maNG6ma mutual assistance mutual advantage ANNUAL REPORT 2024/25 ## FOREWARD This year marked an important period of reflection and renewal for maNGOma. As well as continuing our support for partner NGOs, we began planning a refreshed organisational direction, with a greater emphasis on our second charitable aim: facilitating the sharing of knowledge and experience among grassroots organisations across borders. ## **FIGURE 1.** _MaNGOma partner Rural Community Development Service empowers marginalised communities in Nepal_ ## ABOUT MANGOMA maNGOma (mutual assistance for NGOs for mutual advantage) is a UK-based organisation supporting community groups and NGOs both in the UK and internationally. We work at the intersection of climate change, ecological breakdown, poverty, education, health, population displacement and regional conflict. Our partnerships focus on small grassroots NGOs, helping them turn project proposals into reality by collaborating on funding applications and organisational development. In the UK we have supported groups working with refugees, migrant communities and disadvantaged young people. Our Board brings together diverse, international experience in community project management, international development, and charity business development. Much of our volunteer team is drawn from the University of East Anglia’s School of Global Development (UEA), with volunteers based both in the UK and overseas. ## **FIGURE 2.** _MaNGOma partner School Connect provides opportunities for uyoung people in Uganda._ ## ACTIVITIES REPORT ## The maNGOma Newsletter TThroughout the year, the newsletter continued to amplify the voices of grassroots organisations in the Global South. Each edition featured a partner “spotlight” highlighting locally led innovation—ranging from SISCODE’s IT training for girls in Ghana to ZimConserve’s climate-resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe and HAGMA’s menstrual-health initiatives in Uganda. The newsletter also explored wider global-development issues: the shrinking funding available to Global South civil society; increasing water scarcity; the accelerating loss of coral reefs; and the fact that fewer than 20% of the UN Sustainable Development Goals remain on track. We reported on new policy debates—tax justice, debt restructuring, and aid cuts in the UK and US— and covered emerging trends such as social enterprise models, women-led cooperatives, and digital technologies (AI, crypto-giving and algorithmic fundraising). The newsletter also facilitated business development across our readership by linking strategic insights, resources and research, and highlighted our UK engagement activities including participation in Global Donut Day and contributions to networks such as BOND. Together, these updates portrayed a picture of global challenges alongside the practical, hopeful solutions emerging from our partners. ## Kenya Poverty Action A major achievement this year was securing Charity Commission registration for Kenya Poverty Action (KPA), a new UK charity created to strengthen the presence of Kenyan grassroots organisations in the UK and broaden fundraising pathways. KPA is dedicated to community-led poverty reduction in underserved regions. Its work spans: human capital and social development; clean water, sanitation and hygiene; youth and women’s empowerment; climate-smart agriculture and food security; and digital inclusion and disaster-risk reduction. KPA plans to offer catalytic grants for new ideas, operational support for established projects, and emergency response funding. The initiative reflects maNGOma’s commitment to strengthening locally led action and widening global solidarity. ## Film Festival Together with Norwich Eco Hub and Reimagine Norwich, we cohosted a successful film festival at Cinema City. The programme included: Where Olive Trees Weep – a documentary exploring the lived realities of Palestinians under occupation, touching on generational trauma, dispossession, imprisonment, water injustice and resilience. 2040 – an optimistic, solutions-focused climate documentary visualising what the world could look like if existing sustainable innovations were scaled by 2040. The screenings prompted rich audience discussion on global inequality, climate justice and community-led change. **FIGURE 3.** _maNGOma partner Kenya Poverty Action tackles poverty and inequality in Kenya._ ## Fundraising and Partner Support Volunteers worked on proposals supporting our partner NGOs, including: Health and Water Foundation (Kenya): development of a youth entrepreneurship project in Kisii and work on improved sanitation in primary schools. - ZimConserve (Zimbabwe): a proposal for mushroom farming to strengthen food security and climate resilience. Across the year, Trustees reviewed progress with all partner NGOs in Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda and Ghana. ZimConserve and HWF/KPA remained the most active projects, while some partners saw limited progress due to capacity challenges. ## Training seminars We again collaborated with the University of East Anglia (UEA) School of Global Development to deliver a two-day training programme on fundraising and strategic development. Participants explored the skills essential for effective fundraising—from writing and research to relationship-building and financial planning—and were introduced to key funding pathways, project-analysis tools, and approaches to demonstrating impact. The training remains an important bridge between UEA students and real-world NGOs. **FIGURE 4.** _MaNGOma partner Camaay provide opportunities for young people in Cameroon._ ## EXPANDING MANGOMA’S ROLE During this period, Trustees articulated a broader purpose for maNGOma, including: - enabling knowledge-sharing and collaboration between Global South NGOs - promoting their work and local contexts - increasing fundraising reach engaging the public, development agencies and academic networks - highlighting international issues locally through Norwich-based cultural, arts, refugee and Doughnut-Economics-inspired activities These developments mark the beginning of maNGOma’s evolution into a more holistic, knowledge-driven and outward-facing organisation. **FIGURE 5.** _MaNGOma partner Abbacol enables vulnerable children, young people and indigenous families create lasting social and ecological change in Columbia._ ## VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND INTERNAL CAPACITY Volunteer capacity remained a challenge. In response, we developed clearer onboarding processes, expanded the G-Drive resource base, and began planning wider volunteer roles beyond bid writing in accordance with our strategic development—including communications, research, blog writing, facilitating NGO collaboration and public-facing engagement ## FUTURE PLANS Looking ahead, we aim to strengthen our partnerships, deepen our capacity to support NGO fundraising and development, and build our knowledge-sharing role across networks in the UK and the Global South. We will continue engaging with partners on international development, climate justice and sustainability, aligning global awareness with local action in Norwich and beyond. ## **FIGURE 6.** _MaNGOma partner IRUKA empowers women and girls across Africa._ _._ ||||||||**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**maNGOma**|||||**1169841**||||| |06/04/2024
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