AlphaBet Club 2013 Annual Report

Annual
Report 2013
Letter from the Founder
We're very pleased with our 2013 activities and results as we've seen
substantial growth and impact in various areas that we consider important to the overall success of our operations and the impact we're
having in other's lives.
We’re pleased to share that this year the AlphaBet Club has :
Opened our 4th New School Project – Freesia, in Bangalore, India, with 108 students
attending
Enabled 238 children that live in slums to attend school 6 days a week
Served 63,790 nutritious meals to students in our schools in India in 2013 – and
surpassing 100,000 meals since openings
2013 has been the year with the biggest charity impact in the history of AlphaBet
Club, with a record total investment to our charity projects of 53,033 Euros
Furthermore AlphaBet Club has:
We are eager to keep you informed about
AlphaBet Club projects successes and students:
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Presented at TEDxChange Event in Bangalore on “Positive Disruption” on providing
quality education to underprivileged children
Hosted 17 [FUN]draising events – 11 in Amsterdam and 6 in Madrid
25 new volunteers were added to strengthen our team and support our operations
Rolled out a new web site, URL/Domain and logo – www.AlphaBetClub.org
Launched a new blog, sharing Monthly Newsletter Updates for each School Project
in India, sharing photos curriculum, nutrition, attendance and visitor information.
See all monthly updates at: www.AlphaBetClub.org/blog/
Celebrated our 7th Anniversary and 99th ABC Event
Thank You! We are very thankful for all the support we’ve received. Special thanks to ABC Ambassadors for volunteering their gifts and passion; our donors for their financial support, and
to our ABC friends, who attended the events and supported our projects.
Troy Swanson / Founder AlphaBet Club Foundation
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Who we are
Board
Madrid
Troy Swanson
Giles Bones
Diego Guerra
Alisa Alka
Renee Cavallero
Dagmara Kamecka
Lokesh Soni
Samantha Yarwood
Athena Cortez
Ana Lopez Loureiro
Vishnu Amble
Fei Chen
Inge Kuijper
Dilyana Stoycheva
Inge Kuijper
Ana de la Fuente
Francesco Malatesta
Nadia Arroyo
Michiel de Bruijn
Masha Lavie
Troy Swanson
Marco de Panfilis
Laura Peral
Martina Barabasova
Markus Divjak
Tamara Molinas
Noemi Szijjarto
Fernando Estelles
Helena Rodrigues
Ioana Boldea
Evalinde Eelens
Marieke Post
Angela Tsai
Marta Foncillas
Marta Vinas
Carla Bravo de Rueda Atul Gahukur
Chantal Ramkisoen
Shireen Uppal
Maite Gomez
Paula Yruegas
Giang Bui
Alla Idrisova
Michael Ras
Brian van Daal
Carlo Canova
Yana Kaloshina
Lisa Scheer
Andres van Loenen
Carson Carbery
Amir Karagic
Ira Farina
Nuria Vilasis
Christian Grinbank
Amsterdam
Samantha Yarwood
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What we do
AlphaBet
Club's
Educational
Infrastructure
Projects
in Cambodia,
India, and
Laos educated
749 children
while
providing
63,790
nutritious
meals in 2013...
Projects
AlphaBet Club has partnered
with Building Blocks, a strong
charitable foundation, located in Bangalore, India. We
work together to achieve common goals for the opening and operation of new schools next to large urban
slums in Bangalore.
Our Schools
We have more than 238 students enrolled in school. We provide classes for children ages 4 to 5, six days a week
for a full 11-month school year from June through April.
Classes run Monday through Friday from 9 am until 4
pm with a half-day on Saturdays.
Class instruction is in English, where children are
taught sight-reading, simple arithmetic, writing anD
motor skills development. Additionally, they engage in
extracurricular activities such as drama, art and music. Every day in school, children are provided with a
nutritious breakfast, lunch and snacks. School materials are provided free of cost to the students and their
families.
Our schools have 8 full time staff members: 5 teachers, a cleaner, a principal and a cook. Additionally,
there is a team of support staff aiding with the school
operations, consisting of teacher trainers, an accountant or financial assistance, IT, communications, social
workers and more.
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Our Education Program
‘Instruction primarily in English’
Focuses on phonics
‘Jolly Phonics’ Program
Lessons, books & flash cards
‘Genki English’ Program
Lessons, educational songs on computer.
Computers in each classroom aiding with lessons
Character Development
It is practiced daily. Motor development skills
through play is important for first years. Gender,
race and class equality are key components of
character development.
Physical Education
Annual Festivities Daily usage of School Play Areas
Children’s Day, India Day, Holi, Ugadi,
Diwali, Valentine’s Day, Christmas
Materials
School uniforms, materials and books provided
to all children, free of charge
Excursions Bangalore
As many of our students have never left the slum,
riding in a moving vehicle, elevator or escalator,
our excursions to the zoo, parks and donated restaurant visits are a highlight for many.
Our Nutrition Program
63,790 nutritious meals served to
students in 2013 at the Edelweiss
and Freesia Schools, free of charge. These meals are breakfast and
lunch, Monday to Friday, with breakfast only being served on Saturday. Emphasis is for children to get nutrients and vitamins needed
during this important early development phase as many new students are diagnosed with malnutrition that could stunt their growth.
The emphasis is on providing the children with the required nutrients and vitamins during this important early development phase,
as many new students are diagnosed with malnutrition that could
stunt their growth. After School Program attendees also received
one meal daily at Edelweiss.
Medical/Health Support Medical checkups were performed at
the school with medication provided,
for free, for ailments encountered.
Our Students
The children in our schools, are typically 1 of 2 or 3 kids of parents ages
20-25. The average family income is around €140 a month for a family of 5 to 6 living in a 9m2 sized home with asbestos roofing and no
running water. The children are typically malnourished, underweight
and need to be checked for parasites. Parents are mostly illiterate,
migrant laboring workers coming from rural villages for work. They
don’t speak the local language of Bangalore (Kannada), nor Hindi or
English, but only speak the language of their region (Telegu, Tamil).
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Edelweiss School
ABC’s 3rd School Project
Location South Bangalore, India (Jayanagar Area)
Project Start Date December 2010
Day Program (4 & 5 year olds)
Monday to Friday : 9am to 3pm
Saturday : 9am to 12pm
After School Program (6 year olds) Monday to Friday : 4pm to 6pm
Freesia School
ABC’s 4th School Project
We are happy to announce that we have opened the doors of the Freesia School in Benson
Town Area in the northern part of Bangalore this year!
Location North Bangalore, India
(Benson Town Area)
Project Start Date March 2013
Day Program (4 & 5 year olds)
Monday to Friday : 9am to 3pm
Saturday : 9am to 12pm
115 students
28,993 meals served
Students in....
Day Program 106 students
After School Program
20 students
Number of Students Graduated May 32 children
Nutrition Program 33,006 meals served (88,366 meals since started)
Students in....
Day Program Nutrition Program Number of Staff
8: principal; 5 teachers; cook; cleaner.
Number of Staff 8: principal; 5 teachers; cook; cleaner.
+ various operations partial support staff resources
+ various operations partial support staff resources
2013 Contributing Funding Partners
Alternatives for Children, Noble Cause Club, Run for Teachers, & AlphaBet Club
2013 Contributing Funding Partners
Rotary Club Amsterdam International, Wilde Ganzen & AlphaBet Club
Additional Project Contributions throughout the year
New Rooftop playground, Children’s Day Gifts, Eye Examinations for students and families,
Teddy Bears and Holiday Gifts for students
Additional Project Contributions throughout the year
Bus/Mini-van for transportation of students and school supplies. Teddy Bear and Holiday
gifts for students.
Major Occurrences in 2013
Major Occurrences in 2013
Moved School Buildings in July: The GD Mara slum may be getting demolished soon, so
we moved to another building in an area closer to other slums but still accessible to GD Mara.
Opening of School: Recruiting all new students; hiring and training of teachers; implementing library and books at school.
Implemented the After School Program: we are giving our graduate students an opportunity to come to receive education in English and a meal after their day school has finished.
Detailed Monthly Updates with photos online www.AlphaBetClub.org/EdelweissSchool
Detailed Monthly Updates with photos online www.AlphaBetClub.org/FreesiaSchool
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Additional Value
ABC Provides
AlphaBet Club not only funds Educational Infrastructure
projects, but also actively works with local implementation partners to aid in building out their capacities and
in the overall sustainability of our joint project and their
organization.
This is done by daily interaction with the partner to monitor the progress of each project, as well as onsite visits
in India for up to 3 months. The reason for this is to
not only ensure operational excellence of projects, but
to also identify areas in which the projects can have a
greater impact on each child, or can be extended to add
value to more children.
Specific areas in which we add non-financial value to
our projects and partners are: donor communications
- video, photographic, and written, financial reporting in
addition to community, volunteer and partner engagement.
Having a strong relationship and consistent communication is a key pillar for us in the success of our projects.
This enables us to see how we can give a non-financial
added value to the project. This takes places via email,
phone/Skype, and on-site project visits.
For our current projects we are supporting Building
Blocks / FDS, an independent nonprofit organization,
based in Bangalore (India), that has been opening and
operating Schools in India for 9 years now.
Earlier ABC Projects
Charity foundations that received donations from AlphaBet
Club Madrid Event proceeds up to 2013:
Acción Contra El Hambre
Acnur
Aladina
Caritas
Fundación Deportes y Desafio
Fundeso
Fundación Lucas Koch
Fundación Maria Ayuda
The third Educational Infrastructure project that AlphaBet
Club funded was in November 2010 the Edelweiss School
of Building Blocks in Bangalore, India. Since the start AlphaBet Club has also been funding the operational expenses of
running the school. The first two Educational Infrastructure
projects that AlphaBet Club funded were with Room to Read
Foundation:
Library for the (see picture on the left)
Hun Sen Koang Kang Primary School, Cambodia
2010
2009
Primary School: 172 Children
Phiangdokkham, Laos
2009
Donations of toys to 25 school children
Goa, India
2009 10 years of school for a girl in Vietnam
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How we raise funds
AlphaBet Club organizes and hosts various types of events every one to two months
in Amsterdam and Madrid. Additionally, we receive donations from organizations and
individuals, these go to our projects and are used for our operations. Key donors and
partners we'd like to thank for their 2013 contributions are: Alternatives for Children,
ING Employees, KISS Events and The Noble Cause Club.
Amsterdam events We had 3,900 attendees at 11 events in 2013 with
which we raised € 23,839. The events’ list is:
NY Kick-Off 2013 Escape Studio & DeLux
ABCarnival Valentine Masquerade
Hotel Arena
Big Trouble Little Buddha
Back to the 80’s/90’s Sugar Factory
Summer Kick-off partyWerck
Behind Secret Doors Amsterdam
Events
The Butcher
7th Year Anniversary De Kroon
Big Boat Party KISS Events / BOOT 10
Summer Closing
Funds raised go
to our education
and nutrition programs
in India and a small
percentage will be used
to cover operational
expenses to run the
ABC organization
Du Cap
Halloween Sugar Factory
Afterwork Rose’s Cantina
Fundraising
& Donations
Madrid
Events
Madrid events We had 2,160 attendees at 6 events in 2013 with
which we raised € 22,237. The events' list is:
Moma
Nueva Fontana Tartufo Ochenta’s
Hotel Puerta de America
Palacio de Fortuny
Quarto Aniversario Terraza Anhela
Ramses
[Fun]draising Events
AlphaBet Club hosted 11 events in Amsterdam and 6 events in Madrid.
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NY Kick-Off 2013
ABCarnival Valentine Masquerade
Big Trouble
ABC Back to the 80’s/90’s
Summer Kick-off party
Behind Secret Doors
7th Year Anniversary Amsterdam
Big Boat Party
Summer Closing
Halloween
Afterwork
Moma
Ochentas
Palacio Fortuny
Ramses
Terraza Anhela
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...emphasis is
put on English
language
skills,
character
development
and nutrition
for children
living in
slums with
over 30'000
nutritious
meals being
served to
students each
year per
school
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Transparency & Accountability
2013 Money raised for Charity
€ 59.816
2013 was again a strong fundraising year for the Event Teams in Amsterdam and Madrid.
AlphaBet Club hosted in total 17 events.
Alternatives 4 Children is supporting AlphaBet Club with donations to fund the operational
expenses of the Edelweiss school. Their donation of the yearly funds has been moved
to January 2014, instead of December 2013. Hence the lower amount donated by
Alternatives 4 Children in 2013. This will be compensated in 2014.
2013 Expenditures
€ 70.550
In 2013 AlphaBet Club donated a record amount to its projects in India! We are very
proud of the achievements in India and that we are impacting so many children's lives!
The Supporting Services expenses increased (compared to 2012) mainly due to some
one-time costs/investments. These include for example the development of the new
website, design of the new logo, purchase of the URL alphabetclub.org.
The 3rd year in a row the ING Employee Foundation has been supporting AlphaBet Club
by donating to our cause.
€ 12'367
€ 17'518
€ 1'373
€ 53'032
€ 22'237
€ 23'839
● AlphaBeth Club Events Amsterdam
● Educational & Nutrition projects Edelweiss school & Freesia school
● AlphaBeth Club Events Madrid
● Supporting Services
● Alternatives 4 Children Foundation
● Donations (i.e. ING Employee Foundation, The Noble Cause Club)
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Financial Statement 201 3
Balance
Profit and Loss
2013
2012
Accounts Receivable
55.303
43.923
50.793
1.159
21.836
6.397
VAT Receivable
Fixed Assets - Website
Amsterdam Events
50.047
73.342
61.354
Donations
13.740
24.959
27.483
-
3.216
112
63.787
101.517
88.949
(26.208)
(45.737)
(23.647)
22.237
9.630
-
59.816
65.410
65.302
(17.518)
(8.899)
(7.387)
42.301
56.510
57.915
53.032
32.769
20.932
Total Revenues & Gains
1.042
66.870
57.190
Amsterdam events operating expenses
Liabilities
834
1.461
VAT Payable
Other Short Term Accruals
2011
Other
1.111
57.504
Account Payable
2012
Operating Revenues & Gains
Assets
Cash
2013
2011
7.759
Madrid events, net revenues
2.410
Net Operating Income
4.461
2.469
7.822
5.295
3.930
17.991
127.728
71.218
13.303
42.301
56.510
57.915
170.029
127.728
71.218
Cumulative prior years contributions
(64.788)
(32.019)
(11.087)
Current year contributions
(53.032)
(32.796)
(20.932)
(117.820)
(64.788)
(32.019)
57.504
66.870
57.190
Supporting Services
Foundation Capital
Cumulative prior years net income
Current year net income
Total Liabilities & Foundation Capital
Net Income
India Family Development
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Details
Funds Invested in Charity Projects
2010
2011
India - Building Blocks/FDS
India - Building Blocks/FDS
Legal name AlphaBet Club Stichting (short: ABC)
Country of registration The Netherlands
€ 11.087
Type of entity Stichting (Foundation / Charity)
KvK number
34348300
€ 20.932
2012
India - Building Blocks/FDS
€ 32.769
2013
India - Building Blocks/FDS
€ 53.032
Total invested in projects
€117.820
Description entity
AlphaBet Club Stichting is an organisation Incorporated on July 7, 2009, but operational since January 19,
2006. ABC is registered at the Netherlands Chamber
of Commerce. Our Financial Statement and reporting
is done by MBS Accountants. AlphaBet Club is ANBI
certified by the Dutch Tax Authority. To become ANBI
certified the organization needs to be compliant to the
ANBI criteria on organization structure, activities and
costs. Gifts to ANBI certified organizations are tax deductible.
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Looking forward
to 2014...
Freesia first graduating class
& After School Program
New Parents Saving Program
Implemented
New Roof Top Play Area at Edelweiss
180,000 Meals Served at Schools
since Opening
ABC joins Bangalore Education
Consortium
Launch of AlphaBet Club Phoenix
and US operations
Project management
Vincent Jansen
Design Lisa Scheer
PhotographyAyman Shoala
Hellmuth Conz
Thomas Schlijper
Paul Deepak
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