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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 10 2019 30 09 2020

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1178241

Kwinella Diaspora Association

Charity's principal address	10 Grayrigg Close	10 Grayrigg Close
	Leeds
	Postcode	LS15 0DF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Amadou Sabally	Assistant Secretary
	Fatou Jammeh
	Karen Mara
	Nuha Ceesay	Vice Chairperson
	KeluntangSanyang

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Financial

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Kaddy Sanyang

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted

Constitution

CIO

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Voluntary

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

All trustees have kept up to date with their duties and responsibilities reading updates from the Charities Commission.

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

The charity is run by volunteers and the office holders of finance and secretariat are both volunteers and not trustees.

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• training of trustees; The charity has links with the Farantamba Development and Dembaning Nyako Development associations in the Gambia who coordinate the

• • the charity’s organisational activities of Kwinella Diaspora Association in the Gambia. structure and any wider network with which the charity The trustees ensure that there are strict financial and operational controls works;

• The trustees ensure that there are strict financial and operational controls in place governing the activities of the Kwinella Diaspora Association. There has been constant monitoring of spend in the Gambia making sure that the fund reaches the target beneficiaries and proof of this available as well.

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

THE OBJECTS OF KWINELLA DIASPORA ASSOCIATION ARE 1. TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY OF THOSE LIVING IN THE UK.

1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG MIGRANTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEVE OR CREED OR THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING: A) ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND ADVICE; B) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND SUPPORT WITH LITERACY AND NUMERACY; C) RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF GAMBIA BY ORGANISING EVENTS 4. TO RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY OF KWINELLA IN THE GAMBIA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING PHYSICAL EDUCATION), TRAINING AND HEALTHCARE PROJECTS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT. During the period under review, Kwinella Diaspora Association undertook a lot of activities in Kwinella the Gambia which includes but not limited to participating in the Solar Street Light project where the charity teamed up with partner associations on the ground to implement street lighting in the village. Kwinella Diaspora Association has also provided 45 bags of sugar for the communities of Nyakund, Sansangkono and Bumari to ease the burden of feeding during Ramadan.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p The main achievement of the association is the striking of partnership Summary of the main with Tressor Women Warriors of Kwinella. The Tressor Women Warriors achievements of the charity is a visionary community organisation that works particularly with women during the year to empower them, support them, build capacities and guide them financial independence. Our partnership has seen the successful launch of a vegetable garden where women grow vegetables, eat and sell them and recycle profits.

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Section E Financial review

N/A

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

The association’s main source of funding is through the monthly £5 contributions by members of the association and volunteers. There are strategies in place to raise awareness about the association and also expand fundraising activities to maximise revenue.

By providing sugar during Ramadan, this has made life reasonably easier for most of the people in the community of Kwinella and it was hugely appreciated.

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Nuha Ceesay Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Vice Chair of the Board of etc) Trustees Date 09/02/2021

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Contact: 10 Grayrigg Close, Leeds, LS15 0DF [e-mail]

Financial Review

The charity's financial position at the end of the Year ended 30 September 2020

The financial position of the Charity as at 30 September 2020 as more fully detailed in the accounts can be summarised as follows:

2020 Net income/(Expenditure) (£ 319.53) Income from Charitable Activities £1,246.47 Total Income £ 1,246.47

Financial review of the position at the reporting date 30 September 2020

The statement of financial activities shows incoming resources of £1,246.47 and the resources expended of £1,556.00 resulting in a deficit of £319.53

The trustees consider the financial performance of the Charity during the year to have been satisfactory, albeit the impact of Covid-19 has meant that no fundraising activities took place.

Kwinella Diaspora Association is a registered charity with charity registration number 1178241. The Association is registered in England

Contact: 10 Grayrigg Close, Leeds, LS15 0DF [e-mail]

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM	£
Subscriptions and Donations	1,076.69
Other Income – PayPal Giving	169.78
Total Income	1,246.47
Expenditure on Raising funds
Ramadan Donation Kwinella	1,000.00
Website Hosting	66.00
Solar Street Lights Kwinella	500.00
Total Expenses	1,566.00
Net Income/(Expenditure)	(319.53)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total Funds Brought Forward	4,027.09
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD	3,707.56

Kwinella Diaspora Association is a registered charity with charity registration number 1178241. The Association is registered in England