Annual Report `15

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Annual Report `15

Annual Report ‘15
“There are only two days
in the year that nothing
can be done. One is called
Yesterday and the other
is called Tomorrow.
Today is the right day
to Love, Believe, Do
and mostly Live.”
Dalai Lama
© David Campbell
learn, think, act.
Contents
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Project Trust Volunteers & Staff
Editorial
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Project Trust © MMXVI
Project Trust is a founder
member of the Year Out Group
and adheres to its Code
of Good Practice.
www.yearoutgroup.org
Our Annual Report is dedicated
to Niamh Campbell who died in
India on 18 May, 2015.
Niamh (pictured left) went
to India as a Volunteer with
Project Trust to teach English,
Maths and Science at a school
in Bangalore.
#01 chairman’s
Report
executive’s
#02 chief
Report
#03 volunteers
overseas
#04 volunteer
recruitment
#05 education
report
#06 fundraising
report
trust
#07 project
community
trust
#08 project
and the isle of coll
trust
#09 project
people
#10 summarised
accounts
#11 supporting
project trust
Niamh’s parents saw the hugely
positive experience Project Trust
was for Niamh, in how she grew and
matured as a person. To give others,
perhaps not as fortunate, that same
opportunity Project Trust will be
launching a Bursary and Mentoring
Scheme in Niamh’s memory
during 2016.
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Project Trust
The Hebridean Centre
Isle of Coll
Argyll
PA78 6TE
Tel +44 (0) 1879 230444
Email [email protected]
Web www.projecttrust.org.uk
Registered as a Charity in Scotland No SC025668
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#01 chairman’s
Report
Ivor Dunbar Australia 1979/80
Project Trust has always
encouraged Volunteers to
immerse themselves in the
communities they spend 8
to 12 months of their lives in. In recent
years we have trained Volunteers to
adopt a process of learn, think, act
- a useful tool in helping them evaluate
and consider situations before they act.
Project Trust has been empowering young
people to be confident, creative and resilient
through challenging volunteering experiences
overseas for almost 50 years. But although
many key aspects of the organisation remain
the same, or recognisable, from those early
days in Breachacha Castle, we too have
sought to learn, think and act to remain a
pioneering educational charity.
Throughout 2015 Project Trust has continued
to assess the national and international
context within which we work and to improve
and adapt accordingly. This year has seen us
continue our work with overseas partners to
ensure the projects we place Volunteers in
are suitable and are providing a benefit to the
host community, whilst taking feedback from
Volunteers to improve the service we provide
for them.
Our Education Programme has evolved,
including the launch of the Language Linking,
Global Thinking scheme and the building
of new partnerships to help us provide
opportunities to our Volunteers to share their
knowledge and experiences whilst they are
overseas and when they return to the UK.
Following its successful launch last year we’ve
grown the Project Trust Community to provide
our Returned Volunteers and supporters with
more opportunities to engage. We’ve also
reached out to politicians and decision makers
nationally and internationally to increase our
abilities to achieve our goals.
Throughout this Annual Report you will
find examples of initiatives and actions
which exemplify Project Trust’s successes
throughout 2015.
#swaziland
learn, think, act.
The year saw an increase in the number
of Volunteers recruited to go overseas in
2015/16. The surplus for 2015 of £84,142
was generated from the higher Volunteer
fundraising target and the higher Volunteer
numbers, offset by increases in staff costs
to ensure the Volunteers are adequately
supported overseas. However £60,000 of
this surplus has been designated to the
Capital Fund to support essential upgrading
of Project Trust’s IT infrastructure.
We are continuing to focus on recruitment
and ways of generating additional sources
of income. In a time of continued austerity
and declining charitable giving together
with increased costs, we are facing a
challenging fundraising year. However
we enter the new financial year with
enthusiasm and a strong financial position.
Going into 2016 we’ll be
carrying on the process of
maintaining Project Trust’s
ethos of responsible,
long-term, educational
volunteering experiences
whilst improving and
adapting to remain leaders
in our field – continuing to
learn, think and act.
executive’s
#02 chief
Report
Ingrid Emerson MBE
Project Trust’s work is about
empowering young people
to be confident, effective,
creative and resilient
through a challenging volunteering
experience overseas. The wide range
of volunteering experiences we offer
in 22 different countries around the
world, means that there is no one
‘type’ of person we are looking for as
a Volunteer.
We offer rewarding, challenging and
educational placements for young people
with vastly different backgrounds, skill
sets, personalities and interests. Each
Volunteer has a life-changing experience
individual to themselves. What connects
all Project Trust Volunteers is a desire to
learn, an enthusiasm for hard work and a
spirit for adventure.
In 2015 we sent Volunteers overseas
from different backgrounds and from
all corners of the UK. Whilst our
volunteering experience is open to all
young people with the desire, motivation
and aptitudes required to succeed, we know
there are many barriers which can obstruct
young people from taking the opportunity.
Personal, cultural, financial and many
other hurdles can prevent young people
from applying to Project Trust, let alone
attending Selection or getting on the plane
to head overseas. As Project Trust sets out
its vision for 2020 we are determined as an
organisation to minimise these barriers and
provide appropriate support to help young
people overcome them.
#cambodia
learn, think, act.
We have already developed a
Diversity Strategy designed to
identify, analyse and address
the factors preventing young
people from becoming a Project
Trust Volunteer. We aim to
address the gender imbalance
within our Volunteers to ensure
the volunteering experience is
accessible to young people from all
socio-economic backgrounds and to
have a Volunteer cohort reflective
of the ethnic diversity of the UK.
As we build partnerships with
organisations and communities
overseas, so we recognise the
need to work together with
partners in the UK who share
our vision of an empowered
generation of confident and
effective young people, acting
as responsible global citizens.
#03 volunteers
overseas
John Fraser Zambia 1973/74
As a charity with a welldeveloped sense of adventure
there is always a lot of
excitement surrounding the
opening of a new country programme.
This year John Fraser, Project Trust’s
Overseas Programme Director, was
particularly excited to send Volunteers
to Zambia for the first time in forty
years, having volunteered there
himself in 1973/74.
MALAWI
ANGOLA
Kai, who taught in Kacholola Secondary School, said:
ZAMBIA
NAMIBIA
ZIMBABWE
MOZAMBIQUE
BOTSWANA
SOUTH AFRICA
The four Volunteers in
Zambia for 2014/15, Kai,
Luke, Eleanor and Elin, were
all working on the 8 month
placement scheme teaching
English, Maths and Science.
“Volunteering in Zambia is the most difficult, crazy and
rewarding thing I’ve done in my life so far. Kacholola is very
rural – there was no electricity, no toilets and no running
water. I’ve become so much more confident and independent
because you have to learn to look after yourself in a
challenging environment.
“During the first few lessons I was so nervous because
speaking in front of 30 people isn’t something I’d really done
before. I used to walk into the classroom with my hand
shaking. By the end you don’t even think about it, talking to
an audience doesn’t even phase you. The best thing about
teaching is when the kids do well. Watching them develop is
really rewarding.”
#zambia
learn, think, act.
Eleanor said being the first Volunteer to live
in a community was a privileged experience:
“Vizimumba is a beautiful little gem of a
school hidden amongst lots of villages. We
lived in the school and taught kids from the
surrounding villages.
“When we were out of the school the children
and their families were incredibly welcoming.
I learnt so much from the community I lived
in and I’m much more aware that there are
other wonderful ways of life other than the
one I was brought up in.”
Project Trust would like
to take the opportunity to
express our gratitude to
Norman Chipakupaku, who
was instrumental in the
re-opening of the Zambia
country programme.
Living and working in an overseas project for 8 or 12
months means Project Trust Volunteers share in unique
cultural moments within their host communities. In
June and July 2015 Chile hosted the Copa America,
the international football competition for countries
from South America. Matt was a teaching Volunteer
in Chile for 2014/15, and said being in Chile when the
country not only hosted but won the tournament was an
unforgettable experience.”
PERU
BOLIVIA
CHILE
ARGENTINA
“The Copa was quite near the end of my year
and by that time I felt really at home in the
school, family and community. This made
the Copa extra special as I felt I had a real
connection with the country and community. It
really demonstrated to me how passionate and
proud Chileans are. The Copa was a moment
in the year which showed how far I’d come in
terms of integration; it wasn’t a big deal that I
was invited to the games, it was assumed I’d
be there because I’d become part of the street
and group of friends. The fact I could talk to
everyone about the games and players showed
me how far my Spanish had come too.
“I watched the final in a large makeshift shed.
The community had made a huge effort for
the tournament and went all out for the final.
There was a huge flag outside, bunting and
posters inside and a long table for a meal
before kickoff. During the match there were
nearly 30 people and the atmosphere was
incredible; everyone was nervous and there
was a lot of praying and chanting.
“Alexis Sanchez’ winning penalty was
incredible. Everyone was hugging, throwing
drinks, chanting and some were crying.
Family members and neighbours piled in
to celebrate and it felt like so much more
than just winning a football match. I hugged
every person there, went back to my house
to celebrate with my host family, then we
all went on a parade round our town. There
were hundreds of cars and thousands of
people chanting, beeping horns and waving
the Chilean flag; it was truly incredible.”
#nepal
learn, think, act.
Project Trust had 10 Volunteers in Nepal in April when
the country was struck by a devastating earthquake.
NEP
AL
INDIA
The five projects our 2014/15 Volunteers were working
in were all located in the Jhimpa Valley, more than a
hundred miles west of Kathmandu and the epicentre
of the quake. Within an hour of the news of the quake
breaking we had contacted all our Volunteers in Nepal
to ensure their whereabouts and safety.
Project Trust sent two 12 month Volunteers to Nepal
for 2015/16, who will be joined by 8 Volunteers on
8 month placements in January 2016. The 8 month
Volunteers will be accompanied by a member of staff
when they travel to their projects for the first time.
volunteering overseas
2014/15 our
in numbers...
278
22
Project Trust
Volunteers in...
Countries across
Africa, Asia and
Latin America
Volunteers
in africa
BOTSWANA
GHANA
MALAWI
NAMIBIA
SENEGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SWAZILAND
ZAMBIA
2,437
1,376
2
18
18
10
6
33
6
4
4,135
6,110
Teaching
beneficiaries
Social Care
beneficiaries
Teaching
beneficiaries
Social Care
beneficiaries
Volunteers in
latin america
CHILE
14
DOMINICAN REP. 6
GUYANA
26
HONDURAS
18
PERU
8
Project Trust Volunteers helped
7,736
children, young people and
adults in social care projects.
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Volunteers
in asia
19,311
250
Project Trust Volunteers taught
25,883
children and young people
in educational projects.
Teaching
beneficiaries
Social Care
beneficiaries
CAMBODIA
CHINA
HONG KONG
INDIA
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
NEPAL
SRI LANKA
THAILAND
493,960
Voluntary hours contributed by
Project Trust Volunteers overseas
during the course of the year.
7
23
1
22
8
18
10
4
16
#04 volunteer
Recruitment
Humza Yousaf MSP
Every Selection Course we hold at
the Hebridean Centre is very special.
It is, after all, the first step that each
Volunteer makes on their journey
with Project Trust – it is filled with
excitement, energy, enthusiasm and
sometimes even some good weather.
Prospective Volunteers get to learn
about the organisation and the variety
of projects and countries available, and
we also get to know the Volunteers.
During a Selection Course in April
Volunteers were joined by Humza
Yousaf MSP, Scottish Minister
for Europe and International
Development, for a day on the lazy
beds. The Minister received a tour
of the Project Trust offices, met
the staff team and had lunch with
the Volunteers attending Selection.
From his reflections on the visit
it was clear that the Minister had
taken great enjoyment out of seeing
the talent and potential amongst
the Volunteers, and that he saw the
value in running such a rigorous and
unique Selection process:
“In recent years, many have thought that young
overseas volunteers have been part of an
impersonal and alien approach to development, and
that they are inserted into poor communities across
the developing world with mistaken ideas of local
needs and priorities. As I discovered here today,
that’s not the case with Project Trust.
“I’ve noticed how readily young volunteers in
particular take to an approach towards international
development which offers them the chance to
immerse themselves in new countries and cultures.
When they return, we gain better global citizens
for our communities who I believe will ensure that
Scotland’s role as a good global citizen in its own
right is carried into the future.
#isle of coll
learn, think, act.
“Speaking with Ingrid Emerson MBE
from Project Trust I can see that
this approach is important to them
as well. The work they are doing in
giving young people the opportunity
to develop and express themselves as
active global citizens is a great asset.
“I am delighted that Project Trust gives
school leavers the opportunity to
contribute to global justice in this way,
and I have been very impressed with
their work here on the Isle of Coll.
“As long as organisations
such as Project Trust are
involved in harnessing the
potential of our young
people to contribute to global
development, we can be sure
that they will make a positive
impact on the lives of others
both overseas and at home.”
recruitment
2014/15 volunteer
in numbers...
Anna Kell South Africa, Project Trust Community Report Winner 2015
Over
550
25%
474
380
Project Trust school
presentations in the UK,
Ireland and Holland.
of presentations in schools
delivered by recently
Returned Volunteers.
Young people attended
Selection on Coll.
Candidates offered a
placement overseas.
35.8%
of Selection
attendees recruited
from Scotland
2.2%
of Selection attendees
recruited from
Northern Ireland
2.5%
of Selection attendees
recruited from Europe*
*includes Ireland
53.7%
5.8%
of Selection
attendees recruited
from Wales
of Selection
attendees
recruited from
England
#south africa
learn, think, act.
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#05 education
Report
Education Networking Event Edinburgh
In March Project Trust hosted its first
ever Education Networking Event
with the theme of ‘Inspiring Global
Citizens’. The event was a forum
for representatives from across the
education sector to discuss Global
Citizenship education.
The event was also an opportunity for
Project Trust to showcase its Education
Programme, including the One Awards
qualification Volunteers receive for
volunteering with Project Trust and
the fantastic work done by our Global
Citizenship Ambassadors.
Clockwise from left...
Anne Kane
Jamie Cross
Lydia Slack
There were three keynote speakers at the
event. Anne Kane, Curriculum Adviser at
Oxfam Scotland, spoke about how schools
and teachers can embed Global Citizenship
in the classroom with a focus on the
Curriculum for Excellence. Jamie Cross
Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology and
Development, Co-Director of the Global
Development Academy at the University of
Edinburgh and Returned Volunteer (Uganda,
1996/97), discussed the prospects of
thinking globally within Higher Education and
how university can be a platform to realise
ambitions as a Global Citizen. The third
speaker was Lydia Slack, a United Nations
intern, Environment, Politics and Development
Masters student at SOAS and Returned
Volunteer (Swaziland, 2010/11), who spoke
about the importance for young people to be
empowered with a knowledge, understanding
and acceptance of different cultures and
attitudes and how Global Citizenship can be
brought to life in the classroom.
reaching over 3100 students all rated as good or outstanding.
#edinburgh
learn, think, act.
474
293
196
177
66
Number of young
people receiving global
citizenship training on
Selection Courses
Number of young
people receiving global
citizenship training on
Training Courses
Number of Global
Citizenship International
Days marked overseas
Volunteers receiving the
One Awards qualification
Number of Global
Citizenship sessions
delivered in the UK*
The reach of Project Trust has
continued to grow well beyond
the Volunteers that return home
each year, with more Global
Citizenship sessions being
delivered in schools around the
UK, and more teaching resources
being developed for use in the
classroom. This work is about
maximising the learning and
understanding that our Volunteers
develop over the course of
their 12 or 8 months living and
working overseas.
*All sessions delivered in the last year were rated as good or outstanding and reached 3100 students.
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#06 Fundraising
Report
Johnny Moore Brazil 1988/89
Fundraising is a vital part of the Project
Trust Volunteer experience. A challenging
fundraising target allows Volunteers to
develop new skills and have a sense
of ownership and commitment to their
overseas placement. Volunteers are
supported by Project Trust’s Fundraising
Support Team, who are there to help,
guide and advise.
In 2015, we were delighted to see
that once again the Project Trust
Volunteers rose to the challenge of
reaching their fundraising targets
with great enthusiasm and creativity.
But Project Trust wants to ensure
its volunteering experience is open
to all young people with the desire,
motivation and aptitudes required to
succeed. To this end we have taken
the decision to freeze the Volunteer
fundraising targets for 2017/18. We
are also working on developing our
Bursary programme to allow us to
provide financial assistance to more
young people from across the UK.
“To complete my fundraising I had to learn to be
resourceful, independent and how to properly
organise myself and others.”
Bethany Senegal 2014/15
“The fundraising is a great initial challenge and gives
you an enormous sense of accomplishment when
you’ve completed it.”
Kian Cambodia 2014/15
The fundraising of our Volunteers is always
supported by fundraising conducted by Project
Trust and the Project Trust Community. Returned
Volunteer and Project Trust Board Member Johnny
Moore (Brazil, 1988/89) took on the challenge
of the London Marathon in April and in doing so
raised a massive £18,900 for Project Trust.
#london
learn, think, act.
Johnny explained why he wanted to
raise money for Project Trust, and
what the marathon itself was like:
“My own experience with Project
Trust goes back 25 years to Rio de
Janeiro in 1988/89 where I looked
after 35 vulnerable young people in
an orphanage. My duties involved
teaching basic English, handwriting
and Maths, but soon broadened with
many to mentor and friend. In return
they taught me about life in Rio. It was
an incredible experience which opened
my eyes at a very young age to not
only the hardships that many endure,
but also the infectious optimism and
unbelievable passion that many retain.
“I wanted to support other
young people to have the
fantastic opportunity I was
lucky enough to have at the
age of 18. Volunteering with
Project Trust gives young
people a chance to learn
about themselves and a deep
appreciation of the wider world
in which we live. I can’t think
of a more important time to
build a better sense of Global
Citizenship and understanding.”
OF OUR DONORS
THANKS TOFORALLSUPPORTING
US IN 2014/15
£5,000 and over
The Alchemy Foundation
Sir John and Lady Amory’s Charitable Trust
The Anson Charitable Trust
Zoe Carss Education Trust
Catenians Association Bursary Fund
Alan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
Sir James Knott Trust
The Lynn Foundation
Sir James Miller (Edinburgh) Trust
The Roger & Miriam Pilkington CT
Rotary Clubs
The Rothley Trust
The Souter Charitable Trust
David St John Thomas Charitable Trust
The Swire Charitable Trust
The Tory Family Foundation
The 1989 Willan Charitable Trust
The Wood Foundation
£1,000 to £4,999
Alburn (NI) Ltd
Allendale Co-operative Society
Viscount Amory Charitable Trust
AMS No Dig LTD
Andrew Anderson Trust
Anglo-Chilean Society
Archibald Educational Trust
Paul Bassham Charitable Trust
The Bosson Family Charitable Trust
Bristol Commonwealth Society
Lady Nancy Brown Charitable Trust
Bulkeley-Evans Award Scheme
Jimmie Cairncross Charitable Trust
Callendar Charitable Trust
Sir Ernest Cassel Educational Trust
Churchill University Scholarship Trust
Community Foundation
Dudley and Geoffrey Cox Charitable Trust
The Cray Trust
CRH Trust
John Ronald Cunningham Memorial Fund
English Speaking Union
Essex Community Foundation
The George Gorman Memorial Fund
Martyn Groves Adventure and Travel Fund
The Guildry Incorporation of Perth
The Halleria Trust
Hertfordshire Educational Foundation
Rebecca Mayhew Kenya 1986/87
The Jake Memorial Charitable Trust
The Joicey Trust
The Lawton Trust Ltd
The Hugh & Montague Leney Travel Trust
Lethendy Charitable Trust
Lichfield Conduit Lands Trust
Lions Clubs
The Lord Mayor’s 800th Anniversary Awards Trust
The James Mclean Trust
The Mason Trust
The Mathew Trust
Methodist Independent School Trust
The Ronald Miller Foundation
The Pat Newman Memorial Trust
Nineveh Charitable Trust
Ortholink (Scotland) Ltd
Jack Petchey Foundation
Dr L H A Pilkington Charitable Trust
Round Tables
Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation
Foundation of Joanna Scott & Others
Sidmouth Consolidated Charities
SMB Charitable Trust
Soroptimists
The Stadium Charitable Trust
Erik Sutherland Gap Year Trust
The Thomson Charitable Trust
Zahid Torres-Rahman Zimbabwe 1989/90
The Tula Trust
The Verden Sykes Trust
Roger Vere Foundation
The Ward Family Trust
The Waterloo Foundation
Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust
The Worshipful Company Of Cutlers
Nichol Young Foundation
The Zeta Trust
£500 to £999
Aimtrain (Midlands) Ltd
The Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust
The Barcapel Foundation Ltd
Henry Bell Trust
The Black Watch Association
The Richard Cadbury Charitable Trust
Professor S Capewell
Clan Donnachaidh Educational Trust
Coates Educational Foundation
Miss Suzanne Cribb
The Forest Hill Charitable Trust
Freemasons
The Gretna Charitable Trust
Guildry Corporation Of Perth
Miss K M Harbinson’s Trust
Helpers of the Holy Souls Provincial
The Hockerill Education Trust
The Holywood Trust
Mr Stephen Jones
Jubilee Ministries Preston
Robert Kiln Charitable Trust
Laces Trust
The Langtree Trust
Linton Charitable Trust
Mr & Mrs I Lochhead
The Linda MacLellan Charitable Trust
Nancie Massey Charitable Trust
John Mountain Memorial fund
National Oilwell Varco UK Ltd
Newsprinters Ltd
The New Street Trust
New Park Educational Trust
Peebles Abbeyfield Charitable Trust
Perth and Kinross Council
The Promotion of English Trust
Sir James Reckitt Charity
The Clive & Sylvia Richards Charity
Royal Commonwealth Society Bath & District
The Shelroy Trust
The Springfield Educational Trust
Kristen Stewart Memorial Trust
The Samuel Storey Family Charitable Trust
Stockport World Citizen Trust
Ben Street
The Walker Family Charitable Trust
The Wallace Curzon Charitable Trust
The George Ward Charitable Trust
Wellington Church
Westhill Academy
Whitecourt Charitable Trust
Willetts Charitable Trust
Winter Flood Securities
If you would like to support Project Trust
with a donation, please contact
[email protected]
or call 01879 230444
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trust
#07 project
community
Nicholas & Lavinia Maclean-Bristol
2015 saw three landmark celebrations
with Project Trust founder Nick
Maclean-Bristol’s 80th birthday, the
70th birthday of Lavinia MacleanBristol, Director of the charity from
1995 to 2008, and their golden wedding
anniversary all in the same year.
A party to mark all three occasions was
held at the Community Centre on Coll,
for which we asked Returned Volunteers
to send their best wishes and memories
of working with the Maclean-Bristols to
compile into a book.
We received nearly 100 messages
(15,000 words-worth) from Returned
Volunteers thanking Nick and Lavinia
for the incredible experiences they had
through volunteering with Project Trust.
Just a sample of the messages exemplifies
the significance Project Trust Returned
Volunteers place in their experiences with
the charity:
“My career in education has been built on
my experiences volunteering with Project
Trust, and my commitment to improving the
life-chances of children has been based on the
values that Project nurtured then and continues
to represent.”
John Rees Australia 1976/77
“I am this week celebrating my own 50th
birthday at a party where Project Trust will
be well represented by a number of Returned
Volunteers. Since returning from their year
away, all of these dear friends of mine have
pursued lives that have been defined by
their Project Trust experiences. All share a
dedication to social justice, to tolerance and to
inclusion. All have provided leadership in their
different fields of work. All of them are brave
and confident and ever-so-slightly crazy!”
Anna Wright Jordan 1983/84
#Isle of Coll
learn, think, act.
“Project Trust is magical to me – through
volunteering the world became open, tangible
and exciting, and for the first time in many
years I wanted to be part of it. It was the
start of my determining to challenge life, to
embrace it and to live as fully as I can.”
Lisa Guy Indonesia 1989/90
“My Project Trust experience remains one of
the highlights of my life. I am proud of what
I achieved as a young teacher in Zimbabwe
and forever thankful to the staff and pupils
at Chemhanza school for welcoming me so
warmly into their community. I am conscious
of how the experience shaped my outlook on
life, allowing me to see perspectives that might
otherwise have been closed to me. Part of my
heart lies with Zimbabwe and my life has been
enriched by that.”
Tom Wright Zimbabwe 1986/87
4,560
2,800
450
150
917
Number of Returned
Volunteers we have
contact details for.
Number of Returned
Volunteers whose
contact details were
confirmed in 2015.
Number of Returned
Volunteers who attended
Regional Gatherings
Number of Returned
Volunteers who attended
the Edinburgh Ceilidh
Number of members in
our Linked In network
trust
#08 project
and the isle of coll
Mentorn Media Isle of Coll
In August a TV company was on Coll
filming a BBC Scotland documentary
about the economy and business of
modern Scotland, and joined Project
Trust to follow a Selection Course.
Mentorn Media was filming the second
series of How Scotland Works. The first series,
broadcast in April 2015, analysed Scotland
in the 21st Century, looking at areas such as
working lives, Scotland as an international
‘brand’ and the country’s growing and diverse
population.
As well as following the
Volunteers through the
excitement of a Selection
Course, the film crew were
interested in the economic
and social impact Project
Trust has on Coll.
Project Trust staff were interviewed about their
involvement with the island community and
events, for example the community centre, half
marathon and coastguard.
Filming also took place at the annual fishing
competition and at An Cridhe, the island’s
community centre.
#Isle of Coll
learn, think, act.
impact on coll
2014/15 our
in numbers...
Project Trust’s headquarters has been
on the Isle of Coll since 1974. The charity
is the biggest employer on Coll, and the
island is integral to the charity’s identity.
Although the majority have moved from elsewhere to work for Project Trust, there are staff
who are in the voluntary coast guard and fire service, help with running the community centre,
have their children in the primary school, volunteer at Coll Kids’ Club on a weekend and much
more. Over the last 50 years Project Trust and its staff have become as important to Coll as
the island’s supportive and welcoming community is to the charity.
“It’s a win - win situation for Project Trust to be based on Coll.
It brings new people to the island to work for Project Trust
and of course hundreds of Volunteers who have a lot of fun
when they come here, and learn about a different way of life.
When our children were younger we hosted Volunteers on
Selection and they had the chance to meet lots of teenagers from
lots of different backgrounds. It was a brilliant experience
and gave our kids aspirational role models to look up to.”
Rob & Romayne Wainwright Parents of 2 Volunteers and Selection Hosts
Over
1,000
young people travelled to the Hebridean Centre in
2015 to take part in Selection, Training, Debriefing
Courses and the Returned Volunteer weekend.
474
young people stayed with
host families on Coll during
Selection Courses.
28
Full time staff living and
working on Coll.
6
Temporary staff living and
working on Coll for 12 weeks
during the summer.
Young people on Selection
Courses contributed
1,140
hours of voluntary work to the
Coll Community
trust
#09 project
people
PATRON
Overseas Programme
Dan Snow @thehistoryguy
John Fraser Zambia 1973/74
Founder and President
Nicholas Maclean-Bristol OBE DL
Parent of 3 Volunteers: Sudan, China & South Africa
Director of Overseas Programme
Parent of 2 Volunteers: Sri Lanka & China
Fra Macintyre Sri Lanka 1993/94
Overseas Department Manager
Felicity Morrow Peru 2007/08
Board of Directors
Desk Officer
Desk Officer
Chairman
Patrick Boggan South Africa 1983/84
Charles Maclean-Bristol Sudan 1985/86
Steve Price-Thomas OBE Jamaica 1985/86
Rebecca Mayhew Kenya 1986/87
Jonathan Moore Brazil 1988/89
Zahid Torres-Rahman Zimbabwe 1989/90
Michael Traboulsi Uganda 1999/2000
Linda Kirkwood
Eddie Bensilum
Dave Entwistle
Peter Wilson
Desk Officer
Rosie Macgill India 2007/08
Desk Officer
Laura Graham South Africa 2008/09
Desk Officer
Finance & Fundraising
Gerry Casey
Director of Finance
Fiona Carswell
Secretaries & Advisor to The Board
Volunteer Fundraising Manager
Tony Sinclair French Duncan CA
Volunteer Fundraising Support
Chief Executive
Ingrid Emerson MBE
Also on the Board of Directors
Nic Smith
Lauren Adamson
Calum Edser
Volunteer Recruitment
& Communications
HR & Administration
John Sharp
Head of Human Resources
Head of Volunteer Recruitment & Communications
Matt Owen South Africa 2007/08
Senior Recruitment Officer
Claire Jennings India 2008/09
Recruitment Officer
Flora Lewis Cambodia 2009/10
Doug Young
Karlijn Bakker
Administrative Support
project trust community
Alison Fraser
Recruitment Officer
Head of Alumni & Engagement
Parent of 2 Volunteers: Sri Lanka & China
Recruitment Team Support Officer
Hebridean Centre
Malcolm Gotts Jamaica 2011/12
Ross Evans
Graphic & Web Designer
David Lyons
Communications Officer
education
Heloise Allan Vietnam 2003/04
Head of Education
Jane Robertson
House Manager & Cook
Parent of 2 Volunteers: Botswana & South Africa
Janice Henderson
Housekeeper
in-country representatives
Botswana
Ann Botha
peru
Gaby Aguilar
cambodia
Imma Zama
senegal
Cheikhou Thiome
Chile
Claire Rason Chile 1997/98
Andrew Chadwick Chile 1992/93
south africa
Ian Widdop
Yvonne Mathieson
China
Michael Hawkins China 2003/04
sri lanka
Cheryl De Saram
dominican republic
Amelia Ramirez
swaziland
Richard Thompson
Kathy Thompson
ghana
Nana Yaw Saah Aboagye
guyana
Kala Seegopaul
Rishon Rambarran
Rory Rambarran
honduras
Charles George
hong kong
Nicola Burridge Namibia 1994/95
india
Kokilagadda Bharavi
Kokilagadda Abhilash
japan
Yukiko Nakaie
Alex Miller Japan 1996/97
malawi
Georgina Turner
Nicola Cave Malawi 2004/05
malaysia
Jothee Ramasamy
namibia
Robert Caspary
nepal
Shanta Neupane
thailand
Nicola Gurney Thailand 2006/07
Aydan Stuart Thailand 2008/09
zambia
Kelly Green
Interns & Summer Staff
Coll
Caitlin Ripley Thailand 2010/11
Rory Goldring Nepal 2013/14
Alex Gosling South Africa 2013/14
Martha Krish India 2013/14
Alison Ramsey Cambodia 2013/14
Lorna Welch Namibia 2013/14
Alice Mellon Namibia 2014/15
London
Wumi Nuga China 2010/11
Fionnuala Mendham India 2012/13
Connie Coles-Garrad Honduras 2013/14
Isabella Ellwood Ghana 2013/14
#10 Summarised
Accounts
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 30 September 2015
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total
Funds FundsFunds
2015
2014
££
£
Incoming resources from generated funds:
Voluntary Income
Activities for generating funds
Investment income
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Other incoming resources
20,519
147,438
167,957
- 30,30330,303
948
146
1,094
-
1,749,699
1,749,699
-
35,897
35,897
202,616
28,607
915
1,564,615
31,964
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
21,467
1,963,483
1,984,950
1,828,717
Costs of generating funds:
Costs of generating voluntary income
Fundraising expenses and other costs
Charitable activities
Governance costs
20,519
-
-
-
21,85442,373
21,14721,147
1,812,649
1,812,649
23,992
23,992
14,475
16,513
1,788,780
21,320
Total Resources Expended
20,519
1,879,642
1,900,161
1,841,088
948
83,841
84,789
(12,371)
INCOMING RESOURCES
2015
£
2015
Total
Funds
RESOURCES EXPENDED
NET INCOMING/ (outgoing) resources before revaluations
Gains and losses on revaluations
(647)
-
of investment assets
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FOR THE YEAR
301
(647)
83,84184,142
974
(11,397)
Total funds at 1 October 2014
22,077
848,207
870,284
881,681
TOTAL FUNDS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2015
22,378
932,048
954,426
870,284
The summarized accounts are not the statutory accounts but are a summary of information from the independently
audited accounts for the year ended 30 September 2015. Copies of the full independently audited accounts on which
there was an unqualified audit report are available from the Chief Executive of Project Trust at the Registered Office.
Project Trust Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2015
2015
2014
£
£
£
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
Investments
934,016
906,671
19,408
38,555
953,424
945,226
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks
Debtors
Cash at bank
-
10,821
163,821
205,220
340,753
193,361
504,574
CREDITORS:
amounts falling due within one year
(425,111)
NET current assets
total assets less current liabilities
409,402
(409,344)
79,463
58
1,032,887
945,284
CREDITORS: amounts falling due after one year
(3,461)
Provisions for Liabilities:
-
Other provisions
(75,000)
NET assets
954,426
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
22,378
22,077
932,048
848,207
Total Funds
954,426
(75,000)
870,284
Charity Funds
The financial statements were approved by the Directors 15 February 2016.
Mr I Dunbar CHAIRMAN
Mrs I Emerson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
870,284
#11
supporting
project trust
How can I help Project Trust?
If you’re a Returned Volunteer:
• Join Gatherings of Returned Volunteers taking place in your local area.
• Support or mentor new Volunteers.
• Promote volunteering opportunities and Global Citizenship in schools.
If you’re in a school:
• Invite Project Trust to talk to your students about volunteering overseas.
• Arrange for a Returned Volunteer to deliver a Global Citizenship session.
• Connect a class in your school with a Project Trust Volunteer overseas.
Helping financially:
• Support our Access Fund which provides assistance to Volunteers
from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Support our Global Citizenship programme in schools around the UK.
• Support our work to make more young people aware of the opportunities
available through Project Trust.
If you would like to discuss ways you can support Project Trust,
please contact Alison Fraser on 01879 230444 or by emailing
[email protected]
#donation form
To support Project Trust with a donation, please complete this form and return to:
Project Trust, The Hebridean Centre, Isle of Coll, Argyll, PA78 6TE
your details
Full name................................................................................................................................................
Address................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................ Postcode ...........................................
Single Donations
I enclose a cheque for £ ......................... made payable to ‘Project Trust’.
ONGOING Donations To support Project Trust with a regular gift please complete this Banker’s Order Form.
To the Manager:
Bank................................................................................................................................................
Address................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................ Postcode ...........................................
I want to make a regular monthly
quarterly
annual
gift of £ ............................................
to Project Trust. Please debit my account accordingly until further notice.
Acc. No.
............................................................................... Sort code ............................................
Beginning
.......................................................... (Please enter date of first payment)
Please pay this amount to Clydesdale Bank, 14 Bothwell Street, Glasgow G2 6QY, Sort Code 82-48-08,
for the credit of Project Trust, Account Number 70451700.
Signature
........................................................................................ Date ............................................
GIFT AID DECLARATION
If you are a UK taxpayer, Project Trust can reclaim tax on your donation.
If this applies, please complete the following declaration.
I declare that all donations that I have made to Project Trust (Reg. No. SC025668) since 6th April 2011 and
donations hereafter are Gift Aid donations on which Project Trust can reclaim tax. I understand that I must pay
an amount of UK income tax (or capital gains tax) equal to the tax deducted from my donations. I will advise
Project Trust if the situation changes.
Signature
........................................................................................ Date ............................................
Alternatively, you can text PRJT16£5 or PRJT16£10
(or whatever amount you wish) to 70070
pioneering gap years since 1967
www.projecttrust.org.uk

Annual Report `15

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