Minutes:
MINUTES OF MEETING OF TRUSTEES
ON 11 APRIL 2024 AT E Y .
Present:
Norma
Empringham, Ben Taylor, Sangdeep Bakhshi,
Lissa Campbell, Tom
Marshall-Andrews, Will Jones, Luke
Morris , Gill Marshall-Andrews,
Apologies: Douglas Pinto, Johnnie Morris.
1.. Minutes of the meeting on 23 October 2023 were
agreed.
2. School update
Stephen Kameti’s
report was presented by GMA.
3. Treasurer
update
Funds are being
wound down and it is hoped that the projects funded today will leave only
enough in the UK account to complete the remaining Mitamysi projects with a sum
for a project in Eburru and a small contingency. Huge variations in exchange rates have made
the budgeting process very difficult.
The closure of
the UK account is likely to be a complicated process, given our experience with
Barclays Bank.
The closing of
the charity will probably need documents to be signed by all trustees so maybe
we should get together just before the party to get this done.
4.. Proposals
for funding
Proposals were
considered and agreed. Funding of KES
2,086,000 (around £12, 290) will be sent to Karui for projects in Mitamysi,
Kaseluni, Jarajara, Kora Sec, and Boka.
Projects totalling
KES 1,124,000 (around £6800) in Asako and Kaseluni will be paid from existing
funds in Karui.
5. Mitamysi
Applied Learning Centre
There has so
far been no detailed proposal for this but it was agreed that the school might
consider one of the skills to be taught to be the making of Afripads. Trustees felt that this would be helpful for
the girls in the school and for women in the wider community.
6. Party
It was agreed
that we should hold a farewell party on Thursday 12 September 2024 and invite
all past and present trustees and donors along with their spouses.
Stephen Kameti
should be invited to make a presentation and we should try to get a photobook
done for each trustee.
Ben and
Sangdeep offered to explore EY as a venue for the party. Luke offered to explore Fladgate and Gill
will get a quote from the Conduit club.
7.
Farewell party 12 September 2024.
Save the date!!
Arrangements to be made by email.
