2023-04-05-accounts - Niko Nawe (Nina)

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 06/04/2022 Period start date To 05/04/2022 Period end date

Charity name: NIKO NAWE (NINA)

Charity registration number: 1193848

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Niko Nawe was set up to prevent and relieve poverty among less privileged children, who are under the age of 18, living in East African countries (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi), by providing them with school fees, scholastic materials, clothing and all the necessary support that is needed to prevent or relieve poverty, which they could not otherwise aford due to destitution.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The charity provides scholastic materials to less privileged children and young people in East Africa. It also, intends to support other initiative such as farming carried out particularly to better the lives of our benefciaries. The charity also, intends to build fully facilitated primary schools in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	At Niko Nawe we make sure that every activity benefts our benefciaries. Thus, our constitution guides us as such. (1) The income and property of NINA must be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects. (a) NINA trustees are entitled to be reimbursed from the property of NINA or may pay out of such property reasonable expenses properly

incurred by them when acting on behalf of NINA. (b) NINA trustees may benefit from trustee indemnity insurance cover purchased at NINA’s expense in accordance with, and subject to the conditions in, section 189 of the Charities Act 2011. (2) None of the income or property of NINA may be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise by way of profit to any member of NINA. (3) However, nothing in this clause shall prevent a NINA trustee or connected person receiving any benefit or payment which is authorised by Clause 6.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	At Niko Nawe we ensure that there is proper governance of the charity’s grant-making in three ways. (a) Through grant-making principles which ensure that, even where there is donor or funding partner involvement, decisions are ultimately made collectively - by all NINA’s trustees. These principles, together with the Gift Acceptance Policy and Philanthropy Service Agreements, clarify that funds given are NINA’s asset, albeit with degrees of restriction on their use, and that, where they are involved, donors can only recommend grants, and not awarding them. (b) Through published grant-making criteria which set out the activities the trusteeswish to support in

furtherance of NINA’s charitable objectives. The criteria also include activities which the trustees do not wish to support because they do not consider them to be in line with NINA’s purpose. The trustees accept that they will occasionally make grants outside published criteria, however, in all such cases, the activity supported will be charitable in the eyes of the law. (c) Through grant-making processes which set out how decisions are reached for awarding grants from different types of funds at NINA. Grant-making principles The principles which underpin the trustees’ governance of the NINA’s grant-making, take into account the scale and range of its grants and strike a balance between proper oversight of decision-making and responsive customer service for both applicants and donors. The principles are as follows; (a) The Board of trustees has ultimate collective responsibility for all grantmaking decisions in line with NINA’s charitable purposes and any restrictions agreed with donors and funding partners. (b) Trustees may delegate certain decision-making responsibilities to its sub-committees, Board members or staff within its scheme of delegation. Such delegated decisions are subject to scrutiny and review from time to time by NINA trustees. (c) NINA trustees reserve the right to apply conditions to any grant. (d) Trustees also reserve the right not to approve any recommendation or nomination if they (or those acting with their delegated authority) determine that the

		resulting grant would not be charitable or would confict with NINA’s stated policies or damage its reputation.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	People like Elsie in Burundi and Joshua in Uganda have been very helpful to our work. Elsie helped organise the communities in Burundi before we landed there. She spoke to the community leaders and drew schedules on which the projects were run. Joshua in Uganda helped to put together a team of young architects who drew our primary school model which we intend to replicate across East Africa.
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Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Niko Nawe has managed to run two projects (one in Uganda and another one in Burundi) since its inception back in 2021. However, for the purposes of clarity, it is important to note that both projects happened in our second fnancial year even though the campaigns to fund them commenced in our frst fnancial year. Children and young people of Uganda and Burundi were supported with scholastic materials such as books, pen, pencils, mathematical sets, and transparent plastic school bags. Although, the project in Uganda was enabled by a well wisher who provided us with the materials that we supplied. All the money that was

		raised through grant application and donations was spent on the Burundi project.
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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	We strongly believe that our involvement in poor communities like Teza – Burundi, did give the parents of our benefciaries some breathing space to focus on other issues such as ensuring that there is food and medicine in the house. In other words, our support in terms of ensuring that less privileged children and young people had scholastic materials helped keep some money in the pockets of their parents to spend on other essential needs.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	In the frst fnancial year we did not make enough money – just a few friends of ours donated a few pounds which amounted to £204.01. This was mostly spent on telephone bill which was part and parcel of the fundraising strategy. Our strategy did work because by mid 2022, we had already raised £3000
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other		N/A

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Even though we were not able to rise a lot of donations in our frst fnancial year, it was a great learning period for us – we made connections with wonderful people, we were exposed to important information along the way, we have also identifed people whom we believe would love to be a part of the organisation in case we need volunteers, and most of all, we self- refected on our approaches regarding our fundraising campaigns. As a result, we were able to raise enough funds for our two projects which happened in Burundi.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	N/A
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	N/A
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	We do not have extra resources to put in reserve.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Niko Nawe gets its funds from grant applications and public fundraising. This may include speaking to people directly, making phone calls, or through social media platforms.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	N/A
Other		N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		Niko Nawe is run by 3 trustees at the moment. We are a bunch of very ambitious people and we do enjoy working as a team to get things done.
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trustee deed.
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Niko Nawe is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	According to close 10 of our constitution, new members shall be appointed in this manner; (1) Apart from the frst charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed [for a term of [three] years] by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, NINA trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the efective administration of NINA.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	NINA trustees will make available to each new NINA trustee, on or before his or her frst appointment: (a) a copy of the current version of this constitution; and, (b) a copy of NINA’s latest Trustees’ Annual Report and statement of accounts.
The charity’s organisational	Para 1.51	Niko Nawe is run by 3 trustees, who are also its only members. Decisions are made unanimously as we believe

structure and any wider network with which the charity works		in democratic principles at Niko Nawe. According to our constitution, every after fve years we shall elect a chairperson who is responsible for the general running of the charity.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other		N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	NIKO NAWE
Other name the charity uses	NINA
Registered charity number	1193848
Charity’s principal address	99, BIRKBECK RD, LONDON, N8 7PG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
HappyJoseph	N/A	N/A
Arusa Malik	N/A	N/A
Muhammed Muyomba	N/A	N/A

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Happy Joseph Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 25/03/2024

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE – FINANCIAL YEAR 17/03/2021 05/04/2022.

TRUSTEES: Happy Joseph

Arusa Malik Muhammed Muyomba

REGISTERED OFFICE:

99, Birkbeck Rd, London N8 7PG

REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1193848

EMAIL: NIKONAWE8@GMAIL.COM

OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF NIKO NAWE:

Niko Nawe charity was created to prevent and relieve poverty among less privileged children, who are under the age of 18, living in East African countries (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi), by providing them with school fees, scholastic materials, clothing and all the necessary support that is needed to prevent or relieve poverty, which they could not otherwise afford due to destitution. As such, Niko Nawe has managed to run two projects (one in Uganda and another one in Burundi) since its inception back in 2021. However, for the purposes of clarity, it is important to note that both projects happened in our second financial year even though the campaigns to fund them commenced in our first financial year.

CHARITY ACTIVITIES:

TOTAL AMOUNT OF DONATION/Grants = £3000 TOTAL EXPENDITURE = £197 £2770 was spent on the Burundi project in September/ 2022

£230 is available in the account as of now

Even though we were not able to rise a lot of donations in our first financial year, it was a great learning period for us – we made connections with wonderful people, we were exposed to important information along the way, we have also identified people whom we believe would love to be a part of the organisation in case we need volunteers, and most of all, we self-reflected on our approaches regarding our fundraising campaigns. As a result, we were able to raise enough funds for our projects which happened in Burundi.

GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT:

OUR MEETINGS:

At Niko Nawe, we hold our board meetings four times a year. During these meetings, we discuss the previous, current, and future developments of the charity and a vote is always cast at the end of our discussions to decide on the direction we choose to take. Our previous meeting in the financial year 06/04/2022 – 05/04/2022 led to fruitful results – we managed to review our fundraising methods, we drew priorities in terms of where our intervention was needed the most and what type of help suited which society. Consequently, in our subsequent financial year we managed to run two successful projects in two countries (Uganda and Burundi).

NEW TRUSTEES:

We intend to get more trustees on board according to the needs of the charity. Whenever we recruit new trustees/volunteers, we will make sure that they all undergo an orientation to enlighten them on their legal obligations under the charity law - operating under the guidelines of the charity constitution, the decision-making process, the recent financial performance of the charity, the recent projects, and the future developments. These new members will be encouraged to attend external training events relevant to develop their skills and gain experience relevant to their roles and responsibilities.

Happy Joseph, Trustee at Niko Nawe