Overdue: 381 days
Public benefits
1. To provide development and support to communities in Zambia for the relief of poverty. The benefit of this purpose is increased access to a supply of resources to improve living conditions and educational opportunities. How is this demonstrated? Feedback from the people who live in the area surrounding the Centres in Lusaka, Zambia and who are
using the Centres tell us that the Centres are a well-used resource and the registers show that the numbers using it are increasing yearly. The potential for harm is that people become dependent wholly on this supply of resources to support them and don’t become self-sustaining. The benefit improves the lives of more people than just those who would not become self-sustaining and outweighs the harm. Who are the beneficiaries? People who live in the area surrounding the Centres who are poor and without the resources to support themselves and/or their families. Any private benefit Incidental or necessary? The private benefit is to the SMA Fathers who are the owners of the Community Centre and Training Centre which we financially and physically helped to build and equip. The buildings are necessary to the achievement of our purpose and the agreement between us and the SMA is long term. The private benefit is incidental and is outweighed by the benefit to the beneficiaries. Any fees charged which might exclude the poor? Those who are in need of the resources provided are not charged a fee. Community workers engage with the people of the Community and direct them to the Centres for support and help. 2. To advance education. Increased skills and training to improve job prospects and ability to provide for self and family. Access to education for children with Special Needs. How is this demonstrated? High numbers of attendees at classes, high attendance in Special needs class. Positive feedback from those who use the Centres and from the families of the children who attend the Special Needs class. No harm flows from this purpose Who are the beneficiaries? People who live in the area surrounding the Centre who are attending the classes; Children with Special Needs. Any private benefit, Incidental or necessary? No private benefit flows from this purpose. Any fees charged which might exclude the poor? Those who are in need of the resources provided are not charged a fee. Community workers engage with the people of the Community and direct them to the Centres for support and help. 3. Engagement in Community Development to provide educational facilities. What benefit flows from this purpose? The benefit which flows from this purpose is better access to education and training, improved skills and training, enhanced job prospects. High numbers of attendees at classes, feedback from Centres’ manager, feedback from students, feedback from families of students, increased number of job placements. Is there any harm, does this outweigh the benefit? No harm flows from this benefit Who are the direct beneficiaries? People who live in the area surrounding the Centres and who attend the classes. Private benefit Incidental or necessary? A private benefit which flows from this purpose is the enhanced skills for local labourers who worked on the building of both the Community Centre and the Training centre which provides these resources. They have enhanced their own job prospects with improved experience.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Our organisation has helped to construct a community centre with classrooms equipped with computers, sewing machines, books, sporting equipment, tools to provide training opportunities for the people who live there in Chainda, Lusaka, ZA. It has established a special needs class with children receiving 2 meals a day, physiotherapy and a curriculum
designed to stimulate. It provides daily respite for parents who can then go out to work knowing the children are being cared for.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Overseas/developing countries
How the charity works
- Community development
- Education/training
- Relief of poverty
- Sport/recreation
