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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Youth Link Networks Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1185081 Charity's principal address 8 Cuthberga Close Barking Essex Postcode IG11 8BS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Charisma Jones | ||||
| Naomi Grossett | ||||
| Karla Simpson | ||||
| Porsche Thompson Haughton |
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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)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
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- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed By
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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The relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects with long-term sustainable methodology. To act as a resource for young people by providing advice, assisting and organising programmes of education and other activities as a means of:
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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a) Developing their skills, capacities and capabilities;
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b) Advancing education;
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c) Relieving unemployment’.
It has been agreed that although we will take on unpaid volunteers in the UK, we will not be taking on any unpaid volunteers' in Uganda. We will factor in the Ugandan minimum weekly
wage of £30 (thirty pounds GBP) per week (equivalent of 150,000 Ugandan Shillings (UDX)) for all members of the Ugandan team whilst they are working on any given project.
COVID-19 Response Project With the recent knowledge and unforeseen circumstances that Covid-19 has created across the world. We realised the further immediate need for food provisions, sanitary care and medical support in Uganda, specifically Iganga Town in Eastern Uganda where we work. In the interest of the community and the beneficiaries we gathered our team members utilising our skills in farming to create care packages containing seeds to teach vulnerable families how to cultivate their land for sustainability. With this in mind, we launched a campaign and successfully fundraised £6,480 from June 2020-September 2020 to cover the cost of a “COVID-19 Response Project” and pay our youth volunteer members for Summary of the main the delivery of the service. activities undertaken for the This involved teaching families in vulnerable communities the public benefit in relation to fundamentals of farming practices so that they could plant in time of the these objects (include within season to receive a good in months to follow. this section the statutory In the care packages, we provided beans and seeds enabling a variety of declaration that trustees have fresh vegetables and soap, sanitary pads and facilitated sessions with the had regard to the guidance girl children of the homes to discuss menstruation, sanitation practices and issued by the Charity methods to maintaining the pads. Commission on public We collaborated with local trained and qualified parasocial workers from benefit) the medical centre to deliver this service. With the parasocial workers knowledge of the most vulnerable families in need, we were able to select 52 families to work with and build a rapport over a 12-week period to provide support and help to oversee the sustainability of the family crops growth which could later generate income. Based on an average of 6 people per household, it is estimated that we were able to support 312 people. In accordance with our objectives, the Covid-19 response project actively responded to the relief of poverty and financial hardship in Eastern Uganda region as detailed above. As a team, we collaborated to develop a project
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that would empower our beneficiaries with hope that would enable them to be more sustainable by dealing with their immediate basic needs of food and sanitary care then providing them with the education, skills and tools to be sustainable for the foreseeable future. Our team is made up of 50% young people and we nominated the youth of the beneficiary homes to represent the households, with the family aware and supportive, to learn all the skills taught by our team, to pass on to their families. This was effective because when our team returned to the homes to check on the families and their development, the proof was evident from the progress of their gardens and the food harvested which demonstrated that using the youth and empowering them not only benefited them with skills and knowledge but enabled them to build better bonds and relationships with their families.
Pretty Box Project Sustainability Plan Phase 2
Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we were unable to fulfil our duties to St Paul’s Secondary with our phase 2 project as the school was closed throughout the financial period. However, with the funds through the Covid19 project, we factored in the purchase of reusable sanitary pads from Afripads and mobilised the team to distribute the pads to all 52 households containing girls. Although we were not equipped to teach the girls how to make the sanitary pads, we were at least able to offer a interim sustainable approach to sanitary care, alongside the expertise of the team and the parasocial workers to educate the girls on best practices to use the pads.
We can confirm that all Trustees have read, understood and adopt the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit declaration.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and erformance p
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
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Covid-19 Response Project The Covid-19 response project was able to directly impact 52 people and indirectly 312 with education in farming and financial literacy to create their own food produce and actively support their families by making more informed decisions that would benefit them more for long term sustainability.
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The project brought families together to be more proactive
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The project instilled hope, motivation and inspired 100% of the beneficiaries to take up farming at home as a recurring practice.
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Amazon Smile
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Youth Link Networks was selected as a spotlight charity on Amazon Smile. During this period, the charity received recognition whilst being highlighted on Amazon’s platform. Amazon donates 0.5% of the net purchase price of every order that registers to support Youth Link Networks. During this reporting period, we received a total of £285 of unrestricted donations.
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Support for the team in Uganda
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The Covid-19 project brought together the team in Uganda and UK to deliver a crucial project under difficult circumstances. This was a testing time for the team that enhanced their communication and collaboration. This period was a great period for learning and development where the team utilised opportunities to upskill and become more resourceful. The project also enabled the Uganda team to earn a wage at a time where many had lost their jobs so we were also able to provide support for them.
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Kwanda- Is an organisation with a modern collection pot for African ideas.
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We received a grant of £750 which was added to our covid-19 project. Kwanda used their platform to highlight and promote the charity and its work. They were delighted with the project outcomes so posted photos from selected beneficiaries of their prosperous gardens to showcase the benefit of the donations.
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Section E Financial review
As a grass roots charity, it has been agreed that £500 would suffice until Brief statement of the we are able to obtain consistent funding for our reserves. charity’s policy on reserves We fell into our reserve fund following a deficit of -£460 in unrestricted Details of any funds materially funds. However, with regular quarterly income from platforms such as in deficit Amazon and a regular income of £87 from monthly donors, this was quickly rectified and out of the reserve. Further financial review details (Optional information) The charities main sources of income are: You may choose to include additional information, where Amazon smile – pay outs occur every 3-4 months (3 or 4 payments to the relevant about: charity per year. The payments vary in accordance to individual the charity’s principal purchases). sources of funds (including any fundraising); The charity has 8 monthly donors-Total monthly income is £87 how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- 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) Charisma Jones Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)
Jodie-ann Dixon Company Secretary
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Section A Receipts and payments
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted to the nearest £ |
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| Bank Donations | 949 | - | |||
| Go Fund Me Donations | 5,247 | - | |||
| Kwanda Donation | - | 750 | - | ||
| Paypal donations via website | - | 483 | - | ||
| Stripe | 826 | - | - | ||
| Amazon Smile | 285 | - | - | ||
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| Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _ | 2,061 | 6,480 | - | ||
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| Adminstration costs-uniforms,transport etc | - | - | |||
| Afripad Kits | |||||
| Donorbox registration | 18 | ||||
| 6month office fee & furniture | - | - | |||
| Adminstration costs-airtime,data,transport etc | |||||
| PPE equiptment,transport & lunch | - | - | |||
| Transport & lunch Covid-19 packages, transport & team lunch Transport & lunch |
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| Parasocial worker fee,lunch & transport | - | - | |||
| PM EME medical fee whilst on the field | - | - | |||
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| Farm & Crunch staff lunch & transport | |||||
| Farm & Crunch staff lunch beneficiary package | |||||
| Transport & admin Covid-19 Uganda team wages & admin Admin & food for vulnerable babies Adminstration for the office (project completion) Boxes to ship computers to Uganda M&E Uber to transport computers for shipping Lontex Exports (Goods shipment to UG) Transport to Kampala & staff lunch Port Clearnace for Goods in Kampala Office adminstration costs Computer Engineer fee Team mobilising transport fee Office maintenace, mobilising & computer tech clearance f Stanbic bank opening fee, computer cables Website domain renewal |
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| Boxes to ship computer chairs to Uganda Jan 21 Office adminstration costs 6 months office renewal fee + security to withdraw funds Feb 21 office fee, PPE & kichen kettle Pretty Box Project market research March 21 Office admin Curtain for the office, transport, facilities |
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| **Sub total ** | 2,521 |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period |
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Signature Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
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