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Communities living without poverty in a clean and sustainable natural environment.

We work with local partner organisations on small-scale grassroots projects that target the specific causes of poverty and

environmental destruction. We achieve this by providing fundraising and volunteer support to our projects.

Relieve financial hardship and poverty in disadvantaged groups, especially children.

Advance & promote education & training for all.

Provide support & education for disadvantaged young people.

Protect & conserve the cultures, flora & fauna of endangered habitats through research & education.

2011 has been a very special year for a couple of reasons here at Quest4Change. For one thing, it marked 15 years of Quest supporting projects in South America and Africa (while the registered charity has not been established since the beginning, the Quest organisation has been fundraising and sending volunteers overseas since 1996). We are also very proud to say that this year, thanks to the outstanding efforts of our volunteers, individual donors and organisational grants, our cumulative fundraising total throughout the years has now surpassed £1.5 million. EVERY PENNY of this has gone directly to supporting our various projects overseas, congratulations and thank you to everybody who has helped us reach this magnificent figure.

More importantly however, 2011 has been yet another fantastic year of building new friendships and strengthening old ones. Whether it was the bringing together of a village community in Gloucestershire to raise funds for a school in the shanty town of Villa Maria, Peru, or the solidarity we saw in rural Kenya when the latest sand dam was built and everyone got involved, charity really does bring out the best in people no matter what their involvement. Quest4Change recognises that the old concept of aid – where “the rich help the poor” – is not enough on its own. It is about recognising and utilising the talents, skills and resources that exist on both sides of the globe, to help make our planet a fairer and kinder place to live.

I would like to thank everyone who has been involved with Quest4Change in the past year in whichever capacity, you are all part of a growing family. I look forward to helping it to continue grow in 2012.

With very best wishes

Jonathan Cassidy – Quest4Change Manager Partnership

Sustainability

Honesty

Realistic Ambition

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Quest Overseas is a volunteering organisation, operating since 1996 when

the first Quest gap year students headed out to Villa Maria, Peru to work

on our children’s shanty town project. Quest Overseas began to work in

Africa in 2001.

From the very beginnings of ‘Quest’, volunteers have made major

donations to their projects and in 2006, it was decided to formalise this

through the founding of the Quest Overseas Charitable Trust, registered

with the Charity Commission on 14th February 2007.

In 2009, the Trust decided to employ a part-time Fundraising Manager,

who developed it into Quest4Change as it is today. The most important

transformation was diversifying the income beyond volunteer donations to

include trust applications, events and other fundraising. This mean we can

provide our projects with year-round support .

The majority of UK administrative costs are covered by key supporter

Quest Overseas, in addition to some money raised by tax reclaimed

through the HMRC Gift Aid scheme. Quest4Change operates from the

Quest Overseas office, and is supported with other administrative costs.

This support means that every penny raised for the charity goes directly to

our sustainable development projects.

Both Quest4Change and Quest Overseas operate in partnership with

local organisations. For Quest4Change, this means setting up

partnerships specific to the situation of the projects, striving for the

maximum benefit through whichever structure is most appropriate.

With our South American projects, the vast majority do not have UK-based

charities, which makes Quest4Change vital for processing volunteer

donations, and for requesting funds from UK-based Trusts & Foundations.

Our African project partnerships work in a different way, as they are all

registered as charities in the UK. Whilst it is still Quest Overseas who

manage the Africa volunteers, their donations largely are paid direct to

the project partners, without Quest4Change’s involvement. We continue

to support these projects through fundraising beyond this, largely with

organised events and sponsored challenges.

**Throughout this Impact Report, “Quest volunteers” refers to those who

have volunteered in South America or Africa through Quest Overseas,

regardless of whether their donations were made through Quest4Change

or directly to the project partners.

Trustees: Michael Amphlet, Kunal Patel (MSc)

Operations Manager: Jonathan Cassidy

Fundraising & Administration: Rose Terry (MA)

Research & Fundraising Intern: Gemma Clark

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Water Relief Project

Community Project

Orphans & Community

Project

Children of Hope Project

Manu Conservation Project

Villa Maria Children’s

Project

Boy’s Disability Project

Animal Sanctuary Project

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Malawi,

Tanzania and

Villa Maria,

Peru:

Building new

classrooms &

extending buildings to

accommodate more students as

they progress annually. Securing

long term sponsorship of school

fees

Kenya: Sustainable, clean

water sources

Tanzania: Water tanks,

taps & new toilet facilities

for schools

Malawi: Orphan feeding centres providing

nutrition and basic care for orphans & vulnerable

children

Villa Maria, Peru: New, safe sanitary & warm

housing for vulnerable families, summer holiday

recreation projects & provision of education.

Malawi

Pensulo Maternity, HIV & Health clinic financed &

built by Quest volunteers has

reduced the walking time of

expectant mothers in

surrounding villages by over

2hours.

Kenya: Sustainable, clean water sources which add to,

rather than take from the existing water table

Tanzania: Water tanks, taps for schools & new toilets

Villa Maria, Peru: Sanitary, warm, safe housing for

vulnerable families

Bolivia: Purchased land in Bolivian Amazon to house rescued animals & protect

species of endangered wildlife

Tanzania: Sustainable

income generation projects

& increased food production

through school &

community farm & garden

projects

Malawi: Income generation projects (bakery &

maize mill) & sustainable feeding centres for

orphans & vulnerable children.

Kenya: Provision of sustainable water relief

structures makes dry lands agriculturally viable

increasing farming for food & income

generation

Brazil: Provision of funding which supports basic

food for the boys at Casa Lar

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In 2011… Quest4Change worked in 8 countries across 2 continents, with

7 organisations in partnership with several local communities.

Quest sent 93 volunteers into 8 communities

Together they donated nearly £62,000 directly to the projects

They built:

4 sand dams

1 orphan feeding centre

9 houses for vulnerable families

Two large enclosures for three pumas

2 keyhole gardens, several bag gardens & a mud fridge for schools

A well & water pump for a primary school

2 pig sties

4 large tilapia ponds

One school toilet block

Foundations for a school classroom

And…

spent hundreds of hours playing games, informal education,

swimming sessions, sports, dancing & other activities with

hundreds of children and over one hundred hours caring

for rescued animals

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“Such a fantastic project which was very rewarding to be a part of. I

especially enjoyed the construction work as the benefits were

immediate; presenting a new house to the family reduced us all to tears”

Emily Crisp, volunteer 2011

Poverty, Crime & Drugs

The children of Villa Maria live in one of the largest shan-

ty towns in the world, below the poverty line in shacks

often with no running water, sanitation or electrici-

ty. Many parents work long hours; young people are of-

ten left alone to wander the streets, frequently ending

up in trouble with the law.

The detrimental impact of child poverty spans genera-

tions, and has long-term effects not only on the child,

but on families, communities and countries.

Quest has been working in Villa Maria since 1996, op-

timizing volunteer sup-

port for the construction

of simple modern hous-

ing for marginalized fam-

ilies, and facilitating pri-

mary education and play

in the community.

: 22 Quest volunteers visited Villa Maria & spent over 500 hours in the school working and playing with the children. They donated £14,781 directly to the project and helped to construct 9 new houses each with running water, electricity and sewerage. This means approximately 9 adults & 34 children are now living in more dignified conditions - as is their human right.

Many thanks to La Vida who annually sponsor 50 of

Villa Maria’s poorest children to attend school - We

look forward to a long and bright future with them.

(www.lavida.org.uk)

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“When Quest began working in Villa Maria,

15 years ago, it was not safe for young people to

walk from one neighbourhood to the next. Now Quest supports an inter-community football league with 6 teams from 15 different neighbourhoods!”

Jonathan Cassidy, Q4C Operations Manager

In 2003 the school had aged 3/4years & 30 community outreach

students

By 2011 we had students ranging from 3 to 9 years & potential

community outreach students…

By March 2012 we expect to have attending students, a

since we opened our school.

Expansion: Thanks to generous grants from the

, we have been able to expand into the

next door building & extend by another storey.

Donations were received from

for child sponsorship, & a

grant from to employ a

teacher for a year.

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Lack of funding & social stigma…

In Latin American societies, people with disabilities are often seen as

& many young disabled people are by their families.

Casa Lar de Mangueira is home to boys who have experienced this

abandonment first hand. The home provides f

for the boys, & extends its activities where possible to

outings.

Quest has been working at Casa La since , providing essential finance &

support to the home, ensuring that these young men live their lives with .

Over years Quest volunteers have spent months with the boys, raising

in direct project support. Without Q4C support over the years, staff

wages would have been unpaid, medication not received & the boys may rarely

have left the grounds. A great achievement in 2006 was the funding and creation

Grants totalling £5,710 for medicines from

, covering

around 8 months of medication.

£4,000 donations for other costs, from

These allow Casa

Lar to spend money where it is most needed, purchasing

items such as towels, bedding & shoes, as well as supporting on-going costs for transport/food.

The ideal situation would be to purchase a to

become fully independent of Mangueira Social Project,

overcoming institutional issues such as shared taxation codes.

In the short term, our goal is to secure further &

recruit more in 2012.

Taking the boys out and doing activities with

them was definitely worthwhile, just to see them

happy and enjoying themselves...

Brazil Gap Year volunteer, 2009

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Junior is a vivacious 25 year old with a great relationship with the rest of the young men at Casa Lar. He has mild mental impairment, but it is the atrophy in both legs that most limits his autonomy as he is wheelchair-bound in a badly adapted society. Before he had his wheelchair though, he could only move short distances by himself, on his knees, causing permanent damage.

Junior loves attending the local special school with other disabled youth and children, although he had to change schools in 2008. His previous school curbed his independence as it was not adapted to his mobility issues; a 3rd-floor classroom with no lift and non wheelchair-friendly toilets. While Junior is a cheerful person, like many of the young men at Casa Lar he goes through periods of depression and frustration, and it is the work of Casa Lar in encouraging self-reliance that helps combat such periods. In 2009, Junior began a new programme at Casa Lar involving as many outings as possible with minimal help. This started with short trips to the supermarket, armed with a shopping list, money and ready to ask for help to find the goods. Some assistance was still needed, for example to cross a busy road on the way but Junior accomplishes such tasks with few problems. These trips to the shops and on public transport continue to improve his self-confidence no end.

Rehabilitation - Integration - Inclusion

Daily, the of Casa Lar improve life for

the young men in their care, promoting

into family life and inclusion

in the wider Mangueira community.

Daily routines and activities are skilfully

designed to develop the young men’s social

skills and individual personal interests,

encouraging them to as fully as

possible in Mangueira’s

Despite precarious funding, Casa Lar is stands

out as one of the most

homes in Brazil. Its commitment to the

young men’s adequate standard of living,

education and cultural participation ensures

they are with as members of

the .

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Poor treatment & trade of exotic animals

Animals in Bolivia are often kept ,

exotic animals are traded on the

with little care as to their well being,

they have often been abused which can result

in permanent disabilities meaning that they

would die without our help.

Working with Inti Wara Yassi this project

continues to & where

possible into the wild, animals that

have been rescued from ill treatment & inhumane

captivity. When Quest began working with CIWY,

they operated in a small city park with little room

for expansion or re-release. Inti Wara Yassi now

has 3 large parks: Michia, Ambue Ari, & Jacj Cuisi.

volunteers spent constructing new large animal enclosures, one for puma

Sacha & one for Jaqj Cuisi’s newest arrivals, 2 puma cubs, in addition to important hands-on

care work. Volunteer donations to Quest4Change totalled over , which paid for this

work.

member of staff was employed directly by Quest4Change for an eight month period at

Jacj Cuisi to manage the infrastructure of this newest park’s development.

Despite a recent halt in plans of a controversial Amazon road scheme, this rich rainforest

remains at . Quest4change and Quest Overseas envisions continued support

with

ensuring CIWY remains committed to its on-going &

future work to protect this bio-diverse area.

We also hope to support

work with local communities, ensuring the

of our efforts to conserve this area of unique &

irreplaceable rainforest...

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“Loved it!!!!! Will love to come back again to see how things have changed even more” Volunteer, 2011

“The work was hard, but the people I met & the memories I've got have made it so worthwhile!” Volunteer, 2011

“I never thought I could be part of something that rewarding & I am already saving up to go again some day” Volunteer, 2011

In 2002 & 2008, Quest financially

supported the purchase of plots of

forest for the development of new

animal sanctuaries, with space for

. We also

sponsored thousands of acres of

rainforest through partners

Rainforest Concern & supplied

for the veterinary clinic.

Volunteers have spent more than

working with &

caring for animals & constructing

new enclosures & other buildings, &

have donated over in

direct support.

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Chile: Conservation Project

This project sought to protect the endangered

forests & wildlife of the Chilean Lake

District. Working with Rainforest Concern and

Parques Para Chile the main purpose of the

project was to establish partnerships to

promote the creation of wildlife corridors that

connect areas of temperate

rainforest in the Chilean Lake

District. Through scientific

research & volunteer support,

biodiversity information was used

to provide a framework

for prioritising conservation &

management plans from a local to

international level.

Cairu, Brazil: Forest

Project

Over a two year

period,

Quest4Change

worked in

partnership with conservation

specialists Fauna and Flora International & local

NGO Amainan Brasil to protect the devastated Atlantic

Coastal Rainforest & its communities.

Some of our successes from this period include:

Planting & mapping 2000+ trees;

Constructing a floating research centre;

Funding a space for the community carpentry;

Supporting the local theatre group;

Providing income for 20 families through a

replanting &tree adoption programme.

Visit Fauna & Flora @

www.fauna-flora.org

Honduras: Marine Conservation and Community Project In 2007, Quest4Change supported Utila Centre for Marine Ecology (UCME) on the island of Utila, by providing financial support for the development of a

marine ecology centre. We subsidised schooling for local research students who were thus able to inform the people in their communities of viable ecological sustainability in those areas.

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Developing reforestation, community & education projects, improving

infrastructure & income generating schemes. Over the years, 142 volunteers raised

almost £100,000 in direct project support, with which essential construction & conservation work was achieved.

Developed 30km of interpretive trails & Planted 1000 bamboo canes to provide

sustainable construction materials Construction of a sugar extraction facility & 2hectare crop plantations

Constructed a footbridge to restore an ancient trading route & facilities for

visiting tourists (this has lead to Santa Lucia becoming an internationally recognised conservation

destination with an award-winning eco- lodge.

In partnership with Rainforest

Concern & the Yachana Foundation (formerly

FUNEDESIN).

In eight years, teams comprising Quest

volunteers visited Yachana & donated almost

in direct project support, funding various

community conservation and education projects.

Yachana was originally a community project based

purely on conservation. With financial support from

Quest, they were able to purchase some

with which to expand its

educational possibilities.

In 2006, Quest volunteers helped lay the foundations for

the new , which now has

enrolled each year, all from nearby

communities. In the

afternoons the students learn

about conservation,

Supporting community driven sustainable development & the conservation

of Ecuador's biodiversity. Quest’s volunteers supported construction of an

eco-tourism lodge, marking of kilometres of interpretive trails, planting

over to provide thatch for the local communities.

While Quest’s project ended in 2001, the Maquipucuna

Foundation continues in its dedication towards conserving this

incredible landscape.

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According to UNICEF, 48%

of children under 5 years

in Malawi have stunted

growth, 22% are

malnourished.

Quest volunteers visited Kumwandika village, raising

in direct donations & working tirelessly for weeks to

complete a new feeding centre for the community, pictured here... This

centre will provide a nutritious daily meal to between orphans

& vulnerable children - that’s meals over the next year. Since

we began working in Malawi in 2006, we have supported communities

to construct another two feeding centres & a maternity clinic as well as on several primary schools & feeding

centres.

Poverty, HIV/Aids, Malnutrition and Food Insecurity…

Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. It has the

9th highest global rate of HIV/Aids & with a population of 15mil-

lion, there are an . Over 90%

of Malawians live in rural villages, in extended families. Commu-

nities do their best to support their orphans & other vulnerable

children, yet in the face of rising food insecurity & cost of living,

most families struggle just supporting their immediate family.

for any community.

Quest has been working with JOCC since 2006, enabling com-

munities to support their orphaned & vulnerable children

through the construction of community feeding centres,

where is provided daily along with basic

& care.

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Children who have food in their bellies are more

productive at home & school & most importantly

are healthier & happier. The centres ease the

burden on families caring for these children,

which makes for a more cohesive & inclusive

community. Indirectly, the centres free up

community resources which can be ploughed

into income-generation such as small-plot

farming. The centres are also used as meeting

places.

The Pensulo Maternity, HIV & Health Centre

has been Quest & JOCC’s biggest project to have

completed together. The main building itself

measures 24m x 18m & comprises a maternity

ward, ante- & post-natal rooms, an outpatient

clinic room & a pharmacy, & was completed in

2008. The clinic opened in July 2010 & provides

Pensulo & nearby communities with maternity

and outpatient services, as well as HIV advice &

testing.

Just £10 will send a child

to the Joshua secondary

school for a month,

paying for school fees,

uniform & food.

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£1,610 was raised for LTT by a team doing the Three Parks

Challenge, with £500 match funded by Pricewaterhouse

Coopers.

Half all Tanzanian children do

not attend school, despite no school fees

Many families cannot afford uniforms, lunches or books & in some cases, the

nearest school is simply too far away from home. Despite high pupil to teacher

ratios (50-70 to a class in some rural areas), the Tanzanian Government has

been closing down schools instead of renovating & utilizing them.

Quest was initially involved in renovation & construction of schools and staff

accommodation, but has since 2008, seen its activities broaden, based on the

old African proverb,

‘It takes a whole village to raise a child’...

Quest volunteers were involved in

development of a sustainable school farm at

Wa’angwaray to provide income & tea

innovations in farming techniques, which will

open up income strands for them as they get

older. Over recent years, work on agriculture

& income-generation has extended further

into the community.

15 Quest volunteers raised £10,959 in direct

project support & in ten weeks helped to create several new

income-generation mini-projects, which will support the

area’s schools & community for the months & years to come.

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Diarrhoeal diseases are

responsible for of deaths across

Africa each year & are a key cause of

children missing school. Sumaye

School previously had

on site and now the new tanks

give access not only to

, but to taps where they can

wash their hands. The foundations

worked on by Quest volunteers in the

summer will provide a new space for a

class , reducing other class sizes to

more manageable numbers &

available at Wa’angwaray

School.

Quest volunteers have contributed thousands of hours of manual labor & finance for construction of several sustainable projects, including: Tilapia Ponds (each holds fish) Water Tank, pump & well School Renovations, nursery schools, school kitchen & many individual classrooms Toilet Blocks & Pit Latrines

of keyhole & bag gardens A accommodation block for vocational training

Community library & hall, a volunteer house & ]

Children’s playgrounds & a basketball court Sustainable School farm with enclosures for chicken, goats, cows & 2 Pig Sties

(In 2011, the Sinai women’s group approached LTT with their own income-generating idea: , supported by an initial loan..)

“Working with the

community to benefit

both me & them is a win

-win situation! It’s all

about sustainability &

building for the future,

not just the here &

now.” 2011 volunteer

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In partnership with Excellent

Lack of clean, safe water for drinking & growing

crops…

Over 40% of people in Sub Saharan Africa have no access to

clean water. The southeast region of Kenya is semi-arid &

suffers from poor soil fertility & limited rainfall, making it

prone to food shortages.

More than 3,500,000 people die every year from water related

diseases (World Health Organization).

Quest has been working with the Kamba people of Kenya since

2004 constructing small scale dams, providing thousands of

people with clean drinking water. Working with our charity

partner Excellent we aim to transform the local environment

by improving water supplies, food production, health &

incomes.

13 volunteers worked with two communities to construct 3 new sand dams and to strengthen a fourth,

donating over £6,500 directly to the project partners. Quest volunteers have supported the construction of 27

dams & completed extension/maintenance work on a further 16!

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40% of the world’s land surface is classed as

‘drylands’, which sustains 80% of the world’s

poorest people. The potential for sand dams to make a difference is huge.

Sand dams are the world’s lowest cost method of capturing rainwater in

dry rural areas. Excellent promotes sand dam technology &

environmental conservation as a means of building resilience to climate

change.

Just one sand dam can provide clean water for a thousand people...

Children in communities with sand dams save on average 5 hours a day

for their education. That’s a lot of time to invest in

their future.

“A few years back you would have to wake up at 3am to fetch water. On arrival at the water point there were fire camps by people waiting to get water. Currently you can go to get water in less than thirty minutes.” (Farmers in Kitandi Fruit Tree Growers Self-Help Group)

“Income has improved because we have better harvests from terracing land, better harvests from diversifying crops & time saved. We have more time to work on important issues & can sell a portion of our crop.” (Farmer in the Kwa Mukonza Self-Help Group)

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Marine Conservation & Community Project

Keen to support this marine paradise & the local communities

Quest set up their first Mozambique project in late 2006,

working closely with partners ECOCEAN, AMAR (Associasao de

Merguladores Activos de Resurcos Marinos Naturales ) & local

universities and government departments. This project would

address two different problems: the lack of investment in local

infrastructure such as schools; and the

lack of scientific data available on marine

life and resources in this area.

Together with the Lumbombo Conservancy & local residents, Q4c supported the conservation of Swaziland's spectacular reserves for future generations. Over the years, Quest volunteers spent months carrying out vital conservation work, including approximately 21,000 hours of scientific survey work. They also raised close to £135,000 which directly supported the projects.

Construction of 2 NCP (Neighbourhood Care Point) classrooms, 2 food distribution kitchens, 2 picnic sites, 2 pit latrines & renovations/maintenance at several schools Construction of animal breeding hutches designed to encourage alternatives to poaching. Over 100km of trails cut/marked/mapped - many of them interactive & over 100km of fences checked/repaired, & predator passages created between parks.

Production of hundreds of tourist information boards, signs, leaflets & maps, to help with bringing in tourism in a responsible manner.

www.biggameparks.org

In 2008 the Scott Wilson group volunteered with Quest Over-seas, raising £25,000 to build a school for 200 children in Tofo Mozambique.

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IN C O MING R E SO URCE S

Total Incoming Resources £ 117,365

R E SO URC E S E XP EN DED

Cost of generating funds £ 3,002

Charitable activities £ 96,492

Governance £ 4,928

T OT AL R E SOU RC E S EX P END E D £ 104,422

N ET INC O MI NG/ (O UTG OI NG) R E SOU RC E S £ 12,943

R EC ON CI L IA T I ON O F F U ND S

Total funds brought forward £ 7,053

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD £ 19,996

C UR RE NT A SSET S

D e bto r s : amo u nt s f a l l i n g w it h i n o ne ye a r £ 2,843

Cash at bank £ 18,519

C RE DIT O R S

Amounts falling due within one year £ (1,366)

N ET C URR ENT A SSE TS £ 19,996

T OT AL A SSET S LE SS CU R REN T L IA BIL IT I E S £ 19,996

N ET A SSET S £ 19,996

F U ND S

Unrestricted funds £ 19,996

T OT AL FU ND S £ 19,996

These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention,

and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities

(effective April 2008), the Companies Act 2006 and the requirements of the

Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.

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* While Quest4Change’s financial year ends on 30/06/2011, this chart

represents income that includes all donations made to Quest4Change by

volunteers travelling in July 2011.

As with our previous years, by far our largest source of income re-

mains donations by overseas volunteers on our projects. We have

also been successful in increasing the proportion raised from chari-

table trusts and foundations.

Sponsored challenges in particular have been a new source of in-

come growth, whereas the income from our own fundraising events

has remained relatively stable.

Allocation by project:

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Genocide, civil war, abandoned children with little

hope of a future

There are an estimated 7000—8000 children living on

the streets of Kigali.

Rwanda lost approximately a tenth of its people in

the Genocide, resulting in many children being

orphaned or abandoned as offspring of rape or

prison birth. Already fragile, the children have

their wellbeing damaged by life in this risky

environment., characterised by drug abuse, theft

and violence. This is why centres providing

children with an alternative to street life are so

important.

In partnership with Ubaka U Rwanda

In 2003, an ex-street child named Evode Usabyamahoro started an

initiative to help boys living rough in Kigali. Five years later, through local

donations Evode was able to rent a small house, and Ubaka was set up. Ubaka U Rwanda is home to 30 boys, providing shelter and education,

aiming to guide the boys to self-sufficient adult lives. Education and

medical care is provided for 20 more boys whose parents are unable to

support them. For the boys, replacing street life with a structured

environment is not an easy step, but Ubaka provides a supportive family

atmosphere.

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4 rooms with inadequate toilets and crowded living conditions

are better than no home at all but the boys at Ubaka U

Rwanda deserve much more. This is why our focus for the

Rwanda Children of Hope Project is to build a new house for

the boys living there now and in the future., as well as provide

extra land for farming to make the home self-sustaining. The

first group of volunteers will head out to begin construction in

summer 2012…..

Meet Jack, aged 14. He has been with Ubaka U Rwanda for 2 years. Jack had a hard start in life. Aged 4 he was made to leave home by the man who raised him, taken to a bus stop in Kigali & left there. For years he struggled by on his own, sleeping at the bus station & inside a gaol.

One night while Jack was at the gaol, Evode came by; A few days later Evode came & took Jack back to live at Ubaka U Rwanda. Jack has made the most of his new start & excels at school. He now sees a real future for himself, thanks to Ubaka: “I love my life at the centre. Before I did not know

anything about school and now I realise what I have missed. I try to make up for it and last year I was top of the class. My school and my parents [Evode and Becky] were so pleased that I was allowed to skip a year. I am thinking about 3 different jobs. I would like to become either a pilot, a highly educated doctor with my own clinic or maybe an ambassador. But I am certain I will have a good future.”

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Poverty, Malnutrition & Environmental Degradation

Manu is home to around 50,000 people from 13 ethnic groups, with

the majority living off around the equivalent of 75 pence per day.

Many people survive by deforesting the land for farming and pas-

ture, which is both labour intensive and quickly depletes the soil.

This land is abandoned as people move onto virgin, rich forest, re-

sulting in a vicious cycle.

Malnutrition is also a major problem in Manu, affecting as many as

60% of children & causing

a third of all deaths.

“The biological

diversity found in

Manu National Park

exceeds that of any

other place on Earth.”

UNESCO

In 2012 Quest will send its first team of volunteers to the pro-ject, where they will be involved in reforestation, creating poly-culture gardens, trail construction & biodiversity studies. They will also be improving education in the area by helping to con-struct new school buildings. It is hoped that with improved education facilities farmers will be more inclined to settle with their families in the area which will help to create long term sustainability.

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is 65 years old. He arrived in Salvacion, Manu when there was a military base here, approximately 23 years ago. Once Luis finished his military service he stayed to work in the fields as a casual labourer & timber logger. Now he has 15 hectares of land & is using one of these to take part in the Grow project. “I am learning how much I could do with my land. I did not know I could do so much! I want my children to learn as well so I can leave them this land & they will be able to live from it.”

is 47

years old. She

was born in

Puno region and

moved aged 16

with her 1

month old

daughter Esmeralda to Palotoa

Llactapampa where she has family.

Rebeca was one of the first people to join

GROW and is an enthusiastic promoter of

the scheme; both she and her daughter

now have bio-gardens in Salvacion.

Rebeca wants to increase the size of her

bio-garden in Salvacion & create another

in Palotoa for the dry season. She sees

her bio-garden as her future business.

Bio-garden objective: To improve local

families nutrition by providing natural

crops with high nutrient content which

will also generate additional family

income through crop sales

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Quest4Change strives for a world where communities can live without poverty in a clean & sustainable natural environment. Working with our project

partners in Africa & South America, we have together enabled many thousands of people to live lives with more dignity & freedom & have supported the

sustainable conservation of many environments & the communities within them.

Without the generous support of individuals, volunteers, charitable trusts & our corporate sponsors, none of this would be possible.

Charitable Trusts & Foundations

Q4C would like to thank the following Trusts & Foundations for

their generous donations in 2010/11 - enabling our project

partners to extend their essential work….

Corporate Supporters

A huge thank you to our wonderful Corporate Sponsors for their

project donations & raffle prizes for our Annual Reunion

Fundraising Ball…

Burgess Hill Town Football Club

Treatme.Net

Delta Force Paintball

Travel Nation

Footprint Travel Guides

We would also like to thank the FSI (Foundation for Social

Improvement) for their support & training in 2011.

The Evan Cornish Foundation

The James Tudor Foundation

The Marr-Munning Trust

The Rowan Charitable Trust

The Oak Trust

SMB Trust

Strathspey Charitable Trust

The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust

The Monica Rabagliati Charitable Trust

The Souter Trust

Triodos Foundation

UIA Charitable

Foundation

If you are a Trustee or have links with a charitable organisation or a business

that may be interested in supporting Quest4Change projects, please contact

Rose at rose@quest4change.org

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Quest Overseas Volunteers are absolutely vital to the work our

projects do. Not only do the volunteers’ donations form the major

part of funds raised for our projects, but their hard work &

motivation also helps to drive the projects forward. In 2011 Quest

Overseas volunteers built: one feeding centre, five sand dams,

three large animal enclosures, nine new family homes, four fish

ponds, three pig sties, a water tank, toilet block & classroom

foundations. Not to mention the thousands of hours spent working

& playing with the children & animals of our communities.

Fundraisers are so important to Quest4Change & it’s truly heart-

warming to see so many people willing to devote their time &

energy to raising money for our projects. Across 2011, among

others, we have seen eight marathon runners, one triathlete, two

cyclists & nine hikers all don the Q4C T-shirt & get fundraising for

us. Not forgetting our wonderful eBayer's, donors to our one-off

appeals, & those who took donations at their special occasions.

To all our Fabulous Fundraisers: we simply could not do what we do

without you!

If you would like further information on to get involved either as a volunteer or fundraiser,

please email rose@quest4change.org or visit www.quest4change.org/getinvolved

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Brighton Marathon 2011— Kevin

Love (who finished 42nd out of

8,000!), Katy Lee, Nikki Har-

man, Charlene Marriott,

Dan Jewitt, Matt Parkinson

together raised over £2,800

for our various projects!

Father and daughter Chantel

& Harry Owen cycled from

London to Paris raising a

huge total of £6,000 for Villa

Maria! Charlotte Ashbridge ran, swam and cycled the Liverpool triathlon raising over £800 for housing in Villa Maria. This amount was gen-erously match funded by £250 by her em-ployer, Grant Thornton LLP (Chartered Accounts).

Friends & family of the Ashbridges’ raised a fantastic £1,340 for Villa Maria over the year -

Thanks to staff at Bredon Hill Surgery, Peter Hickman’s Hairdressers, kind birthday donors & one amazing donor of £750.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers match fund-

ed the efforts of our brilliant Three

Peaks Challenge team with a generous

£500. The nine-strong team raised a

total of £1,610 for Livingstone Tanzania

Trust.

Edmund Northcott ran

the London Marathon,

raising £500 for Casa Lar de Mangueira, as

well as £500 for Macmillan Cancer Care—

well done!

Our fantastic 2010 annual volunteer ball raised up to £200 - not bad for a night of eating,

dancing & prize-giving!

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TELEPHONE

44 (0)1273 777206

FAX

44 (0)1273 204928

EMAIL

rose@quest4change.org

REGISTERED ADDRESS

Quest4Change 15a Cambridge Grove

Hove East Sussex

BN3 3ED

We are open 9am and 5.30pm every weekday.

We rely on the generosity of people like you to help us continue our vital work. You really can make a difference today. 100% of your money will go where it is most needed, overseas on our projects.

If you are a UK taxpayer and would like us to be able to reclaim the tax back on your donations, please also download a Gift Aid form from our website and post this to the address opposite.

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By cheque: please makes cheques payable to ‘Quest4Change’ and post to the address opposite. Don’t forget to include a Gift Aid form and details of how you would like the money to be used.

REGULAR DONATION

Regular gifts help us to plan for the future. By supporting Quest4Change with a regular gift you will help ensure we provide essential support for our projects now and in the years to come. Please contact the office for details on how to make a regular donation.

Quest4Change, a Company Ltd by Guarantee, is registered in England & Wales. No:05877731, Charity Registration No:1117956