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Waterf•r Kids Annual Report 2023-24 CHARrrY INFORMAIION................................................... . I. ThE CHARI￿5 OBJECT................................................... POLICY FOR OVERSEAS PROJEa5................................................... OVR 1wAcfiHISYE￿...................... . 4.1. UGANDA..................................... . .. . 4.2. LAMBL4................................ PROGRESS INTHE UK.............................. FUNDRAISING.................................................. FIMANCE............................................... .10 .10 OUR IMPACTThIS YEAR AT A6LANCE............................................... .11 .12 AppEla)u l...................................................... .13 INCOMEANDExpENOfftIREAccouNYS........................................... .13 sTATEMEP4TOFAS￿& tsABWTIES............................................................. . .. .14 NoTESTOIHEAccouNTS.......................... .15 IM)EPENDEMr EXAMINER'S REPORTTOTHETRVSTEES c* WATER FOR KIDS............-..............................--.....-.. 17

Charity Information Trustees Sara Emanuel Greg Warwick Patrice Panella Jason Cox Tom Jackson Barbara Lucas Elaine Rudman Chalr Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer Charity Registration Number 1178084 (Charltable Incorporated Or8anisationl Date reglstered 24 April 2018 Office5 51 Stockerston Crescent Uppingham LE15 9UA Telephone [phone] Email administrator waterforkids.or Website ww¥i.waterforkids.or .uk Independent Examiner A M West FCA Somerbys Chartered Accountants Bank Accounts CAF Bank (Charities Aid Foundation) Water for Kids Annual Report 202>24

Water for Klds Annual Report 1st April 2023 to 31 March 2024 l. The Charity's Objert The preservation and protection of the health and wellbelng of children and communities in low income countries through the provislon of safe water, good sanitation and other related public health measures where current provision is absent or Inadequate. 2. Governance Water for Kids, governance is laid down in its Constitution dated 24 April 2018. The policy and operating decisions of Water for Kids are decided by the trustee5, who meet three times a year and hold online meetin85 on three other occasions in the year. Water for Kids first registered as a charity in 1996. In 2018 the charity changed rcs status using Charlty Commission guidance. to a Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organi5ation ICIOI. New trustees are elected each year by the Board of Trustees at Its AGM. The Charity uses Charity Commission guidance to assist with choosing new Trustees, taking into account how their skills and experience match identified needs. Co-opted Trustees are appolnted by the Board of Trustees, The current trustees are listed above. 3. Policy for Overseas Projects Water for Kids adopts a holistic approach to the prevention of waterborne disease which we call the 'three-legged stool.. The first leg is the provision of safe water, the second is ensuring there is improved sanitation and the third is hygiene education. The Board of Trustees always considers the provision of water. sanitation (toilets, hand washing facilities etc.), hygiene education, community involvement and sustainability before agreeing to fund a project. This approach is effertive in reducing the spread of disease and in saving lives. Water for Kids considers sustainability to be the essence of it5 project5. We believe that there is no point in supporting a projert vnless it's goin8 to last. We involve the local community from the start. Wherever we can. we use local labour and materia15. We di5CU55 how the community will maintain the installation in the future. and make arrangements forthem to take ownership of the new system on completion. Water for Kids works in close partnership with inspirational local people and communlty groups mainly in Uganda and Zambia. It supports their ideas and plans for improving the health and well- being of communltles. many of whom are living in poverty. The projects are managed on behalf of Water for Kids by local Environmental Health Professionals IEHPSI. Water for Kids Trustees regularly visit projects oversea5 to ensure that they are completed satisfactorily and that money was well spent, however, when that wasn't Possible during Covid we put in place regular online meetin8s and virtual visits to projects which has made monitoring remotely much more effectlve. Trustees visited Zambia in late 2022 and visited Uganda in 2023 and will be visiting again soon but we're aware of our carbon footprint so are keen to do as much remote monitoring as possible to reduce flights. Water for Kids Annual Report 2023-24

1. Our Impact this year This year we provided saft water to schools, clinics, markets and communities in Uganda and Zambia directly benefrting nearly 35,000 people. We protected 26 springs and drilled two boreholes providing safe water to 28 communities and more than 18.400 people in Uganda. We provided hygiene training to these communities. We completed a holistic prolect In Uganda including drilling a borehole at the school, washrooms for mature 8irls and latrine5 for boys, water tanks for washin8 and drlnking and a project for local people to make sanplats for13trines. This helped 900 people at the school and in the community. but a150 benefited a market with as many as 4000 visitors on market day. In Zambia we completed a large project providing water and a distribution system which benefited 1000 school pupils and patients at the clinic (including more than 250 under-fivesl a5 well a5 1291 people in local communities. We rehabilitated 12 boreholes in central Zambia and provided hygiene and water comrnittee training in those communities, benefitting more than s,8￿ people. We provided boreholes and water distribution to two schools in northern Zambia including training the school health club, aswell aswater committee and hygienetraining. This benefitted more than 2200 school pupils and 1065 community member5. 4.1. Uganda Water for Kids has been working in Uganda since 2005, mainly in the rural area around the market town of Iganga. The projects here are managed by Muzamiru Bidondole {Muzl who is also a Publlc Health Officerworking forthe Council. This year Muz welcomed Steven Baita. the deputy mayor of Igang3. onto the team. Steven is a long term 5UPPOrter of Water for Kids, and his position in local government ensures that we're working as sustainably a5 possible. This year, two Water for Kids trustees, Tom Jackson and 83rbara Lucas, were able to Vlslt the team and the projects in Uganda for the first time since the pandemic. They were able to visit both of our previous large holistic projerts in Nakavumbi and Busera as well as several of the spring protections. They were impressed with how well the water sources have been looked after and how the communities have benefited. They were able to spend time with the whole team and discuss how Water for Kids can support them to carry Olrt their important work. This Included funding ￿ftware upgrade5 for laptops and extra storage to keep our data safe. It was also a really good opportunity to see for ourselves the impart of our projects and how they transform Ilves. Water for Kids Annual Report 2023-24

We have a programme of routine monitoring and maintenance of water 50urces and this year we have funded and carried out a number of small repairs. Doing small repairs in a timely fashion means that water 50urce5 continue to provide safe water for many years. Protection of spring water sources involves building a dam to convert a contaminated pond (created by a natural springl, into a source of safe water, which can be collected easily from a pipe passin8 through the dam. In Uganda this is a very successful and sustainable way of providing clean water to communities. This year we proterted 26 springs and drilled two boreholes providing hygiene training and safe water to more 18,476 people. 5prin8 protectlons Olowa 451 people 745 people 450 people • Bukosi 506 people Bugwanadala 567 people Eryasa Buwongo 612 people Nampirika 562 people Kalitusi 521 people • Mufugi 750 people Namusenwa 567 people • Idumamemorial 800 people Bulukumu 650 people Iwumbwe 721 people Mutewe • Buluzige Nabiriya • Olwenyl Geresa • Itulula Nondwe • Nambale Nabitovu Namunkesu B Namunke5u A Lwerera 542 people 700 people 741 people 471 people 672 people 521 people 751 people 408 people 801 people 651 people 523 people 784 people 471 people Buseyl • Iwawu • Nasuti Borehole Goodwill School 775 students 562 Community Magongo Borehole 450 students and 751 community Waslmba Holistic project We carried out a holistic project at Wa5imba which included drilling a borehole at the school, hygiene training , building a mature glrls washroom arbd a ￿y5 latrine. provldlng water tanks for drlnklng and washing and a project for the community to build sanplat5 for latrines. The community has around 71)0 people, the school has 200 pupils and there is a market whlch has as many as 4(KKI people attending on market day who all benefited from this project. We piloted a soap making project last year in a couple of communltles and although this was successful. this is an initiative 5UPPOrted by a number of other charities so we've decided to keep ourfocu5 on water and hygiene. Water for Klds Annual Report 2023-24

4.2. Zambia In Zambia we work with the Zambia Institute of Environmental Health (ZIEH} which is made up of Environmental Health profe55iona15 from across Zambia. Our local project managers are members and ZIEH is our way in to working with local communities in some of the most remote and water challenged areas. We were fortunate to be working with Edgar Mulwanda who has worked with Water for Kids for many years and Chishala Mutamba who was managing his first project for us. Last year, Zambia's new president made education free for all children which has significantly increased enrolments. While this 15 a very welcome development, extra funding hasn't been provided so schools are facing major water and sanitation challenges. This has been a very successful year for us in Zambia and we've been able to provide water and hygiene training to several schools, clinics and communities. Zambia 15 at the sharp end of climate change, and severe flooding during the rainy season led to a major cholera outbreak. Because our project rnana8ers are involved In all areas of public health and were therefore very involved in deallng wlth thls outbreak. we provided funding to support them In this work in Lusaka. the capital. Tusano Tusano is a community in Sioma in the far west of Zambia. It was part of a major intemational initiative, A Pilot Project for Climate Change Resilience, but the water project was never completed, leaving the school, clinic and community without access to safe water. In order to provide water we needed to drill a borehole. install a pump and provide a water distrlbutlon system to the existing infrastructure. This was a technically complex projert because of the geology of the area and took some time, but was succe55fully completed providing water and hygiene training for: school pupils- 350 monthly clinic outpatient attendance- 650 including 258 under-fives nearby communities population- 1,291 Challlo In Chltambo borehole rehab511tatlon We completed a Successful project in Chitambo in central Zambia a few years ago and were happy to receive an application for another project as Chitambo 15 a fast growing area with huge water and sanitation challenges. Borehole rehabilitation is a very cost effective way to provide water to communities since there is no cost for drillin8. Part of the project is providing robust training for communitywater committees to ensure thatthe refurbished boreholes are looked after. As part of our previous project we trained pump menders for all of the districts in Chitarn bo $0 we were confident that there would be local help on hand in Chalilo for minor repairs. We successfully rehabilitated 12 boreholes in Chalilo ward in Chitambo: Challlo Primary School Moses Makosa Binwell Mutemba Village Chalilo Bus stop Mitondo Village Mulembo Market 813 pupils 381 people 642 people 863 people 322 people 631 people Water for Kids Annual Report 2023.24

Kasanka Checkpoint Chalilo FRA Depot Misumba Market • Lamba Village Ben choM￿e Willage Misamfu Village 386 people 333 people 555 people 296 people 282 people 322 people Mwansabombwe Because one of our project managers was working in the far north of Zambia on the border with Tanzania we were able to complete two projerts there this year. Mukamba School Mwansabombwe This suc￿ssful project included the following.. Sinking of one borehole, Con5trvction of overhead tank stand, Installation of one 10,000 Itrs UPVC tank Connections to four stand points within the school and two communal points with two taps each to the surrounding communities. Training of school hygiene club and water point committees forthe community water points. This benefitted: • 1,102 pupils 308 community members Kalasa School Mwansabombwe Because the first project was so successful and completed so quickly we were able to do a second project at another school in Mwansabombwe in Kalasa. The project included the following: Construction of an overhead tank stand. Installation of one 10,000 Itrs UPVC tank. Connection to two communal hand wash facilities with 10 taps each. a tap for the school fruit and veg garden and a shower room for older glrls and three waterpoints for the Ioc31 community. It also included trainin8 of the school hyglene club and water point committees for the community water points. This benefitted: 1103 school pupils 757 members of local communities Water for Kids Annual Report 2023-24

1. Progress in the UK Trustees had an Away Day in November to dlscuss how we keep Water for Kids sustainable and fit for the future. We did a SWOT (Strengths. Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) ana￿515 taking an in depth look at how Water for Kids fits into the current national and international situation. We discussed how things will look in 2 years and 5 years both here and abroad. We discussed recruiting new trustees - a challenge for every charity. We discu55ed the remit and scope of our projects We are confident that Water for Kid51s robust and sustainable. We will retain our focu5 on the provision of safe water, ensuring there is improved sanitation and hygiene education and not expand beyond that. We hope to make our board more diverse and are putting in place a plan to recruit more trustees. The robust Risk Register Is reported on at each Trustees meetlng and revlsed to reflect the latest position in these testing times as new problems arise, or are foreseen by Trustees, Our policies relating to Diversity and Travel have been reviewed to ensure we are up to date. The Fundraising Strategy we drew up in 2021-22, tO8ether with the Budget Projertion have continued to be of benefit in focussing on sustainability in all areas of the charity to meet challen8es as they arise.

2. Fundraising Fundraising continues to be a challenge for every charity in the current global sltuation. We hoped to recruit a part time fundraising contractor to help us find more sustainable sources of income and althou8h we did have some input from a fundraiser we weren't able to find someone who fits just what we need. We will continue to look for someone who can work with us to ensure that our income is sustainable. In 5Pite of this our income was more than £103,CKXI this year which is a record high. This was due to the amazing commitment and generosity ol our supporters, especiallythe Jusaca T￿St. Water for Kids is a member of the Chartered Institlrte of Fundralsing. The Charity has maintained strong relationships with some of our corporate 5UPPQrters who provide a steady income which allow￿ us to do successful forward planning. Our ex￿lIent website, provided by 9th Planet Desi n continues to attract supporters looking for water charity- Water for Kids was the chosen charlty once again forthe annual Pest Control NewslKillgerm dinner. It raised nearly £7,9￿1. The director5 and staff at Killgerm have been very generou5 and loyal supporters, soon after the founding of Water for Kids. 27 years ago. As always, we would like to give them a big vote of thanks. Generous donations were received from, Our Lady Of Victories Church. Hari Shukla. Iganga Reunion and Jubilee Celebration Group, Glanford and Llndsey Llons aub. We are also Incredlbly grateful to our Corporate Supporters who have provSded funds and services for us: Klllgem Chemicals Ltd Machin & Toplass 9th Planet Deslgn Plumbing and Heating Services Lil smilers UK Water for Kids Annual Report 2023-24

3. Finance In spite of the very challenging global 51tuation and significant inflation in the UK, we have raised a record amount this year, exceeding £103,01￿. This was mainly due to 8enerou5 grant5 from the JUSACA and Franklin fru5ts. includin8 an extra grant from the JUSACA Trust. Our dedicated in- countryteams In Zambia and Uganda have managed to deliver more than £92,997 worth of project work. A record amount. in spite of most of them being very busy health professionals on the front Ilne. We are proud to Say that 93.7%191.8% in 202213) of funds W￿nt directly to overseas project work this year. The rest cover5 fundraisin& admin and governance. At the end of the year our re5erve5 were £60,230. The Trustees aim to maintain a level of reserves that will protect the charity against any dramatic fall in income or unexpected rise in expenditure. Durlng 2023-24 the reserves were maintained well bove our minimum level of£lO.000.

4. The Year Ahead We hope to recruit a freelance fundraiser who will work with usto attract new corporate supporters, apply for a grant for a holistic project and work with the tru5tee5 to update our Fundraising Strategy. We will build stronger link5 With the Chartered Institute of Environmentsl Health IUKI to increase our supporter base and recruit new Corporate Supporters. We will recruit new trustees. In Uganda We will protert at least 24 spring source5 to bring safe water to communities in the18anga area. We will deliver at least one lar8e holistlc project. In Zambla • We will deliver at least one more borehole rehabilitation projecL. We will deliver another project in Sioma district. We will deliver another project in Mwansabombwe. Water for Kids Annual Report 2023-24 io

li 9. Our impact this year at a glance We protected 26 springs and drilled two b0￿hOleS in Uganda and trained the communitie5 We finished I large holistic project in Uganda We rehabllitated 12 borehole5 in central Zambia and trained the communities We provided water and water distribution, improved hygiene and training at 2 schools and local communities In northern Zambia We provide water and water distribution to a school, clinic and communlty in western Zambia In 2023124 we helped more than 34,500 people in communities across Zambla and Uganda get access to safe water and hyglene. Water for Kids Annual Report 2023.24 li

12 Approval We present this Annual Report of Water for Kid5 for 2023-24 with great pleasure. This report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by: J Dcox loci 16. 2024 10.-30 GMT+21 Jason Cox. Treasurer PatricÈ Pdnella loci 16.2024 L2'.28 GMT+21 Patrice Panella, Secretary S Emanuel Oct 16 2024 11-.17 GMT+I Sara Emanuel, Chalr Date: Waterfor Kids Annual Report 2023-24 12

13 Appendix I Income and Expenditure Accounts l April 2023 to 31 Mareh 2024 2023124 2022123 Annual Income UNREsfRI￿Eo FUNOS RESTRicfED FUNDS TOTAL TOTAL Donatlons (l) 19.933.96 19,933.96 18,243.54 Trust Donatlons12) 73,000.00 73,000.00 68.000.00 Corporate Support {3) 8,810.12 8,810.12 9,975.97 Miscellaneous (4) 1.294.12 1,294.12 3,883.79 Total Income 103.038.20 103,038.20 11)0,103.30 Annual Expenditure UNRESTRicfED FUNDS RESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL TOTAL Zambla Projects (5) 32,056.97 32,056.97 34.072.74 Uganda Prolects (6) 60,941.93 60,941.93 41,918.72 Kenya17) 10.756.12 Fundraisin8 Expenses (8) 90.00 826.00 Fundraisers Fees19) 3,800.00 3.800.00 3,373.99 m•￿ella￿e0￿$ (101 2,339.72 2.339.72 3,552.68 Total Expenditure 99,228.62 99,228.62 94.500.25 Excess of Incorne over Expenditure 3,809.58 5,603.05 Water for Klds Annual Report 2023-24 13

Statement Of Assets & Liabilities 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 CAF Gold Account 60,401.69 55,926.75 CAF Cash Account 3.637.61 4,302.97 Bank balances 64.039.30 60.229.72 Glft Ald Debtor Somerbys Credltor (498.00) 1480.00) Total Funds Available 63.541.30 59,749.72 Water for Kids Annual Report 2023-24 14

Is Notes to the Accounts l. Generous donations were received from. Our Lady Of Victories Church, Hari Shukla, Iganga Reunion and Jubilee Celebration Group, Glanford and Lindsey Lions Club. 2. Donations from the JUSACA Charitable Trust. Sydney Franklin No 2 CharityTrust and S E Franklln Charitable Trust. Corporate support provided Lil Smilers UK, Machin & Toplass, Plumbing and Heating Servlces, Killgerm (via the annual Pest Control News Dinnef). 4. Misc includes interest received from the two bènk accounts that the Charity holds with the CAF Bank Ltd. S. The payment5 related to work in Zambia- DATE REASON AMOUNT 20107123 Aqua-Tech- Mukamba School Water Projert 2,667.14 15112123 Aqua-Tech- Mukamba School Water Project- retentlon payment 653.04 15101124 Aqua-Tech- Kalasa School Project 3,796.43 17101124 Funds to contribLrte to fighting the Cholera epidemlc I,2￿.00 22101124 Funds to contrlbute to fighting the Cholera epidemit 319.52 15102124 ZIEH for Nakatambo and Kalasa School Prolert 9,355.83 08103/24 Aqua-Te¢h- Kalasa School Project 1,893.33 Water for Kids Annual Report 2023-24 15

16 The payments related to work in Uganda. DATE REASON AMOUNT 12104123 Uganda Trip Contribution- Tom Jackson 400.00 04107123 Uganda Trip Contribution- Barbara Lucas 4￿.00 18107123 Bugwanandala, Eryasa 8u8WOn80, Napirika A and team expenses 6,752.53 24107123 Uganda Trip Expen5e5- Tom Jackson 32. 24107123 Ugan(la Trip Expenses- Barbara Lucas 206.54 25107123 Wasimba Borehole 6,284.80 12109123 Spring protection- Iduma Memorial, Namusenwa, Mufugi, Kalitusi 5,579.07 07111123 Spring protection- Bulukuma, Iwumdwe. Mutuwe, Buluzige and team expenses 7,710.86 06112123 Wasimba latrines l sanplats 6,966.47 29112/23 Goodwill school b0￿hole 7,249.47 2310V24 SprlnB protection- Itululu. N3birya, Olwenyi. Geresa and team expenses 8.044.68 05102124 Magongo borehole, Nondwe sprin& Nambale sprin& Nabitovu 11.315.51 No funds supplied to Kenya projects in 2023124. Fundraising costs include monthly account fee to JustGlvlng, costs incurred in the course of fundralsing event5. Senfices provided by the CharIt￿S fundraiser, cost of stationery and other office expenses. 10. Miscellaneous expenses include liability insurance. registration of domain names and website hostin display materials, membership subscription to Fundralsing Regulator, National Council for Voluntary Organisations and International Federation of Environmental Health. cost of independent examination of the report and accounts. 11. 93.7% of total expenditure was spent directty on our overseas projects. 12. £2,850 was carrled over as committed fund5 for the Kalasa Project In ZambSa. It IS the retention for the contractor payable six months after completion (March 20241. subjert to satisfactory performance. Water for Kids Annual Report 2023-24 16

17 WATER FOR KIDS 31 MARCH 2024 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Water For Klds I report to the Charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity forthe year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages4 to 16. Responslbllltles and basis of report As the Charity'5 trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's account5 carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dlrectlons glven by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlnees Staternent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect., l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concems and have come across no other matter5 in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. AL AM West. FCA Somerby5 Umlted Chartered Accountants 30 Ne150n Street Le1Ce￿er LEI 7BA 202 Water for Klds Annual Report 2023-24 17