## **KENYA HOPE CHARITY AGM:** 27/11/2022 **CHAIRMAN’S REPORT**
The last 12mths have been very successful for Kenya Hope Charity. With Covid-19 finally under control and air-travel finally available, myself and Tom Yacomeni, lead minister with Locking Castle Church, visited Kenya in February to re-connect with our Kenyan communities after a 3yr absence.
During a hectic 12 days visit, we met our Kenyan committee, widow’s groups, youth groups, most of our sponsored children, we painted our first newly-built school and equipped it with new tables and chairs, we officially opened our second ‘nearly-completed’ school and also visited four tree nurseries. In addition, we paid the rent on a field that became a community farm which produced 30 sacks of maize for the widows who worked it.
Under the stewardship of our guest Pastor Edward Watta and his YAWASOP Charity, our area of influence has grown from 2 villages to 14 villages and I had the honour of planting our 1,000th fruit tree in school compounds. We have planted many more fruit trees since then, but this time in the gardens of poor families as we aim for our next target of 2,000 trees.
After 5yrs, our Child Sponsorship Programme has produced our first graduate. This year, Christine Akoth completed college and her dream of becoming a fully-trained teacher is now a reality; and with another 2 children at college and another 2 at university, expect more success stories in the near future.
Of course, there is room for operational improvement and there will always be new challenges in Kenya to overcome, but if we can deal with and overcome major global challenges such as Covid-19, then we have the strength and flexibility to grow and increase our support for poor communities in Kenya whatever challenges life throws at us, thanks to you, our loyal band of supporters who give us a firm foundation.
Finally, I would like to thank my fellow trustees: Irene Humphreys, Shaun Rowlands, June Ford, new trustees Martyn and Lorraine Dinsmore, treasurer Martin Purnell and associates Kat and Andy Watts for their hard work throughout the year. Special thanks also to Locking Castle Church for keeping us as a mission partner, and a special thank you to all our child sponsors and supporters, we couldn’t do it without you.
As we prepare for a year of growth, if you would like to be part of our journey, if you feel you have ‘committee experience’ and/or organisational/secretarial skills or just a heart for what we are doing (and of course a spare couple of hours once or twice a week), then please let me or any of my committee know.
## _**Thank you for listening. Does anyone have any questions?**_
**KENYA HOPE CHARITY**
## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 1 APRIL 2021 – 31 MARCH 2022**
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INCOME 2021 – 2020 –
2022 2021
Child sponsorship 9,215 8,900
Community fund 120 296
Donations Balance as at 31.3.20211,734 8,1783,000as at 5,625
31.3.2020
Trees fund 550 1,719
Fund raising Excess of expenditure over 2,096 (79) 1, 037 Excess of 2,553
income income
Kenya trip 1,500
Balance as at 31.3.2022 8,099 as at 8,178
Gift aid 1,853 1,744
3 1.3.2021
17,068 16,696
CAF Bank account 8,099 8,178
EXPENDITURE
School fees etc Child sponsorship fund6,835 6,3843,290 6,881
Community fund 416 306
Trees fund 415 236
Kenya funding
General fund 884 755
Covid aid 600 3, 860
8,099 8,178
Medical treatment 298 207
Tree planting 372 1,692
School construction and repairs 1,955 1,020
Committee in Kenya 449 450
Children get-togethers 150 250
Seeds and fertiliser 500 450
Maize 520 455
Gifts for families/children 40 520
Spending during Kenya trip 581
Wasonga – pastor training 345
Books etc for unsponsored 390
children
Other 76 358
6,276 9,262
Kenya flights and other 2,178
expenses
Fund raising 428 894
Insurance 183
Printer ink 110 124 Registered
Charity No.
Bank charges 372 332
1173487
Website 206 195
Safeguarding 166
Committee meal 104
Postage and stationery 25 16
Locking Castle Church 200
Other 64 30
17,147 14,143
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