REACHING OUT FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024
The trustees are pleased to present their report for the year ended 31[st] December 2024, for Reaching out foundation with charity number 1196074
The Trustees of the charity are
Rev Mrs Lydia Koranteng
Mr George Meyer
Mr Michael Kimani
Miss Linda Mead
Mrs Olutunu Babalola Daniels
Mrs Dudzayi Mandaza
Dr Noel Tagoe
Mr Abraham Koranteng
The main address of the charity is
COTTON COURT BUSINESS CENTRE
CHURCH STREET
PRESTON
LANCASHIRE
PR1 3BY
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The charity worked with 66 widows and 34 students who are dependents of the widows in Ghana
We have supported with 4 shipments to Ghana from the United kingdom including oil, fruit juices, sardines, rice and personal effects including footwear and wheelchairs.
The widows undergoing rehabilitation following strokes and general malaise have been given physical cash to support their rehabilitation.
The charity has also supported 2 widows who had stroke and needed ongoing medical care and upkeep in their rehabilitation.
During this period we sadly lost one volunteer and 2 widows and supported with funeral costs.
The charity continues to support widows in their small scale businesses
The charity funds the overall training costs of the dressmaking school Reaching Out Widows [ROW] including registration of
mock 1 and mock 2 and final qualification examinations of the National Vocational Training Institute [NVTI].
Please see link to the website
- https://living thedream.org/
This is a nationally recognised examination which results in accreditation which helps the ROW students to find jobs with the fire service
and other organisations after their training.
The charity employs 4 facilitators who are currently supporting the running of the school in the west Dangbe locality [Dodowa, Ayikuma, Agomeda and Asutsuare.
This involves monthly salaries being sent to Ghana. One of the trainees has recently become a Facilitator and
managing the Asutsuare branch therefore fostering the ethos of trainees becoming trainers.
In December 2024 we contacted a radio and TV station Obonu TV station who have graciously interviewed our facilitators.
Please see link below
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HgGzy32S8/
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
| FINANCIAL OVERVIEW | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |||
| Donations | £525 | Shipment cost | £1275 | |
| Personal resources | £6646 | Obonu TV | £125 | |
| Administration cost | £347 | |||
| TV Coverage | £830 | |||
| Facilitators salaries | £2400 | |||
| Stationery | £50 | |||
| Bereavement | £735 | |||
| Travel | £72 |
| Welfare | £195 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality | £187 | |||
| Telephone/Internet | £290 | |||
| Medical care | £150 | |||
| Rehabilitation | £295 | |||
| Hardships | £117 | |||
| Tuition cost | £103 | |||
| TOTAL | £7171 | £7171 | ||