4 RAFIW, Marafiki Trust Annual Report and Financial Statements foryear ended 31 Dec 2024 Registered Charity Number 1187949 Marafiki Tnjst Annu8l Report 2024 MARAFIKI TRUST Charity Information Trustees Nicola Guise BSc.BEng Elizabeth {Liz) Tumbull LLB Rebecca (Becky) Smlth B.Ed (Hons) Reglstered charlty number 1187949 Registered office Inanda Church Street Wadenhoe PE8 5ST Independent examinèr Judie Woods FCA DChA BFP 90 South Road Oundle Peterborough PE8 4BP Bankers Barclays Leicester LE87 2BB Marafiki Trust Annual Report 2024 Index Page reference Charity information Trustees, report Independent examiner's report 12 Receipts and Payments Account 13 Balance Sheet 14 Notes 15 Marafiki TrustAnnuo1 Report 2024 The Trustees preserrt their Annual Report and accounts of the Marafiki Trust for the year ended 31 De￿rnber 2024. Structurep govomanco and management structure Marafiki Trust. also known as MT (the Charity) is registered with the Charity Commission with charity number 1187949. The Charity was originally formed in December 2019 and became a registered charity on 13 February 2020. Governance and Management The Trustees manage the affairs of th8 Charty. The Trustees who held Offi￿ during the year are list8d on page 2. The Trustees confim that they have wmplied wth the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on publi¢ benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefiv. The Charity d￿$ not have any employees. The Trustees cary out all daY-t￿daY managemenl of the Charity. Objects The prevention and relief of povety in Kenya or Ihe UK by providing: grants, items and seNices to individuals in need andlor charities and olher organisations working ￿ prevent or relieve povety andlor provide educational opporiunities. Our Vlslon A wodd wher8 all children have the opportunity to access a formal education no matter their age, sex, religion, background or ability. Actlvlties. achlevements and perfonnance 'Poverty is not an accident. tske slavery and apartheid it is man made and can be removed by the actions of human beings., Nelson Mandela Marafiki Trust was bom out of a desire on the part of its founding TTUStees (Nicola and Liz) to support projects in Kenya lo provide education and facilities for disadvaniaged groups of chlldren living In poverty in the slum areas of Nairobi. On a trlp through Afflca in 2016. they met the founders of a th8n Community Based Organisation - Real Hope Community Youth Oryanlsation ('RHYCO)- who are now formerfy regist8red in Kenya as a 'company limited by guarantee, (Real Hope Communlty Foundatlon (RHCF)) and subsequent visits cemented a deep friendship. In December 2021. new Trustee {Becky) visited Kenya as a sponsor and after a sU￿esSful trip Was invited to become a third Trustee of the Charity. Mar8fiki TrustAnnu81 Report 2024 In addttion to RHCF, the Trustees help to fund a small project - Joyful Hearts Centre ('JHC? established to support a sm811 group of chIld￿n with ￿rebral palsy. who are based within the same compound as RHCF. Having renovated and moved into new leased premises ('Bella Ciao. . meaning 'beautifvl welcome.) in January 2021. in October 2022, upon explry of their 2-year tenancy. the team, were able to purchase Balla Ciao with pnFbono legal support provided by Kenyan child- focused legal group CL8gal Sisterf)- Funding was provided jointly by International Needs Canada (INCA) and the Charity. INCA'S shar8 was funded by one donor. After considerable fundraising efforts with events and donations and a large grant from th8 Kajatawa Foundation. the Charity was able to raise over half of its share of the purchase pri￿ (which including legal fees and stsmp duty equating to £117, 601.83). The remainder of the requlred purchase funds1£50.000} were loaned (interest fr88) to the Charfty by a donor who wished to protect their identity. By 31 December 2024. the Charity had successfully repaid the loan. with a large generous donation of £19.000 made by Tess Barron. From time to time, the Charity supports individuals outside of the programmes at RHCF and JHC. This year th8 Charty agreed to support Steve Maina (aged 25), a RHCF volunteer and 0ry8nlc Farmers Market (OFM) stsff member. to aC￿sS High School through an adult education programme. Steve Suc￿$$fullY Gompleted Yr 112 at the end of 2024 wilh a commendable B grade and hopes to complete his formal edu(xtion at the end of 2025. As part of the Kenyan Govemment's 'Care Refoms. as provided for in the Children's AGt 2022. the respite safe hous8 at Bella Ciao is required to reintegrate children within 3 years of arrival. RHCF began a programme of reintegration in January, initially tsrgeting 20 Children. After a highly successfijl govemment directed (but not funded) programme of reintegration (recognised by the local Children's Department as a pilot arKI benchmark for other Institutions), in December. 18 children began their new lives in either foster or kinship care or in some cas8s were retumed to parents who had been empowered through the scheme. The18ngthy proGe5s involved 7 stages beginning with idenlificatson, assessment. tracing. case planning, implementstion, reintegration as the team ¢ontinu6s to monitor and evaluats the home-based care. Marafiki TrustAnnual Report 2024 A HAPPY ENDING.. Oscar (pictured with his patemal GreatAunt (Winifredj and her husband fmr Tom)) arrlved 81 RHCF In February 2023. Osc8rh8d run away from home (aged 6) due to beatings from his step-mother. Tha Children's Department placed Oscar in the care of Real Hope whilst investigating his situalron. He was a broken little boy. Neither his biologlc81 mother (who had abandoned him) nor his stepmother wer8 pr8pared to take him back. His father wished to support him but would not188V8 the stepmother ￿'th whom he had more Ghildren. Aftera number of unsuccessfvl attempts to find 8 suitable attemative carègiver, Oscars fgther suggested Winrfred and Mr Tom (his aunt and her husband). Winifred had lost a child (a boy) at a young age and had not ba8n able to have more chilclron_ AAr Tom h>È grown up childr8n o.scar h8s gone to live with them in their hom8 in W6st8m Kenya, wh8re he has joined a ngw school. He could not be happier ormore lovedl RHCF ￿lebrated Iheir 10 year anniversary with a combined reintegration, anniversary and Christmas paty in De￿Mber. attended by Trustees, Nicola and Becky. Following their retirement, Trustee Liz and h8r husband Nlck (a retlred Maths teacher) visit Kenya for 5-6 months of the year. As well as engaging in Charity activities and visiting Gilgil where four RHCF children receive an education at the special school and reside in Kivuli hostels lftjnded by Kivuli Trust UK of which Llz Is also a trustee). Liz has been able to See first-hand the reintegration process, host vtsitors and volunteers, arrange visits to the ballet as well as set up a popular knitting club enJoy8d by children of both sexes and all ages. Tuloring at Bella Ciao has gone from strength to strength with volunteers from Kenya and around the world supp18menting the work of the teaching staff. So many children have gaps in thelr education due to absence, trauma and large class sizesna¢k of individual attention. Sharon Land. previously a tutor in the US for over 40 years. now residing in Kenya with her daughter and family, tutors regularly a week working Y￿th Ghildren in need of Marafiki Trust Annual Report 2024 educational supporL Nick has been volunteering at a local school as well as tutoring maths and physics, coaching chess and instigating Rummikub matches at Bella Ciao. Sharon, "In&de the walls of Bella Ciao. th8 brdvest students I have ever tulored, deteminedly wort hard fo make up forlost years of education b8fore makn.ng their way to the loving an77s of Real Hope." The Bella Ciao premises are now home to a small workshop ('Eco Glass Galle￿} which recycles glass bottles turning them into glasses, bowls and other omaments. The team, headed by Ken provides opportunltles for youth empowerment and another exating exlracurricular activity for the children. In April. New Clty Networks {8 US charity) visited and instigated a music programme, empowering local youths in teaching music and dance. This activity is enjoyed by staff and children alike. The Trustees have been delighted to continue with regular visits to Kenya in 2024 and to expand ihe volunteer programme for sponsors and supporters of all ages (see below). Sponsorship 'Education is the mostPOW8rful w8apon which you can use to Ghange tho worfd., Nelson Mandela Of the 130 children in the RHCF progrdmme at the end of the year, 72 L*tildren had UK sponsors through the Charity with a number of children dual sponsored as they began High School in January. The remainlng ¢*tildren are sponsored through Intematlonaj Needs Canada (INCA) and through RHCF direct (with support from other individual intemational donors and the Organlc Farmars Market (OFM) in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya). Initially, RHCF sponsorship in the UK was £20 per monlh (wtth Gift Aid where appropriate) and JHC fvII sponsorship was £40 per month. During 2023, the Charity increased sponsorship to £25 per month (wth Gift Aid where appropriate) for any new sponsorslsponsored children. Of the 12 children registered at JHC, 1 child has a full £40 monthly sponsorship. and 3 children hav8 part sponsors at £20 par month. With recent chanqes to Kenya's education system, the Trustees are prioritising dual sponsorship for children transitioning to Junior Secondary School (JSS) and later to Senior Secondary School ISSS), many of which are boarding Institutions. As of January 2024, children now move from Grade 6 {Primary) directly into JSS (Grades 7-91, followed by SSS (Grades 10-12). The Charity continue lo sèèk committed sponsors to help our children thrive in this new academic landscape. The RHCF children have written to th8ir sponsors three times this year and sponsors are kept regularly up to date with photos of their sponsored children through email and WhatsApp The Trustees facilttate a letter exchange programme and deliver gifts when they visit. At the end of the year. in addition to receiving letters and Christmas decorations, sponsors received reports on their children's progress at school. With th8 help of one of its sponsors, the Charity continues to fund monthly joint birthday parties for all the children having a birthday in the given month. Marafiki TnJstAnnual Report2024 BELLA CIAO {meaning 'beautrful wel¢ome') 'Lov8 is providlng 8 safe place forloss 8ndpain to heal, and forhope andjoy to grow., Topherxea￿Y Bella Ciao continues to offer ￿SpIte resident181 care in the form of a safe house for those children for whom home lrfe becomes unacceptably difficult. The safe house was designed to accommodate up to 25 children to be cared for by a resident housemother and newly appointed housefather. Due to a shortage of institutions in the Kawangware area, the local Children's Departfflent deemed the ￿ntre could hold 40 children. At the end of 2024. there were 40 childfftn residing at Bella Ciao. and in addition RHCF introduced a small baby unit designed for a maximum of 2 babie5 in residence at any one time. In addition lo the safe house. the premises includes accommtsjation for a residènt soclal wor*er and his famlly as well as security guards, a dininglmeeting hall, a library and classrooms, wash facilities and toilets. kttchen and laundry facilities. offI￿S and a playroom alongside accommcmjation for volunteers. which it is hoped will Continue to generate Income as well as providing an imrnersive exporien￿ for volunteers. JHC continues to operate independently withln separate accommodation in the Bella Ciao compound wlth both groups benefiting hugely from the interaclion be￿een the children and economies of scale and staff over]ap. Plans are undetway io purchase neighbouring land to develop more pemianent buildings to house JHC and the domiitories. Long term ambitious plans and developments indude a Complete rebuilding of the compound. Fundraising 'It's not how much we glv8, but how much love w8 Put into gmng.. Mother Teresa The Trustees desire a 'hands on, approach to their support and giving to RHCF and JHC and want to 8nsure that thelr donatlons are maximised without overheads in the UK The Trustees ensure that all donations and grants are used for the charitable purposes they are intended for. The Trustees cover all administration expenses in the UK e.g. the website hosting fee, 8nd the Trustees personally (x)ver all expenses (including travel, accommodation and food) relating to any trips they make to Kenya. During the purchase process. links be￿een RHCF and the owners of OFM grew and evolved Such that primary school and JSS fees are being met as well as funding of the baby unil and a signtricant weekly contribution lowards fruit and vegetables. This has been an immense help in enabling the Charity to focus on raising fvnds for the purchase of and repayment of the loan for Bella Ciao, alongside the other mnning costs. RHCF volunteers are employed at the Saturday and Sunday mart