|**Womens Leadership Initiative**
**1. INCOME**
Monthly
£0.00
**TOTAL INCOME**
**£0.00**
**2. EXPENSES**
Monthly
£0.00
**TOTAL EXPENSES**
**£0.00**
**SURPLUS**
**£0.00**||
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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 06/04/2020 to 05/04/2021**
## **Charity name: Womens Leadership Initiative**
## **Charity registration number: 1178789**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The promotion of equality and diversity**
**in Nigeria and Ghana for the public**
**benefit by:**
**(a) the elimination of discrimination on**
**the grounds of gender;**
**(b) advancing education and raising**
**awareness of gender equality;**
**(d) conducting or commissioning**
**research on gender equality issues and**
**publishing the results to the public;**
**(e) cultivating a sentiment in favour of**
**gender equality.**
**2) For the public benefit to advance**
**education among women in Nigeria and**
**Ghana to develop their individual**
**capabilities, competencies, skills and**
**understanding in subjects of**
**educational value.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Women’s Leadership Initiative ran focus**
**groups with women and girls to identify**
**common challenges and issues faced as a**
**result of the covid pandemic.**
**Online meet ups were facilitated to**
**support beneficiaries with the issues WLI**
**could address virtually, loneliness, mental**
**health support and referrals to larger**
**organisations.**
**An eLearning programme was launched to**
**facilitate learning new skills that**
**beneficiaries could use during the**
**pandemic to find employment and or**
**launch their business online.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity|Para 1.18|**Yes**|
Commission on public benefit
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**1. Provided a community and**
**support network for beneficiaries**
**during the pandemic.**
**2. Launched elearning programme**
**to support small business**
**owners to gain digital traction**
**3. Launched e-learning programme**
**to boost employment**
**opportunities for beneficiaries**
**4. Expanded network of Women’s**
**Leadership Initiative Volunteers.**|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**No reserves**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**To reduce financial risk and unforeseen**
**circumstances**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**No capital**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**NA**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**NA**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Appointed by trustees**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Women leadership initiative.|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Not applicable.|
|Registered charity number|1178789.|
|Charity’s principal address|18-36 Wellington Street
LONDON
SE18 6PF|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Jennifer
ikegbunam||||
||Chioma Obasi||||
||Sandra Townsend||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**N/A**
## **Other optional information**
**N/A**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|
C.Obasi||
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||Chioma Obasi||
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Chair||
||11/10/2023||
||11/10/2023||