Foundation Trustees, Annual Report Transform thro educatio ru A look back at 2020
Trustees’ Annual Report
From Period start date 12/02/2020
To
Period end date 11/02/2021
Mission statement
We believe that access to safe and quality education is a right and not a privilege and aim to achieve what every child deserves – the opportunity to realise their potential, no matter where they come from.
Working with local schools and communities in rural Gambia, we invest in programmes that provide support for children to enrol, remain and thrive in school whilst ensuring safe and quality learning environments.
Behati Foundation Registered charity number 1187892 29 Kirkwood Close, Chester, CH3 5JX info@behatofoundation.org https://behatifoundation.org/
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From the Founder and Chair
“I set up Behati Foundation following my trip to the Nianija district in The Gambia at the end of 2019. Nianijais generally considered to be the poorest and most deprived area in a country that ranks 174 out of 189 countries in terms of deprivation – the level of poverty there is high even by the “Global South” standards. My experience in the villages opened my eyes to a totally new world and I made it my purpose to work with the community to break out of the cycle of poverty and ensure children have a fairer chance in life.
We achieved charity status in February 2020, for which I was immensely proud. Unfortunately, faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, very few fundingopportunities, limited capacity and capability due to our status as a newly launched start-up charity, we had to cease our activities. It took us 6 months to get back on track and continue our life-changing work.
Even though our beginnings have been turbulent, we managed to achieve some successes. Our first projects focused on tackling some of the most immediate issues that stop children attending school: unaffordability and food insecurity.We sponsored almost 20,000 school meals, distributed rice and oil packages to the most vulnerable families in the village of KerewanSitokoto to help mitigate a food crisis, and donated hundreds of backpacksand learning materials so that children can remain and thrive in school.
From July 2020 we have also added to our activities, projects that would lead to sustainable development. We launched the “End Water and Covid-19 Crisis” appeal to deliver clear water to over 800 people who are currently without access to clean drinking water, hand washing facilities for a local school and hygiene awareness sessions. The water system will be powered by renewable solar energy, at the same time protecting the climate, and we are planning to start implementationat the end of 2021. We also plan to invest in school renovation, sanitation, teachers’ training and development, and gender empowerment in the near future.
One thing that has not changed is our priorities; always shaped by one fundamental force – the needs and wishes of the people we support.”
Magdalena Strozik
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Introduction 01
Behati Foundation is a micro start-up charity (reg. no. 1187892) providing support to some of the world’s most vulnerable children to access quality education in rural Gambia, West Africa.
What we do
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Provide educational facilities and resources
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Provide school meals and emergency food distribution
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‒ Support children to enrol and remain in education
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‒ Work alongside local communities that understand their needs to create solutions together
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Invest in sustainable development programmes, including WASH
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Maintain transparency and promote an ethical and participatory way of running a charity
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02[Where we work]
About the Gambia
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Ranked 174 out of 189 countries in the UN Human Development Index (HDI), 2018.
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Mean years of schooling is 3.5 years (4.7 years in SubSaharan Africa and 12.9 in the UK)
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Girls from the rural parts have only 1% chance of finishing Primary School as opposed to 43% of boys in the urban areas
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- 55.3% of population live in multidimensional poverty (including poor health, lack of education, inadequate living standards, disempowerment, poor quality of work, violence)
About the schools and communities we partner with
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We currently support 3 schools that provide education to over 500 children across the Nianija district, said to be the poorest and least developed district in The Gambia.
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- All 3 schools are in desperate need of maintenance, access to basic resources, school supplies, water and electricity and further development.
About the schools and communities we partner with
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Hygiene facilities and practices are poor or non-existent
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- 2 schools have no access to safe water or sanitation
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- Hundreds of children across the district do not attend school - some due to poverty, belief and cultural norms, such as early marriage and child labour.
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Objectives and activities 03
1) To advance education for the public benefit by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at schools in the Nianija District in The Gambia.
Summary of the objects set out in our governing body
2) The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship in the Nianija District in The Gambia by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need.
- 3) To protect and preserve good health among people residing in the Nianija District in The Gambia, in particular but not exclusively by providing educational health workshops.
The main activities are as follows:
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects
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supporting the day to day running of the schools;
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improving buildings and infrastructure at the schools;
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improving facilities for learning and recreationwithin the schools;
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providing learning resources and school supplies,such as textbooks and stationery;
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providing essential facilities within the schools, such as safe drinking water, hand washing stations and toilets;
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increasing the schools’ teaching resources and assisting in improving the standards of teaching within the schools by supporting the training and development of teachers;
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awarding educational scholarships and bursaries.
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Timeline
Our founder visits the
Gambia for the first time
As a newly set-up charity, Behati is experiencing a crisis due to COVID-19. Projects and operational activities ceased.
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“Christmas Appeal 2020”
is experiencing a crisis due to
campaign launched .
COVID-19. Projects
and operational activities ceased.
Nov Feb Jun Jul Dec Jan
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Behati Foundation
receives charitable
status Operational and project activities
resume.
Planning for “End Water and
Covid-19 Crisis” and "Christmas
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First project completed. Over 100 children from across 6 schools benefited from daily school meals and school essentials.
Planning for “End Water and Covid-19 Crisis” and "Christmas Appeal" projects commences.
Local children and families receive their Christmas packages containing food, school materials and toys.
Basic medical supplies and food packages distributed to local communities.
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Impact and achievements 04
2019/20
2020/21
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6 schools
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Over 20,00 school meals served
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Over 100 students empowered to continue learning
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Local Health Centre supplied with basic medical resources
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Rice and other basic foods distributed to Kerewan Sitokoto village
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3 schools
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205 students empowered and enabled to continue education
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Over 600kg of food distributed to 50 families worst affected by food insecurity
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Toys given to Kerewan Sitokoto children
Behati Foundation
- Planning and fundraising for End Water and Covid-19 Crisis project initiated. Over 800 people, the majority of which are children, will be provided with all-year-round clean water, hand washing facilities and hygiene awareness training.
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05[Goals for 2021/22]
Project priorities
Business priorities
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To successfully complete the “ End Water and COVID-19 Crisis ” project
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Improve our digital marketing and social media presence and strengthen our brand
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To initiate planning for ” SolarLamps ”project
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To continue supporting our partner schools and local communities with learning materials and food
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To secure more regular giving
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To initiate partnership with 3[rd] party organisations
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To secure first corporate partners
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To launch trusts and foundations fundraising programme
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To strengthen our capacity and capability by investing in, and recruiting, more Trustees and Volunteers to help us become more sustainable
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To develop future project and operations strategy
Future income generation plans
In our first year as a charity, we have been primary financed by individual donations and the Funder's financial support. The Trustees understand they need to maintain an equitable balance to continue investing in education and community development projects. To ensure a sustainable financial base, we will expand our fundraising activities to also include individual regular donations, corporate partnerships, and trust and foundations.
We have already initiated diversification of our income, and in Q1 of 2021/22 financial year (FY) alone secured two grants totalling £2,500, and we will continue with our efforts so that more vulnerable pupils and their families can benefit from the investment made.
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06 [Structure, Governance and Trustees]
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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M Strozik (Chair from 01 June 2019)
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Paul Baker (from 28 February 2020)
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Ali Gunn (from 01 November 2019)
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Alexander Redman (retired 27 February 2020)
The charity trustees are responsible for the overall management, leadership and control of the Foundation Charity and meet six times a year.
All trustees give of their time freely and no remuneration or expenses were paid in the year. No Trustee or person connected with a Trustee received any benefits. All Trustees have served throughout the year except where indicated.
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06 [Structure, Governance and Trustees] Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document Constitution adopted 04[th] February 2020 How the charity is constituted CIO - Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods – The first charity trustees are appointed for the following terms Magdalena Strozik for 4 years Alison Gunn for 3 years Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of 2 (two) years. New Trustees are appointed by the existing Board.
Public benefit . The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
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Income Breakdown 2020/21
Income
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By type By designation
Restricted
£429.15 , 21%
Unrestricted
£950.00 , 47% £907.06 , 93%
£1,577.91 , 79%
£150 .00, 8%
Individual Donations
Grants
Crowdfunding
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Expenditure Breakdown 2020/21 Expenditure
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Website costs
Insurance
£ 145.28, 23%
Operational costs
£ 361.71, 57% Xmas Appeal
£ 115.2, 18%
£ 12, 2%
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Income & Expenditure
Our income has seen a steady increase since we launched as an unincorporated organisation in 2019. Even though all activities, including fundraising, ceased between February and July 2020 due to COVID-19, we managed to almost double our income compared to the previous year.
The charity’s total income amounts to £2,007.06. Principal sources of funds included individual donations, crowdfunding and the Founder’s financial support, which together accounted for 93% of the total income. 7% came from a small grant that we secured towards operational costs associated with the “End Water and Covid-19 Crisis” appeal.
The main source of spending this FY included the 2020 Xmas Appeal and costs associated with running the charity, mainly the website and insurance costs, the latter two of which having been covered by the Founder. No money donated by the public has been spent to cover our operational costs.
The remaining income, £1372.81, is designated towards the “End Water and Covid-19 Crisis” and operational costs associated with it, and therefore has been carried over to the next FY 2021/22.
We have recently focused on income diversification activities, and we are already seeing a positive impact of that shift.
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£1,156.57
£1,156.57
£634.19
spent
income
YE 2020
YE 2021
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£2,007.06
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Only in Q1 of 2021/22 FY we have secured £2,500 in grant funding, already surpassing the 2020/21 FY total income by almost 25 percent.
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Professional Bodies:
Bank: Lloyds Bank plc 115 Victoria Rd, Aldershot GU11 1JQ Insurance Provider: Markel Insurance Registered Office: 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AZ. Registered in England no. 2430992
Declaration:
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature: Full name: Magdalena Strozik Position: Chair Date: 11/10/2021
| BEHATI FOUNDATION Receipts and payments accounts For the period from 12/02/2020 To 11/02/2021 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1. INCOME (Payments): Assets and Investment sales - - - - - Donations 279 1578 - 1857 1157 Grant Funding 150 - - 150 - Total Income: 429 1578 - 2007 1157 |
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| Section A2 Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A2. EXPENDITURE (Receipts): Raisisng funds 12 0 - 12 - Charitable activities 260 362 - 622 1157 Totalexpenditure: 272 362 634 1157 |
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Section A2 Receipts and payments
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year
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| A1. INCOME DETAILS: | |||||||
| Income is derived from: | |||||||
| Donations: | 279 | - | - | 279 | 175 | ||
| End Water and Covid 19 Crisis | - | 1216 | - | 1216 | - | ||
| Christmas Appeal | - | 362 | - | 362 | - | ||
| School Sponsorship | - | - | - | - | 982 | ||
| Grants: | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | ||
| Total income: | 429 | 1578 | - | 2007 | 1157 |
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Section A2 Receipts and payments
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A2. EXPENDITURE DETAILS:
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Fundraising costs 12 12
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Charitable activities:
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Grant towards Christmas Appeal 362 362
Grant towards School Sponsorship - - - 982
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Website costs 145 145 60
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Insurance 115 115 115
Total expenditure: 272 362 634 1157
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Funds carried forward: 157 1216 1373
Restricted funds carried forward will go towards the “End Water and COVID-19 Crisis” appeal. 21
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Details Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Funds carried B1. CASH FUNDS forward 157 1216 B2. OTHER MONETARY ASSETS - - - - B3.INVESTEMENT ASSETS - - - - Fund to which asset Cost (optional) Current value (optional) Details belongs B4. ASSETS RETAINED FOR THE - - CHARITY'S OWN USE - - B5. LIABILITIES Signature Print Name Date of approval Signed by two trustees on behalf of all the Magdalena Strozik 03/12/2021 trustees Ali Gunn 09/12/2021
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