THE OASIS PROJECT (THE GAMBIA)

Registered charity 1142026 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relief poverty/sickness, preservation of health in Bakau,The Gambia/surrounding area, assisting provision of training/healthcare projects to enable individuals be self-sufficient. Activity for people needing by reason of youth/age/infirmity/disability/poverty/social/economic circumstances to improve skills & conditions of life. Advance education of children, providing grants/materials/facilities.

Objects

1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BAKAU AND SATELLITE SETTLEMENTS IN THE GAMBIA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.2) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN BAKAU AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.3) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN BAKAU AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. 4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN LIVING IN BAKAU AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND MATERIALS AND FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £10,684 at the year-end, following a net expenditure of £25,881. The charity reports that it is confident that grant funding will continue and that systems are in place to mitigate operational risks. However, the financial position shows a significant deficit for the year, with total funds carried forward reduced to £27,696.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• ADRIAN FRANCISchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christianah Hayter · trustee of 2 other charities
• Nicola Mary Richards
• Nii Klotey Clottey
• Yasmin Razak

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: The Gambia

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.