TARIM THE TARIM NETWORK Charity Number. 1184295 Trustees, Annual Report & Financial Statements for the Period 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
The Tarim Network Trustees, Annual Report & Financial Statements for the Financial Period from 01-Aptil-2023 to 31-March-2024 Reference & Administration Details Charity Detail8: NAme(8): The Tarim Nenvork Number.. 1184295 Addre81". Lytchett Hou•e, 13 Freelthd Part Wareham Road, Poole, Dor4e4 BH16 6FA Name8 of the Chatity TruBtee8 who Man4Y the Charity Tni$iee Office Appoinied ReAi%ned Zuifithar Abithtsn N/A N/A N/A N/A NIA N/A N/A NIA N/A N/A NIA N/A Atckn WaU8cc Gtiffin Nute2vace Aydl Munawwat Abdulla NdmC8 & Addrcsses of Advi8or6 Role Naine Addtes Bank Metro B2nk I Southampton Row, I lulborii, knnd()n WCIB SHA Sttuctute, Govemance & ManAgemettt Deoctiption of the Chariry'i Trnlii Type of Governing Document: Constitution How the Chatity IN ConBtimted. Ch2titable InCOOrated 0[11$#U0rt TtU8tee Selection MethodB: Any p5 identified in rhe knowledge expenx5e OF the cxisiingTtu$tees 15 Used to Aenttfy the ptefetrcd characteri5ucs of new'ftuErees. lft selecting inth"widuals fot appo[ment as chatiry trustees, the chariry stees mu8t h*ve regard to the 5kJls, knuwledge and experience needed fot the efftctive dministrntion #nd management of The Tarim Nettvork AiL potCnU81 trustees must have x Eotmal interricw with the existitig Tn]5tee5 to understand theit motivation to be appointrd 2nd theit skills and expenence. How New Tru6tttB ate Inducted and Ttaitted: Ai] new Trustees will be Prov¢d with a copy of the Governing Document (C()nstituuon) and the most recent Tntstees, Annual Reporr & Financi Statements lif avaJl%ble). In 2d&'t10 they ryll glso be ptuvifkd the 'Fundamentsi Ptincipks ol the T3tim Network,, whjch 55 2 document thar sets oui the 8 values and ptinciples of The TlM Network including.. ltttegtity. OPen-mdedeSs. Respect, ITmovation, Lalty,
ExceILenc4 Positirrity and Independeuce. ensure5 that all uustees uttdetstand the valucs th8tThe T2tim Network stgnds fot atsd whot is expected of everyone involved ryth The Tatitn Network Objects Th¢ it]ief of those in need of the Uyghut youth community atouttd tht world through thc ptomotion of cort]mututy events and provision of educati0ts21 seThTices (ocusing on Uyghur arts, culture and herit. Stamtory Declatatioft on Public Benefii The tn15tccs deckn that they have comp]ied with thetr dury to have due tcgard to the gLudance on pub]LC benefit published by the Chatity Commission in exercisitjg their powers ot dutie8. Executive Summary The Tatitn Network operates 3crog$ the thtte pillars of Unite, In5PitC 2nd Advance. This ycar. we h•ve further progtcssed rhe 5ever31 projecis that wtte launched13st year, The below offers 'gh8h1¥ of the ple05 Ye.5 Activiry. We aim to futther tbese project5 Ilevelop entirely new concepts as our capacity to ddtess more need5 of the commlltjiry Erows. Current ptojects includc PrOalg OPFKlttimitics for youth to dvance their knowlcdge, thcu catcet$. connect youth iti diEfctcnt parts of the WOTII cin8ly mid¢ possible by a global COMMlry of dedicaied volunteer6. Activitie6, Achievement8 & Pcrformance As a relaiivcly young chariry that wa$ cstabknshed in 2019, we h¥ve continued 10 ptogtess the xhicvement5 of last yeat. We aim to aclu'evc out Ch1t#b]e objectwes through projects championed acros$ thtee p]ll$.. Unite. In5pirt and Advance. As the charitable objectives relet to supp(Trtting a global Uyghur youth communiry, many of out ptojtcts have continued to opetate dw"tally. We have begun to implement more in-person projects tkn"8 year though, attd ate working io coftiiDue these wojects in 2 5UStainablc way. Urri Ptojects under Unilt aim to ptomotc unity and communiry-building between Uyghur yvuth around the world And thc gcnctgj pubtsc that have n Jntetest in thc Uyghur culwre. ThJ'5 Is important as the Uyghur (IiAspoxa is di$jointcd, and rnafty young Uyghurs experience identity confiicts from not being 8bk to rehtt to their Uyghur idtntiry, In addiuon. thetc is a lack of accessiblty for the geneial pub]ic io enga8e with and to learn bout Uyghur culNre. AS p3rt of Umilt, we have inttoductd Uyghurs and non-Uyghur$ to eich other acros5 the network as pArt of the Hello Tatim ptoject. This Is facilitated by 5howcsing indiYidu315' ptoflles through our 60cial meth'a, piovthg b&4ic itifom?atiOn and Interests that c¥n link mtmbets with each other. ltt this Pera, we h3VC feturtd a total of 6 profdes. Out Eeatutes also expanded to thclude cvcnts.. membcts of rtN covtted the Jan3 Cckgxa Film Festiyal and consequendy the Jan# Cekara art exhibition ID KazAkhstan. They a150 coyetcd a poetry recital and book evcnt hosted by Yuksal attd Cievct Uyghur in Kazakhstan, thc Uyghur rti5t exhibiuon'medeniy Mtras" in Uxbckistan, And the'uyghut.. Rcilalmthg 0 StoW' exhibition sn Austra]iA. Jn March'23. The Tatim Network was asked to pe*k on a pand in Jsianbul. Tutkey regarding community buiidthg and volunteeiing to an auth'ence of Uyghur youth in the Youth Empowemicni Projcri (YEP) Swnmit. Out ro.Founder was 50 ked to be a judge for a gtant competition where groups pitched community eMpoWemt-telaIed projects for * chance xt 510.0(M). Ovcra]L ovet 60 youth aitendcd, attd plans wcre madt to stay iti touch with thery and build on thi5 projeci so that li could %p#n multipk countries aftd futthet connect the Uyghw dia5poA. Following this, TfN wa5 8$ked to be part oFimplem¢tttst]g the next ph25e ofYEP Itead more in Adtt). In Feb '24, we began A BJ]llwal Book Club, whith rcads book5 2nd stories that are zvadable iti both Et]gknsh 2nd Uyghut. with wcekly discos5ion5 that alfemAtc In19n.
Projects under lJPrtAim to motivate and encourage Uyghur youtb in Jwd to desrlop their capabi]itte$ and succeed As indtvidu815 attd members 01 sociery. It is itipotsnt to showcase role models that ate relatablt for young Uyghut5. whi]e lugh]Jghtmg and 1cktsow1edg the contiibution of Uyghurs to socicry Eor the genttal pvbbc. The TlM Stars project hhlights on snciai media the succemes and wotks of biight Uyghur youth atound the world. whjlt ptoviding access to furfhci inEorm2tion fot othcts who may be intttested simil¥T fields. We have showcased a tot21 of 20 Tatim Stat5 for thi's period. We conttnued Out Catsv4s, kn'ghl4hting the stones AtLd behind-the-scenes of Uyghur artists in the diaspora. Intetvicws with two more Artists wete f£gtuted iti thi5 period. We cteated a revised ediuon of out anthology, Under the Mulbetry Ttre.. A Conremporary Uyghur Anthology, with new iran51ations, cditor's note5, 2nd tomments from contributots. The new book was l#utt¢hed on May 1st. 2023. Wt hosted a public launch event at Harvatd Univet5ity (hybiid in person attd onlthel. It was rewewed by aEademics such a5 Dr Gulnxr Ezx2, Dt Eric Schiuessel, and Dr Vane$$a Fiangvdlq 2nd feawred in journals 1C Rungh. To dAte, thc book has been 50kl ai Ioc21 festivds. we have been askcd pcrmi55ion for it to be used in school curriculums in kn.gh school, hjghet education, and tutotit)g academies. It'$ $0 available in libruic8 around the wotld. In fieb '24 we announced a call-out For $ubmission5 for the next ed"Ltion, and h05ted a rrcauvity workshop onlint is well as a 30 Day Cre2tivc Wlltsng Challenge. We posted a ncw tpisode oFollt podcas4 Tarim Talks, where we spoke with a history prof¢s8or iboui his journcy into ac•demia. Projec15 under 2im to fier the knowlcdge and undetstanditig OE the communiry on i dwtrsc range of topics, incluthng but nni ityN'tcd to Uyghur culture. atts and hcrntagL. It also aim$ to ¢teatc opportunities for youth in our network to access Cattct-oticnted opporLuni(ies to eutthtr their goals. We organised a collaborauon with the Ctntrll Eurasiatt S't5 Summer Institute at the Univer3iry of Wxsconsin-Madi8on. We verted fout voluntcets to work as convtrstion p#tnets Eor their 8-week Uyghut iangugge summer course ¢231 .4Jmdar in our parn)ers"P From .22. In June '23 we held a 10-weck Uyghut 'stOry Coursc through A curriculum cicated by Dne of out voluntttts. Thi's 1$ thc Second Ye we ran the coury¢. Over 60 stLxlent5 apPed, 2nd we acceptcd 25 to fulfJ] a iigorous and 5uccessfid course, whcie we hosted guest academics 10 12lk about sume of the re0dg8 in out $yllibu8. We also posted It£w8 from our previous Students. This yeAt we revitalised out eFFort to cieate an Uyghur tAnguagt Course. We were able to host 5-6 differcttt clgsses Ifot diFFercnt levels and timezonesl thAt served #bout 180 Jtudents 2nd $pxnned 34 months. We were also ble to flnd a volunieer to teach an undtrstttTcd populauon An our cotnmunity, that is, Uyghut BttJdent$ who grcw up go8 to sthoo15 that ottly taught in Mandarin Chineit. Thi5 a stmi structuted Cla55 that went ot) for month5. every wcek on Discord, so Iottg 5 thtre were students who wanted to leim. Wc hostcd two setninats with one of our Tatim Stars about fan¢t atjd tt81ionzI sccuriry. and hope to continue the 5CLiCS. We ¥J50 P2rtt)ered with a new youth iniuative c2lled Rawth merytor8h, a group in the US who help kn.gh school student$ apply to collcge, have been 9iditig thctn in teach8 a btoadet sudicnce with thell 8eminar5 on lughct education 2nd 2pphcation writing. The Access to Internship% IA21) projeci is an initiauve tt) hclp Uyghut and Turkn"c youth Access to ititern8hS by vcttiti& trthing, and creating a pipc]ine to intem5hips a( osgani5ati0tt5 that we create MOUS with. We cieated MOUS vjith s number of orgarlisaiions and four2d thtemship5 for 3 people. and hn$tcd ititerest meetings 2nd wotkshop5 on how to get thtcm5hip¥. This reporting pcriod we focused a lot on YEP. Wt hclped otgatli5e 2n Ideathon Workshop Seties iti Ka4akhstan, whtre youth in the comrnunity were able to attthd pane15. workshop thcit project idcss. and pitch thcm to 2 judging panel ro receive grants. Thtec gtOUP5 received granis of110.000 each. 95 did Six gtoups Erom Turkey, As mentsoned Umitt. We look care of and teportiDg the piogress of thc YEP funds, coordinating with Ioc81 partfters to make sure the gr2nttts were rectiving the support they needed and were tr2ckmg tELeit ptogt¢S5 qnd 5pendmg. TEUS all culmiti8ted in a 3-day Traasnationa] Cottference in Istanbul lr.eb .241. wheit groups from KaZAkhst1 2nd Turkey came togcther to teflect on their projects, attend ttLoie wotk5hop5 and trginings h05ted by local p8rn1er5 a5 wcll as p2nellists Erom the UE( EutopE. and the US. gei to know each othex and $hate ups and ideas, and flnally showcas£ their p¢ojcct5 in 2 pub]ic E2it. Eoch group intenriewed Eot our social media. 2nd the JnteNiews ate available ro w2tch on Youtube a5
OYetalL t}1 the three pJllar5 of Utiite. Inspitc 2nd Advance, we have made hugc progress in EurtheTing out Ch1tble objectives and provLding pubhc betsefit. Due to our ity'tai and voluntcet ba5¢d Opttarll model, altnost all 6xpettses h2ve been Aujded by donations from trustees and the genet21 public. Voluttteu5 make a Sigfant contribution to the Tatim NerworK as sll projtcts are rwi byvolunteer$. Thtte are cuttettdy over 2S volutttetts 2t the T1 Nettvork on either 2 or ad-hoc b25ts. We 50 hd three independtni COtttract013 to 514)poEt our Youth Empowerntst Progtam in K2•.£khstan and TiiTkiye. Statement of the Chatiry'8 Policy on Re8etve6 The Tatitn Network cvttendy opetatts dJgL'tally with the InVulb suppott of volunteus. As such. thc chatiry incuts mittimAI nmning costs, and all softwate and IT expenses are predictabic. bting ba5cd on annual subsuiptions. GNen thxs low-cost opetauonAI modeL thctc has historicaiLy been no fomiai tesetvts po]icy in p]&ce. Howtver, as the chariry continut$ to grow and explore5 the Amplemetttation of physical pxojetls exp¥nded initixtives, the Tru5rees [Ognize the need ro esiablish a Iesernes po]icy to ensure fthancial stabi]iry and sustatnability. The Tn]sTtts have igreed that a tuget Itsttve level of thrcc to six month5 of ¢ote operating costs will bc injplemented as PArt ol tlus fvwre strategy. Reservc5 wjll setye lo.. Ptoiect the ch2riry ogainst unfoteseen fJnAncial chAllenges or incorue flucwguons. En5Ute the rontitiuity of key Progran gnd icuviues. Ptovide funding fot ¥tr8tcwc initiitivcs that 8]1 with the chAtiry's mission. ReseNe5 will be monitottd 2nd reviewed annuallyi With •djusttntnt5 made A5 the otgani2ation'8 finattciai necd5 evolve. Unul such time ¥s The Tirim Nettvork expands to requitre tFu's pobcy. [1clai manageEncnt will rcmaiti focused on main12ifLing transp¥rcncy And minimii.ing cost5. DetAih ofAny Fundi MateriAUy in Deficit The Ttu$tees declare that the chitiry had no fund8 which wete tnatcti2lly in deficit at the datc oEthe statement of a6set8 & ]i2bilitieJ. Sta¢e of the Chatity'8 Finsue Thc Ptimary sourccs of incomt for The Tarim Nenvotk include dottauons from Tnl¢t5 attd the gcnetAI pub¢, which conunuc to provide sgrficant support. Additionally, funding for projects such as Acce55 2 Intcrn5hip5 and thc Youth Empowerment Ptogtam has 6cen Secured through $ub#watd grants from parner NGOS. The chariry als0 geDetatcd incomc through tht sRle of it$ publicau0 Under the Mulberry Tree.. A Contemporary Uyghur Anrhology. The m2in expen&tures itjclude &oftwate and IT costs ncccssw fot dI'tl operation5. COSt5 as50Cited with the cteation and dtribull0n of the ththolo£y, 2nd expenses tclated to Conducting 2Ctivitie5 fot the ArccJ$ 2 Intern5p5 and Youth EmpowernKnt Progtam iniu2tives. Dcsignatcd Funds remain allocated for the Standatd Uyghur Cuniculum ptojecL which WAS Specifically 6undThised for via thc L#unchGood pla(forni. Prticukn ofAny Outstatillg Guaraniee Given by the Chlty The Ttustees dedve that the chlty ha5 givett no guarantee whcre potentjal #bilIty 1$ outstanding at the date DE the 5tatcment of a$$ct$ & liabditie5. Ptmxcular6 of Any Outstanding Debt The Trnstee5 dcc13te tht the Chlty has no outst2nding debt5 whj'ch are Secured by 8fL expres5 chatge on any OE the assets of the chAtity at the datc of the 5t%tement of assets & ]iabitities. Declaration The Tru5ttts dec]ate that they have approved the xbove teport and authorised that it bc signed on their bch216.
THE TARIM NEfwoRK FOR THE YEAR ENDED CH 2024 Inde end•nt Examln• ' ort to the Trust••s of Th• Tarlm N I report to the charlty truslog$ on my examln81ion of the accounts of Th8 Tarlm Nefvjork I'lhe CIO'I for the year gnded 31 M8rch 2024. vknlch are Set out on th8 folowing p896s R•sponslbllltl•8 and ba$ls of rwort As the charlty Iruslees of tha CIO you are respcfisibla for the preparation of the accounts In a¢¢ordance with the requirements of the Charilles Ael 2011 I'lhe AGt'). I report in respect of my examlnalkjn of tha CIO'S accounts carrled out under secllon 145 of the Act. In carrying out my oxaminauon I havè followed all apleabl• DlrecUon$ ghen by the Charfty Commls8lon und81 sectlon 145(5Xb} of the 2011 AGI. Ind•ynd•nt •x•mlnrfs 8tat•mont I hove completed my examln811on. I corfflnn that no malorl81 matters havé com6 lo my att8nllon Sn connectlon th ex8mlnafjon glvlng mg ¢ause lo bglleve that In any material rasp8Ct'. 11) accounllng rKord8 were not kept In respect of the CIO 88 required by $8cllon 130 of tho Act: c 121 tho accounts do not accord th tho86 records. I have no concerns and have com8 gcross no other matters In C¢)nnectlon ¥th the examlnalkin lo thlch attenllon should be drawn In thls report In ordèr to ènable a proper underslandlng of the 8ccoun15 to be r8ach8d. J R C•ladln• FCCA CTA FCIE Caladlne Llmll8d Chart8red Certlffied Accountants Chantry House, 22 Upperton Road Easlboume, BN21 18F Dale: I/,- C*2tr
CHARITY COMMIS510 FOR ENGLAND AND WALE 8429 Receipts and payments accounts CC18a Forth• pwlod from 01104023 To 311Q312024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrostricted funds to th• Mir•¥l Restricted funds Endowmont funds Totsl fund6 Lost year n•Ai•s¢f to lh• n•4f•Stf toth• t A1 R•ul t$ 951 10*047 059 16&O47 1,105 217 rAThts AnthL salej ats c8#¢$ OonAton 257 Sub tot•l(Gros8 Income fcw AR) A2 A•••t and Inv••lment 4bal••, (• 117,90B 167,9 1.668 WA Sub total Toeal r•tP¢S 167.908 1,666 A3Pa ents re ITc¢81S ¢¢gts 307 INZ5 33 397 1A2$ 33 425 215 421 Accounlln TfAnslaiknn BNnk Feos Benekla costs undrcojts 1JO.105 4S IJO.10S 45 Sub lolal 1311fj2 132,162 1.012 A4 A•t And Inbw•tmgnl urcha¥v¥. •¢e table NIA Sub total Total p•ym•nts 132.182 131162 1.072 Not of recolpts/(paymentsJ A5 Transfers betw••n fund8 AO Cash funds last yoar •nd C•¥h furtds thls year end 35746 39746 5P4 16,892 52.638 16,892 52,638 16,298. 16,892. CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 2410112025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period unStrICted Restricted lunds fund5 lo ne•1£ IDnHr4slt Endowment funds to Mwest£ Calegories Details B1 Cash funds ¢9 52,630 Total ¢ash funds 52.838 •cwii Unr••trlcl fund• R••trf¢t•d funds s) nvarqtsit EndowTrv4nt lund6 lo n¢uui£ Det811$ IA FundlowN¢h •u•l belo Curr•ntva lo Delalls NIA Fund lo WCh O¢tsll$ NIA CoBtlopkn•ll Curr•ntv• tlo B4 Asi•ts retaln•d for th• ¢h•rity'• own u*• VundtD whl¢h i•lat4S Amaunidu• on•1 Wn du• Iiojwl Detalls NIA 85 LS•bllSti by orn truste8J hlIfOr 811 th& Iru8tOBS SvJn8ture Print Name D8to of royal ZULFUI<AR ABLIKIM 30101r2025 mUNAAR ABDULLA 3010112025 CCXX R3 accounts ISSI 24101r2025