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Fonic Trust

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £69.5K

  • Spending

    £79.1K

  • Charity no. 100520
  • Date registered. 14/08/2014

Public benefits

1) The direct benefits which flow from this purpose are the provision of clothing, animals and grants to those who are in poverty and are marginalised in society. Through these gifts they become more self- sufficient to provide food, clothing and education for their children. These benefits will be evidenced by there being less demand from the

beneficiaries and also by follow-up visits to assess their progress. The beneficiaries are the public in Nepal. There is no harm cause by this purpose. There is no private benefit. 2) The direct benefits which flow from this purpose is that the number of children who have access to education is increased. This also means that they have a better chance of alleviating the long term effects of poverty and enabling them to have more control over their lives. Their improvement is evidenced by their annual school report on progress. The beneficiaries are the children whose educations we support. Another benefit is the provision of health education to adult women which then enhances the health of their whole family and ultimately the community in which they live. The beneficiaries are the women whom we train on the healthy families training course and those organisations who use our documentation to train other women. There is no harm cause by these purposes. There is no private benefit apart from those who directly receive the education but this is outweighed by the benefit to families, communities and the nation as a whole. 3) The benefits which flow from this purpose are that beneficiaries gain from living as part of a Christian community and form friendships that overcome loneliness, isolation and marginalisation. Individuals also lead a more fulfilled and purposeful life. These benefits are evidenced in the indigenous churches where there is clear fellowship and the leadership takes corporate ownership of their congregations. This benefit is demonstrated through an annual feedback from the leadership of the churches with which we are involved. The beneficiaries are the people in the churches and also the public in Nepal as new churches are planted to spread the message of the gospel. There is no harm cause by this purpose. There is no private benefit. 4) The direct benefits which flow from this purpose is the provision of increased numbers of medical professionals who are then available to help the local communities. The direct beneficiaries are those with the necessary qualifications and calling who need further training to become professionally qualified which they could not achieve through their own financial resources. However the ultimate beneficiaries are the local communities in which they will work. This progress of this benefit is monitored by annual exam results and also by final placement within Nepal. There is no harm cause by this purpose. There is no private benefit apart from those that receive the training but this is outweighed by the benefit to the greater community through receiving their professional health services. Those trained are bonded to stay in country for at least 3 years after being qualified.

What your organisation does

We raise donations from supporters in Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. On occasions we have fundraising events and we work in partnership with other charities in joint fundraising which will ultimately benefit our community of interest in Nepal. We have provided clothes, footwear, blankets, goats and pigs to those in

poverty to sustain them during the cold weather and to make them more independent through getting milk from the goats and breeding goats which then generates money which they can use for other food and children’s education. We financially support the education of several children and young people. We developed a health education programme based on a teaching book which we have rolled out to several communities and have also made available to other organisations. We have worked in conjunction with indigenous churches financially supporting their work in the more rural areas and in the help they supply to their communities. We also supply financial support to those who wish to become medical professionals. As already stated they are bonded to stay in Nepal for a minimum of three years after becoming qualified as Doctors, Nurses, Physiotherapists etc. Since 2005 we have fully trained one doctor, part trained a second doctor and we have a nurse in her second year of training.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives

Who the charity helps

  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • Overseas/developing countries
  • Physical disabilities
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Women

How the charity works

  • Disability
  • Education/training
  • General charitable purposes
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Relief of poverty
  • Religious activities

Charitable purposes

The Trust is established for the advancement of the Evangelical Christian Faith, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty and the relief of Sickness

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr John Shannon
  • Miss Zuzana Polackova
  • Ms Helen Mcvicker
  • Mr Stephen Jackson
  • Ms Jessica Mcmillan
  • Mr David Bishop

Contact details

Public Address

Helen Mcvicker, 92 Knock Eden Park, Belfast, BT6 0JG

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Internationally
  • Nepal

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