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ST BERNADETTE'S THIRD WORLD GROUP
CHARITY REGISTRATION NO: NIC104667
TRUSTEES REPORT 2023- 2024

St Bernadette's Third World Group
clo Mary McKnight, Apartment 14, Bell Towers South, Ravenhill Road.
Belfast BT6 OGR
Charity Number: NIC104667
Trustees Report for the period- 1st April 2023- 31st March 2024
Section 1: Oryanisation Overview and Purpose
St Bernadette's Third World Group is a charity registered with the Charities
Commission in Northem Ireland. St Bernadette's Third World Group adopted the
written Constitution (Trust Deed) on 11 th January 2016 (approved by the Charity
Commission for Northem Ireland) and was formally registered on 2nd February 2016.
The charity is a grant making trust which will apply its income by making grants to
charities operating in Lima, Peru.
In setting our objectives and planning our activity for the year the trustees have given
careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on
public benefit to ensure that the activities have helped to achieve the Charity's
purposes and provide a benefit to our beneficiaries namely the children and young
people living in impoverished areas in Lima, Peru.
1.1 St Bernadette's Third World Group Trustees
Trustees are appointed on an annual basis at the Annual General Meeting. The
current trustees were appointed on 11th January 2016. Seamus Dawson stood down
at the AGM in September 2019 and Peter McGettrick was appointed.
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Treasurer
Mrs Pcili-lcicl Nlcri
Assistant Treasurer
Mrs Ma
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Trustee
Mrs Marie Mclvor
Trustee
Mrs Eileen Gra
Mr Peter McGettrick
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1.2 St Bernadette's Third World Group Purpose
The Charity is established to advan￿ education, to prevent or relieve poverty and to
relieve the needs of children and young people living in impoverished areas (the
beneficiaries) in Lima, Peru (the area of benefit) and to provide recreation facilities
with the object of improving the conditions of life for the beneficiaries by making
grants and providing financial assistan￿ to charities which are established for
similar purposes operating in the area of benefit. To further such other purposes that
are charitable under the law of Northern Ireland as the trustees in their absolute
discretion from time to time determine.

Purpose l.. Advancement of Education
The benefft which flows from the advan￿ment of education is that children who
have fallen behind, are out of the state education system are given the opportunity to
learn and gain an education. We have supported a project which specialises in
children with learning difficulties and provides a psychologist assisted study
programme to help the children overcome their emotional and learning difficulties.
We aim to continue to provide the financial support to this setting and possibly others
in the area.
Purpose 2.. Preventing and relieving poverty
All our purposes are intertwined with preventing or relieving povety of the
beneficiaries. The benefit which flows from this is that by providing food at all of the
activities that the children attend, the children are nourished. By helping them come
to terms with their emotional issues, the children and young people are being given
helping hand through the provision of various support. This should all help to give
them a better start in life and hopefully help them find employment when they are
older. We will continue to provide financial support to Gharities in Lima that work to
prevent or relieve povety.
Purpose 3.. Pmvision of a safe Residential Home
The benefft which flow3 from relieving the needs of children and young people is that
those who have been abused or mistreated re￿1ve care and attention in a safe
environment which is ne￿SSary to help them overcome their experiences. We have
provided financial support to a residential home for troubled and abused children
which provides specialist psychological help to the young people. We aim to
continue to provide financial support to this setting and possibly others like it in the
area.
Purpose 4.. Provision of recreational facilities
The benefft which flows from providing financial assistance to charities which provide
recreation facilities is that the conditions of life for the beneficiaries will be improved.
Children and young people will be able to participate in various recreational activities
which helps them to develop new skills and benefit from social interaction with their
peers in a safe and stimulating environment. We have funded a Children's ￿ntre in
Lima which hosts 600 children on a daily basis where the children can participate in
activities such as dan￿, art, study and play areas. We would anticipate continuing
to provide financial assistance to this ￿ntre and any other similar project in the area.
Purpose 5.. Further such other charitable pU￿oseS
Our fifth purpose is to further such other purposes that are charitable under the law
of Northern Ireland as the trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time
detemiine. While the main benefft will primarily focus on the first four charitable
purposes, however from time to time trustees may make grants and financial
contributions to any charitable need they feel worthy of financial assistan￿. The
trustees have chosen this purpose so that they will not be restricted in who or what
they help as different situations present themselves. They will judge each case on

merit and need to recognise that it must be one of the twelve charitable Purposes as
outlined in the Charities Act.
Section 2: St Bernadette's Third World Group Activities
In the year 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 the charity raised funds in the local
community, in particular St Bernadette's Parish, Belfast, primarily renewal of child
sponsorships and donations. We also received donations from schools, benefactors
and other charitable organisations. Sponsorship payments were collected as normal
at St Bernadette's Church, Rosetta Road, Belfast.
All Sponsors re￿iVed a renewal letter accompanied by a personal letter from Father
Tony Coney In his letter he highlighted a link to a Utube video, compiled by the staff
at the Childrens Centre, of the Annual Festival in Lima. The Sponsors responded
generously. Those who could not attend Church sent payment by cheque directly to
the Treasurer which were immediately lodged into the Charity account.
Sectlon 3: Raview of Charity's Financial Position
In the period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 St Bernadette's Third World Group
raised £ 33,265.38
Opening Balance: £171,486.69
Total Income for period April 2023 to March 2024: £33.265.38 which includes
Gift Aid: £3,157.48
Minus Expenditure - Sponsorship Mailshot Postage September 2023: . £200
Minus Expenditure - 1 Grant sent to Father Coney as follows: . £26,489
The closing balance was £ 178,063.07
The trustees agreed that this balance is held in the account for ongoing grant
applications in the future, which the trustees deem worthy of support.
26th January 2024 Grant Application
This Grant will be used to continue the excellent work of St Bernadette's Civil
Association. They have been working in the area of children's rights in the district of
San Martin de Porres for 27 years. The Association began with the Children's
Centre, Casa del Nino. The establishment of a Defence Desk for the promotion of
Children's rights, has grown into a sophisticated system for detecting and addressing
issues of child abuse in the Community. The St Bernadette's programme now also
includes a highly respected residential rehabilitation programme for child victims of
sexual abuse, The Casa Hogar Rehabilrtation Centre. The Association also includes
an intensive reintegration programme for, The Escuelita Remedial School for
vulnerable and disadvantaged children on the verge of school expulsion. The
Programme provides intensive modules in maths and literacy, psychosocial support
and family engagement. The two more re￿ntlY added modules combined have

rehabilitated hundreds of child victims of abuse into families capacitated to keep
them safe.
The Defence desk has addressed thousands of cases brought to its attention
through legal accompaniment information provision, referral to state services and
social worker support. Through the Defen￿ Desk, with rising numbers of child
victims of abuse, it became more apparent to engage in prevention efforts to address
the root cause of these problems and so the school outreach programme was borne.
The Programme now provides training in local primary schools to parents, teachers
and students on child protection.
St Bernadette's has thus evolved from a Children's Centre project into a
comprehensive programme for realising the rights of vulnerable Peruvian children to
a quality education, access to justice and a life of dignity, free from abuse.
DECLARATION
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity trustees:
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Treasurer
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