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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£16.7K
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Spending
£17.6K
Public benefits
Purpose 1 The benefits include the saving of lives, an improvement of health and welfare plus reduced levels of distress caused by ill-health, old age and hardship as well as a better understanding of how to deal with ill health. Additionally, hardship can be relieved through the provision of financial help, clothing, housing and food plus other
subsistence benefits. There is potential for harm where there is a risk of unintended side-effects from drugs but this is rare and the benefits would outweigh any perceived harm. A private benefit may arise where other people living in the local community may incidentally benefit through an increase in well-being but that would be a positive spin-off. Purpose 2 The benefits include enhanced standards of education and moral behaviour, enhanced job opportunities and advancement within jobs, increased standards of living for individuals, families and communities, improved financial security, increased self-worth, purpose and direction as well as a decrease in crime and illegal or corrupt practices. We don’t envisage any potential for harm in relation to this particular purpose. A private benefit may arise where others living in the local community may incidentally benefit from improvements in the local community and the provision of a local school but that would be a positive spin-off. In addition, teachers and ancillary staff may benefit from their employment in schools established by our partner organisations with financial help from our charity. The staff may also be provided with basic housing plus transport costs, all of which are necessary in enabling us to carry out our purpose of advancing education. Purpose 3 The benefits include improvement in moral behaviour, an improved sense of self-worth and community spirit, an improved sense of purpose and opportunities for fellowship with other believers. There is potential for harm where tensions between people of differing faiths may arise but this is rare and the benefits would outweigh any perceived harm. A private benefit may arise where pastors and their families may gain from their involvement in church planting and their on-going leadership of a particular church. The pastors may gain in a limited way financially from their leadership role and they may also gain from training received in order to enable them to be more effective leaders. A private benefit may also arise where other people living in the immediate neighbourhood may also gain from improved community spirit and moral behaviour. These benefits would be incidental - simply positive spin-off benefits as we ensure that our intended beneficiaries benefit as planned. The beneficiaries in relation to all 3 purposes are those at risk of poverty and deprivation, mainly in Uganda, who come under the care of our partner NGO organisation. However, the trustees may also direct help to others in similar circumstances in other African countries or in other parts of the world. For all 3 purposes, the benefits can be evidenced through feedback from beneficiaries and community leaders within each of our partner organisations as well as regular evaluation carried out during visits by our charity representatives plus publicly available statistics.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Our charity works mainly in Uganda where it seeks to help and support those at risk of poverty and deprivation through partnership with native pastors and administrators attached to the NGO who identify those in need. Our current NGO partner is (BCO-Ug a registered Ugandan N.G.O) based in Masaka, Uganda Our main aims are the rescue, housing and
education of the many orphans and under-privileged children, young people and adults. We run programmes in conjunction with our native partner whereby children and young people are, if necessary, brought into homes where they are fed, clothed and provided with the opportunity to be educated but, most of all, loved and given a purpose for their lives. We operate a sponsorship programme which is a major part of our work and we have helped to establish a route to primary and secondary schools education, including the most recent extension to the primary school where our partner NGO is based, which serves a wide rural area. Local widows, single mothers and poor families are also helped to start up little microbusinesses or co-ops which provide them with some independence, dignity, and hope for the future as well as opportunities to become self-sufficient. When we become aware of specific needs among those we support through our partner NGO, we provide necessary items such as school uniforms, food hampers, bedding etc. to those who cannot afford such items. We also seek to provide health care where possible so as to save lives and improve the general health of those whom we support. As a Faith Based charity, we also seek to establish churches, provide training for local pastors and leaders, encourage church growth and run seminars for church members so as to encourage them and build them up in their faith.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of religion
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Hiv/aids
- Homelessness
- Older people
- Overseas/developing countries
- Unemployed/low income
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Education/training
- Human rights/equality
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
- Welfare/benevolent
