Albadi School: Annual Report 2007

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Susila Dharma International
2007 Associate Member Annual Report
Albadi School

Name Of Project:
Aleke Banza Dieto, Abadi a.s.b.l.,
Home for destitute orphans

Project Leader Contact Information
Name:
Albert DILUA MBANZILA
Rose KOKA

Mailing address:     
7 avenue Kanga
Quartier 5 Pikas
Cité Sele/Inkisi
Province du Bas-Congo/ RDC
E-mail: albadi_2003@yahoo.fr

Staffing
Current board members: Managers: Albert & Rose
Paid and volunteer staff:
  • 7 salaried teachers
  • 4volunteers: 1 female supervisor, 2 agricultural workers, 2 home parents;
  • 1 driver and 1 mechanic, both salaried

Legal information of project

Status is A.S.B.L., i.e. Non-Profit Association
Act taking place of existence for the non-profit association's "Certificate of destitution" of the Social Affairs Division

Project Summary

a. Key activities:

Accommodation; primary school; kindergarten (3 to 5 years old); vocational training centre (cutting and sewing, woodwork; mechanic-driver for driving school); agriculture; natural plants health care.

b. Beneficiaries of the project, and how they participate in the project:

Orphaned and vulnerable children. They are actively participating by co-operating with our works and services.

a. Number of people receiving services from the project:

The school is accommodating around 200 children, and numerous sick people are benefitting of the services we provide;

b. links the project has with other organizations, NGOs, United Nations, government agencies, etc.:

Division of Social Affairs; Inspection of Rural Development, Subdivision of Schools.


2007 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS

The project's accomplishments and highlights during the past year:

Notable developments:

New school infrastructures; purchasing a car for giving driving lessons with funds generated by natural plants health care.

Project Goals

a. The project's major goals for this year:

Completing the school's infrastructures; finding funds to solve the teachers' salary problem created by the new scale; supporting income generating activities.

The project’s goals for the next 3 years:

Looking for twinning for all our activities; getting the equipments necessary to children's vocational training.

Network Assistance:

a. How the Susila Dharma network might assist our project in reaching these goals:

To help us with a trusting partnership to accompany our initiatives.

b. Our relationship with your Susila Dharma national organization:

We have a good relationship with SD DRC that does the follow-up of our activities

 
Financial Report

(In US$)

Revenue

a. Total income:

b. Revenue from Subud sources (list):

SD France
300 USD
SD Norway:
3900 USD
Blond Trust:
7000 USD

c. revenue from other sources (list): private donors, trusts, foundations, grants, government agencies, etc.:

Expenditures

Repairs and extension of the school building:    6520 USD

From a local standpoint, we have not yet raised funds sufficient to ensure the running of the project; it is an acute worry.