2021-03-31-accounts

Charity Number: 1187537 (UK Charity Commission)

Nurture Roots Foundation

Report of the trustees for Period 23/01/2020 to 31/03/2021

Organization type: CIO

Trustees

• Dr Abdullahi Ahmed (Chair)

• Dr Aliyu Ahmad

• Dr Adamu Tijjani Ibrahim

Our Aim

Nurture roots Foundation is not-for-profit charity with the aim of providing foundational knowledge and skills essential for the human development of young children and young people to achieve their full potential.

Our Objectives

• To empower teachers with skills and resources to teach literacy and numeracy with continuing professional development.

• To educate and support youths by helping them to build a bright future with improved access to quality learning.

• To Provide educational support for disadvantaged and vulnerable children in indigent communities by making technology relevant in solving problems to shape their future.

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Charity Number: 1187537 (UK Charity Commission)

Risk Management

The trustees have considered and reviewed the major risks the charity organization could be exposed to and have established mitigation measures to manage those risks. The major risk identified in the year 2021 was Covid-19, the trustees for the year have decided to carry out all activities online to minimize the risk of exposing volunteers and teachers to the virus.

Review of activities and achievements

• Face to Face - Barefoot Workshops in Local Nigerian Schools: Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, we carried out a series of barefoot workshops on computational thinking lessons for teachers in 5 primary schools in Nigeria. Designed to boost subject knowledge and confidence, the barefoot workshop introduces teachers to computational thinking and help them get started with our Barefoot learning materials.

The workshops were delivered by volunteers. During the interactive session, teachers were given some of the Barefoot’s “unplugged” activities to try – these includes activities on programming, abstraction debugging, and patterns.

18 Lila Avenue, Coventry Coventry, United Kingdom [e-mail] www.nurtureroots.org

Charity Number: 1187537 (UK Charity Commission)

• Barefoot Online Workshops: Keeping young people safe online – During the pandemic, we continued the delivery of the barefoot workshop online via Skype, MS Teams and Google Meet. We carried out a series of the workshop on online safety that offered digital skills and computational thinking lessons for parents and teachers to equip them for their youngsters and pupils. In the workshop, we shared some online safety tips. Including common online scams, social media, and online safety controls.

18 Lila Avenue, Coventry Coventry, United Kingdom [e-mail] www.nurtureroots.org

Charity Number: 1187537 (UK Charity Commission)

• ‘Let’s Talk About’ Webinar: Working with your PhD Supervisor - ‘Let’s Talk About’ is our series of webinars offering practical advice from experienced individuals.

The workshop was organized and delivered to group of PhD students from various UK universities such as University of Birmingham, Coventry University, University of Aberdeen, and Coventry University. The students are from different parts of the world. The process of doing a PhD involves many components beyond the academic aspects. Therefore, understanding and managing key stakeholders such as supervisors, university administrators, fellow PhD students and potential questionnaire or interview respondents are essential for successful PhD journey. The webinar was delivered by experienced PhD supervisor, recent PhD graduates and current PhD students. The webinar focusses on some of the pitfalls of managing supervisors and how to avoid them, in particular being open and honest about the challenges faced by the PhD students and understanding and respecting the expectations of supervisors.

18 Lila Avenue, Coventry Coventry, United Kingdom [e-mail] www.nurtureroots.org

Charity Number: 1187537 (UK Charity Commission)

• Nurture Roots Career Ready - Data Engineering and Science – Our career ready program supports young people & job seekers to develop their skills and confidence deemed to be essential for success in the modern workforce. We bring together a panel of experts to share their personal experiences and top tips.

Future Plans:

• Out-of-School Children: We aim to collaborate with local charity organizations in Nigeria to provide education scholarships to underprivileged out of school children and orphans that cannot afford tuition fees and education resources to support their learning. The support will include accelerated learning support to bridge the gap from street to school. Effective monitoring of children attendance and performance will be carried out to evaluate efficacy of the program and ensure continuous improvement of the program.

• Digital Skills Development Program: The digital skills development programme was planned for the youth, a 5-week programme for training on computer software development and networking, professional smartphone repairs, and CCTV technology.

• ‘Let’s Talk About’ Webinar Series: Through our Mentorship scheme, we aim to continue our ‘Let’s Talk About’ Webinar series that brings professionals from across the globe to

18 Lila Avenue, Coventry Coventry, United Kingdom [e-mail] www.nurtureroots.org

Charity Number: 1187537 (UK Charity Commission)

offer young people career guidance and support, providing a stepping-stone to become a highly employable and effective entrepreneurs in their communities.

• Barefoot Workshops: To continue delivering computational thinking lessons for parents and teachers online and in-person.

Financial Review and Accounts

During the 23/01/2020 to 31/03/2021 period, Nurture Roots foundations has not raised any funds from the public. All expenses for the charity's activities came from the trustees. The charity currently doesn’t have a bank account, but an appointment has been made with the bank for the account opening in February 2022. The charity aims to raise funds from the public after opening the bank account.

The total expense for the period is £120 for purchase of learning materials and £4200 for 180 voluntary hours.

Total Income: Nil Total Expenses: £4320 Fixed Asset Investment: Nil

18 Lila Avenue, Coventry Coventry, United Kingdom [e-mail] www.nurtureroots.org

Charity Number: 1187537 (UK Charity Commission)

Appendix A: Receipts of purchase (Robot mouse learning Resource)

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