Annual Report- Hopeful Hearts Charitable Trust Nl Charity Commission Number- NIC 100 700 a) Purpose of the Charity- 11 The Relief of Poverty 21 The Advancement of Education and Healthcare (Area of operation- Ugarth) b) Trustees for thls Period - 11 Dlane Lockhart 21 Colin Maxwell 31 Barbara Foster 41 Stephen Kingham One Trustee, Stephen Kln8ham resl8ned a$ • Tru$tee at the end of this reportins period, that is, 31" March 2017 lea¥ln8 three Trustees running into 201712018. c) Financial Yea r - This report covers the period I" April 2016 to 31" March 2017 d} Summary of Activities to further the purposes of the Trust- The purpose of the Trnst in 201612017 continued to be'to relieve poverty among urban communities in U8anda and in particular to provide education and healthcare for those living in deprived circumstances in and around the city of Kampala and othér townships in Uganda, In past years through workiw in and by visits eontacts have been built up with the cornmunity in Uganda and, in particular. in the Capitsl Kampala. Nanuwongo is a neighbourhood in Kampala through which a railway line runs. To the north side of the railway liTre sits an area called Soweto and thi5 15 a rec¢)gni5ed 51um area. It is an area whKh is home to about 20,OW people with littie or no ce55 to clean water. adequate toilet facilities or to meaningful employment. Zone 6 of Soweto is called Kanyogoga and it is within this zone that the Trust has sought to meet its objert and to assist projerts to develop. The Trust has assisted to achieve the relieve poverty by providing funding for education and limited amount of healthcare. eTrUst began to provide nursery and primary aged ehildren
education by working through a local primary school called Hopeful Hearts Children's Academy. In 2009 the school vrds a nursery facility with 20 pupits but the school has continued to develop and by March 2017 it catered for over to 250 pupils up to P4 level.) The Trust has tontlnued to seek to raise funds and the funds provided have enabled to Trust to finance most of this sthool's recuryent costs so enabli the school to offer free education along with a daily meal. In addition the Trust has raised sorne funds to cover limited healthcare for the pupils and staff. This healthcare provision comprises access to a doctor and limited medicines when illness arises. The illnesses suffered by the childfen includes malaria. Further. the Trust has also been able to assist with the cost of teacher training including up helpin8 two up to degree level. The Trust has also funded- 11 improvements to the buildin8 used by the school, this being a large rented house. We have also helped to CL)ver the rent and to cover the w5t of a roof for the building along with the supply of water and electricity. 21 stsff development again recniS1n9 the importance ofgood tralnlkyd and educats'on as a way moving pPIe from poverty. 3) sorne uniforms for the pupiLs encouTr8ing prfde in their school and in getting educated. 41 fees to enable the pupils to take part the mandatory loeal curricultffn •nd examlnations. in terms of fundraisin8 tt) cover the object the Trust has undertaken the followlnz- 11 Further development of a pupll sponsorship scheme en¢ourn8ing individuals to sponsor particular child's educatlon for £10 per month. Profiles of the children have been provided to enable sponscys to link with a child and updates on pro8res5 are provided. Ier this year up to 80 children have been sponsored through this scheme 21 Informed locally the wider community about the work of the Trust and through su¢h e¢ntacts received individual donations. 3) Eneouraqed supporters to hold fundraising events varying from sponsored events to book sales and quiizes. Future Taryets to achieve the purposes of the Trust- 11 The Trust aims to raise further funds to help the xhool to contlnue to develop and improve the quality of education and the facilities available. 21 There is also ? desire for the Trnst to becorne better known kKally to increase the pool from which funds are raised. We hope to tsckle this by making contact with local Khools. group5 and other grant making bodies. 31 The Trust also plans to work with the Dirertor of the school in Kampala to promote improved management and to encourage the school to work toward5 full registration within the Ugandan Education system. all with the aim of makirva the sthool more self-5uffKient. 41 The Trust is also aiming to provide better healthcare to the pupils and their families.
e) In regard to the Commi55ion's Public Benefit requirement- The Trustees are fully aware of the Theed for the actiwtie5 of the Trust to be wholly for the Public Benefit. Accordingly, the Trustees work wholly for the furtherance of the purposes of the Trust using all funds raised for these purposes. No Trustees benefit personally from any activities of the Trust. The benefitiaries of the VK)rk of the Trust are the children in the supported slum school, the teacher5 in the school who have received training. and a550ciated individuals who have had a55istsnce with medical treatmenL fl Flnanclal Posltlon - The Trust began thls period with a balance of £2,903.39 and ended with a balance of £2.062.tsJ having covered an expenditure of £27.374.17 over the same period. The Trust only uses funds in its possession and does not commit itself to funding any progrnmme until matching funds are raised. This means of operètion means that the Trust always acts with a posits've balancè. g) Funds in Deficlt- The Trust no funds in deficit nor any binding COrnrnFtrnents that would put th¢ Trust in deflclt The following Trustees sign this report on behalf of all the Trustees, confirming that the information provided accurately reflects the work of the Trust- Signed J&-k Colin Maxwell, dateLI Signed