LOVE LIFE INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2020/2021
Charity details:To advance the Christian religion in the UK and overseas for the benefit of the public in particular but not exclusively through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, Christian festivals, producing and/or distributing literature on Christianity to enlighten others about the Christianity religion and carrying out pastoral and outreach work.
Donations: We get donations from organisations with interest in the work we do; church offerings; tithes; fundraising; charity shop; love offerings and commercial agriculture in Africa; gift aid in future and government grants and a bounce back loan for the business side of things
Money:The money is spent on paying church rent; charity shop rent; food and toiletries for the homeless and support for single mum after having children taken by social services and when the children come back home; travel allowances; accommodation allowances; volunteers allowances; stationary; agricultural projects; building projects.
There are four trustees: Magret Mudariki; Tapuwa Makurumure; Michaela Mudariki and Marc Kodjo
Paid staff: none
Volunteers: Magret Mudariki; Tapuwa Makurumure and Michaela Mudariki
Accomplishments: church was done online; supported the members during covid 19 both online and face to face; fed the homeless; distributed sleeping bags, toiletries and support to the wider community with difficult situations and life threatening circumstances; the mums with social services issues involving children, emotionally and financially. We have done a lot of emotional support during the lockdown period since people are struggling and a lot of family problems. We assisted in help with different needs and approach to support the families which includes food; toys; home visits and cleaning for them.
We lost money during this time to the landlord and had to call the Charity Commission to let them know of the situation. We did seek support from the Citizens Advise Bureau but the situation was complicated in the sense that the landlord collect money for rent but did not make the building usable for our service users because of health and safety reasons. The complication was that he said he was going to make the building ready without a specific date and claimed rent but doing nothing about the building state. We had done some work on it and including changing keys and locks but he did noting on the actual fixtures. This was our big setback to our charity and still battling to soldier on.
Covid was our challenge during the missionary work abroad in Botswana to the charity there; commercial agriculture was set up to support the orphans; paid school fees for the orphans in Zimbabwe. The widows; orphans; the elderly were supported with agricultural products and some were given sold to the local supermarkets. Land was given to the charity in Zimbabwe and Botswana for building.