Minutes:
TRUSTS FOR AFRICAN
SCHOOLS
MINUTES OF MEETING OF
TRUSTEES ON MONDAY 29 APRIL 2019 6 KINGLY STREET.
Present: Norma Empringham, Guy Cowley, Ben Howland, Gill Marshall-Andrews
Apologies: Lissa Campbell, Will Jones,
Johnnie Morris, Steve James, Luke
Morris, Douglas Pinto, Ben Taylor, Tom Marshall-Andrews
In attendance: Rafela
Fitzhugh
1. Minutes
of meeting on 7 January 2019 were
agreed.
2. Rafela Fitzhugh was welcomed to the
meeting. She has kindly volunteered to do some funding
applications and will work with Lissa and Gill on this.
3. Schools update:
Stephen Kameti’s
update was discussed. A copy is appended
to these minutes. Of particular note are
the completed classrooms at Kaseluni, the new staff quarters half built at
Jarajara and the ongoing Forest Schools pilot project at Kaseluni.
Guy presented an analysis of exam results over the last 4
years. This shows a healthy trend albeit
not uniform progress. This will be
uploaded onto the website.
4. Funding
The bid to the Property Race Day was successful. This means that the major projects for
Mitamysi will be funded over 3 years. An
indicative sum of around £45k has been promised
this year with further similar sums for the next 2 years.
There has been no progress with overtures to St James
Place. Ben T is pursing
Douglas is preparing the Karui accounts for audit. Guy presented the income analysis for 2019
which shows slow progress so far this year.
GMA will pursue the usual sources.
5. Proposals for funding
Projects to the value of ££5290 were agreed.
Projects to the value of £52k were funded since January
2019.
6. Safeguarding
children
There has been good progress on this. The policy and code of conduct have been
agreed and circulated. GMA, Guy, Norma,
Rafela and Lissa have all got their DBS.
GMA has taken the documents round the schools with great interest and commitment expressed everywhere. The Code of Conduct has been handed out to
schools for signing by all staff. SK
will collect the signed forms. The docs
have also been given to County Education Officers and local MPs for
information.
7. Resignation
Ben Howland’s resignation as a trustee was very
reluctantly been accepted. Ben has said
he feels he needs to concentrate his charitable efforts nearer home. However he has said he wants to keep abreast
of what’s going on with TAS and will continue to offer his office as a venue
for occasional meetings. Trustees
expressed their heartfelt thanks for his 12 years of commitment to the Trust
and presented him with African Twilight – a 2 volume book of photographs of
African rituals and ceremonies. Thank
you Ben. We will miss you!
8. Next meeting
Next meeting will be on Monday 7 October 2019.
Venue to be arranged but hopefully at Luke’s office at Fladgate, 16
Great Queen Street. (Will that be OK Luke?)
