2023-12-31-accounts - The Friends Of Urambo And Mwanhala

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/01/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 Period end date Charity name: THE FRIENDS OF URAMBO AND MWANHALA Charity registration number: 265345

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Assistance in education and health to the people of Kaliua, Nzega, Sikonge and Urambo districts of Tabora Region, Tanzania
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	Support of Rural Craft Colleges (FDCs) in Mwanhala, Urambo and Sikonge. Awarding of student bursaries. Support of village health clinics and village water supplies. Health support to women and children in villages
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have read the guidance from the Charity Commission and conform with it.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	The charity makes no grants to individuals with the occasional exception of meeting training costs of nurses and doctors working in our supported clinics and district hospitals. Regular grants are given to the FDCs for the Principals to use to enable young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend the FDC courses. Our FDC officer oversees the distribution of these funds in partnership with the FDC principles.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	The charity does not make social investment grants
		All our UK officers are volunteers each bearing responsibility as described by

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	their titles. Overall supervision is made by the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary. There are a number of ex-Tanzanian government employees we have come to know well who act as volunteers in their districts. They are useful contacts between our UK officers and the village committees.
Other		In Tanzania the District governments each allocate a government employee to act as our liaison officer in the districts.

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	Each FDCs is given an annual grant to be used for the support of young people unable to meet the cost of attending courses. Our assistance has allowed many young people access to technical education and helped improve their learning and living environment. Annual grants are made to the 15 village clinics we support enabling them to purchase essential items not provided by government. These grants are channelled through the District Liaison Officers who then audit the spending on our behalf. We continue with a program to ensure that all our supported clinics are kept in good condition and have access to reliable, safe water supplies. These grants allow the clinics to operate more effectively for the benefit of villagers, particularly women and children. A classroom for the use of SEN children has been built in Iyombo village using funds donated by Cranbrook School, an ex-Cranbrook pupil and using funds from The Friends of Nzega, a charity which has now ceased its operations. In the villages of Mambali and Usisya we have agreed to fund the construction of maternity units. It is expected that these will be completed around August 2024. Two boreholes were sunk near Kiloleni village. One is used by nearby households and by herdsmen for watering their cattle. The second has been connected to the newly built maternity unit via a 3kmpipeline.

Rainwater harvesting schemes have been completed at Ibambo and Nyasa clinics. A scheme to provide dietary help to expectant mothers attending our village clinics has received generous funding from The Archer Trust and others. The funding already secured will enable this project to continue into 2025.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	The charity is very pleased that we achieved all our objectives for 2023. Some very generous donations have allowed us to agree to fund two village maternity units and the repairs to the clinic in Kamalendi village.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Our donors continue to show generosity. Projects were agreed by the officers only once the funds for their completion had been secured. All projects agreed in 2023 were fully funded.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	The charity has no investments. A small amount of money is spent producing our twice-yearly Newsletter which is the principal means by which we communicate with our supporters. The charity also has a comprehensive website which gives an insight into the charity and its history and allows individuals to make donations. Money is transferred to relevant bank accounts in Tanzania, accounts which are overseen by our government liaison officers.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 financial position at the end of the period

Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	A reserve amount is held in case the charity has to respond to any urgent requests from Tanzania. Money is also held over to finance planned projects that cannot be started until the end of the rainy season in Spring.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Circa £10,000 (net of money reserved above)
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
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	Members all pledge to give an annual sum. Supporters undertake sponsored events on our behalf. In addition we receive small grants from organisations to be used on specific projects. The charity makes no investments and has no liabilities.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	It is the Charity’s policy to make no financial investments nor social investments
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The only potential risk is the misappropriation of funds. This is controlled through close communication between Tanzania and UK and the supervision of our projects by the government liaison officers. To date there have been no instances of misappropriation in more than 30 years of operation
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		None
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	The Charity is governed by its constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated association
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	All Officers are elected for one year at the Annual General Meeting and are Trustees of the Charity

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Trustees are all people with knowledge of Tanzania or with skills needed to support the charity. They have access to the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary for help and advice.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity operates through a committee of elected officers who examine proposed projects and requests from Tanzania and decide by vote which should be adopted, bearing in mind the finance available.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	The charity has no relationships with other parties
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Friends of Urambo and Mwanhala
Other name the charity uses	FUM
Registered charitynumber	265345
Charity’s principal address	Tanner House Sissinghurst Road Biddenden Kent TN27 8EX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
Richard Pratt	Chairman	Wholeyear	Elected byAGM
Rod Smith	Secretary	Wholeyear	Elected byAGM
Nick Vinall	Treasurer	Wholeyear	Elected byAGM
Julie Overnell	Membership Secretary	Whole year	Elected by AGM
Simon Headington	Project Officer	Wholeyear	Elected byAGM
Jo Taylor	Health Officer	Wholeyear	Elected byAGM
Isabel Heycock	FundraisingOfficer	Wholeyear	Elected byAGM
MaryKenway		Wholeyear	Elected byAGM
Nikki Hirst	Education Secretary	Wholeyear	Elected byAGM
Martin Kenway	Newsletter Editor	Wholeyear	Elected byAGM

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

None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
None

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None 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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Declarations The trustees declare that thoy have approved the trustees, report above. Signod on behalf of the charity's truslees Signaturels) Full namels) Position leg Secretary. Chair, etc} RoderFck Alan Smith Ni¢holas Paul Vinall Secretary Treasurer Date 1910912024

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