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Giakonda Solar Schools Financial year Aug21 -Aug22

AUG 2021

We have started on the Advance Light Mentoring Course run by Hub Cymru Africa. We hope it will help us strengthen our organisation.

SEP 2021

WK started a course on strengthening partnerships, run by INTRAC. Howard delivered online training and encouraged teachers to make training videos for their pupils. Some of them were uploaded to our YouTube channel.

NOV 2021

We submitted an application To Wales and Africa for solar power and a suite of Raspberry Pi computers to be used as a teacher training centre outside school times.

Also submitted an application to Wales and Africa for the Learning to Learn Project (L2L). We sent remaining monitors and PCs to ITschools Africa for refurbishment. Howard attended Hub Cymru Africa Safeguarding training.

DEC 2021

We were awarded a grant of £7500 from Wales and Africa for our Learning to Learn Project. Our second application is to be re-considered in January 2022.

We submitted an application to The Waterloo Foundation for solar power and a suite of Raspberry Pi computers to be used as a teacher training centre outside school times.

Memorandums of understanding were signed by all parties involved in the Learning to Learn Project.

We attended an interesting Zoom meeting for NGOs registered with the Zambian Government. A representative of the Financial Intelligence Centre gave a presentation on Money Laundering and Funding Terrorism awareness to 93 people

JAN 2022

We made an unsuccessful application to The Fore for funds to set up an office in Siavonga with the view of expanding our profile and reach. The application to Wales and Africa for solar training hub was unsuccessful but we will resubmit in July.

We enjoyed the HCA global solidarity summit and were invited to lead a session on computers in rural areas. We continued to make useful contacts with charities such as Money for Madagascar and Health Help International.

FEB 2022

We visited Siavonga to check the internet access of the schools on the Learning to Learn project. HK held a training session at Siavonga Teacher Resource Centre to familiarise teachers with the Tablets and Raspberry Pi desktops we provided. This was followed by a “Meet and Greet” at Lake Safari Lodge where we had a virtual meeting with L2L (Beth and Lisa) to add more detail about the project and gather baseline data.

Visited Munyama by boat to check signal strength and had an opportunity to record their wonderful choir.

Visited Siamwiinga, Chaanga, Sianyoolo and Kabuyu to check internet.

Had a meeting with DEBS and discussed shortage of desks. Visited carpentry workshop at Siavonga High School.

We also had an opportunity on our last day to meet with Aaron Chanza of NAQEZ and Rita Mkandawire and Mumba Nhlane of the Future is Female.

APR 2022

Lisa and Beth of Learning to Learn visited Siavonga to meet up with the teachers on the project and do some preparatory sessions with them.

Wendy joined HCA Springboard courses on fundraising, and communities of practice on Fundraising, gender and equality and Power and Privilege.

MAY 2022

Learning To Learn online mentoring sessions began and were enthusiastically received. We took part in the HCA Fundraising summit.

Had a zoom meeting with Giakonda Solar Schools Zambia (GSSZm) adding new members (Florence Mbewe, Esnely Mbewe, Daniel Mangwende and Liza Leibowitz).

JUNE 2022

With help of HCA we gained two volunteers Yasmine and Harry to help with social media and fundraising.

Two amazing endorsements received today from Zambian schools where we have installed solar panels.

We held another meeting of GSSZm, during which we encouraged new members to send their ID details so that we can register the changes with the Zambian authorities.

We are proud to have an article included in the first edition of the Zambian Education Magazine, published by NAQEZ (National Action for Quality Education in Zambia). Howard talks about the issues of choosing appropriate IT equipment for use in a rural African setting. Kabuyu started a code club for its pupils.

JULY 2022

Final online Learning to Learn session took place. Beth and Lisa visited schools to deliver classroom based workshops and help with writing school policies.

We were awarded a Digital Inclusion Grant of £1000 from Hub Cymru Africa with which we purchased antennae and routers to boost the signal in four schools.

Resubmitted application to Wales and Africa for solar training hub at Sinandambwe school. Yasmine has been busy writing funding applications to Jephcott Charitable Trust and Oakdale Trust. Harry has set up an Instagram account for us.

Howard had a second article included in NAQEZ magazine as part of an ongoing series. We designed a banner and business cards for Giakonda Solar Schools Zambia and had them produced in Lusaka.

AUG 2022

Two articles were published in NAQEZ magazine. NAQEZ is holding a conference in Choma on 4th/5th October which we have been invited to attend.

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Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 16-Aug-21 15-Aug-22

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Cash donations 445 - - 445
Grant from Walesand Africa - 7,500 - 7,500
Grant from HubCymru Afica - 1,375 - 1,375
sales 280 - - 280
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725 8,875 - 9,600
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 725 8,875 - 9,600
A3 Payments
IT kit purchased in UK - 4,612 - 4,612
Shipping 555 - 555
Printing UK - 386 - 386
IT kit purchased in Zambia 676 275 - 951
Admin /printing Zambia - 11 - 11
Volunteer travel Zambia - 725 - 725
Meetings and events Zambia 775 - 775
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Sub total [ 676 ] 7,339 - 8,015
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 676 7,339 - 8,015
Net of receipts/(payments) 49 1,536 - 1,585
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 635 - - 635
Cash funds this year end 684 1,536 - 2,220
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