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The Friends of Masasi Charitable Trust
The Friends of Masasi Charitable Trust was established shortly before his death by Father Ronnie Cox (who, under the auspices of the UMCA, worked as a missionary in Masasi for nearly 30 years) and it was registered as a Charitable Trust in 1991 (Charity No. 1009963). The accounts of the Trust and the Annual Reports are available on the Charity Commissioner website:
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The aims of the Friends of Masasi are :
- To provide funds to assist the Church of England with its missionary activities in the Diocese of Masasi
- To carry out such other legally charitable purposes for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or the provision of health care in the said Diocese as the Trustees shall from time to time by deed or deeds executed with their unanimous consent declare.
Since its inception the Trust has given significant financial support to the Diocese of Masasi and since 2000 has given support totalling in excess of £230,000 to the Headquarters at Mtandi, the Rondo and the CMM Sisters. These funds, often donated for specific purposes have helped the Diocese in a variety of ways, including aid for famine relief; support for the dispensaries; new buildings, equipment, salaries and tuition fees at the Rondo. They have also enabled the Diocese to build and equip St Anne’s Rest House at Mtandi. This is very well appointed and furnished and has proved invaluable in enabling an increasing number of people to visit the Diocese for extended periods. In addition, in 2005 the Trust was able to provide the Bishop with a new Diesel Defender Landrover, with all the modifications necessary for use in Africa + over £2,500 worth of spare parts.
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The Trust has supported one of the CMM Sisters through Higher Education, enabling her to qualify and work as a Primary School Teacher; following further study in Dar she has now passed the equivalent of her “A” Levels and in the coming academic year is hoping to go on to study at the University of Dodoma. The Trust has also supported Sister Oliva, the first CMM Sister ever to attend University, by assisting with the cost of fees for her first year at the University of Dodoma.
More recently, through the Bishop Trevor Scholarship Scheme, the Trust is supporting two young men and two CMM Sisters each year to undertake a four-year course of study at Rondo Junior Seminary.
The Trust also acted as an intermediary for the collection of funds (amounting to well over £20,000) for the Motorcycles for Masasi project run by Revd Tim Brooke.
Initially the Friends’ only income was from interest on the invested capital and a few Covenants, but the Trust has been able to benefit from the simplified guidelines on charity giving and consequently is able to claim tax relief on many of the donations it receives, which has greatly improved its financial status.
There are currently four trustees : |
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None of the Trustees receives any payment for the work they carry out on behalf of the Trust and consequently the entire income of the Trust (apart from the cost of producing and mailing “Masasi News”) goes to the Diocese of Masasi.
Many people who support the Diocese make donations via the Trust to gain the advantage of Gift Aid and if people specify how they wish their donations to be used, the Trust will, of course, comply with their wishes. However, most donations go initially into the Trust’s General Fund and, where appropriate are “earmarked” for specific causes. The Trust’s capital is invested in a Treasury Tracker account, where it earns tax-free interest and then, when the Bishop asks for support for specific projects, the Trust responds to the best of its ability.
We feel it is important to reiterate that the Trust was set up with very specific aims and the Trustees believe that they have a responsibility to support the Diocese as Father Cox would have wished them to do.
If you would like any further information on the Friends of Masasi, please do not hesitate to contact one of the Trustees. |
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