Jo of Learnin Trustee Report for the financial year ending 31- March 2024. Joy of Learnin8 present their annual trustee report and accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024. and confirm they comply with the requirements of Charities Att 2011. Iny nf Lpxrning was rpRistprp.d with ftharity r_nmmissinn nn 7th liinp. 2(J21 and has thp le.gal structure of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Joy of Learning was officially launched via a Zoom launch night on 22r January 2022. Our objectives. as outlined in our Constitution are: l. For the public benefit to advance the education of children who are either current or former ré5ideiits of Sanyu Dabies. Home dfbd vn OCC35ivn their sibliTrg5 fjr children living in the same household of the primary caregiver in Uganda by providing or assisting in the provision of school fees, relevant educational goods, equipment and materials and food and dothin& 2. Tlie pweveiitiuwi ui ieliel uf puvei iy vi fiiioiiLidi Ii¢iids1?iy iii U8diid<l fui tlie yi iiwi<lf y caregivers of children who are either current or former residents of Sanyu Babies. Home by providing or assisting in the provision of education, trainin& healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient in order to independently support the chiia. Aims for the Year Widen the charitys network and build up awareness and public support. Work to meet our objectives, as set out in our constitution by supporting children who have been reunited with family members after living at Sanyu Babies. Home, and their families. Cuiitiiiu¥ tv wol'k tUWdl"di vi)Éibiii)8 eduiatioii fvi ihè Cèuilited iPiiidi"ei) and theii siblings by finding Educational Sponsors. When planning the aims and artivities for the year. the trustees of Joy of Learning considered and have had due regard to the commi55ion's public benefit guidance. particularly the specitic guidance on charities tor the advancement ot education and the prevention or relief of poverty.
Revlew of artivitles and achievements enernl Joy of Learning has had a successful and fruitful year. and we have begun to successfully meet our objettives and widen our reath. We have been able to continue to provide basic food and hygiene support to families all over U8anda. We have been able to launch our Educational 5ponsor5hip programme and oegin to meet our goal ot gettsng thIlOren '"trom Sanyu to School.. We have been able to run a pilotstudy on a new projett we hope to run tided 'Safe Sleep, and we look forward to seeing the long-term benefits of this projert in the fvture. we have continued to grow our presence on social media ana send out a i)i-monthly newsletter to our sUPPOrters. Our newsletter mailing list has grown significantly during the past year, particularly thanks to some of the fundraising events that have taken place. We have updated our website so that it is personalised to us and uses our own Joy of Learning Dhot05 now that we are more established. We are so kyateful for the fundraising that has been done for Joy of Leaming and for the significant sum of money raised throu8h our supporters. efforts. We have been able to widen our network this year, speaking In a variety of settings about Joy of Leamin& like at fjirlguiding groups and at a Women's Institute meetin& During the last tinancial year, we haveworked with 21 tamilies in total, an increase ot 3 compared to the previou5 year. Two of these families had urgent medical needs which is why theywere prioritised. Atthe end of the financFal year, WÈ had a further 11 familie5 on our referral IisL We will conduct initial visits to these families to assw their needs and partner with them as finances allow in the future. We carrv out auarterly visits to each of the families we support providing essential food and hygiene products. We assess each familrfs needs upon partnering with them and re-assess regularly to ensure that tailored support to each frdmily is given. As part of our hyBTene 5upporL we provide toothbrushes and toothpaste. To ensure that maximum benefit is reached, each family takes part in a teetn cleaning workshop cona'utted Dy our team when receiving these items for the tirst time. This is to ensure that each family underrtands how to brush their teeth and have good oral hygiene and why it is important to do so. Occasionally, we also provide basic clothin8 and shoes to the families we work with. Some of the clothes and shoes are donated to us, and others we purchase in URanda. This year we chose to fundraise specificalfy for Christmas so that we were able give the families we work with some Christmas treats to help them have a good Christmas. From the fundraisin& we were able to buy each child a small gift and also eath family a collection of food and drink items to ensure that they could have a feast on Christmas Day. This was definitely one of the hithli8hts of the year for us, and we hope to be able to do something similar next year.
Medical We provide regular dewormingtreatmentto the families we support as is recommended in uganda. We also provide support with occasional medical needs as and when they arise. Examples of occasional medical sUPPOrt given during the last financial year are enabling individuals to acSS treatment of malaria, treatment of batterial infertions, arranging an eye consultation and purchase of prescribed glasses and facilitating an x-ray and treatment of a swollen leo. A number of the thildren we supoort have epilepsy and we suooort them to attend regular appointments with a Paediatric Neurologist and fund their necessary medications. Educatlonal S nsorshi Witn trie opening oi our oank accounL we were at last ai)ie to launch our Eoucationai Sponsorship programme. In Uganda. education is a luxury for many families due to vts cost. You are not only required to pay for sthool fees, but you must also pay for school requirements including items like books, pens, pencils. toilet paper and brooms to sweep the compoundl Our programme finds soonsors who pav £15 a month which pay5 for child's school fees and school requirements. By the end of this financial year, we had 41 attive sponsors who enabled 38 children to attend school. These children were from 10 different families and attended schools all over Uganda. 17 of the children attended Nursery School and 20 attended Primary School. The remaining student opted for vocational study and joined an Electrical tngineering programme. Ourin8 the last year, we have noi nad any students in Secondary School. Atthe end of the financial year. we had 34 children on the waiting listto be matched with Educational Sponsors. The cost of schoolin8 in uganda fluctuates significantly depending on the age. location and type of school. For some of our students. their school costs are considerably higher than our average. so they are assigned multiple spon50r5 as necessary. Safe Slee During the last year, we were able to run a pilot study of a new project we would like to run; Stile Sleep. iuts uf tlie Idiiiilies we sUVVUIt du riut Ii(Ive d ><lTe yl44Le tu sleep* Pdl tiLL4idl iv tlie children. We found thatthou8h we were enabling children to attend school by finding them educational sponsors. some still had poor attendance due to frequently getting sick. especially with malaria. We found that many of the children we support sleep on the dirty 8round with limited bedding and usually no mosquito net. We realised that in order to fully support children in their education, we need to ensure that they are able to have a Sate Sleep. In Detrmber, we seletted two of our families most in need of supporL At each home, we installed a triple decker bunk bed. complete with mattresses. bedsheets, blankets and mosquito nets. Three months later at our wsit in March. we engaged with the family about their health. Not one familv member had contratted malaria since we installed the beds. This 83ve us the evidence we needed to progress with the projert nextyear. We plan to work through our families as and when we can. providingthem with 3 Safe Sleep, and in turn continuing to enable them to accesstheir education.
Fundraisi A number of ndraiserS have been hdd to raise money for Joy of Learnin& some organised by the charity and others organised by generous supporters. Money has been raised in a variety of ways including a concert, Ugandan craft sales. a barn dance, a Christmas Tree Festival, a Swimming challenge and a Christmas Fayre. One local Brownie Unit chose Joy of Learning as their charity of the yearso raised money by bringin8 a small weekly donation to meetings and hawng an event in the summer. The fundraising events collected donations in cash. electronically by card reader and the sum from the Brownie Uniys fundraisingwas paid by cheque. In totsl. £6215 has been added to Joy of Learninls funds by fundraisin8 events during this last financial year. Flnancial Revlew On the I. April 2023, our charity bank account was opened and we were able to at last start operating fijlly. Having a bank account has improved our finanaal stability, and we were finally able to start receiving regular donations and start to have more fundraising events. On our website, we were able to set up a donate page, wvin8 donors the opportunity to donate quickly and easily via PayPal. This has meant that we have been able to receive donation5 from a wider network of people. At the beginning of the finanaal year, the chariWs funds amounted to £1605. which was heitt" In cash untri It was possible to pay It Into the new r)ank accounL Uur total Income for the past finanoal year was £16,022 with funds comin8 from 3 different avenues. With our bank accountopenin& we were able to launch our Educational Sponsorship programme and £4274 of our total income was from sponsorship payments. The remainder of the income was from fundraisinR efforts: £6215. and from general donations: £5533. The total sum of outgoings for the past financial year was £16,783. This moneywas spent on the ground in Uganda on tharitable activities such as food, hygiene and medical support for the families we work with as well as educational support indudingschool fees and school requirements. Money was also spent on general running of the charity, purchasing necessary supplies both in the UK and in Uganda. At the end of the finanaal year, the charity had a total of £844. In the future, we plan to put a reserves policy into Pla so that in times of economic uncertsinty, the tharity would be able to stsy afloat whilst plans are put in place to stabilise the finan5.
Future lans We plan to reglster with HMRC so that we can daim Gift Aid. and as previously mentioned, we also plan to draw up a reserves policy. We hope to grow our Educational Sponsorship programme and enable more children to attend school. as well a5 spreading awareness of Joy of Learnin8 in general. We would like to widen Joy of Learnin¢5 network by speaking about the charity at different events. club5 ano groups, In tne hope that, th15 generates tuture tunoraising opportunitses. With the success of our pilot study of Safe Sleep, we hope to start to implement our Safe Sleep project with a number of families as funds allow. As and when our budget all0v. we aim to meet and partner with more families. as we already have a referral list whith we antiapate will increase. In the longer term, we hope to work more with caregivers regarding their income. We want to look at if it can be increased by setting up a new business, mentoring their current business or the like. This would mean that in the future. some of our families might become more self-sufficienL Trustees Strurture Governan and Mana ment Joy of Learning is a Charitable Incorporated Or8anisation and is governed by its trustees. Joy of Learninghas had threetrusteesthat haveservedthrou8houttheentirefinancial year; Emily Cheer. Hollie Glanfield and Angharad Denham. Amy Ma50n has continued to serve as Publicity Ultir, and ljartsara Nankya Mutagubya as In-Lountry Looroinator. The trustees are responsible for the overall management of Joy of Learning and meet regularly on Zoom with other team members such as the Publioty Officer and In-country Coordinator. All trustees and team members give their time freely and no expenses have been paid to them. Emily Cheer. AnRharad Denham and Hollie Glanfield are all amonR the first trustees of the charitv. having been appointed as the charity began, and their first term to serve is S years. After 5 years, they can be re-instated for another 3 years should they wish, or they can step down as trustee. When selecting new trustees. current trustees will be making their decision considering the skills. knowledge and experience needed. New trustees will be appointed for a term OT 3 years Dy a resoluiion at a zrustee meeiin& 3 trusTees is our minimum number for governance, we aim to Brow the Joy of Learnin8 team next year by welcomin8 new trustees and team members.
Saf ardi Joy of Learning has a safeguarding policy drawn up that has been signed by tsvo trusteeslteam members. Joy of Learning has an appointed Welfare Officer (Barbara Nankya Mutagubyal who is responsible for reporbng any safeguarding cOnrnS to the appropriate parties in Uganda. Any trustee, team member or volunteer who will be working dirertly with any children and vulnerable adults. is required to have a valid DBS or police check. Volunteers During the last finanaal year, we have had 4 individuals volunteer their time who were not already part of the Joy of Learning team. Two of these volunteers represented Joy of Learning in the UK at different events, and the other volunteers went out on family visits in uganda. The two volunteers who volunteereo In uganua were requireo" to show proot ot DBS / police check, as they were interatting with children and vulnerable adults that we support. As we be8in to grow ovef the next few years, we hope to increase the number of volunteers both In the UK ana" In uganaa. Conclusion Joy or Learning has hao a iruittui year, roilowing on from the opening ot our bank account on the l April 2023. We have been able to launch our Educational Sponsorship programme and finally begin to get children "from Sanyu to Sthool-. This was a real milestone as it was what we set the charity up to do. so to finally stsrt to meet our objective is very positive. The number of Educational SDonsors has steadilv Rrown over the past vear. and we anticipate that it will continue to do so next year. We are now attively looking for fundraising opportunities and opportunities to widen our network. whereas without the bank account we were limited in what we could do. Now that we are growing as a charity, it has become clear thatwe also need to grow thejoy of Learning team, which will be one of our TOLUS for the nextyear. There are also a number of tssks following the opening of our bank account. that we now need to prioritise like rewstering with HMRC and putting a reserves policy into place. Duringthe past year, we have seen a huge difference in the some of the families we support. A nufflbei of i)Ul li4tniiie5 have started io overcome oi manage neaitn challev)8es, and the increase in confidence in some of our sponsored children due to attending school is remarkable. Joy of Learning has grown significandy in the last year. and seeing the joy of the families we work in Uganda makes all of the hard work worth it. We are really excited for what is to come in the futurel
Adminlstratlve Details Joy ot Learning Re8i5tered Charity Number: 11947C(I Registered address." 8 Hampton Road, Cardiff, CF14 4AH www.joyotlearnin8ug.com Declaration$ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charivs trustees. Signature......... Name........Ef¥llLY c H CE ..RL)ST e£ 31 101.1.2025 Position....... Date........
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Chary Joy ol Le•rniTrg No lrfany} 119471JO Receipts ana payments accounts CC16a For the p•rfod from 01.2023 To 31.03.2024 Section A Receipts and payments lund$ fvnd¥ funds Total funds L4St y••r A1 Rec•1 Edu¢4oTr S[%)rjh1 Fundran9 Gener Don) 274 6315 4533 4274 215 4S33 ub total( AR) 18,022 A2 Amet and In¥•tm•nt ¥al••, 1•8• tsble). Total recelpts 1821 A3Pa m•nts ac1)0• and 10,783 Sub lot•1 1e.743 11.743 A4 Ass•t and inv•stm¢nt urcha8•$ $4• tbl• Sub total 16,783 10.783 N•t of recelpts/(paymontsJ . AS Trnnsf•rn ts•tn fund* A6 Cash fund$ last ymr •nd Cash funds th1$ year•nd 761 761 CCXX R1 l&) 3110112025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted lunds nw¢st£ Restricted funds tr> nearest£ Endowment funds to rawi£ i4iJ Total cash funds fund k rwJQtÉ fund¥ to n••re5t£ funds Details Deta+ls Fubwj IoTkh Current v•luè 83 Invostmorrt assets Fund Details Currnnt v•lu• B4 Ass•ts r•tslnod for th• charlty'g own usa Cttls Fund 85 Llablllti SiJn8d ty one orlD tnMt888 on aifof all the trL Sign¥tsJ Pmt Name Date of roval EIMILY CHC £fL 311ollis CCXX R2 accounts ISSI