STEM Without Borders
Charity Registration Number: 1181302
3[rd] Annual Report
Period covered: 01/02/2021 – 31/02/2022
Trustees
Simon Billington (Chair) Rebecca Pindar Mike Cargill Sally Richardson Joseph Birks
Summary
Financials
Bank account was set up and income to the charity has been initially from sales of the Global STEM Award plus individual donations from the trustees. Bank balance at 31/1/20 £366.81
Income:
Opening balance: £663.03
Income for the period: £299.34
Global STEM Award certificate sales: £92.50
UKSTEM (Royal Academy of Engineering digital badges): £120
Amazon Smile: £19.92
Bike service station phone box donations: £11.92
Expenses for the period: £
Outgoings: Microsoft account 12 @ £4.56 = £59.28
Closing balance: £867.65
Activity during the year.
The year has been hampered by covid restrictions which have effectively placed a ban on international travel for the Cambodia project and any attempts to start projects in Morocco.
Communication has been kept up with contacts in Morocco and we’re getting an idea of the kind of support that would be welcomed:
March 2021
Key points from Youseff audio message on WhatsApp
Different activities:
• Personal development coach to help with individual development and preparation for accessing university.
• Prizes (or other incentives – awards) for those primary school students to help motivate them to keep going to school with longer travel to school distances i.e. make school valued.
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Library for them to access reading and help them to read.
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Try to give some clothing & food for needy families [recognise this is temporary]
so….
• …projects that they be run – to help them develop rather than the temporary support of food/clothes to develop solutions for themselves i.e. businesses in their village.
Village location;: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cHsbzmc16FsDgxzn9
These request are all within the reach of the charity and the trustees are looking forward to 2022/23 when we’re hoping that projects can start in a post-covid world and move forward.