1 HEART AFRICA LTD Company Reglstratlon Numbor= 11976966 Roglster•d Charlty No. 1176321 INANCIAL ACCO R THE YEAR E NTS- DRAFT 21 NTENTS Pag• Legal and Administralive Details 2-14 Report of Trustees Independent Examiner report Balance She•t Statements of Financ•al Activities 18-20 Notes to the Accounts 1 HEART AFRICA LTD Company Reglstratlon Numb•r= 11976966 Reglstor•d Ch•rlty hlo. 1176321 ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE R THE YEAR ENDED O APRIL 21 Trusteos Chaka Clark• Ranes Formosa Natasha Makengo Theodore Mene14k R•gl•tored offic•= 7-14 Great Dover Street Borough London SE1 4YR Roglstored Company Number: 1 197S966 RegOster•d Charlty NUMI￿r. 1 178321 Indepondont Examlner= Charles Osei. BSc{Hons). MSC. ACIE. AFA. ATA. MCIPF Practical Accounting Training Ltd Equitable House. 2nd Floor 10 Woolwich New Road London SE18 6AB 1q11olzozz Approved by order of the tx>ard of trustees on ..-.-.--.--.--- on Its t>ehalf by" -and signed Chair ## **I Heart Africa** **Trustee Report 2020 - 2021** 3 ## **I HEART AFRICA ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - 2021** ## **Contents Page** ## **3: Executive Summary** ## **4: Introduction** ## **5: Ghana** ## **6: Jamaica** ## **8: Congo DRC** ## **10: Financial Overview** ## **11: Thoughts for the year to come** ## **12: Special Thanks** 4 ## **Executive Summary** **Congo** : In the Congo DRC I heart Africa operate in two regions. In Goma DRC where in partnership support the Mama Masika Orphage, founded by Mama Masika a well known activist who fought tirelessly for those affected by conflict minerals. As well as the AEMDHECO orphange Center in Kinshasa owned by Mama Suzanne in housing orphaned children. The year proved to be one that was highly challenging through the height of the covid-19 pandemic, despite testing times we were able to ensure both centers in Goma and Kinshasa were well equipped with all necessary provisions to limit disruption **Jamaica:** At the Hallie Selassie High School we previously completed the library refurbishment to provide state of the art education. This had a ongoing positive impact on all students. This year we were able to ensure maintenance of the library as well refurbishment of a second room. We are immensely grateful for the donations from our supporters who made the future even brighter for the young kids at the school. 20 **Ghana:** In Ghana our We Will Rize partnership project was at its finished product. The unveiling of the Akosombo school was that of a success which will now help to create jobs for the local community and given hope to so many secondary school children’s lives in receiving rivalled top education. The sustainable school will play a vital role in development of the surrounding areas. - - 5 **I HEART AFRICA ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - 2021** ## **Introduction** I Heart Africa is a charity driven by a social mission to improve the livelihoods of men, women and children. Our values are centred on the promotion of holistic sustainable development, as a path towards building an environment that is optimal for proliferating a thriving self-determined community. In the name of transparency and due to our commitment to be accountable to the individuals we both serve and those who kindly support us, we aim to deliver reports as such in order to bring vivid clarity and openly share our actions, activities and achievements. This annual report provides an overview of the operations that cover the period 2020 – 2021, where the focus has predominately been on a trinity programmes namely set within the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] Ghana and Jamaica. 6 ## **Ghana** In Akosombo, Ghana, the I Heart Africa team continued their capital development works, which laid down the foundational infrastructure necessary to propel the students towards educational and self-developmental success. Thanks to Donors and assistance of Wood World Mission we were able to make headway in completing the Akosombo secondary school. In line with the WE WILL RIZE goals the project achieved its plans to build, equip and fund a high school linked to the Wood World Mission primary school established by Fuse ODG. The completion of the school would enable a wide community of people access to higher education, an opportunity that very few in the Akosombo have the luxury to experience. Since those fortunate enough to attend schooling, still faced with unfortunate hurdles such as vast travel distances between the home and school, which usually comes as an affordable expense to the students’ parents. The Akosombo School Construction was successful in combining and streamlining the expertise and efforts of architects, builders, local authorities and us the global come-unity. Despite the complexities of the task at hand, steady improvements continued to be made at the education facility. The Akosombo Academy was now one of various departments providing education and training across subject areas of I.T. Beauty, Carpentry, Electricals, Fashion, Masonry along with video editing and sound engineering. September 2021 was to be the month that the school opened its doors to new students, preparing them for the world through theoretical and practical education. 7 ## **Jamaica** In Jamaica at the Haile Selassie High School, I Heart Africa had successfully completed the initial refurbishment phases of modernizing the school library. A library is an integral resource in any school and because of this we sparked the **#WeWillRizeTogether Library Reimagination project** . A project which started in 2018 after public consultation saw that the library needed our immediate attention since its users did not find it fit for purpose and therefore, unusable due to facilities issues such as leaks in the roof, damp, rot, and the ensuing health hazards. Also the responses highlighted that there was great concern for the detrimental damage to precious learning resources as a direct consequence to the facilities dilapidated state. A number of suitable contractor who had the right team and experience to fulfil the vision were selected Paul of Freelance Construction. Freelance Construction was responsible for the total removal of all fixtures, furniture, shelving and flooring, a complete electrical rewiring, plastering, painting, timing, carpentry, installing the air conditioning and the ceiling fans as well as securing the space. The finished product was that of a state of the art learning facility for students to enjoy and be proud of. The prison style grated windows were permanently removed from the library and replaced with shatterproof double- glazed windows, thanks to the rapid effective and generous offerings of Norman at Exquisite Windows. With more natural light entering into the library than any other room in the entire school it now looked like a completely different space, which will give all the illumination a reader would need. One of the most eye catching, and costly features of the school’s new library is one which without an understanding of its cultural importance would be easy to overlook as just an aesthetically uplifting inclusion. The tiles selected are black, red, green and gold, the colours of H.I.M’s Ethiopian flag and the go to colours for every single Rasta on earth. These colours are all bright, stimulating and inviting and grouped together give the strength of unparalleled symbolic importance that motivates a subconscious mentality of unbreak-ability, wealth power and pride, all things we need to be installing to the Selassie children. The newly acquired books were transported to the school alongside the other books imported in by IHeartAfrica through the Bob Marley Foundation and, slowly, the shelving units were filled. In addition to these books, some 500-600 books that were raised during an ad-hoc IHeart Africa book drive in London coordinated by Axsal & Chaka were also added to the library. The book drives success was down to the help of Black Child Promotions & most importantly the Black Cultural Archives and Eat of Eden, in Brixton, who helped us collect and store the boo 8 To commemorate the unveiling Chaka and Axsal delivered the first official lesson in the space which was dedicated to inspiring the children of grades 7 & 8 to learn more about their history and ancestry rooted in the continent of Africa. The library was met and welcomed ecstatically by students who were happy to see modernisation of their school and educational experience. The teachers were expressive and were generous with their feedback and opinions of the completed project. They were particularly interested in knowing when their respective departments were going to also receive ‘the WeWillRizeTogether treatment’, which to us as a team is very humbling. This renovation into their school and departments, is a testament to how contented we have helped them become, through our projects. By delivering exactly what we set out to do, we have honored what you have supported us for. The standard that has been created in the Haile Selassie High school library will then be same one met throughout the entire school’s refurbishment. One that carries this school and by default it’s rising generations that enter into the wider community in to the 21st century. Our team’s plan is currently under refinement alongside the school’s management to ensure that it is tweaked to its optimized perfection to be of most benefit to the students. A plan will be tailored for the remainder of the school and published online via iHeartAfrica.org giving supporters the ability to pledge to specific parts of the school’s refurbishment. Sine the completion of the first phase of the project, I Heart Africa have since undertaken in maintenance work and commencement of phase 2 9 ## **Congo** ## **–** ## **Goma** ## **Covid 19 Response** The year 2020-2021 was a very challenging year for I Heart Africa. As covid hit the world, our Goma team stayed resilient and pushed through. Within the first half of the year our main focus was to ensure the safety and protection of our children and adult members. We set about organizing health and safety workshops with all of our users, this entailed showing them how to properly wash their hands, use of sanitizers, how to keep themselves and others safe. We purchased a variety of covid approved materials such as masks, gloves, sanitizers, hand washing areas.This initiative was well received and a success as we had zero cases of covid-19 at our center. ## **Street Kids Outreach** Towards the latter part of the year once we were able to integrate through approval of government guidance, I Heart Africa went about creating an outreach day for other street children within the City Centers of Goma. Whilst I Heart Africa in its infancy as a charity would love to take on all of the street children in Goma the current reality of that was not feasible. Therefore the next best thing I Heart Africa could do was to create a fun day out for the street children within the Goma capital city area. ## **Refurbishment** Our remaining activities for the year consisted of ensuring where possible the children at the Masika center continued education, food provision was provided and lastly any medical fees. Whilst it was a relatively quite year for I Heart Africa due to covid restrictions we were able to operate to as best as our ability with minimal disruption, 10 ## **Congo** ## **–** ## **Kinshasa** ## Covid-19 response The year 2020-2021 was one that came with great challenges as the world faces Covid-19. Our goal during this difficult period was to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children. We promptly set out to buy all necessary sanitary equipment such as masks, hand sanitizers, clean water provision with educational training on staying and keeping themselves and others safe. ## Refurbishment Whilst covid-19 was ongoing through government guidance we were able to continue on our activities as much as possible. One of our projects for the year was to continue the refurbishment of the center. These included fixing the guttering system, toilet areas and shower rooms which needed maintenance. ## Schooling and provisions Much of the year was that of a quitter period than normal due to the ongoing pandemic. We ensured there was adequate amounts of food provision especially for any lock down periods and when children were able to return to school, I Heart Africa ensured all necessities and relevant fees were promptly organized. 11 ## **I Heart Africa expenditure overview** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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12 ## **Thoughts for the year ahead** As we look into the year ahead our focus will be to scale up our infrastructure and education projects across all three regions. In Congo DRC our objectives for the year will be to continue supporting our beneficiaries in Kinshasa and Goma. Both of these sites will involve a level of external and internal refurbishments, administrative assistance by way of improved operational processes and best practise. At the Kinshasa Orphanage we will aim to complete a number of major refurbishments at the centre, implement adequate preventions and improved quality of life, in addition to further cement our relationships with the ADEAHCO center. Our project aims for activities in Goma DRC will be to complete consultation of new orphanage building that will house up to 40 street and orphaned children, reinforce partnership with healthcare providers and begin our life skills workshop for women and young adults. I Heart Africa will continue with the We Will Rize partnership project in Jamaica. At the Haile Selassie High School in Jamaica we aim to undertake further refurbishments throughout the school to the high standard of the completed library. ## **Appendix** 13 ## **Special Thanks** It wouldn’t be right to finish this report without ensuring special acknowledgment and recognition to all of those who have helped make this happen. First, we must begin with thanking the entire Haile Selassie high school teaching body that have lent their time, skills and resources to contribute to the end goal. With that being said, we’d like to specifically thank Lorenzo Ellis - Headteacher, Mrs Moore, Mrs Knight and Mrs Burton- School Bursars and, Mr Hird - ICT Technician. Next, we’d like to turn attentions to the financial supporters of the project: Stefflon-Don, Cleopatra & The XXXTentacion Foundation, Solomon Sounds, Andre Gray and longtime patron Lenny Kravitz. Many of these people have no direct connection or affiliation to the school or to the area however they found it within their parameters of responsibility to contribute to the change. Even though the money was invaluable, it’s their shared common interest in providing a solution to build a better future. Thank you for the time taken and services offered and rendered by the likes of Anice at The House of Pretty for assisting with the 3D concepts, designs and layouts. The works of The House of Pretty was paid for by Jesse Royal to which we are extremely grateful. We would like to say thank you to Norman Pitt, the CEO of Exquisite Windows for their generous pricing and rapid turnaround time. We’re also thankful of the fact a consistent price has been extended to us for the remainder of the Haile Selassie high school refurbishment, this means we can be sure that the whole school is fitted with the same style windows all round providing continuity. I HeartAfrica would like to thank the hardworking efforts of Tara and Donisha who were involved on a project management perspective to oversee various administrative responsibilities. It was through Donisha’s affiliation to the Bob Marley Foundation that we were able to reduce the costs on importing the resources we did not have access to directly on the island such as interactive white boards and the computers. Furthermore, we would like to express our gratitude towards Pretty Little Thing whose generous donations allowed us to put the finishing touches on the akossombo secondary school. In addition a special thank you to Yamin Lissin and Chetan Kothari whose contributions have made a difference to so many. Finally, we would like to thank the members of the pubic who have continually helped through the donation of funds, times and skills, by using their social media platforms to active their inner activist by sharing content and raising awareness. We hope to keep receiving your favour, respect, support and love. The most significant portion of the work was carried out through the orchestration and guidance of Paul, the proprietor of Freelance construction Limited. As our projects aim is to completely renovate the school and raise the standard, a high-quality finish was needed and delivered despite some setbacks. We’re happy with the result to the point where we will be eager to engage Freelance Construction in the near future to carry out more work at the school. We know that Paul would not have been able to pull this off if it was not for the reliable works of his elected painting team, electricians, tilers, plasters and clean up team. 14 1 HEART AFRICA LTD Company Reglstratlon Number: 1 1975966 Reglstered Charlty No. 1178321 Indop•nd•nt Examln•¢s report on tho flnanclal statements To the trustees of 1 Heart Africa Ltd I report on the financial staternents for the year ended 30 April 2020 set out on pages 16 - 20. This report ss mado solely to the Trustees of 1 Heart Africa Ltd. as a Ixxjy. in accordance with regulatlons made under section 145 of the Charities Act 201 1 and Charity SORP (frsse). My work has been undertaken so that I might stata to the Trustees rnatters l am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by I￿￿. I do not accept or assume resKK>nsibility to anyona other than the charity and ch8rity's trustees for my independenl exam•nat•on work. for this report. or for the statement I have given below. Respectlve responslbllltles of Trustees and Independent examlner As Charity trustees for the purposes of charity law. are responsible for the pr*parat•on of the financial Sl8tem&nts. Tha Trustees consiclar that Sn audit is not req(Aired for this year under section 144(2) of the Charit•es Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination bs needed. Having satisfied myself that Ihe Charily Is not subject to an audit under company law and is eligibla lor Indapendent examination. it is my responsibility to: a) examine the accovnts under soction 145 of the 201 1 Act: b) follow the procèdures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commissioners un¢Jef section 145{5){b) of the 2011 Act; and c) state whether particular matter8 have come to my attention. 8asls of Independent ex•mlner's Statement My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions 9iven by the Charity Commission An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity. and comparison of ihe accounts presenied with Ihose records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual btems or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from YOLJ as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence Ihat would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts presenl a -true and fair view- and Ihe report is limited to those matters sol out in the st8t&ment below. Independent examlner's statement In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention- 1) which glves me reasonat)le cause to bel•eve that in any material respecl the requirements a> to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act" and b> to prepare accounts wh•ch accord with the accounting records. comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not bean met: or 2) to which. in my op•nion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper undarstanding of the accounts to be reached. o¥a Chartes Osei. Bsc (Hons>. MSC. ACIE. AFA. ATA. MCIPP Practical Accounting Training Ltd. 10 Woolwich New Road. 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