TANZANIA DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Charity Reg. No. 270462
TANZANIA DEVELOPMENT TRUST
TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023
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Reference and Administrative Information as at 30 June 2023
| Charity name | Tanzania Development Trust | Tanzania Development Trust | Tanzania Development Trust |
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| Charity registration number | 270462 | ||
| Company registration number | N/A | ||
| Registered address | 44 Mildenhall Road | ||
| London | |||
| E5 0RU | |||
| Trustees | Janet Chapman | (Chair) | |
| Sheila Farrell | |||
| Paul James Harrison | |||
| Aikande Clement Kwayu | |||
| Jeremy Lefroy | |||
| Jonathan Pace | |||
| David Gibbons | |||
| Independent examiner | Clive | Geoffrey Ashton | |
| 14, Westerdale Drive | |||
| Keele | |||
| Newcastle- Under-Lyme | |||
| Staffs ST5 5FH | |||
| Bankers | CAF Bank | ||
| 25 Kings Hill Avenue | |||
| Kings Hill | |||
| West | Malling | ||
| Kent | ME19 4TA | ||
| Website | https://tanzdevtrust.org | ||
| https://www.facebook.com/tanzdevtrust/ | |||
| X | https://twitter.com/tanzdevtrust | ||
| https://instagram.com/tanzaniadevelopmenttrust/ | |||
| Linked In | https://www.linkedin.com/company/tanzania- | ||
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Report of the Trustees for the year ended 30 June 2023
The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK.
Objectives of the charity
The objectives of the Trust are to relieve poverty and sickness among the people of Tanzania through the development of education, health and other social services, the improvement of water supplies and other communal facilities and the promotion of self- help activities.
Governance
Tanzania Development Trust (TDT) was set up as a Charitable Trust by the Britain Tanzania Society (BTS) in November 1975 at the request of friends of President Julius Nyerere, Tanzania’s first postIndependence President. BTS was created to promote friendship and co-operation between the peoples of Britain and Tanzania, and its current President is H.E Ali Hassan Mwinyi, the second President of Tanzania.
TDT is controlled by its governing document, a Declaration of Trust dated 3 November 1975 as amended on 16 September 2015 and 04 November 2020.
It now operates semi- independently from BTS. Its main links to BTS today are:
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The chairperson of BTS is automatically an ex-officio Trustee of TDT;
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A minimum of 50% of TDT’s Trustees must be members of the BTS Executive Committee;
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TDT’s administrative costs (which are very small) are met by the Britian Tanzania Society. These include items like website maintenance and stationery, but exclude major items like staff, offices, travel, and fund-raising expenses;
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Individual members of BTS can use TDT as a conduit to channel money into projects they particularly want to support that are not sponsored by TDT from its general funds.
The Trustees are appointed based on their skills, experience and business acumen and are all considered to be reputable individuals with a good track record. They seek to meet at least annually to review the organisation’s performance, approve its Annual Report and Accounts, and make decisions on its future direction.
There shall be a minimum of three and a maximum of nine Trustees at any time, each appointed by the other Trustees for renewable three-year terms. All of the Trustees have past experience of working in Tanzania.
Responsibility for decisions on the raising and spending of money rests with the Trustees but has been delegated to a Development Aid Committee made up of Trustees and Volunteers who are members of the Britain Tanzania Society. The Committee meets monthly, usually online.
Any member of the Britain Tanzania Society is eligible to become a member of the TDT Development Aid Committee.
TDT ‘s local representatives in Tanzania who are not members of the Britain Tanzania Society can attend meetings of the Development Aid Committee on an ex-officio basis but are not entitled to vote on funding or spending decisions.
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The Chair of the Development Aid Committee, who is also the Chair of the Trustees, may from time to time invite other individuals to attend and speak at meetings of the Committee.
Operations
Tanzania Development Trust is run entirely by volunteers. It has no paid staff, no premises and no overhead costs. All of the money it raises goes directly to development projects in Tanzania.
TDT works in the poorest parts of Tanzania, predominantly in rural communities too small to be of interest to larger NGOs, and funds projects only in the poorest Administrative Regions of Tanzania. At 30 June 2023 these were Kagera, Kigoma, Simiyu, Mara, Dodoma Rural, Shinyanga, Tabora, Singida, Lindi and Mtwara.
Its main function is to fund small development projects in these areas, with the emphasis on clean water, girls’ education, sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation, and small income-generating projects.
The projects are put forward by grass-roots organisations in Tanzania using TDT’s online grant application process. This is open to all eligible organisations operating in the designated Regions that can put forward suitable projects. Organisations applying for grants include Tanzanian NGOs and CBOs (community-based organisations), schools, village councils, women’s organisations etc. The only proviso is that the project must be of community benefit rather than benefiting individuals or single families.
The projects are usually carried out by the beneficiaries themselves, or contractors employed by the beneficiaries, but they are evaluated by TDT volunteers prior to the award of funding, monitored during and after construction, and – for the larger projects - subject to a social impact assessment after completion.
Advice and other forms of support may be given (without liability) if this is within the competence of individual TDT Volunteers. TDT seeks to use the projects it funds as a basis for increasing the capacity of local communities to help themselves in future. It is also assisting some local organisations then they apply for funding directly to other charities or international organisations.
Volunteers
Tanzania Development Trust benefits from the services of four types of volunteers, none of whom receive any payment for their services:
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Project Officers based in the UK. These are usually people with past experience of working in Tanzania, some of whom travel to Tanzania at their own expense to supervise TDT projects. The Development Aid Committee is made up largely of Project Officers.
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Local representatives based in Tanzania. These are usually people already involved in community development work, either with Tanzanian NGOs/CBOs, schools, medical services, women’s organisations or village-based groups. They are TDT’s “eyes on the ground” and work closely with Project Officers in evaluating and supervising projects.
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Senior administrators who supervise TDT’s Accounts and fund-raising activities;
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Other volunteers. These are often younger people who help with fund-raising, social media campaigns, research, and other administrative tasks. Because TDT members communicate with each other mainly online, they can be based anywhere in the world.
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Review of activities
In 2022-2023 TDT funded 34 projects costing around £170,000 and benefitting over 110,000 people, in our priority areas of clean water, girls' education, and small income generating projects. Another 12 projects worth £45,000 were funded via TDT by BTS Members.
Clean water. In Kigoma our local representative Benedicto Hosea completed 31 more rope pump boreholes, bringing clean water to over 24,800 people. He has also trained many other groups to use the same cheap but labour-intensive method to hand drill, and to weld rope pumps that can be easily maintained locally.
TDT has also improved 23 traditional springs in Kagera and provided a tank at the new Mkonona Secondary school in Mtwara, benefiting an additional 24,000 people
Education. We funded a hostel at Mkonona Secondary School in Mtwara and beds at the hostel at Kinembeu School in Singida. TDT has also supported access to clean water in many schools, and funded income- generating projects for schools such as chicken rearing, school farms and a school uniform shop.
Pupils cannot learn when they are hungry, so we funded school feeding programmes in six schools in Shinyanga enabling them to grow sorghum for porridge; this benefitted over 5,000 children at a cost of only 60p per child per year.
TDT has also helped Tumaini Open School in Tabora build new classrooms and dormitory for girls excluded from education due to pregnancy.
Income generation. This year TDT has funded nine small income generating projects benefitting 5,000 people. These include vocational training for deaf students at Matumbulu, Dodoma, where they are taught welding, carpentry and tailoring by sign language to enable them to become self-sufficient.
We have also funded various village projects in carpentry, soap making and agricultural processing.
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Expenditure on TDT projects in 2022-23 (£)[a ]
| Clean water | 82,505 |
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| Boreholes and rope pumps in Kigoma | 40,169 |
| Water points in seven villages | 5,000 |
| Water points in Muleba District (additional funding) | 4,904 |
| Clean water points, Bihanga village | 1,500 |
| Izigo water source construction, Izigo village | 4,001 |
| Water borehole, Tunakumbuka SS, Mishenye village | 3,371 |
| Solar pump, tank and towerfor Mkonona secondary school | 3,005 |
| MUDEVO rehabilitation of four water points | 6,291 |
| Kaibanja Sustainable Development three water points | 3,317 |
| MERCY Association seven water points in Bukoba | 2,858 |
| Mdughuyu water project survey | 1,053 |
| KYEDO water source rehabilitation, Rwabwere village | 3,090 |
| Water for Nyakato secondary school, Kyasha village | 3,945 |
| Education | 70,018 |
| Hope for Girls and Women | 21,690 |
| Transforming Tanzanian schools with technology | 531 |
| Solution Drive Camp, Zeze, Kasulu | 206 |
| Ikondo secondary school, Buyaga-hostel extension & income generation | 681 |
| Tumaini Open School Phase 2 | 12,050 |
| Crowdsourced mapping to prevent female genital mutilation (FGM) | 3,006 |
| Matumbulu vocational training for deaf people | 2,340 |
| Kinembeu secondary school girl's hostel | 400 |
| Sorghum school feeding programme, Pandagichiza and Nyamalogo wards | 3,489 |
| Mkononona secondary school hostel | 8,570 |
| NODIP school kitchen | 1,341 |
| Mdughuyu two new classrooms | 15,716 |
| Income generation | 16,956 |
| Pig project to support Tumaini Open School | 544 |
| TOMA women's goat project, Mishenye | 3,465 |
| Kaibanja wood and welding project, Kaibanja village | 1,624 |
| TAYOADE soap production, Kitahama village | 2,432 |
| Milumbani pig farm | 2,363 |
| Akinamamaamka, Bisheke village | 1,620 |
| Empowering older people (Kwa Wazee) | 2,344 |
| Sustainable agriculture HEKIMA, Buyango village | 2,564 |
| Other | 145 |
| Kibirizi Old Peoples'Home | 145 |
Note: (a) Excludes projects funded privately by BTS members
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Sustainable agriculture is one way of generating additional income. TDT has started working with local partner Mboni ya Vijana to help farmers to increase the productivity of their land in ways that minimise damage to the environment and reduce the pressure for deforestation. Crop wastage is also being reduced by improved storage and crop processing machinery .
Other projects include pass-a-pig and goat projects in which vulnerable families are given an animal and then pass on some of the offspring to others; and the provision of equipment and training to women’s agricultural groups, allowing them to increase their income and improve family’s nutrition through better access to water and seeds.
Integrated village development. TDT has begun its second collaborative programme with EUCanAid for integrated development at Mdughuyu, a very remote village in Singida Region. This will include new classrooms, teachers’ houses, a kitchen and toilets for the primary school, a deep borehole serving the village and its surrounding area, and a clinic, as well as income generating projects and a small area for growing vegetables.
Key policies
Safeguarding. The trust maintains the highest standards of due diligence when it comes to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, and has a detailed safeguarding policy in place. In addition, it seeks to ensure that its partners in Tanzania follow similar policies and procedures.
Privacy. TDT’s privacy policy is consistent with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Personal data relating to donors is stored securely, with limited access on a “need to know” basis. Donors and other parties who receive regular information from TDT have an “opt-out” option, and there is a right of objection to the way in which personal data is processed and used.
Accounting. TDT follows the accounting guidelines set out by the Charity Commission for a charity of its size. Its accounts are based on a cash flow rather than an accruals basis, and because its turnover is less than £1.0m, they are independently examined rather than audited.
Expenditures are directly related to income. TDT does not spend any money it does not already have.
Because it has no staff, premises or overheads, and funds an adjustable series of small short-term projects it holds a relatively low level of reserves.
Fund-raising . TDT does not use professional fund-raisers. Its volunteers raise money from individuals, including but not limited to BTS members, and small Trusts with whom it engages by providing regular feedback about its work.
Local representation . The work of TDT’s local representatives in Tanzania is governed by a series of rules intended to avoid conflicts of interest with their other jobs. They are expected to make it clear to local communities that TDT will only support projects that benefit the whole community irrespective of faith, race of gender; the only exception to this is for projects targeted specifically on improving the lot of women. Local representatives are not paid for their work, but are allowed to claim travelling expenses to/from projects. There are specific rules about bribery, which is not permitted.
Principal risks
The main risks facing the charity are Tanzanian inflation and foreign exchange rate variations, both of which can substantially increase the costs of a project between submission of the original grant application and completion of construction work. TDT recognises this, and from time-to-time makes “top-up” grants to offset the increase in costs.
When this occurs, it results in TDT funding fewer projects. However the pipeline of small projects that can be turned on or off at short notice means that it does not pose an existential risk to TDT itself.
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Another significant risk is the ability of local beneficiaries in Tanzania to implement their projects to a satisfactory standard, on time and in budget. TDT mitigates this risk by using Project Officers to evaluate all of its projects before the release of any money, and by using local representatives to monitor their progress and notify the Project Officers of any apparent problems as soon as they occur.
Financial review
TDT’s income and expenditure have been gradually increasing over time, although like many small charities, they fluctuate from year-to-year as a result of legacies and other large, one-off donations.
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TDT’s income and expenditure accounts and balance sheet for 2022-23 have been independently examined by Clive Geoffrey Ashton, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and have been found to provide a true and fair representation of Tanzania Development Trust’s financial position.
They have also been approved by Tanzania Development Trust’s Trustees, who certify to the best of their knowledge that there is no relevant information of which the independent examiner is unaware.
Income & expenditure (£)
| 2021-22 | Item | 2022-23 |
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| 144,051 101,302 46,930 1,124 13 |
Income Donations Grants BTS Members’ projects Retaila Other |
81,582 102,159 42,438 1,714 80 |
| 293,420 | Total income | 227,974 |
| 52,022 161,095 56,383 n/a 953 |
Expenditure Clean water Education Income generation Sustainable agriculture Other TDT projects |
82,505 70,018 14,392 2,564 145 |
| 270,453 | Sub-total: TDT core projects | 169,624 |
| 47,111 1,329 |
BTS Members’ projects Other expenditures |
44,512 5,515 |
| 318,893 | Total expenditure | 219,652 |
| (-25,473) | Net income | 8,322 |
Note: (a) sales of Christmas cards and small charity-related gifts
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Balance sheet at 30 June 2023 (£)
| 2021-22 | Item | 2022-23 |
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| 7,072 13,290 |
Assets Cash at bank Tanzania Development Trust BTS Members |
18,676 10,008 |
| 20,362 | Total assets | 28,684 |
| - | Liabilities | - |
| 20,362 | Net assets | 28,684 |
Approved by the Trustees on 27/3/24 and signed on their behalf by:
Janet Chapman
Chair of Trustee Board
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