vol￿teerS are a55¢￿￿ated wth EduL￿t or EduSTEM ￿￿5". xrfre we asslgned ￿re speofic roles awJned w(th thr skills and interests. Communication for Change: We wKlate rn(￿1 ofour aGtiwiti05 th the EduSpot5 atrorwts and fi18 qU8rterfy data tAptJre. The s¥nage of Kaohin Community ￿brary is carly sited. comprehens￿e'd0's and ()n'ts' posters. 8Wdilab hours etc. are disp18yed on the innerwo11$. Education Project Design: All ￿Ucat￿al programmesare deswJned ¢￿kbCatiVety with stakehc4der5. the learners For Kalpthin Swl. this pr¢ces5 led to the r3phJ xaling of EduLit Ses￿On$ and the current focus on literacy. We &so aimed to bLHhl more c￿ne¢t￿nS within Ihe communty Ihrwgh an Inter.schxl comFets"tion bets¥een 13 5choo15 in the aTea. The 5 monlh Iwg inter-JHS wrL iThV￿ed 1.350 216 teachefs. Programme$ are hekl outside $thth)l ￿urs. parents are duly v)fmd. and proper attendance records of pupils are kept. We desyn programmes to eThJèJe all the domains of knrnTng. Indii¢Ju&s ihe rykrvdwtew5 have SJp￿thd pwrammes. The Kalpohin Crynmunty Library has fwractive h8tWp pL8tfO￿ induding Kalpohh Eduspots. KalDohin Spot Quiz Group. Kalpohin Community brary and Kalpcknin Library Spons￿5 platfo￿$. We equally have Kalpohin EduSpDt on FacetK Kalpohin Spot Facebook page. In all these we ty a5 much as pos9t￿e to keep all stakehdLlers nformed aix)ut day-to-day happening$ in the Child Protection Policy and Inclusion: Literacy Development and Practical STEM Education: A rx)py ofthe Ch1￿ wotedion gylder1￿s Ls pasted In Ihe t￿. bL crudally ev￿ volunteer ts tsken tfwh Ihe abuse rewrung woc8dur85 dLtring the ￿entalic￿ Pfc¢ess. 80th Lrterncy aThY STEM aubs weekly se55￿5 ar mL¥thty chaI￿n￿e$. We also hold an Eduspots Ltteracy Fe5¢N￿. We aim to make Spot a safe and indusive Spa￿.. if8 lo us that Spot doe5n'tjustfeel like J￿5t arther da55ro)m, but" spao wh¥e leamefs have freedom tts ewky¢. Users are charged materia￿. Members fe1 ak)thl. there are group readings. the JHS lilerxy C4￿ pthrn a hh3hl￿Jhfr"rvJ the Importance of ethJcat#Jn for ￿[15. Maths on basc arittimetic5 are PW by Ihe wrrAry literacy dub. EDU SPOTS For rnwe info. wsit www.edu Ernail us on info@eduspots org Follow @eduspols f• rjo ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 12

Our Programmes Spol volunteers. C8talysls, Peef Mentors and staff all play a key role in creattng and reviewing our ongoing strategy.. deep collaboration rooted in communty experien￿ is ￿ntral to our approach. Ignitè Prograrnm• (Spot volunteer51 CLEd Programm• (Spot Catalysts) Peer Mentoring Programm• (Peer Mentors1 Core Dèlivery Rolès IEduSpots Staffj All volunteers will be offernd.. Ignite Programme • AthotwJh induction process at a local and organisational ￿Ve1. including a volunteer handbook . A rarge of in-person training in child protect+on. fema empowerment, literacy and STEM education leading to communty4ed aCtiV￿e$. . Staff mentoriThJ. peer supF4)rt and netrthing oppthjnthes . Bi-wèekty emwèment $es$lon$ ond online ¢ourse$, alongside other gpportunth.es basgd gn Ihgir interests. • Opportunrt￿s to aP￿Y for STEM & literacy resources, along￿de )leY1b￿ granl ￿Trying. . R8¢c¥JnNion forth¢ic worf( and suptm with rg1grgn¢os The Ignrte Pfogramme aims to equip all volunteers with a strong understandiThJ of Eduspots ways of workir¥J and valuès. with a parts"culaT fotsjs on chik1 wotectin, kma mpowermènL and basic lrteracy and STEM rough this PTcrfJramme. we airn to stfength ur tynamic volunteer nehvork, to rther SUstsinab￿ action in the Spots, wrfh olvnteers ojlaborats'ng to fvjrther tha￿e c knodel for CLJmmunty-led education. • A &day residential Academy where Cataty5ts explore 8 CQTe units stretching auoss project rnanagement and sustainabilty, child protection and inclusion. educat¢on pmgramme de￿gn, lteraw development practical STEM education, communication for charKJe, tsam building and communty ervJa9èment, as well as ftJrKlraising and so¢fjal enlrepreneur5hip. • Catatysts are supported IhTough peer mentoring 8nd online group coaching to create and lead a Spot development plan. relating to three of the core areas. • Catatysts can apply for fundirrfJ and resources relating to Iheir impact plan. . Catatysts a￿ encouraged to be actsve in all aspects of the Ignite Programme. CLEd Programme This prtsjrgmme aims to develop our most (x)mmrtted ¢ommunrty volunteer5. called'Cataly5ts'. with the skills artd experience they need to rnove their Spots t(Mards the ream Spot model. whilst veloping their skills as -.iducational leaders. The programm• invol￿. Alli)'I Peer Mentoring Programme • Training in menloring and ojachiro. combined with Those who successfulty graduate from the handbook and resources. ,eLEd programme are given the chance to . Ex￿er￿ of managing fomal coaching relationships. me Peer Mentor5 for Catalysts in the next with support from Ed￿spots, staff team. LEd cohtsrt. receiving 8 small sb"rtrKI for thw"T Opportunity to apply for flexible grant funding and work. Thtr progrnmn invofves.. rescAJrce support for projects at their own Spots. In addition to these core programme5. our Eduspots Ambassador Network enables a wider network of supporter5 lo act through lundraising. resouice drives. online course promots.on & sharing our work. EDU SPOTS Fgr rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail v5 on info@edu5POt5 org Follow @eduspols cjo ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 13

CLEd Programme 2021 The CLEd prograrnme brings together committed volunteers from across our Spot communrties for 10 months of collaborative learning, relating to delivering further impact at their Spots, whilst growing skills in edlicational leadership. This quantitative study was independently conducted by Impact Ed across a cohort of 11 Catalysts_ It used validated research measures across a 10 month penod to explore areas relating to leadership development and well-being. £11 The study included 8 core units Impact on Catalysts Project Management & Sustainability Literacy Development Child Protection Catalysts showed an increase in all areas Self-efficacy Fundraising & Social Entrepreneurship Pratical STEM Education Team Buildlng & Community Engagement Communlcation lor Change Education Programme Desig11 Well-being of catalysts 8.2% 14/1(I Goal orientation 5.7°/0 The CLEd Programme includes Resldentlal academy Experlenced mentors Group coaching sessions Flexible grant funding Resource support Graduation event Citizenship values 5.3% Team working EDU SPOTS For rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail v5 on info@eduspot5 org Follow @eduspols ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 14

CLEd Academy Impact 2021 Quotes from Catalysts "The greatest thing I value is the community. I don't know if they are carefully selected, or it just happened by accident, but during the CLEd programme I was amazed. I went back to my room and I wondered, how does a group of people with such passion for creating an impact on others come together? It always motivates me, seeing what a team of passionate people are doing. Even if I have to sleep, I think of this - if someone is doing this, then what else can l also do?. (Seidu. Ejura) "After the project management and child protection sessions. we created an identification car(1 to ensure that everyone understands who is an official volunteer, and gave everyone in the team clear roles and responsibilities." (Adu, Akumadan) "The greatest change is on the literacy. Initially, when we started, not many people were interested in reading, but through a gradual process, and through what I leamt in the CLEd programme, we were able to engage the kids and start their engagement, before we came to the actual reading. Sometimes it's not about the reading but how you package it, we made them love it. Now before I come at the weekend they are all here waiting for me.. (Seidu. Ejura) "There's no library in the community, and one major change I've seen is that we've been able to engage the whole community and make them know that a library is not always a very quiet space. it's a place for innovations and creative minds., (Adu Akumadan) CLEd Academy feedback •StrC¥Yty aBTee A Agree • Nethtr qree cr rfwee io Programme gave lools and skills that will enable me to impact my community Programme has inspired me to take further aclion Programme challenged me to thlnk more deeply about educatlon and soclal change Programme enabled rne to meet other likwninded pgople who I can rely on Programme has led to a grovrth in confidence in affecting change in my communlty We felt cornfortable to share our ideas and opinions in the gn>up Would you recornmend the programme to other volunteers? EDU SPOTS For rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail v5 on info@eduspot5 org Follow @eduspols ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 15

Our Clubs in 2021-2022 EduLit Clubs Our EduLIt clubs aim to promote creativty and critical thinking. whilst developing core literacy skills, linked to areas of the JHS Engli8h c#Jrriculum. C5ub tasks stretch across creative writing. drama. public speaking. communty interviews and much morel Volunteers are supported with: Literacy educats￿ training and mentorirvj Monthly literacy challenges. feedback & reccrfJnit An EduLtt WhatsApp group & online resource hub An EduLrt handbc¢)k EduLit resources & trxjxes ECOSTEM Clubs and Camps r STEM and envtronmentsl svstainabilty Clubs are run by Spol volunteers, designed to enhance the JHS curriculum saence content with prathcal expenmentation using locally available, or recyejed. resources and a focus on female empoWÈm￿nt in STEM. Volunteers are supported with: STEM &lucation training and mentoring r"*.-. Monthty pracb'cal STEM challenges. feedback & recogntb.on An ECOSTEM WhatsApp group & online ￿SourCe hub . An ECOSTEM handbook . ECOSTEM krts STEM for a Sustainable Future Our'STEM for a SLlStainable Future. Camps ère 10-day camps by Spo". va'unieers. deslqned to engage JHS 2 stsjdents in practieal challenges relab.ng to dimate change and suslainable energy. wrth a focus on female empowemenl in STEM. Students VlSIt local industry sites arKI hear frorn profeSSK)nal 5(ienbsts and s￿en￿-[ocused sttjdents from their cornrnunities. EDU SPOTS For rnwe info. wsit www.edu Ernail us on info@eduspots org Follow @eduspols rja ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 16

Eduspots Literacy Development Eduspots supports literacy development in three core ways: throu books and honics cards- literacy training- monthly challenges an for EduLit h resources such as wider support Some EduLit Clubs are based in schools, and others are based in communities. Meetings are held at the Spots, bringing students and teachers from different schools together. The key aims are to improve literacy skills. inspire creativity, develop critical thinking skills and promote wider citizenship values. Monthly challenges co-crealed with the Sevenoaks School student team aim to promote these skills across the network. enabling students and volunteers to learn frorn each other. Numbers of books per Spot 14 12 io Less than 1000 1000-2( 2CW3000 30tKI.51M) 5000+ Number of books available Spots with EduLit systems and clubs 25 21 20 15 14 •YES •NO BOOK BofiROWING SYSTEM NUMBER OF LITEFIACY CLUBS

EDULIT CLUB CASE STUDY DICHEMSO EDULIT CLUB Written by Lawrence Dankwah. Dichemso volunteer Dichemso EduLit Club is a school-based liteiaty progrèmme that currently runs al the Dschemso MIA JHS 'A' in Kumasi. Ghana. At Dichemso, club activitie5 are mainly designed to improve literacy skills, nspire cre8tlvlty and develop leadership and erit4tal thinking skills. These ¢0 activities focus on three key areas of literacy de¥elopment-. English literacy. numeracy, and digital literacy. Florence Esi Amponsah faalitates the numeracy sessions at the Dichemso EduLit Club. She recounts a lack of intereSI in mathematics as a child and how she had sought ways of helping to demygiify the fear assoaated with it through the club activities. HOW PUPILS AFIE ENGAGED The EduLIt Club at DlchÈmso runs Èvery Saturday from IO=OO am to IZ..00 pm. Workshops are Someti￿￿$ held. especially for Ihe digital literacy sessions, on web devdopment and c¢xling. Students are admitted after facilitators have parental ton5ent. ensuring corptsrat• responsibility for the welfare of children who attend club programs outside of school hours. Theirage5 range from 12- to IS. HER TESTIMONY -Aettvitiès at the literacy club have enhanced the learning process because I have been challen9ed to move out of my comfort zone. beyond classioom theories. to employ dynamic ways to help our students to better understand the subject while developing their critical thinking abilities through simple math tricks. I have observed that during club sessions the children are Super excited to be on the task. I rèalized also that aside from their growing intelest in the subject. which before had not been so. they now love the idea of working in teams and palrs.- VARIOUS SESSIONS THAT ARE CARRIED OUT In a typical 5e&sion, one would find students being engag•d In any of the following student-centered activities: phonemes usin9 flashcards and their application in word-formation & pronunciabon- group reading aloud.. vlsual reading th￿ugh drama.- wdeo tutorlals- storytelling.. numeracy & word puzzles- total physical response methods for vocabulary expan5ign., poem5: rerttals & icebreakers- dlctlonary dillls-. English & numeracy games.. mathematics tricks- mathematics arts.. and essentials in computer scler￿e technology. At the be9inning of each month, members actNety partiC4pate in thè Eduspots Monthly Lltèracy Challenge where thdr ereatfve abilities are put to the tesL Lydia Nyabono from Bibiani Anwiaso When Lydia joined the Dichemso EduLit Club he rèason I was able to read ei9ht storybooks last semester was because I have learned to pronounce words on my ovm by applying what we are taught at the club. l am motivated to read because l am 5UPPOrted by thè leaders of our elub to ehoose the right books available for all at the library. Aside from that. the club is always a fun place to be and I love it when there is a￿ayS something rtrew to do. 15acrifice other activities to come on Saturdays. just because we learn by pl4ying and it has helped me to speak En91ish and perform mathematlcal -1 used to place sec¢nd in dass when I was at Bibiani but when I came to Dichemso my results were terrible. There was no Single word that I V￿UkI spell without making a mistake. I found It difficult to blend sounds on my own to form words nor could I break words into the flght syllables for pronunciation and writing. So. I found It dlffScult asklng questions in class and PROGRESS Members of the literacy club lead efforts in running the library together with the two volunteer leads. The library Tecord5 an average attendance of 20 students a day and the club ha5 generally impacted over 150 children since its inception in February 2021. ANNUAL REPO 21 1 18

ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 19 EDULIT GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ABOUT Through this storybook, and other reSoUr￿S such as creating Ghana-specific phonics cards, we have continued to create several global leaming partnership projects, between Ghanaian community clubs and UK schools, with the purpose of improving students, understanding of local and global issues through a postcolonial lens. The EduLit Servi￿ group in Sevenoaks are one example, and have worked closely with the Ghanaian EduLit team and community volunteers. One ofthe most impactful projects was the creation of Kwame's Adventures, storybook set in Spot communities, created through collaborative storytelling and illustrated by Ghanaian illustrator. Fleance Forkuo. Through this storybook, and other literacy- focused projects, students have been able to collaborate in a process of decolonisation of reSoUr￿s. Quotes from EduLit pro ect. Sevenoals School 'As someone bom and raised in the UK. the abundance of relatable literacy resources had never been a privilege I had aclively recognised, however, now l am able to recognise how literacy resources are dominaled by western culture and it motsvates me further to look into diversifying specifically children's literature. The most valuable experien￿ from the process of developing 'Kwame's Adventures, was receiving back responses to the surveys we sent OUL As a British student, this was an extraordinary way to leam about day-to-day Ghanaian cutture and develop an understanding of what qualities and traditions makes each community special and differant from the rest.. (Alicia, Sevenoaks School) Quotes from community members about Kwame's Adventures 'If we want to encourage pupils to read. then we need to give them books that mirror their world and capture their interest. This is what tha book does and I believe more of such initiatives need spreading.. (Project Leader. Kalpohin Swt) One of the first children to read the book commented that "I love the book because it talks about my community and this is the first ts'me l am reading 8 storybook that mentions my community's name.. Richmond, a local teacher observed that 'When the pupils were told that the story was staged at Tease, their own community, the excitement and readiness of the pupils to read Kwame's adventures was amazing. Teachers loo were eager to read and were surprised and happy to see Miss Alice feature in the story.. 11

EduSTEM case study SAKASAKA EDUSTEM CLUB MODEL Report written by Faad Abdul Rahman, Eduspots volunteer STEM is an interdisciplinary approach that provides a suitable learning atmosphere where students use Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in their daily life. EduSTEM club activities act as a springboard to widen learners, perspectives and horizons: most of the works are practical and contextualised. EDUSTEM AT SAKASAKA STEM activities are really important in Sakasaka and volunteers coordinating these activities really work hard to get all students on board especially ladies.The Sakasaka EduSTEM club is generally aimed at improving numeracy and promoting hands-on activities using locally derived materials. In a community like Sakasaka, where most male students take up side hustles of being motorbike mechanic5, the STEM club helps them hone their existing knowledge in engineering. making them understand concepts very well. as well as exposing female students to practical STEM activities and building their confidence. Club Meetings Moreover, the club meets every week on the school premises: this regularity helps give pupils a sense of motivation as they are engaged and take on new challenges every week. STEM learning in Sakasaka has been a major confidence boost for students and has increased their awareness of the many uses of science in the real-world. Quotes "Leading clubs sessions in Sakasaka has really been beneficial, considering the fact that I get the opportunity to connect well with students which creates that good teacher-student rapport. I have also been able to build good leadership skills." Habibata Yakubu Iddrisu- Volunteer Our Approach The club's approach is focused on encouraging students to'do things. practically and have a feel of how things are done rather than being fed the answer.The club's activities are not only limited to STEM subjects, but are cross-curricular. Arts and crafts, such as Mandala drawings and paper crafts, are incorporated. When monthly EduSTEM challenges are released. the team decides how to go about the challenge, allocating roles to team members according to their strengths.The team works collaboratively towards the shared aim. As students get involved in such activities, it helps them develop with creativity, critical thinking and problem solving skills. "Joining the STEM club has improved my knowledge in science practicals and has made me understand most of the diagrams in our science books." Abubakar Zuleiha- Student Prefect and a member of the STEM club "The practical sessions we had during the STEM camp has helped me to come develop interest for science." Lucy Kenya-sanzule Community Library ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 20

STEM for a Sustainable Future Camps 2 0 2 1 The Eduspots STEM camps aim to combine activities relating to practical science and environmental sustainability education through a 2 week programme. We aim to increase understanding of climate change, alongside building practical sustainability leadership and engineering skills, inspiring girls and boys to consider sludy and careers in STEM fields. This quantitative study was independently conducted by Impact Ed.The baseline and final suNey data {before and after) was collected from 20 pupils who participated in the two-week programme. Impact on Pupils Our STEM camps involve: Pupils showed an increase in all areas Information on climate change & sustainable energy Self-efficacy 8.2 /. Practical experimentation School engagement 10°/. Fast fashion recycling Emotional 4 engagement in maths & science 7.3% Trips to local industry Female leadership li Attitudes towards readin 8.1 /0 Careers talks Guest speakers Team challenges Citizenship values 0.7% ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Wider Spot activities 2021 A core part of Eduspots. work is encouraging and mentoring volunteers in leading their own education initiatives. built on community interests and needs. STEM activities STEM clubs STEM exhibition Flying drone competition Mathematics class Creativity day STEM camps x 4 Literacy-related activities Project based learning Don't stop Learning Project Debate x 3 Quizx2 Mobile library Puzzles Reading competitions x 2 Reading/literacy sessions/clinics x 5 Literacy events x 5 Spelling Bee x 5 Creative & Cultural activities Cooking sessions Cultural dance group Poetry recitals x 2 Movie night Drama activities x 4 After school catch up classes Animate your community PTA meetings Art classes Empowerment activities Online motivation sessions Mentorship Free breast screening program Motivational talk Financial literacy empowerment Fundraising event Entrepreneurship session International Girl Child Day Advocacy campaign - International Literacy Day x 2 Case Study EDU SPKJ75 KALPOHIN COMMUNITY LIBRARY Interschool Quiz Competition On Monday 6th De￿Mber. it was the Grand Finale Contest of the Kalpohin Community Library inter- school JHS QUIZ ComtEtits'on Sponsored by Hon Alhassan Suhuyini. MP for Tamale North Constituency. This contest was organised by volunteers at Kalpohin Community Library. SECOND EDMOM OF IKTER-SCIIOOI JHS COMPETITION 2021 The contest started on the 22nd August with 5 rounds of competition, culminating in a final showdown with Tishigu Anglican JHS A emerging the winners of Ihis year's Competition. Our Lady of Fatima RIC JHS from Nyanshegu community came second while Kalpohin SDAJHS A placed third. HQN AL￿N & SVHUYINI MP. TAMALE NORTh CONSrnCY The winning contestants re￿iVed 15 exercise books. 4 notebooks.1 mathematical set and 10 pens and certificates, while the first school rec8ived a cash amount of GHC5Crf). ' Today's quiz competition was so amazing and enjoyable for all schools in the contest., (Ridwan, Senior High School student and community volunteer) Kalpohin CommLtnity Library plans to partner with other stakeholders to roll out more programmes to improve education in its catchment area. ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 22

OUR ONLINE COURSES We offer four six week online courses for use by students, in any context, eager to learn more about effective and sustainable community action. and engage in critical perspectives on global development. Students apply learning from diverse perspectives to practical examples often relating to Eduspots, practice, engaging in collaborative learning with other students through the discussion board. "RESULTS 55 students passed our course in Social Entrepreneurship 42 students passed our course in Global Development 27 students passed our course in Postcolonial Perspectives 29 students passed our course in Leadership and Action 43% of participants were recognised with a distinction PEOPLE INVOLVED students from the following schools and universities (alongside others) have taken our courses giving excellent feedback: Ghana International School. Canford School. Eton College, Norwich School, African Science Academy. Benenden School, Roedean School, Marlborough College. Savannah International Academy, Wellington College, Academic City, University of Ghana. University of Development Studies. Oundle School, Westminster School, UCS, and many more. QUOTE: 'It was an incredible experience. I had the opportunity to share my views on critical social issues with other young people like myself across the globe. I leamt a lot from other perspectives on how social issues can be addressed., {Student, Ghana) QUOTE: 'The course has really helped me to consider some of the hamful stereotypes that are so prevalent in the UK. I had not really thought about all the colonial roots of development and the continued exploitation of some countries. I feel that my eyes have been opened to an injustice I hadn't per￿1Ved before. We often hear about children in Afncan countries but rarely do we hear about everyday lives and opinions of teenagers., (Student, UK) ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1-23

Fundraising and recognition Fundraising highlights Thank you to all w￿101￿￿￿ thg'Join our Joumtry, advènture of Summer 2022. As 3 volunteer t8aFn, we aimed to trav81 the dislan( across the Spots and the Ghana team travell￿1 ttsveen the communibes. Together. we rdised over £4000 with thousands of miles travell•l. Our first BVJ Give fvndraising event was also success, wtih over £4542.41 raised in tolal. We held our first online remote annual dinner, 'A Window into Eduspots. whth included a talk from Advisory Board Member and Ghanaian aut￿￿. Nana Dèmoah, and allowed att8nde8S to gèl a direct l(x)k into our Spots, with inspiring speerI￿S from volunieers and our staff team alongside a raffle, aucon and quvz. Global Teacher Prize Our FourKler. C Davison. was selected as one of two UK finalists for the Varkey Foundation's 2021 $1 million Gkjbal Teacher Prize. organised in partnership wilh UNESCO. This recognition threw a spotlight on Eduspots, work. with Eduspots mentK)ned in media across the world. induding The Times, The Tes, The Evening Standard, 3nd the BBC. W8 ho￿ that this opw>rtunty will (xJnts"nue to aid us In sharing our )IleGbve story and gaining fvrther support. Sunny Varkey, founder of the V8fkey Foundation, s8id= f￿ratUla￿OnS to Cal forreaGhing the final 50. Her story clearty h￿blightS the imwrtance of edUcat￿n in tackling the gwl challenges ahead- Imm climate cl)ange to gmwing inequality lo global pandemics. It Is t)nly bYpr￿sSng èducation Ihat w8 can sèf&guanY allour torn0￿￿5. EdUCatK￿ is th8 k8y to facing th8 Donations & grants Thank yots to the folTriwrfing tnjst lunds supporteil u5 in 2021.. The Fonthill Foundation. The Chalk Clfft Trusl, The Donald Forresler Trust, The Southall Trust, TheAshworth Charitable Trust, The Brian Murtagh Charilab Trust, The Jeph(x)tt Charitable TTUSI. The Girdlers. Trust. Thank you also to Ihe Baldock family and their friends for their continued support of the Elmina Spol. A final thank you... We would also like to thank our staff team, Trustees, and committed staff volunteers for all their energy, ideas. and commilment across 2021. In particular. we would like to thank Sarah Davis, our 2021 UK Volunteer of the Year, for her cA)ntinued long-term suptth as a volunteer Finance and Admin Offi￿T, and also Latjra Ward. who has o)nsistently gone beyond her slaff role to have a transfomiative impact across the organisation, receiving a atation of'a lrfeb"w contribution to Eduspots, from the Ghana team after stepping down. Wè also rec(yJnisè Frantts Y8boah for his sustained Ix)mmttm8nt to Eduswts as 8 Dir8Ltor of Eduspots Ghana sin(x 2018. Schools Network We apweuate engagement vthh many schools, including those who parts"cipated in our online ctsJr5es. We would like to say a particular thank you to Sevenoaks Schix)I (to the st8ff and students in the EduLtt arKI EduSTEM teams, particularfyAnne DUMf(￿dI. Wellington College. Eton College. Brighton College and Warwick University ECA}r￿l¢S Society for their ongoiTrJ supp)rt. Partners Thank you to Blackwke Des¥Jn Ltd forthe nb'nved vdunlary supwrt wrth the website and brandsrrfJ. We also appreciate Book Intemational for their donation of bc*)ks. And most importantly... As èvar, this rèport is dadicatèd to tho 250 r8gistèr8d ktal vcAunt88ts wfrw) thè woth of EduSp)ts on a daily basis. Without YOLE, EduSw)ts w(yJld rK)t exist, and y(yJ are the foundation of our work. Thank you fix inspinng US 811 to work har(ler, an(1 shining the path ahe&l for your sludents and wnder Ixjrnmunities. EDU SPOTS For rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail v5 on info@eduspot5 org Follow @eduspols ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 24

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of EduSpots

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021 which are set out on page 26.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees 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 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 material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

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.

Shruti Soni FCCA FCIE Date:13 October 2022 Shruti Soni Ltd ● Chartered Certified Accountants 117a St. John's Hill, Sevenoaks TN13 3PE

CHARITY COMMISSION ¥OR ENGLAIID VIALE5 Eduspots 1166734 Recelpts and payments accounts CC16a Ihe Kwloly IIV3)21 To 31MYkn21 Section A Receipts and payments UnresiricTwI tund% ResTricl lunth Endowment nds Tota lunds Lth￿ Seèr A1 Don4trons4fid 91 SQ 9240 AR? Al A55a invaimenisae5. Sub tolil Lrttrtcy SEEU CLEJ& % 11• 13JO1 &st4 1J5 $Pffj 41JQ nofbtsll t¢[•Jthi 719 1597 1.149 4199 2a9 Jjg 642 4ty1 4199 JJ9 642 1nwro￿tEX￿￿￿ff F t¢￿ 630 Sub tothi AT•t ofrec•ws/&•ymemsJ A5 fund5 A6 Cash funds ltsi year end Gaspl ￿ts￿$ thts y•ar •nd 5121 47T3 It494 17.•73 17.87) Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end d the period UnTe51ricityJ nds R85tric¢tyJ nds End0wTr￿I lunds Bl Cash fvTh1s zi 85 Liawii¢i•s 642 Granl paym•¥ts Pa)wts fDt LrtwKy. STEMa w Pityran¥Tres¥nd &JAdw4 FLuTrsPdr¥J L1bf•e$M￿Lrfe £49.0￿12￿• £39.8061 grants pa￿t0 EduSpcrtsGhau. ￿ #bJ•pendqrt NGO m Ghana r•95tergd In 2020 D•slgnat•d Ific￿￿• Unrearittèd fvndrasiry m4Jd•$£6.500desgnaed vu#ees b￿0 wopa.Th•ftthid5 WWO R￿al￿ Pafy TThnsacllons The thtytlU5tee$were pad ￿ rtceNed ary(hu beneffitsfrixn emF40J￿Iwth the th￿ty￿ the ￿￿(2￿". l No chaFtytru#e• iec•wed payrrnm ts prrless￿￿ crf IAh•r $ervvs supkqied to the ¢h•rtyP020 fnill. ND Iruaeeswwe Iwmbwstd ￿ tws iurred Rl to thtyrdth$¥$tsu51ee$ Q020 nll t>Jnng Il w. thtr 8od Lrf Trusts made wrestrKied donll$ In JSWtgaie ￿£ll.00012020 f29.4TrJl bt thaity Th•r• ar• no trom rola•d F4rt5whxh ar• Mnna cow5• dth• Chartyu5M•S5￿d nD feStrAY¢d from rdated Dae of rrN t•tsl of atrts•AS &9fi•tse Pmt Na MISS CAT DAVISON 0311012022

Additional Notes Statement of Public Benefit Entity Trustees. Responsibilities The Trustees have relèrred to the guidan( (xjntained in the Charity Commission's gèneral guidanc6 ¢)n public b8nefil when reviewing their aims arKI obiectivgs and in planning future 8ckn'vities. In particular, the Trustees ry)nshYer how planned aCtiv￿.eS will ￿￿tribUte to the aims arKJ objectives of the charity. Chawty law arHJ go(yJ praLlice requim trusteès to nsure that financial statements are prepared which give 8 tnte and f8ir view of the tharity's aff8iTS and of Ihe receipts and payments of the or9anisation for that period. In order to achieve ihis. trustees must comply with their obligation under ihe Charities Act 2071 wrth wards to, the keeping of accounting records lor the charity. the aLd5ting or independent examination of the statements of account of the Charity, the transmission of thè statemènts of account of Ihe Charity to the Commission and the prepardtion ofAnnual Retum and rts transmission to the wmmission. Reserves Policy The TrLJStees aim to hold 3 months of dsrect charitsble expenditure as restrrvss le$timated to be approximately £10.0001, which will allow the organi58lion to effi(xenUy. and meet the need5 of its members and benefi(aaries. The unrestricted funds available to the charity as at 31 Decathr 2021 were £11.89412020'. £6,773) whth include £6,5C 12020.. nil) designated by the tnjslees for the Elmina Bulky Project. The TnJstees expect to improve the reserves level by 31 December 2022. It is also the ￿ponsIbl11ty of the tDJstees to ensure that the ino)me and the property of the charity must be applied solely towards the promots'on of its objects. Ad)arrty trustee is ent￿ed to be ￿1MbUrSed out of the propèrty of the charity or may pay out of such property reasonable eX￿￿Se$ prop8rfy incurTéd by him or h8r when acting on b8haW of the charity and may benef from Injstee indemnity insurance ￿Ver PU￿haSed at the chariws expense in aco)rdance wth. and subject to the o)nditions in section 189 of ihe Charities Act 2011. Aso subject to dause 28, none of the Ir￿ome or property ol the chartty may be paid or transferred directly or indirecuy by way of dividend, b￿uS or otherwse by way of profrt tts any (*Jarity Financial Review The charitys totsl receipts and payments during the year were £g),96912020." £75,894) and £74,49312020." £68,390). Net receipts lor t year stocxl at £16,421 12020.. £75041. Going Concern The trustees are salisfied thal the thanty ￿11 continue to be a goir4J Conc￿ for the fueseeable future. This report was approved by th• Btsard of Trusteès on 3rd October and signed on their behalf. Miss Cat Davison, Chair of Trustees EDU SPOTS For rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail v5 on info@eduspot5 org Follow @eduspols ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 27

Make a donation Fundraise for us Ifyou I￿￿k1 like to iJcThte to Eduspots, F4ease our JustGNing page ¥M¥.jtsstgwing.comlwJuspots or for largef donab'ons, fvse C(￿laC1 us drectly. donate to the bank ¢Jetails beknw.. We'd IcNe to hear from artyone wl¥) M￿jh1 like to fvThlrai ts us, no matter how ￿'g or small! Posst4e hleas Ihat are tried and lested indude.. runnir4J marattKts. laces aThJ olher challenges, concerts. rèading s[￿s(￿sh￿. f(x)1ball tournamèn￿ raffles and aurtws. litwacy fe5b"vals. annual dinne￿. bake-ofs and cake sales. At Ihe slart of December. we will launch our Give aFpeal wheTe donab.ons are doutsled. Account holder: Eduspots Sort code: 23-14-70 Account number: 50399353 Volunteer or work with us We are erKffnJW￿Y gratefvl for SUPPOrt. a5 we can see that our work is mak¢'ng suth a threc and significant drffwence to the ed[￿￿10n81 oppcrtunitEs and leade￿hIp deveh)pment crf thoUsa￿lS of chiklren. young pewe and Our melhcxj is Iow-(X)st. high impac The Eduspcts t•am always team bundingl Eduspots is for further coTnTn￿ed volunteer5 and ambassadors vtho warrt to (y)nlribute in diverse ways to our ewévolving woth. and we al) regularfy advèrtise staff rolès. Do al infD@eduspot5.01g. Spread the word Fdbw us on s￿481 media at Juspots on Twrtter. FacebooK In*aw and @edu_spots on Linkedln, and rethare our SImF￿Y p8ssirvJ wr SW arKI rYKyJd by of nKXJth 01 be eXt￿￿Y hdpfvl. ease do also lel us know tf w kTh)w a Ir￿1 fvnd, C(￿￿Y or schcd w￿) may want to swort us. We'd also gratefully receive any ideas for events. SpMSors￿. ￿der bjndrasirg aCtNrt￿. Ckj email Ihe Chair Cat Davison dwectly at [e-mail]. EDU SPOTS For rnore infg. Visit www.edu Ernail v5 on info@eduspot5 org Follow @eduspols ANNUAL REPORT 2021 1 28

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Contact us at info us SUPFQrt our worK or partner wth us. Eduspots is UK registered charty 1166734, and a @ Eduspots Cktd)er 2022 EDU SPOTS For more info, ￿sIt www.edu Ernail u5 on inlo@edu5POt5 Org Follow @eduspots rjo