Minutes:
TRUSTS FOR AFRICAN
SCHOOLS
MINUTES OF MEETING OF
TRUSTEES ON THURSDAY 5 JULY 2018 AT 6 KINGLY STREET.
Present: Norma Empringham, Guy Cowley,
Steve James, Ben Howland, Douglas Pinto, Gill Marshall-Andrews
Apologies: Lissa Campbell, Will Jones, Tom Marshall-Andrews,
Johnnie Morris, Luke Morris, Ben Taylor.
In attendance: Stephen Kameti
1. Welcome to Stephen
Kameti.
2. Minutes
of meeting on 23 April were agreed.
3. Schools update:
Stephen gave a PP presentation of TAS activity to
date. They particularly valued the
‘talking heads’ – a young mother from Usueni who had been given a second chance
and a headteacher . Stephen’s schools’ update had been previously
circulated and was discussed. Trustees
thanked him for his great work for TAS in schools and communities around
Kora. He is a trusted and well liked
ambassador for us.
4. Funding
Lissa has made 4 applications to trusts for projects
‘ready to go’. Gill has applied to
Guernsey Overseas Aid Commission. She
has written to other long standing donors and we await results.
The Waterloo Foundation has promised £10k per year for 3
years to cover Stephen’s salary which should arrive next week. They have also indicated an interest in the
Kaseluni environmental project and we are hopeful they will contribute to that.
There was a discussion about fund raising. Douglas indicated that there were possible
avenues to explore in Nairobi if a suitable document or video could be
prepared. Stephen, Doulas and Gill will liaise about this.
The video needs to
tell the TAS story, maybe using past and current students, teachers, parents,
community members, governors etc.
5. Proposals for funding
Projects to the value of £1640 were agreed.
Further projects to the value of £91k were agreed in
principle with money to be sent as funding allows. (See attached projects for
funding document)
6. Second hand laptop for Stephen. Trustees were asked if they knew of a source
of second hand laptops. Stephen is
desperate for a replacement for his ailing/aging machine.
7. Next meeting
Many thanks to Ben for the wonderful meeting room and refreshments
at London Wealth Management.
The next meeting
will be on Thursday 20 September 2018 at a venue to be confirmed.
