Projerts in Palestine Income and Expenditure Account Period ended 31 March 2024 Income from Charitable activitie5 26021 Expenditijre on Charitable activities Children's Project Women's Project Agricultural Projects 3764 4287 5075 13126 Overhead expenditure Website Event H05ting Printing and stationery Advertising Transportation Merchandise 121 461 164 52 655 1500 2953 Surplus for the period 9942 Balance brought forward 13890 Cash at bank 23832 Ind8p•nd•nt Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Projects in Palestine Ilhe charltyl l Teport lo the tnjslees on my exarnination ol the aco)unts of the charity for the period ended 31 March 2024. Respectlve Responslbilities of Trustees and Examiner As the charits'es Iru51ees you are responsible lor Ihe preparation ol the accounts. I report in respect of my examinalion of the charity's accounts as carried out under the Charities Act 2011 s145 the 2011 Act) In carrying out my examination I have followed the directions given by the Charity Commission under $145151 of th 2011 Act Independent Examlners, Ststement In connection wlh my examination, no matter has come to my attention- 111 which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in any material respect Ihe requirements lal lo keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Act,. an Ibl lo prepare finanaal statements, which accord wth Ihe accounting records and comply with the requirements ofthe Act and the Regulations have not been mel; or 121 lo whith, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts lo be reached. Dale.. I February 2025 Roger Edmonds FCA Chartered Aco)unlanl PROJECTS IN PALESTINE CHARITY NUMBER 1196506 www. ro ectsin alestine.co.uk projertsinpalestine@gmail.com 51 King Richard Street, Stoke Coventry, CV2 4FX. Trustee- Lisa Dundas 07977683022 Ichairl Trustee- Rachel Davies 07568593499 (Secretary) Trustee- Suzanne Higham 07769684601 IFinancel Trustee report April 23- March 24 We did our first visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories as a charity in May 2023. Three trustees flew along with 2 volunteers who had both been to the West Bank before. As we entered the hall off the plane. there were machines to issue the visas. Unfortunately one of our team were denied entry by Israeli Immigration and was deported. Four of us headed to the Palestinian Territories to fulfil our harity obligations obviously distressed that she would no longer be with us and we were a group of 4 instead of 5. Over the 10 days we were there, we had to make alternative plans due to checkpoints, roadblocks and army incursions into are25 we were visiting. Gaza was also being bombed, something we could hear and see from places we were staying. That said, amongst the tension in the area, and the bloodshed not far from us in Nablus, we had a fruitful visit. Instead of taking publit transport as usual, we decided to hire taxis who could get us from A to B on more direct routes, which enabled u5 to see parts of the land we'd not seen before, and just how many illegal settlements there are on hilltops. Our first visit was to an area between Bethlehem and Hebron, which is carved by illegal settlements. We funded the planting of 1000 grapevines over the new year so we could see the vines when we were here. Planting is best done during the months of Jan/Feb. We visited a couple of the farmers who had planted the vines and learned how they gain an income from the vine leaves as well as the fruit and them being on the land, help5 to save the land from settlement land grab. They had alreadv begun to grow well. We visited a new village kindergarten that had very little, but the teachers were really creative. To ease their load we purchased them a printer and some toys. Later we purchased new flooring for them so the children could play on the floor instead of bare concrete1£12001- We hope to do more for this little haven of joy in the future. In the area too, we visited a woman who runs a women's co-operative making traditional Tatreez embroidery which we purchased to sell back in the UK on their behalf. We travelled to Tuba5 to meet with a women'5 co-operative we were funding, they were setting up a cheesemaking co-operative. They were also slowly renovating an Ottoman building in the town to use as their centre. The cost of that was beyond us, but we spent £1,600 on equipment to start the women off with their cheesemaking business. We headed to the Jordan Valley, camping out in community centre where we went off to help a group ofwomen plant cucumbers and saw how close the 'borderf had been put to their huge greenhouses. Next Nablus was a base, and it was here we learned that thelsraeli army had taken over the old town and there had been bombing in Gaza. All of the shops and restaurants had shut. From our guesthouse we could hear gunshot regularly and we were advised not to go anywhere near the Old Town. It was from Nablus that we visited Jenin and Tubas, catching up with families we had known from years past, seeing how well they have done when given the chance to help themselve5 by being gifted a piece of equipment. It was a highly emotional day. In Jenin Refugee camp, which was impossible for us to visit, we gave the children a day out and we met with them at the Al Bustan play park on the outskirts of Jenin to give them a respire from the Refugee camp. We hired the park for the exclusive use of the children, we paid for a coach, food. drinks and sweets and took English story books for them to take back to their kindergarten. It was a beautiful day and a joy to see the smiles on the children's faces. Their day was cut short to Similar reasons mentioned above. We also supplied funding for a teacher for a month and goods for the kindergarten1£15001 Salfit was our next place, and it was here we funded toys, games and craft goods for the Susan Al Ramadani library named after our friend who died the previous year. We spent £IC()O on supplying the goods for here. We also supplied bread ovens to the Bedouin community at just under £2000 which was from a donation from the Tom Mann branch of the Unite Union in Coventry. We also funded and delivered irrigation systems and water to a Bedouin community so they could start a community garden.1£6001 Our visit to Salfit was cut short as the Israeli army were inflicting a curfew and our friends wanted us to safely return to Nablus before we were locked into the town. We headed to 8urin to see how the Agricultural School was faring we had purchased Tables and chairs for previously and whilst there we learnt the village needed beehives to help their agricultural production and so they didn't need to rely on businesses for honey. We funded the purchase of 3 with the hope to buy more for them in the future.1£5001 It was fantastic to be back and help deliver all of the projects we could. galning ideas for future visits and once flights were released for 2024, we booked. However we all know what happened on October the 7 and although we weren't booked to go until May 2024, all flights have been cancelled. We have continued to fundraise, doing talks, hosting falafel nights, and had Palestinian Food and Oud. We held a Palestinian Film festival and we have raised money to fund projects the best way we could, by telling people what we do. By showing them where the money goes, they realise that it all goes to the projects dirertly that are delivered to the people. Although we may not be able to travel to the West bank to deliver the projects we want to during 2024, we will find a way to help fulfil our commitments to the communities over there with the hope we can see them all again soon. and see how the trees we have planted have their roots deep in the ground and have grown from the farmerfs nurturing hands. Our future plans are based in our objectives of nurturing the land through planting and agricultural initiatives. Continuing our commitment to farmers, but expanding this to children learning the skills to continue the traditional methods of farming and also supporting women in their self determination. We also would like to highlight the importance of play for children given the threat of violence and daily trauma many of them are subject to. We have future plans for a playground and to continue our ties with the kindergartens we have already supported in the past. We look forward to receiving ideas from the different areas we work in throughout the West Bank to see what we can do to help small grassroots project5 grow. Due to the situation on the region following Odober 7, 2023, initiatives Ilke OLFrs will be needed more than ever. We thank everyone who has donated to us, or freely given their time to help us, or volunteer with us, especially those in Palestine. The Trustees of Projerts In Palestlne.