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2015/16 Annual Trust Report
Members of the Community at Kadioto Spring – one of the projects visited during the 2015 TDT visit to Teso
Contents INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................ 1 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS.................................................................................................. 2 NAME, REGISTRATION AND CONTRACT DETAILS............................................................................................................2 TRUSTEES.............................................................................................................................................................2 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE..........................................................................................................................................2 ADVISORS............................................................................................................................................................ 3 ADMINISTRATOR....................................................................................................................................................3 INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS.......................................................................................................................................3 BANKERS............................................................................................................................................................. 3 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT........................................................................................... 4 TYPE OF GOVERNING DOCUMENT.............................................................................................................................4 TRUSTEE SELECTION METHOD...................................................................................................................................4 GOVERNANCE ISSUES............................................................................................................................................. 4 NETWORK AND CONNECTIONS.................................................................................................................................5 PARTNERSHIPS......................................................................................................................................................6 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES......................................................................................................................... 7 OBJECTIVES.......................................................................................................................................................... 7 AIMS.................................................................................................................................................................. 7 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT...................................................................................7 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE............................................................................................................ 9 RELIEF.................................................................................................................................................................9 FOOD SECURITY.................................................................................................................................................. 10 WATER..............................................................................................................................................................11 ENTERPRISE........................................................................................................................................................13 EDUCATION........................................................................................................................................................14 HEALTH............................................................................................................................................................. 15 CHRISTIAN MINISTRY............................................................................................................................................17 VISITS............................................................................................................................................................... 18 OTHER.............................................................................................................................................................. 20 CONCLUSION......................................................................................................................................................20 FUTURE PLANS............................................................................................................................................ 21 GENERAL FUNDS BUDGET FOR 2015/16..................................................................................................................22 FINANCIAL REVIEW..................................................................................................................................... 23 RESERVES POLICY................................................................................................................................................ 23 FUNDS IN DEFICIT................................................................................................................................................23 INCOME.............................................................................................................................................................23 EXPENDITURE..................................................................................................................................................... 25 BALANCES..........................................................................................................................................................25 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS 2015/16........................................................................................................26 INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT.........................................................................................................................28 DECLARATION............................................................................................................................................. 29
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Introduction Teso Development Trust (TDT) was formed in 1989 and registered as a charity in 1991 to help provide relief and development to the Teso people of North East Uganda, working through the Christian Churches in the area. This followed a relief campaign conducted by Christians in the UK in response to a major humanitarian crisis caused by: 1) unrest arising from the military takeover of the country by the Museveni regime, and 2) devastating incursions by raiders from the Lord’s Resistance Army and the neighbouring tribe of Karamojong. Since that time, TDT has continued to provide relief and resources for development and mission, working through churches and Christian organisations in Teso.
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Reference and Administration Details Name, registration and contract details Charity name:
Teso Development Trust
Other names the Charity is known as: TDT Registered charity number:
1005139
Inland Revenue Number:
XN84557
Charities principle address:
15 Eildon Hills Close, Castle Grange, Hull, HU7 4ZJ
Email: info@teso.org.uk Phone: 01482 826731
Trustees Name
Office
James Sampson Clement Dixon Andrew Third
Chairman Secretary Treasurer
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) Executive Committee Executive Committee Executive Committee
Executive Committee David Watts Catherine Emaru (Resigned 3/4/15) Dr Hugh Mason Florence Odeke Philip Good Andrew Third Lucy Hefford Christine Moyes Dr Frank Guinness Rev Robert de Berry
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Advisors Martin and Elaine Harrison, Management Consultants Louise Third, Public Relations
Administrator James Seager Office: 15 Eildon Hills Close Castle Grange, Hull, HU7 4ZJ Telephone: 01482 826731 Email: jamess.tdt@gmail.com
Independent Examiners Laurie Fearon LEF Consulting 107 Beeches Road Rowley Regis West Midlands B65 0BB
Bankers NatWest Bank 10 Station Road Clacton on Sea Essex CO15 1TA
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Structure, governance and management Type of governing document Constitution adopted 21st September 1991
Trustee selection method The charity’s chairman, secretary and treasurer are appointed as trustees by the Executive Committee through nomination and a majority vote.
Governance issues Trustees are required to familiarise themselves with up to date guidance from the Charity Commission regarding the execution of their duties. Currently this is published as the booklet ‘The essential trustee: what you need to know (CC3)’. The Executive Committee meet five times a year to discuss new applications for funds from organisations in Teso, consider reports from projects we are / have supported, assess the current organisational and financial health of the charity and plan future fund-raising activities. Whilst the Trustees have overall responsibility for the management of the trust and allocation of funds, they abide by the decision of the Executive Committee, expect in extenuating circumstances. In certain situations, the Trustees may make decisions and allocate finance between Executive Committee meetings. In such cases all decisions are brought to the Executive Committee for ratification. The charity employs a Coordinator, for 15 hours a week, who is not a member of the Executive Committee. The Coordinator manages the day to day administration, communication and financial controls of the Charity. He is responsible for providing the Executive Committee with accurate financial information and reports, and provides general guidance to the Executive Committee.
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The Trust is aware of the risks entailed in its operation. These are outlined below with measures taken to reduce the risks. Risk Misuse of funds
Funds being ‘lost’ during transfers Travel to Teso
Liability
Measures to reduce ongoing communication between with Trust partners, a requirement to acknowledge funding transfers, regular reports (including the provision of receipts), physical checks of projects during an annual visit a requirement that partners have their own independent auditing regimes financial controls to ensure the Coordinator transfers funds only in line with the Trustees instructions the use of ‘Ebury Partners UK Ltd’, who have a proven record of transferring funds to Uganda on behalf of many charities. A full risk assessment has been produced and is available on request. In summary: Trips are planned and confirmed by partners in Teso, Only staying or traveling with established partners who are known to TDT Ensuring appropriate travel insurance is in place Briefing of visitors by members of TDT who have extensive travel experience in Teso An assessment of insurance needs is being made during the next twelve months
Network and connections The Trust is a member of Global Connections – an evangelical umbrella group for Christian organisations engaged in mission and development. This provides helpful management advice and input through its staff, information bulletins conferences and workshops.
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Partnerships We work closely with organisations on the ground in Teso, with our main partners being:
Pentecostal Assemblies of God Church of Uganda Revival Time Ministry (a non-denominational development agency). Soroti Women’s Cooperative Union Limited (a humanitarian organisation, developing co-ops and loan associations in the Soroti area).
We also work with a number of UK partners for the mutual objectives of supporting the people of Teso. These include:
Friends of Teso Nottingham Health Group Tenauld Trust
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Objectives and activities Objectives The objectives, as set out in the constitution, are: To promote in Uganda (particularly the Teso District) and elsewhere 1. The relief of poverty, sickness and distress and to preserve and protect health 2. The advancement of education 3. The advancement of the Christian religion
Aims The aims of the charity, reflecting the objectives, are to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Support the education of children. Help create jobs and income. Improve agriculture through training and restocking. Provide clean water through water improvement projects. Provide relief for those who are displaced persons (IDPs). Provide emergency relief. Support the Improvement of health provision. Support Christian ministry.
Summary of Activities Undertaken for the Public Benefit The trustees are aware of the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission and have taken it into account when making decisions regarding the management of the charity and the allocation of funds. The benefit of the charity’s activities under objectives 1 and 2 (‘The relief of poverty, sickness and distress and to preserve and protect health’ and ‘The advancement of education’), clearly benefit the public living in the Teso region of Uganda. The charity’s activities under objective 3 (The advancement of the Christian religion) benefit the people of Teso through providing a moral and spiritual framework that adds meaning to their lives. This in turn promotes mental health, spiritual wellbeing and community cohesion. As the Christian churches are also at the forefront of community development, advancing the Christian religion in Teso brings many added benefits including increased educational and healthcare provision. Also, the Charity expects its partners to help those in need, regardless of faith, gender, disability or race within the Teso districts.
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The main activities undertaken by the Charity in fulfilling its objectives for the public benefit include, but are not limited to:
Giving technical assistance through supporting training, management consultancy and aid in kind (e.g. by supplying equipment / literature etc.). Making Grants to help business development, provide clean water, the building and improvement of schools, improvement of churches, provision of hostels and children’s nurseries, agricultural improvement, equipment (e.g. for hospitals, schools and training centres), providing food and equipment for people in need, training church leaders, etc. Grants to individuals to help their education and training. Support to individuals or teams from UK visiting the area to teach or assess needs. Promoting the cause of the Iteso people to a UK audience through personal contacts, promotional visits, literature and via our website. Undertaking fund-raising activities such as sponsored walks, selling books, etc.
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Achievements and Performance The area of Teso in North East Uganda remains one of great poverty, poor health and a weak economy. During 2015/6 we have been able to support the people, aid agencies, the Church and the government as they address the many challenges in the region. Our overall performance has been notably increased to the previous year. Income was up by 40%. This enabled the charity to significantly increase its donations to projects in Teso, giving away a total of £110,337 in grants. The projects to benefit most from this increase were water (up by £16,885), Community Finance (up by £5,150) education (up by £9,924) and healthcare (up by £6,640). Our activities during 2015/16, in fulfilling our aims and objectives, fall into eight broad areas: relief, food security, water, enterprise, education, health, Christian ministry and visits. Our achievements and performance in these areas are outlined in detail below.
Relief The autumn rains during 2015 brought another wave of flooding to the Amuria sub-county in Katakwi District. These floods are becoming an annual occurrence, with homes destroyed and crops rotting in the water-logged soil. TDT were pleased to be able to send £3000 to support the relief effort. These funds were used to provide emergency food and tarpaulins, which were distributed by the Pentecostal Assemblies of God Development Office in Katawki (PAG-KIDO). 75 vulnerable households benefited from this aid, including Rose Aceko who tells her story in her own words in the box below: Rose Aceko is 82 years old: “I am now old and cannot support myself alone and I have been thinking of death all the time because of scarcity of food, however, it was something amazing to me when the chairperson came and told me that they wanted old people like me to benefit from the food relief. PAG-KIDO staff came, they assessed my situation and brought for me food (posho and beans) and one tarpaulin which have changed my life in a way that I am able to eat three meals in a day which I used not to because of food scarcity. I am now going to request my grandchildren to come and uproot for me cassava that I will spread to my tarpaulin and be able to eat clean food. I am very sure that this tarpaulin will help me for the present and the future use. Thanks to KIDO, may God bless you for your tireless work that you are doing to
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Food Security The Charity has been very pleased to have supported 2 food-security programmes during the year. These programmes provide local communities with agriculture and food management skills which help them grow and store crops, even during droughts or floods. These food-security projects have a long-term focus of reducing the hunger and starvation caused by the environmental extremes. PAG KIDO implemented a project in Amuria sub-county, at the beginning of 2016, which trained 5 farming groups of 10 people. These groups were trained in the cultivation of quick-growing crops, harvest management and storage. (See photo on left of a training session.) Each group developed a demonstration garden for their communities, and are tasked with passing on their skills to others. During 2014 we funded PAG PDS, the Pentecostal Assemblies of God Development Office in Kumi, to train 6 communities in Disaster Prevention. In February 2016, we were able to fund the next phase of this project. This will include setting up a loans scheme to support Income Generating Activities organised by the groups, further training and mentoring by the PAG team. This will help the communities develop a broader income base and, therefore, increase financial and food security during droughts.
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Water By the end of 2014, the trust had funded a total of 104 water projects, mainly wells but also some boreholes and water harvesting projects. It is estimated that this benefited 55000 people in the rural parts of the region. This is very much a community centred programme working closely with the communities and handed over to them to run when development is complete. The communities fully participate in every stage and contribute in kind to the developments with the provision of free sites, materials (sand, gravel, cement) and labour. The Church provide a vital role in planning and developing the projects and training local communities in hygiene and how to manage their water. Funding from TDT provides for the pumps and the cost of development work or, in the case of boreholes, the work of drilling and lining the boreholes. This year, a total of £37855 was spent on water projects through our partners with the Church of Uganda (£9435) PAG Kumi (£6280) PAG Soroti (£17000) and PAG Katakwi (£5140). Funds were realised from The Drinking Fountain Association (£1500) and a number of very generous individual donors. A grant of £10500 was also received from Wilmslow Wells for Africa for seven more wells to be done by PAG Soroti, but these were not completed by the end of the year The programme of development during 2015/16 entailed 24 projects notably:
The provision of 2 boreholes by PAG at Kanyanga and Okunguror The refurbishment of 10 Boreholes by the Church of Uganda in the Ongino in Kumi and Asamuk in Amuria Provision of 12 wells by PAG in Kyere, Pingire, Labor, Atiira, Asuret, Arapai, Olio and Kateta
The table on the following page shows the achievement in detail. The impact, therefore, has been to provide clean water to around 14,000 people - a major contribution to community health which will enable significant improvement to local agriculture and the welfare of children. In particular, we helped 3 large schools in Asamuk to have clean water on site, befitting 3000 school children out of the 14,000 mentioned above. The trust has received full details of each project including photos and will visit a sample of the projects in June 2016.
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Completed water projects 2015/16 Project
Village
Sub county
Population
Cost
Body
Soroti Well Well Well Well Well Well
Omagara Labor Jelel Ojama Omodoi Oloboi
Kateta Labor Atiira Kyere Asurut Arapai
420 390 420 300 360 530
£1500 £1500 £1500 £1500 £1500 £1500
PAG PAG PAG PAG PAG PAG
Serere Well Well Well Well Well
Apapai Okulunyo Odapakoi Omirio Kelim-omagoro
Kyere Olio Pingire Kyere Kyere
354 468 472 468 438
£1500 £1500 £1500 £1500 £1500
PAG PAG PAG PAG PAG
Borehole rehab Borehole rehab Borehole rehab Borehole rehab Borehole Well
Kongoto Amuria Kalengera Aduuka Kanyanga Awei Kalapa
Ongino Ongino Ongino Ongino Bukedea Kumi
370 365 425 515 500 150
£1250 £1250 £1250 £1250 £5000 £1250
COU COU COU COU PAG PAG
Amuria Borehole
Oereai
Okungurur
620
£5100
Borehole rehab Borehole rehab Borehole rehab Borehole rehab Borehole rehab Borehole rehab
Acul Obur Ajaki Aparisia Okona –atirir Alomain
Asamuk Asamuk Asamuk Asamuk Asamuk Asamuk
+school 1600 745 inc school 525 inc school 500 2000 inc school 500
PAG KIDO COU COU COU COU COU COU
Kumi
£900 £900 £900 £900 £700 £970
Enterprise Revival Time Ministry run a number of projects in Wera and Abarilela sub-counties, to empower people in the setting up of Income Generating Activities (IGA’s). These projects include:
A small loan programme, which benefited about 200 households over the year; 46 literacy classes, teaching over 600 adults; Tailoring training for 100 students.
In total, TDT provided £5625 during the year, with about half being used to pay a programme manager and half for equipment and materials. During the year, these 12
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communities, developed a sustainability plan, where they are aiming to be self-funding in three years’ time. To help encourage this, a phased withdrawal of support from TDT is being implemented from 2015/16. This will enable local communities to take full ownership of the projects and release more funds for other development work. Amalo Josephine, of Itimoi VSLA Group, is 22years old and her husband Elalu James is a young man of 25 years. They have 2 children. They started in 2012 and bought 6 cows out of their savings. Space for keeping their animals became their problem so they sold some of the cows to top up their savings of 2013 and started a foundation for their house, which is now at the ring beam. They continue saving in their group. (See photo below on left.) Kabagambe Ronald is 28 years. He has a wife and a child. Ronald was a maker of Chapati (a type of flat-bread) maker and he joined VSLA in 2013. By saving into the VSLA and gaining interest, as well as having a small loan, he was able to buy a motorbike. He put this to use as a ‘boda boda’ (motorbike-taxi). By continuing to save, he has now bought his 2 nd motorcycle to increase his boda boda’ business. Ronald is still saving and says he wants to buy a plot of land where he hopes to construct a house for his family. (See photo below on right.)
Florence
Egweu
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Village Loan and Savings Associations (VSLA’s) have also received £2700 in funds during the year, being delivered through our partner Soroti Women’s Cooperative Union Limited (SOWCUL). This has financed salaries for the trainers, materials for book-keeping and the provision of bicycles for the loan collectors. These schemes operate in a similar way to Credit Unions in the UK, with local people saving into one large ‘pot’ of money, from which they can borrow. In all, SOWCUL has trained 15 groups during 2015/16, with each group having their own management team (i.e. treasurer, chairman, committee, etc.). VSLA groups have grown in popularity over recent years due to their proven benefit (see box below).
Education The charity has continued to advance education in Teso during the year through building and development projects. During 2014/15 the charity funded a dormitory block at Ngora Parents’ School. This school has been supported by TDT for many years, and is considered to be one of the best in the area. This funding was secured in part from the British and Foreign Schools Society and in part from St Peter’s Church, Ruddington, UK. It opened in the spring of 2015, housing 120 girls. During the current year (2015/16) further funding was raised by St Peter’s Church for the provision of latrines, washing facilities and a fence. This has made the dormitory section of the site fully selfcontained. (Washing and toilet facilities for the dormitory residents were initially located in other parts of the site.) During the annual visit, some of the students expressed their gratitude to TDT and explained how living on site had improved their education. In March 2016 a further £4450 was sent to Ngora Parents’ School to start the construction of a new classroom block, which will contain 2 rooms. This will help reduce the sizes of the existing crowded classes. A further amount is due to be sent during the Spring of 2016 to complete this work, and it is hoped that the new classrooms will be in use by September 2016. During the 2015 visit to Teso, we were made aware of a new school in need of support. The school, situated on Tisai Island, serves one of the poorest communities in Uganda. The community is only accessible by boat, and has very little health or social provision. A couple of make-shift classrooms had already been erected (see photo to right), but there was significant need for more stable structures which would provide a better learning environment for all year groups. £2500 was donated to 14
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TDT from St Saviour’s Church, Bournemouth, for this purpose and was sent in February 2016. It is hoped that the buildings will be finished and in use by early summer 2016. Relationships with Peace School (in Kapir) and Takaramiam School have continued to be developed during the year. These schools have both received significant grants from TDT over the past few years to help with their development. Whilst no further funds were given to these schools during the current year, contact has been maintained to encourage the students and staff, as well as to ensure the continuing effectiveness of past grants. Besides these school building projects, we have supported the education of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC’s) who attend the Vocational College at Ngariam. This college is the result of a partnership between the Church of Uganda and the Government, and specialises in teaching skills such as carpentry and tailoring to young teenagers. £3650 was provided to pay for teachers, and training materials. A further £500 was sent to purchase additional sewing machines – reducing the number of students who need to share a machine from 4 to 3. From the annual visit to Teso, it was felt that the college would benefit from a security fence, which would protect further investment in the site. In January 2016, funding was released to provide this fence and it was erected in February and March (see photo left). Now the fence is complete, a further £4000 will be sent in Spring 2016 for tools and the installation of a welding workshop. A further activity of the charity in advancing education has been the personal sponsorship of 7 girls. A small number of UK donors have given towards the upkeep and school / university fees of these girls. This has been managed in Teso by Revival Time Ministry.
Health Kumi Hospital has continued to be the focus of our health improvement activities during 2015/16. In July 2015, Martin and Elaine Harrison were funded by TDT to conduct a further visit to the hospital, where they provided a consultancy and mentoring role for the senior managers. This built on their visits during previous years, which were also paid for by TDT. Previous visits had resulted in significant improvements to the management systems at the hospital. However, the hospital management were less willing to engage with the recommendations of Martin and Elaine give during the 2015 visit. It became apparent, during that trip, that the management team had begun to take a different direction which is causing some concern to the TDT committee. Communication with this hospital will be continued in the future, with the aim of providing focussed support, such as the Compassionate Fund (see below). The situation will also be monitored regularly, with the Charity responding appropriately to any future changes. To further support the hospital, a pallet full of medical equipment was donated from Scientific Laboratory Supplies, valued at £8,300. The shipment to Kumi Hospital was paid for by TDT. Equipment included protection suits (see photo on right). 15
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Additionally, the Charity was keen to continue helping Kumi Hospital fulfil its mandate as a Christian hospital in providing healthcare to those who cannot afford it. To enable this to happen, we have continued to finance the ‘Compassionate Fund’, Aaron, who is 7 years old, was born with Cerebral Palsy. His mother brought him to Kumi Hospital with malnutrition. He was rehabilitated at the unit and given treatment in children’s ward. Since the child was born with Cerebral Palsy the father denied her, leaving her to take care of Aaron by herself. The compassionate fund paid for the treatment bill.
Joseph, 10 years old, is the 4th child in a family of 9. He got admitted to the Nutrition Unit with Kwashiorkor characterized by severe oedema, pneumonia and low appetite. Medical intervention was done in paediatric ward, along with nutritional rehabilitation. After one and a half months Joseph had improved enough to go home. Whilst at the hospital, attending to Joseph, his mother gave birth to baby boy. Economically all the parents are peasants and their family situation is generally needy. They were very happy for the support given to them in all the rehabilitation process of Joseph.
which was set up in 2014. The fund is used at the discretion of social workers in Kumi Hospital, to provide urgent treatment of people who cannot afford it. An average of 40 people each month receive life-saving or life-changing treatment through this fund, with over 1000 benefiting since its creation. Initially, £1000 per month was allocated from TDT, which was reduced to £500 to help sustain the work for the foreseeable future. The box below highlights two examples of how the compassionate fund has been used this year. The Maternity Unit in Ngora also benefited from TDT support during the year. The charity, working with a group in Nottingham provided funding of £2370 for the purchase of a 16
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generator and mower. This will ensure that a continual supply of electricity is available, especially during operations, in an area where power cuts are common. It will also enable the Unit staff to keep grass cut shorter, resulting in less mosquitos, snakes, etc., around the unit.
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During the TDT annual visit to Ngora Maternity Unit, the team were pleasantly surprised to learn that the nearby Freda Carr Hospital was under new management (see photo on left). TDT had partnered with this Church of Uganda Hospital over many year, but withdrew support in 2013 following serious management failings. During the months that followed, the TDT committee carefully followed the positive events at the hospital. In January 2016 we re-initiated support for the hospital by providing finance for mattresses. We aim to continue supporting this hospital over the coming year, to help restore it to being one of the key hospitals in the area.
Christian Ministry The church in Uganda is at the forefront of providing social leadership as wells as spiritual and emotional support for local communities. Many people have experienced war, food shortages and on-going poverty. Church leaders are well placed to provide encouragement and guidance to these people. The Churches’ development departments are also taking a lead in implementing projects that increase the quantity and quality of education, healthcare, water supplies and income generating activities. TDT has been pleased to be able to finance the training and ongoing support of Christian Ministers, who provide a solid foundation for the social, development and spiritual work that takes place in local communities. Over the past year 4 Christian training centres have received funds from us, as well as 1 scheme that provides financial support of church leaders who are experiencing severe hardship. The Church of Uganda lay-readers training centre at St. Peter’s Theological College has had a long-standing relationship with TDT. During the past year we have been able to support the students through donating Bibles (see photo on right), and providing other general items. We have also been able to fund food for the lay-readers training centre at Ngora (Kumi Diocese). These centres have also been supported through personal visits by members of the TDT committee, who have encouraged the staff and provided teaching for the students. In particular, Rev Robert de Berry, who is a member of the TDT committee, spent 2 weeks at the Soroti centre as a guest lecturer.
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The PAG North Teso In-Service Bible School was funded in 2014/15 to support the training of 60 Pentecostal Church Leaders. This training continued into 2015/16. This has resulted in churches growing and members feeling better supported by their ministers. We were also able to send £2000 in January 2016, to enable PAG Kumi to re-start their In-Service Bible School, which aims to train 50 local pastors across 12 locations. Communities in the sub-county of Amuria are among the poorest in the region. During 2015/16 we have provided financial support to Church of Uganda clergy in this area, which has enabled them to focus more fully on their social and spiritual duties. £150 per month has been given for this purpose. Over the course of 2015/16 two Bible Translation projects have been launched in Teso, which have been supported by the Charity. Firstly, a revision of the Ateso Bible is being undertaken by the Ugandan Bible Society, in partnership with TDT and local churches. This will correct some of the mistakes in the original translation which was started over 60 years ago. It will also bring the translation up to date by using modern Ateso language and expressions. Alongside this a dual-translation Children’s Bible is being produced, which will be the first ever Children’s Ateso Bible. The English / Ateso translations of Bible stories are being written by children’s workers / Sunday School teachers in conjunction with the team translating the adult Bible. They hope to use illustrations provided by the local children. TDT has funded the office space used by these projects, as well as equipment and meeting costs for the Children’s Bible team. A few years ago, we supported the Church of Uganda clergy in the Kumi Diocese by providing each of them with a goat. During 2015/16 we began to roll that programme out to also include the PAG pastors in Kumi. This programme is based on the ‘revolving goats’ model, where a mother goat will be given to each pastor in turn. After offspring have been produced, the mother is passed on to another pastor, and the young goats are kept.
Visits The annual visit from the TDT was conducted in June 2015. The purpose of these visits are:
to evaluate the projects that have been funded by TDT over the previous year; build relationships with church and development leaders in the region, in order to assess what TDT can do to further support the Iteso people; encourage project managers, churches and Christian ministers in their work.
The 2015/16 visit team comprised of Jim Sampson (TDT Chairman) and James Seager (TDT Coordinator). Over 2 weeks they visited 18 projects and 5 churches. The conclusion to the visit report (written by James Seager) is included in the box on the following page (a full copy of the report being available on request).
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2015 Annual Visit Report Conclusion The visit programme went very smoothly. Everyone, except Kumi Hospital, was expecting Jim and James on the days they visited. Transport was very efficient, with all partners keeping their promise to provide vehicles and drivers for their days. The main focus of the visit was assessing projects that TDT has supported. All projects were satisfactory. There were also discussions about potential new projects, particularly with PAG Kumi and Ngora Freda Carr Hospital. The TDT Committee should be receiving new or revised applications for funding for some projects in the near future. All partners seemed to be doing well, despite the challenges of limited funding. They all spoke of the need for local people to contribute where they can, and recognised the need to have sustainable projects. This was particularly encouraging with the Revival Time Ministries’ programmes, which is an improvement on what was seen during the 2014 TDT visit. There was also a move towards greater partnership working between PAG and the Church of Uganda, which is very positive. A significant amount of the programme was given to training church leaders. This was very beneficial, as it introduced the students to TDT and gave Jim and James the opportunity to input something into Teso whilst there. There was a request for more training to be provided, and a suggestion that the UK to support with this by sending teams of church leaders. It was also mentioned about TDT sending teams to do mission work in schools, with youth, and other types of mission. Whilst it would be unwise to make a commitment to providing church leadership training during every visit, it would be very beneficial to do this regularly. The TDT Committee should also decide if they wish to send teams from the UK to do training and / or mission work. Main points for action: 1) Assess new and revised applications for funding coming out of this visit. 2) Ensure that projects keep moving towards becoming self-sustaining through reports and annual visits. 3) Decide how much training TDT should provide during visits or by sending teams, to compliment the training that is provided by the Iteso people.
Jim Sampson visiting Tisai Island by boat
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Other Practical support for the people of Teso has been provided through a container of items being sent by one of our partner organisations in the UK “Friends of Teso”. TDT made a contribution towards the transport costs, and provided items for our various projects, including school and medical equipment as well as books for trainee Christian church leaders. The Charity has continued to support other individuals, charities and churches that share our objectives, who do not have systems in place for the safe transfer of money. If an individual or organisations wishes to send money to an individual or organisation in Teso, that is not a partner of TDT in Teso, a donor will credit TDT and the Charity pays this to a beneficiary requested by the donor. This ‘Channelling’ of finance is a very limited service we offer, and checks are carried out to ensure that money being sent is for purposes that fall within the charitable objectives of TDT. (All money received and sent in this way is recorded on the TDT accounts under a ‘Channelling’ fund.) During the year much work has been done to raise the profile of the Charity in the UK. A new website has been developed, which can be viewed at teso.org.uk, as well as various promotional literature. The Charity has continued to maintain and develop its’ support base in the UK. Inevitably, some donors have ceased to support the Charity during the year, but this was off-set by approximately the same number of donors joining our support base. We have been able to generate this new support through:
visits to churches and other groups by members of the TDT Committee a re-designed newsletter being distributed to approximately 500 people the introduction of a monthly e-news bulletin distributed by email.
Conclusion The Trustees feel that 2015/16 has been a positive year, with many projects being supported, and donations increased significantly from the previous year. We have been pleased to help a significant number of people, in the thousands, through supporting relief, water, enterprise, education, health and Christian ministry in the Teso region of Uganda.
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Future Plans The objectives for 2016/17 arise from the need to continue supporting current projects and respond to the issues identified during the annual visit and from grant applications submitted by partners in Teso. The projects we are aiming to support during 2016/17 include:
Water projects in 20 locations Ngora Parents’ School Takaramiam School Ngora Freda Carr Hospital Ngora Maternity Unit Income generating activities through Revival Time Ministry and SOWCUL Literacy training through Revival Time Ministries Youth skills training at the Ngariam Vocational College Christian leadership training with the Church of Uganda and Pentecostal Assemblies of God
Some of these projects will be funded through specific fund raising activities and designated giving. Others will be supported through our general funds. An initial budget for general funds has been produced for 2016/17 as guidance only. Whilst we remain optimistic that we can support the projects identified, this will be dependent upon the level of income. We also value our flexibility to respond to needs as they arise, and therefore our budgeting may alter through the coming year to reflect changes in needs and priorities in Teso. This budget can be found in the box on the following page.
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General funds budget for 2016/17 (for guidance only) £27,000
Total Income Expenditure Coordinator Committee / AGM Meetings Promotional Printing News Letter Annual Visit Finance Management Office costs
£ £ £ £ £ £
6,740 1,100 1,500 1,300 480 400
Total administration
£
11,520
RTM SOWCUL Food Security PAG Ministry COU Ministry Ngora Freda Carr Hospital Refund to 2014 reserves / relief Bible Translation
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
3,600 1,500 2,400 1,000 1,000 1,200 2,500 1,080
Total Projects
£
14,280
Contingency
£
1,200
Total Expenditure
£
27,000
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Financial Review Reserves Policy The Trustees have agreed to hold a permanent reserve of £5000 which is deemed sufficient to cover the winding up of TDT administration should that course of action be agreed upon at any time. In addition a sum of £10,000 is held as a flexible reserve to meet urgent aid needs or to provide resources for prompt matched funding requirements. Any withdrawals from these flexible reserves will be made up from general funds within 12 months of the date of withdrawal. The Trustees hold most of the charity’s resources in interest bearing accounts with balances in the charity’s non-interest bearing current account being maintained at a level not exceeding that sufficient to facilitate transactions. The Trustees have taken the view that as at any time the charity hold funds from donors who have designated the gift and that otherwise apart from reserves funds move quickly through the TDT accounts, funds will not be held in investments which place the principal of the investment at risk. The Trustees will take professional advice on investments which give a good rate of interest while maintaining necessary liquidity of funds.
Funds in deficit At the year end 1 designated fund was in deficit, as outlined below. Revival Time Ministries (Child Sponsorship)
-£3.06
Income The Charity’s income for 2015/16 was £125,233, compared to £88518 in 2014/15. Donations came from: 6 Charitable Trusts, giving a total of £18720 o Chawn Hill Foundation, Stourbridge (£570) o Drinking Fountain Association (£1500) o Jersey Evangelical Trust (£1350) o St James’ Place Wealth Management (£2000) o The Tenauld Trust (£2800) o Wilmslow Wells for Africa (£10,500) 23 Churches o Antioch Church, Colwyn Bay o Bethel Church, Church Warsop o Bournemouth Deanery o Carrigrohane Parish o Chawn Hill Church, Stourbridge 24
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o Chosen House, Hucclecote o Cranleigh Community Church, Bournemouth o Friary Fellowship o Hanbury Baptist Church, Stourbridge o Holy Trinity & St Jude, Halifax o Hucclecote Parish o Mansfield Pentecostal Church o Quarry Bank Congregational Church o Romsey Methodist Church o St. Martin’s Church, West Maling o St. Michael’s & All Angels o St. Peter’s Church, Ruddington o St. Saviour’s Church, Iford o St. Andrew's Church Sidcup o St. Jude's, Woodthorpe o St. Thomas’ Church Bradwell o The Endowed Mission, Rowley Regis o Trinity Church, Mill Hill 3 Community Groups o Romsey Brownie Pack o Nappucino’s, Ruddington o Romsey Methodist Women’s Fellowship 178 personal donors £17223 reclaimed from the Inland Revenue under the Gift Aid scheme and distributed to the funds related to the donations on which they were claimed. Fund raising efforts by supporters
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Expenditure Total expenditure for the year was £121,314, compared to £79037 in 2014/15. The expenditure per area of charitable activity is set out in the table on the following page. General £
Designated £
Total £
Administration Costs Salaries Income Generating Activities Office / Finance Costs Visit Committee Meetings Other Administration Total Administration
6,285 1,450 850 1,080 987 325 10,977
6,285 1,450 850 1,080 987 325 10,977
Projects Community Finance Projects Food Security Christian Ministry Training & Support Health Relief Education Child Sponsorship Water Channelling
6,975 3,700 830 865 3,000 2,550
Other Projects
120 18,040
Total Projects
9,570 15,758 11,144 3,278 37,885 13,069
29,017
Total Expenditure
1,593
92,297
8,568 3,700 10,400 16,623 3,000 13,694 3,278 37,885 13,069 120 110337
92,297 121,314
Admin costs, which include the coordinators salary, evaluation and monitoring visits, publications and general office costs equate to 13% of the total expenditure over the year.
Balances At 1st April 2016, the Charity’s surplus was £38,812. With £14,971 unrestricted and £23,842 restricted funds. £14536 of the unrestricted funds is considered to be ‘reserves’.
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Receipts and Payments Accounts 2015/16 Copy of accounts filed with the Charity Commission for the year 2015/16
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Note that all receipts and some expenditure has been recorded under new headings from the beginning of 2015/16. Therefore care should be exercised when comparing this years’ accounts with previous years. 29
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Independent Examiners Report
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Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees: Signature(s) Name(s) Position (e.g. chair, treasurer, etc.) Date:
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