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GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024

Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA [GoHA] Trustees Annual Report 2025

Report contributors………………………………………………………………………3 Background / Context………………………………………………………………….4 Foreword: Message from the Chair of Good Health Africa UK…………………6 GoHA Key Achievements in 2023…………………………………………………….7 PART 1: GOAL AREAS…………………………………………………………………… 8 Goal Area 1: EDUCATION…………………………………………………………..9 Goal Area 2: HEALTH FACILITIES [Clinic etc.]…………………………………..10 Goal Area 3: CLEAN WATER FOR DRINKING & HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES….11 Goal Area 4: DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY FOR SUSTAINABILITY………..12 Goal Area 5: LOOKING AHEAD: CURRICULUM CHANGES | CAPITAL PROJECTS…13 School Day…………………………………………………………………………..14 PART 2: STRATEGIC REPORT ……………………………………………………………15 Approach and Aims……………………………………………………………….16 Vision………………………………………………………………………………….16 Summary of Outcomes in 2024………………………………………………….17 Activities & Achievements in 2024………………………………………………20 1) Education…………………………………………………………………..20 2) Health Facilities (Clinic, etc.)……………………………………………28 3) Clean Water for Drinking and Household Purposes………………..29 4) Developing the Community for Sustainability……………………….30 PART 3: FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES……………………………………………………….33 Financial Activities……………………………………………………………….…34 Balance Sheet………………………………………………………………………35 Contact page………………………………………………………………………….36

TABLE OF FIGURES

FIGURE1	Map of Kenya Page # 4
FIGURE 2	School Water Tank Page # 29
FIGURE 3	Dried Up Water Spring Page # 29
FIGURE 4	Jiggers Sufferers Page # 30
FIGURE 5	Prison Ministry Visit 2025 Page # 32

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024

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Report Contributors

Section	Written /prepared by
General Introduction	Deputy Chairperson
Foreword	Founder
Education,Health, Community,LookingAhead	DrSharon RomeoFivel-Demoret
Approach,Aims,Vision&Mission	GoHA Team inconsultation with DRCSTeam
Resources,Promotion,Partnerships	DoanneldaDublin
Exam Results	ArnoldMilimuNdeche
School Day	Fredrick Misango Shivachi& Joseph AndayeAtabakana
Books	Allan Mmboyi Atsobwa
Debating	GeorgeMakatianiShisakha
Safeguarding	Senior Management Team Allan Mboyi, Arnold Ndeche, Pastor Bahati., Betty Mulanda, Fredrick Misango, Joseph Andaye,Meshack Amutabi,Violet Wafula
Vigilance, School Roll	Senior Management Team Allan Mboyi, Arnold Ndeche, Pastor Bahati., Betty Mulanda, Fredrick Misango, Joseph Andaye,Meshack Amutabi,Violet Wafula
EnterpriseActivities	Meshack Amutabi
Parent TeachersAssociation	Fredrick Misango Shivachi
DRCS School Board	David Saenyi
Senior Management Team	Fredrick Misango Shivachi
Pathfinders,Vacation Bible School& CampMeeting	PastorJoseph Bahati Ambuka
Choir	BettyYiswaMulanda
Sewing	Joseph Andaye Atabakana
Sports, (atschool, outings)	ArnoldMilimuNdeche
Health Care, Jiggers	Meshack Amutabi, Pastor Joseph Bahati Ambuka
New Kitchen, Classroom(Reasons,Results)	Joseph AndayeAtabakana
TransportChallenges & Solutions	Joseph AndayeAtabakana andAllan AtsobwaMmboyi
Water(School, Community)Impactof Illegal Mining	Fredrick Misango Shivachi& Joseph AndayeAtabakana
Agriculture	Joseph AndayeAtabakana
Prison Ministry	PastorJoseph Bahati,Thelma Gage &ValerieRomeo
CampMeeting	Pastor Joseph Bahati
Financial Report	Meshack Amutabi&DoanneldaDublin

Editors:

Dr Sharon Romeo Fivel- Demoret [GoHA Deputy Chairperson | Trustee], Thelma Gage [GoHA Secretary | Trustee] and Doannelda Dublin [Business Consultant]

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024

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Defeating poverty IN THE RURAL COMMUNITY of Western Kenya Kenya, Africa

POPULATION : 57.5 million [⬆️2.2%; ranked 7[th] most populated country in Africa; rated Grade D quality]

CAPITAL: Nairobi

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES : Swahili and English

CURRENCY : Kenya Shilling (KSH)

WESTERN KENYA

POPULATION : 4.5 million

PRINCIPAL CITIES: Kakamega, Eldoret, Kisimu

LANGUAGES : Lucy’s, Lou, Kalenjin, Kisia, Suba, Swahili, English

Figure 1: Map of Kenya

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

British Pound to Kenyan Shilling Spot Exchange Rates for 2025 vs 2024:

EXCHANGE RATE CATEGORY	GBP🇬🇧 2024	USD🇺🇸 2024	XCD🇲🇸🇦🇬 2024	VS	GBP🇬🇧 2025	USD🇺🇸 2025	XCD🇲🇸🇦 🇬2025
BEST EXCHANGE RATE	207.79 KSH on 25/01/2024	163.9849 KSH on 4/2/2024	60.6796 KSH on 4/2/2024	VS	177.8706 KSH on 1//7/2025	130.7079 KSH on 2/2/2025	48.3497 KSH on 02/2/2025
AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE	172.1551	134.7436	49.8582	VS	170.3042	129.3073	47.8502
WORST EXCHANGE RATE	158.448 KSH on 13/4/2024	127.1304 KSH on 31/7/2024	47.0418 KSH on 13/7/2024	VS	157.5747 KSH on 18/1/2025	127.9603 KSH on 30/3/2025	47.3473 KSH on 30/3/2025
Source:https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/GBP-KES-spot-exchange-rates-history-2024.html https://www.exchangerates.o rg.uk/GBP-KE S-spo t-exchange-rates-histo ry-2025.html Note: Before COVID-19 pandemic £1 = ~KSH142; US$1 = ~KSH109; EC$1=~KSH40

The testimony of a Kenyan who had gone to school naked due to abject poverty, haunted Elizabeth Romeo so much that she went to Kenya to see conditions for herself. What she saw moved her to start a small-scale, health ministry for children in 2004, which grew into the Donald Romeo Academy, a primary school, in one of the poorest parts of Western Kenya via the Good Health for Africa company, which later changed to operate as a chartered incorporated institution (CIO) via the registered charity number 1177283 , and renamed Good Health Africa .

With the assistance of individuals and partnering organisations, we aim to make a positive impact for generations to come, as well as to produce honest citizens capable of independent thought, who are committed to family and encouraged to contribute positively to their community and nation. Participation in school choirs, after-school programs, enterprise activities, Pathfinder Clubs, etc. allow students to develop vital skills to become successful in society. Vacation Bible school and summer camps also teach skills such as entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and maths. Most of all the whole program aims to foster values such as integrity, mutual respect, solidarity and teamwork, courage, compassion, and care for the environment.

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Business as usual

On one level, 2024 was a year in which most things at DRCS (which GoHA was created to support and supervise), continued as before:

Hundreds of Kenyan children were provided with quality academic education but were also offered the opportunity to apply their enthusiasm to harvesting a significant proportion of the produce prepared in the school kitchen.
The school continued to reach out to the local community via its “meals on heels” provided free of cost to elderlies around the campus; visits to the local prison offering soap for bodies, love and the Good News for souls; the participation of its choir in local events; the inclusion of neighbours and their children in spiritual exercises…
• a faithful group of individuals and churches continued (some regularly, some via one-off donations) to support GoHA not only financially, but also with their prayers and words of encouragement.

Coming of age

On another level there was recognition that what had started as a very smallscale child ministry, then a small primary school (100 children), had grown into a moderately large primary and junior secondary school with a roll of 450 pupils, and a team of 15 dedicated teachers backed up by 18 administrative and auxiliary staff.

Twenty-first Century. In the autumn of that year, members of the GoHA team accompanied me to Khayega to work alongside the DRCS management team, reviewing key procedures, updating hardware and software, revamping the DRCS policy Handbook, systematising Human Resources management, and more — in short, a radical administrative overhaul.

As with any major change, this was sometimes a painful and stressful exercise, generating communication problems, fatigue, and even, at times, tensions, and frayed nerves. However, by the end of this period of intensive collaboration, there was a growing appreciation by both teams that this exercise, though clearly only the first stage in a series of changes, was nonetheless also a turning point, a paradigm shift, facilitating greater accountability and transparency, and with these, more effective internal control, improved efficiency - not ends in themselves, but means to serve better the children and families God had entrusted to us.

For our desire continues to be, not merely to create an academically outstanding school where Christian virtues are taught, but also one where they are caught, in a community where, whether in classrooms or committee rooms, games or gardening, we all strive to embody and practise these principles, however imperfectly.

However, with each passing year, there was increasing awareness that the school was outgrowing many of the informal arrangements that had served GoHA and DRCS well in the early years. In 2024 this reality was faced squarely; it was time to pull school governance firmly into the

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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

The go-getter goes until he gets what he goes for, The go-getter works until he gets what he hopes for, He fixes a goal and resolves when he sets it, That the way to the prize is to go until he gets it.

(Author Unknown)

The Go-Getter poem is one that many children of founder Elizabeth Romeo’s generation in her home country of Montserrat were expected to memorise, and which made a lasting impression on learners, motivating them to persevere in the pursuit of their goals.

However, while this is a powerful motivating mnemonic device which DRCS children have been encouraged to learn and recite frequently, the GoHADRCS team is very conscious of the fact that it is our duty to help the children entrusted to us to think carefully, deeply, not only about what they are they are going after (the “ prize ”) but also how they plan to “ get ” it.

Indeed, we agree with the declaration attributed to Theodore Roosevelt: “To educate a person in mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.”

The following quotation, with its more positive formulation, sums up well our ambition to help DRCS students become men and women “who will not be bought or sold … who in their inmost souls are true and honest … who do not fear to call sin by its right name… whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole … who will stand for the right though the heavens fall. (Ellen G White, Education)

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

DRCS makes every endeavour to promote a wholistic approach to life, to foster a healthy balance, an integration of the mental, physical, social, emotional, relational, and spiritual aspects of life.

For instance:

a. Participation in growing their own food provides pupils a number of synergistic benefits:
fresh, wholesome food
training in proximity agriculture
working in the fields along with their teachers which helps develop respect for agriculture as a noble and desirable professional option
health-promoting physical exercise and exposure to health-giving sun and fresh air
b. Insistence that all pupils contribute to keeping classrooms and school grounds clean and tidy:
is a key part of hygiene
promotes civic responsibility
encourages respect for their environment

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

From its inception, the school has offered free access to water for neighbouring residents. Recognition of this community service led the authorities to carry out works on the site, rendering water collection easier and more hygienic.

However, 2024 saw the emergence in the immediate vicinity, of mining on a scale that posed a serious threat of pollution, as well as depletion of groundwater, so much so, that the water collection point created by government gradually became unusable. This is addressed in Section 3 on page 29.

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Long term

Creating a library accessible to the community
Night school and Literacy programme for “cowboys” and “cowgirls”
▪ Pursuing an anti-jiggers programme
Opening a primary health care clinic

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

CURRICULUM & PROGRAM CHANGES

Further development of Junior Secondary school implemented in January 2023
Literacy programme for the community inclusive of “cowboys” and “cowgirls”
Bags of Love for prisoners from Donald Romeo Community School in Sewing project
Bags of Love Back to School project for needy students
Eradicating jiggers in the future
Two-way student exchange program
Black history month initiative
Integration of the Pathfinders program with the national curriculum
Introduction of practical trades into the curriculum
Restarting remedial program for teen mothers

CAPITAL PROJECTS

Completion of new school dormitory by 2026 / 2027, funds permitting.
Pursuit of investments delayed or put on hold because of pandemic:
Purchase of new van / bus
New Kitchen
Perimeter wall / electric fence
Community health plan phase 1: clinic and more health-related services

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SCHOOL DAY

SCHOOL DAY for students in the DORMS of Donald Romeo Community School programs started at 5AM for boarders and ended at 9:30pm.

TIMOF DAY MONDAY	TIMOF DAY MONDAY
		TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

5am –	MORNING	MORNING	Teachers	MORNING	MORNING
6:20am	PREPS	PREPS	assisting the	PREPS	PREPS
	with Teachers assisting the
			learners
	learners

7:30am –	ASSEMBLY	CLASS PRAYERS	CLASS	Pastor led	ASSEMBLY
8am		[Devotions]	PRAYERS	in Pastoral
				Program
			[Devotions]
				instruction

8am –	NORMAL	NORMAL	NORMAL	NORMAL	NORMAL
3:20pm	LESSONS	LESSONS[end of	LESSONS[end	LESSONS	LESSONS
					[end of school day
	[end of school day for lower	school day for lower	of school day for lower	[end of school day for	at 1PM for

	classes]	classes]	classes]	lower classes]	SABBATH

					preparation]

3:20pm –					SABBATH
			GAMES
4pm					Preparation

4pm – 5pm	REMEDIAL	REMEDIAL	REMEDIAL	Q	SABBATH
	LESSONS	LESSONS	LESSONS	LESSONS	Preparation
	[UPPER	[UPPER classes	[UPPER classes	[UPPER classes
	classes ONLY	ONLY	ONLY	ONLY
4pm –					SABBATH
				DEBATES
5:30pm					Preparation

		BOARDERS
5:30pm –		PERSONAL	PERSONAL	PERSONAL	PERSONAL
	PERSONAL HYGIENE
6:00pm		HYGIENE	HYGIENE	HYGIENE	HYGIENE

6:00-6:30pm	SUPPER	SUPPER	SUPPER	SUPPER	SUPPER
6:30-6:50pm	DEVOTION	DEVOTION	DEVOTION	DEVOTION	DEVOTION

		LESSON	LESSON	LESSON	LESSON
7:00-8:15pm	LESSON LEARNING
		LEARNING	LEARNING	LEARNING	LEARNING


				READ &	READ &
8:15pm-	READ & REVISE	READ & REVISE	READ &
				REVISE	REVISE
9:30pm	NOTES	NOTES	REVISE NOTES
				NOTES	NOTES

1:20PM – 1:50PM – We have Bible reading and memory verse memorisation every Thursday.

BOARDERS weekend is scheduled as follows:

6:50am – 7:20am	BREAKFAST	BREAKFAST
8am – 1pm	CHURCH	LESSONS
1pm – 2pm	LUNCH	LUNCH
2pm – 4pm	BIBLE DISCUSSION	LESSONS i.e. Junior Sec & Class 8
4pm – 6pm	REST	REST
5:30pm – 6:00pm	PERSONAL CLEANING	PERSONAL CLEANING
6:00- 6:30pm	SUPPER	SUPPER
6:30- 6:50pm	DEVOTION	DEVOTION
7:00- 8pm	LESSON	LESSON

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

STRATEGIC REPORT

This section of the Trustees’ Annual Report provides the information required by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

APPROACH AND AIMS

Good Health Africa UK is a registered charity that raises funds to meet its objectives regarding development work in Kenya and the United Kingdom. Good Health Africa aims to bring about positive changes now and, in the future, to individuals, families, and communities, primarily in Western Kenya. To achieve its aims, GoHA works with partners in Kenya and elsewhere.

VISION

Our vision is to invest in the Kenyan youth in our care, with a view to encouraging them to become persons of integrity, for whom the question “What can I do to make my community, my country, a better place?” will become a natural reflex.

MISSION

The Board of Directors in the United Kingdom governs Good Health Africa and raises finances to support its vision. We partner with organisations and individuals in Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, to accomplish our goals which are mainly to provide:

Quality “Head, Heart and Hand” Christian Education via the Donald Romeo Community School
Health facilities (via clinic, promotion of preventive measures etc.)
Clean water for drinking and household purposes, in the local community,
Developing the community for sustainability via agriculture, prison ministry, etc.

People who can benefit are children aged 4 – 15.

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES IN 2024

1. RESOURCES TO MEET THE MISSION :

In 2024, Good Health Africa UK received donations totalling £14,474.68 (a slight ↑ by £83.68 compared to 2023) to help meet its goals.

This total sum was achieved through the generous support of our many individual supporters and partners, particularly:

Committed givers: 22 individuals, one business and one church committed to monthly contributions totalling £7,256.85 while 9 persons chose to donate on a quarterly basis (£3,556.92). Three more persons dedicated their giving than in 2023 and the combined total of
£10,813.77.00 of this type of giving is particularly useful for planning. This was a significant improvement as only £5,512.95 was available for budgeting in 2023.
Single one-off electronic donations ranging from £5 - £500 were received from 9 individuals, 1 business and 1 church totalling £962.26. Although this category of funding decreased (↓) by £197.61 from the 2023 amount of £1,159.87 at least 3 chose to become committed monthly donors.
Fundraising efforts by GoHA were sidelined by major administrative changes to processes both for the accounting system and Human Resources policies utilised at the Donald Romeo Community School in Kenya. This sharp decline (↓) in funds is only reflected in terms of missed opportunities, as by the grace of God, the anticipated £2,875.94 was still received via committed monthly donations.
Students at the New Bethel SDA school in Antigua (twinning school) amidst its own challenges continued its fundraising efforts - namely, the annual ‘Good Health Africa Day’ which yielded a generous donation of £455.00 (↑ by £117 compared to 2023) for which the project is extremely grateful.
Business partners have been sadly lacking ever since the onset of the pandemic.

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

The New Life Assembly – Hackney branch church has faithfully supported the project over the years (£3,600 annually) for which the project is truly grateful.
Despite the island’s grave economic challenges, donations from various donors on Montserrat came to £530.91. This was nonetheless a sharp decline (↓) from the £812.81 donated in 2023.
Friends of the project in Europe graciously donated £451.23

Overall, the investment in best practice at the Donald Romeo Community School resulted in temporary loss of revenue, for Good Health Africa operations but the benefits to be derived in the future are very significant.

1. TWINNING SCHOOLS

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

The Hyland House Primary School found it difficult to maintain communication in 2024 as it it had its own series of challenges. As indicated in previous reports, technical difficulties and conflicting timetables rendered the Reading Project and other learning exchanges not currently feasible. No other strategic learning opportunities were identified and explored to date.

Since the initial social exchange was established with the New Bethel Seventh Day Adventist School in Antigua, no other opportunity was planned. However, the school continued to sensitise its pupils and parents about supporting the Donald Romeo Community School project.

PROMOTION

Only very minor marketing campaigns were attempted via a GoFundMe & Christmas 2024 appeals. These did not receive much traction.

In addition, 2024 did not see the potential sensitisation that could have expanded via the Annual GoHA Black History month 5K Step Challenge Run/Walk.

There were no gifts left to Good Health Africa UK in wills. However, continued promotions may someday achieve that goal.

VOLUNTEERS | PARTNERSHIPS

Good Health Africa benefitted significantly from contributions of volunteers too numerous to mention and is grateful to all. The continued support of its bankers Barclays Bank PLC in 2024 was significant.

Also, the committed support of The New Life Assembly – Hackney branch under the leadership of Rev. Dr Ruthlyn Bradshaw was deeply appreciated.

Staff and students of the Antigua Seventh Day Adventist school that consistently raise funds via its annual Good Health Africa Day are key to the sustainability of the project.

ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2024

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1. EDUCATION

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE SOCIAL CONTEXT

2024 saw changes in Kenya’s education system that Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba declared a “historical turning point.” The KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education), summative national exam marking the end of primary schooling since its inception in 1985, was no

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

more. It was replaced by the KPSEA (Kenya Primary School Education Assessment) whose declared key purpose is to monitor learner progress before entering Junior School.

According to JM Ogamba, this new assessment method should help to reduce the competitiveness usually associated with national exams. Rather, the results of the KPSEA are supposed to help educators identify areas requiring remedial intervention by schools, parents, and those guiding curriculum development and implementation.

Rather than percentages or other individual quantitative results, learners are placed in one of four categories: exceeds expectation / meets expectations / approaches expectations / below expectations. Although eleven subjects are covered by this evaluation (English, Kiswahili, Maths, Science, Agriculture, Nutrition, Social Studies, Creative Arts, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education) English, Kiswahili, Maths and Science and Technology are the only ones for which comparative national statistics have been found.

As the table on the previous page (20) shows, DRCS students performed well in English and Swahili when compared with their peers nationally. For English, 72 of DRCS students exceeded or met expectations compared to the national figure of 43.2%. In the case of Swahili, it was 72% and 44.9%, respectively. These figures place the school roughly 30% above the national average, but it is the ambition of the school to increase the number of pupils exceeding expectations.

Agriculture, Nutrition, Religious Education and Social Studies (for which no national statistics are available) saw 59%, 52%, 64%, and 61 % respectively of pupils, meeting, or exceeding expectations. Respectable outcomes but nonetheless taken by DRCS educators as a call to work towards a higher level of excellence.

Performance in Maths, and Science was however, disappointing. DRCS learners did better than the national average (39% versus 23.5% for the former and 41% versus 25% for the latter), but the fact remains that the pupils evidencing adequate competency in Maths, and Science was a minority.

These were indeed results identifying “areas requiring remedial intervention.” The same may be said of Creative Arts (39%), Music (33%), and Physical Education (41%), though no comparative statistics are available for these subjects.

Lessons drawn from the 2024 KPSEA results:

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

A need for the further pursuit of excellence (English & Kiswahili) and concerted action to redress weaknesses, especially in Mathematics and Science.

BOOKS

The government has not changed its policy of issuing textbooks to public schools only, since it is believed that parents who send their children to private schools can afford to purchase them.

The system of recycling books from departing students is a challenge because:

Textbooks are scarce and expensive, and those who have them usually opt to take them home to be used by their younger siblings and relatives.
Others depend on books borrowed by parents working in government schools, and these must be returned to the respective schools at the end of the term or year.
Some buy theirs in bookshops, but the majority cannot afford the prices.

The issue of textbooks could be improved if the school were to set aside some funds to purchase books (especially the teacher's guide) at the beginning of the school year, since they become scarce once the school year gets going.

DEBATING

The debating club had a difficult beginning. Many of our students, for whom English is a second, or even third language, experienced problems with grammar, syntax, pronunciation, etc. but under the firm guidance of their tutors, things improved very quickly,

In the year 2024, around 30 debates were staged on different topics. Through these debates, our students learnt a lot and participated with enthusiasm.

Some of the motions (topics) debated include:

House renting is better than buying a house.
Uniforms in school are better than mufti (civilian clothes)
Ancient productivity is better than modern productivity
Boarding school is better than day school.

We were also able to cover topics such as industrial pollution, drought, famine, floods, incurable contagious diseases, and many more. The discussions were very lively and productive.

Students were encouraged read more, including fiction, and to work on their pronunciation, while their teacher-coaches continued to research and

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA - United Kingdom Board of Trustees Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements. For the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no. 1177283 Registered (England & Wales)

develop materials to help them along those lines, and generally boost their performance.

SAFEGUARDING

The Guiding and Counselling committee supports individuals in making an informed decision about their personal, academic, and social lives. The Guiding and Counselling committee works with everybody (Boarders, Day scholars, and Staff members) though most counselling is done with boarders.

Boy-girl relationships among pupils in grades eight and nine nine, poor academic performance and failure to do assignments were some of the issues dealt with by the Committee.

The committee counselled with parents concerning their children, offering possible solutions - for instance, a teacher requesting a meeting at the school with parents to discuss aspects of their children’s behaviour that they may not be aware of.

ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES

It was agreed that to increase income generation in the future, a number of changes in infrastructure and organisation would need to be made, but in 2024, Enterprise activities included the following:

▪ Sale of Milk

The school cows produced milk, some of which was used in school, and the surplus sold. The revenue generated from this was Ksh 5,300.

▪ Sale of Farm Produce

This included bananas, vegetable sales, or farm asset sales. In 2024, the farm sold one cow generating an income of Ksh 27,000. This was mainly because the number of cows had increased and needed to be rationalised.

▪ Sale of School Uniforms

In 2024, the school did not manage to start selling school uniforms. However, there was still a proposal to start the activity in the future, as it could generate much-needed income.

▪ The School Canteen

The school canteen continued to be managed by the Pathfinders.

2024 Pathfinder's Financial Report

Executive summary

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This report provides an overview of the Pathfinder's collection from Mandazi suppliers.

First term collections: ksh.10,800 Second term collections: ksh 9,000 Third term collections: ksh 6,400

Analysis and insights

The collections fluctuate depending on:

Total sales made by the supplier
Number of weeks per term.
Public holidays and weekends per term.

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

The Board of Management (BOM), which consists of 13 members, met 4 times in 2024. Difficulties with communication, and the impact of financial constraints on some BOM recommendations, were the main challenges.

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Among the achievements to which the Board contributed were: administrative stability and retention of teachers, high student enrolment, some infrastructure development (kitchen repair and the construction of a new temporary classroom).

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM (SMT)

The senior management team is comprised of eight members:

The main role of the SMT is to serve as a link between the administration, the Board of Management (BOM) and the GoHA team.

Other roles include:

preparing and presenting the weekly budget for approval
conducting preliminary employee interviews in collaboration with the BOM.
handling cases of indiscipline among the staff members, presenting them to, and discussing them with, the BOM and GoHA team.
making recommendations to the BOM which may be accepted or declined.

In 2024, along with its budget preparation duties, the SMT conducted preliminary interviews for teachers and non-teaching staff replacements, presenting the names to the BOM for confirmation.

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION

The Parent Teacher Association (P.T.A) members met once in 2024. The members proposed that the school should have a new bus since they saw transport as the main challenge of the school.

They were also willing to step in, together with other parents, to work on ways to support the school.

PATHFINDERS

The Pathfinder Club is a youth organisation, run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, primarily for children and teens aged 10-15. Each Pathfinder Club is led by a director, deputy directors, counsellors, and other volunteers, with units typically consisting of six to eight members.

It focuses on the cultural, social, and religious education of its members, offering activities such as camping, hiking, community service, bible

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study, leadership training, and work toward honours (development of practical skills).

The club aims to help young people grow physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually, that they may develop into responsible, active members of their communities. To these ends it works to instil Christian values, promote leadership skills, and foster a sense of responsibility, teamwork, and community.

Community Involvement

Pathfinders participate in outreach activities such as helping in soup kitchens, collecting food for the needy, and volunteering in parks.

Inclusivity

While sponsored by the Adventist Church, the organisation welcomes youth from all backgrounds and faiths. 2024 July saw the beginning of the Pathfinder Club’s Registration Process, in which the youth were organised by age into progressive classes: Companion, Friends, Rangers, Explorer and Guide.

After recruitment field activities such as drills and marching, were initiated, focusing on Basic drills, Fancy drills, and Fun drills, for which girls and boys from grades 7 and 8 were chosen to be leaders,

Work then began on organising the 2025 induction ceremony planned for 22 February 2025, and this took many forms:

the preparation of uniforms
Pathfinders started contributing as little as 10 shillings (1 pence Sterling) from their pocket money to help purchase food and equipment, as well as making a small contribution to the expenses incurred by the guest speaker of their choice.
The upgrade of a project involving the sale of “mandazi” (a kind of local doughnut / pastry) by boosting quality and quantity, and making them more affordable to less well-off customers.
The design of hand-made items for sale in the local Khayega market, to generate funds for the club while training the youth in entrepreneurship

Overall, 2024 was a year of strategic planning, of establishing mediumand long-term goals for the years ahead, starting with 2025.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

The Vacation Bible school which is usually much appreciated had to be cancelled and was substituted with a camp-out (more details in section 4). We had thirty children boarding in school for the same with over seventy from the community attending as day scholars. All these were eventually awarded with certificates. The climax was induction and campfire.

CHOIRS

There are four choral groups:

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▪ Church choir ▪ Grade nine choir ▪ Grade eight choir ▪ Grade seven choir

Apart from the joy of singing together in their lively practice sessions, DRCS school choirs comfort the bereaved, visit the sick and pray with them, and take part in Church services, including camp meetings and weekly "spiritual talent days".

SEWING

The school does not yet have a teacher assigned specifically to sewing. However, practical situations, such as a torn uniform, are used by class teachers to demonstrate basic sewing skills. Both boys and girls are involved.

SPORTS

DRCS has recently been commended by The Education Office for conforming to Government requirements for co-curricular activities within the new Competency-Based Education system.

All DRCS students are encouraged to participate fully in sports, with athletics starting as early as age 5. In 2025, the request for music and drama classes, by some learners who were not keen on, or very gifted in sports, would be considered.

In term one of 2024 we dealt with athletics, with learners competing in track races: 100m, 200M, 400m, and even 5000m. Some DRCS students managed to attain sub-county levels. Others took part in field events: javelin throw, discus throw, high jump, long jump, and swimming,

Term two saw ball games (soccer, volleyball, handball, netball), although there were some challenges, mostly due to a lack of some equipment and facilities, especially in volleyball.

There were interclass competitions for the whole school on Wednesdays at 3 p.m. Sports meets are on different levels (Cluster, Zonal, Sub-county, County, Regional) and DRCS presented teams up to sub-county level. Sports meets also provided opportunities for learners to socialise with others.

2. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

HEALTH CARE WITHIN THE SCHOOL

Cleaning is an important part of health care within the school. The cleaners ensured the school was kept clean, with the cooperation of the students, who were asked to tidy their classrooms at the end of the day.

To keep them clean, the cleaners also checked the toilets regularly.
▪ Pupils were encouraged to wash their hands often, especially after visiting the toilet and before meals.

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The annual deworming campaign was carried out as usual, in collaboration with the Health Department.

IN THE COMMUNITY

Anti-Jiggers campaign

A study of the community revealed that many families had been infested by jiggers. These included school-age children (especially those aged 5-14), the elderly, and individuals with disabilities. Jiggers infestation was mainly associated with low incomes, poor sanitation and hygiene, drug abuse, and ignorance.
Pupils affected by jiggers suffered from poor concentration in class, as they were distracted by painful sores on their toes, the soles of their feet and other parts of the body. In more severe cases, this included different levels of disablement. Moreover, as jiggers feed on blood, this can lead to malnutrition in some cases,
The school therefore laid plans for a concerted campaign to fight jiggers in the community in 2025.

The activities of the committee created to run the anti-jiggers campaign included the following:

Requesting funding from different organisations.
Organising meetings with selected primary school teachers, local administration, and community health volunteers.
Purchasing of medication
Gathering and mobilising affected persons
Treatment of infected persons
Distribution of rubber shoes
Holding guidance and counselling sessions for affected children and adults
Spraying homes
Writing a report

3. CLEAN WATER FOR DRINKING & HOUSEHOLD

PURPOSES

Clean water for drinking and household

A 3,000-litre water tank was installed in 2023, and this was still providing clean water to the school and the community in 2024. However, it became clear that a bigger tank was needed to meet the school’s water needs.
It was generally agreed that an artesian well would be a more reliable source of water for the school and community.

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The spring on D.R.C.S property that had provided water to the community for years, began to dry up due to mining activities in the area.

Figure 1: School Water Tank

Figure 3: Dried up Water Spring

4. DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY

AGRICULTURE SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Agriculture is one of the learning areas in Kenya’s competency-based education. At DRCS we actively involve the learners in this subject from grade 4.

In 2024 pupils were introduced both to the planting of crops and the rearing of livestock.

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The younger children were taught to identify crops in the school shamba (garden, farm).

The school has greatly benefited from the program, as the shamba produces most of the milk, vegetables and maize used in the preparation of meals. However, production would have been higher if the school had a more reliable and plentiful supply of water, such as from an artesian well.

ANTI-JIGGERS CAMPAIGN

The photos illustrated below provide examples of the impact of jiggers on individuals within the community. It is a community-wide problem and hence expansion of the Anti-Jiggers Campaign highlighted on page 28 in section 2 entitled ‘Healthy Lifestyle’ is a high priority.

Figure 4: Jiggers Sufferers

CAMP MEETING

The main Camp activities were Bible study, music sessions, Family Life lessons for DRCS staff, and Life Skills lessons for students. The contributions of the guest speakers were enthusiastically received by participants of all ages.

PRISON MINISTRY

The Kakamega Prison (approximately 1,500 male inmates and just under 150 female inmates), benefited once again from a special annual visit from the school.

Representing DRCS with essential supplies were the GoHA Director, Elizabeth Romeo, GoHA Trustee| Secretary, Thelma Gage, GoHA Liaison Volunteer, Valerie Romeo and the ICT Tech/Accounts personnel, Meshack Amutabi. The donation included soap, distributed to all of the prisoners, as well as powdered milk, nappies, and glucose specifically intended for infants and toddlers within the facility. These items were procured through funds graciously contributed by well-wishers from the United Kingdom.

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The visiting team was accompanied and chaperoned by Pastor Joseph Namunyu, the Chaplaincy Ministries Director of the Western Kenya Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Namunyu led the inmates in an uplifting and spiritually enriching worship service.

The prison chaplains, under the leadership of Senior Sergeant Moses Chibuyi, facilitated moments of meaningful interaction between the visitors and the inmates, as well as with the Officer in Charge of the institution.

The inmates expressed deep appreciation for the gifts, and the women proudly showcased their well-maintained vegetable garden. The women are also taught sewing, crochet, and beading. Their work is displayed and sold in an impressive craft workshop. These agricultural and craft skills reflect the positive impact of ongoing rehabilitation efforts within the facility and will no doubt prove very valuable to them on release from prison.

There did not seem to be the same opportunities for the men to learn skills to equip them for life after prison. Many men also had issues with recurring head lice for which electric shavers were requested.

In spite of their circumstances, both male and female prisoners sang heartily and listened keenly to the messages presented. The visitors felt honoured by the welcome and positive feedback received.

This partnership thus continued to embody the spirit of compassion, community, and restorative ministry, affirming the value and dignity of every individual behind bars.

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Figure 5: Prison Ministry Visit 2024

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2024-12-31-accounts

GOOD HEALTH AFRICA [GoHA] Trustees Annual Report 2025

Contents

TABLE OF FIGURES

Report Contributors

CAPITAL: Nairobi

WESTERN KENYA

British Pound to Kenyan Shilling Spot Exchange Rates for 2025 vs 2024:

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Business as usual

Coming of age

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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Long term

CURRICULUM & PROGRAM CHANGES

CAPITAL PROJECTS

SCHOOL DAY

STRATEGIC REPORT

APPROACH AND AIMS

VISION

MISSION

SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES IN 2024

1. RESOURCES TO MEET THE MISSION :

1. TWINNING SCHOOLS

PROMOTION

VOLUNTEERS | PARTNERSHIPS

ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2024

1. EDUCATION

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE SOCIAL CONTEXT

Lessons drawn from the 2024 KPSEA results:

BOOKS

DEBATING

SAFEGUARDING

ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES

▪ Sale of Milk

▪ Sale of Farm Produce

▪ Sale of School Uniforms

▪ The School Canteen

2024 Pathfinder's Financial Report

Executive summary

Analysis and insights

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM (SMT)

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION

PATHFINDERS

Community Involvement

Inclusivity

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

CHOIRS

SEWING

SPORTS

2. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

HEALTH CARE WITHIN THE SCHOOL

IN THE COMMUNITY

Anti-Jiggers campaign

3. CLEAN WATER FOR DRINKING & HOUSEHOLD

PURPOSES

Clean water for drinking and household

4. DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY

AGRICULTURE SELF-SUFFICIENCY

ANTI-JIGGERS CAMPAIGN

CAMP MEETING

PRISON MINISTRY

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