PCF holds second annual general meeting

Proteqt Children's Foundation recently held its second annual general meeting on Saturday October 16th at Collymore Rock, St. Michael.

Items on the agenda included the Chairman's report - which detailed the progress made and some of the challenges faced by PCF, the auditor's report, and a question and answer session.

A group exercise entitled: 'Developing a Viable Plan for Sustainable Fundraising' generated some very original and creative ideas from those who attended.

Proteqt Children’s Foundation featured in Barbados’ Sunday Sun Newspaper

The first of a two-part feature on Proteqt Children’s Foundation (PCF) was published in the September 6th edition of The Sunday Sun newspaper. In the feature, Dr. Veronica Evelyn, chairman of PCF, spoke about the origins of PCF and what prompted her to establish the organization. She also offered some important insight on Uganda’s educational system, some of the challenges faced by both students and teachers, and also some of her goals for PCF. The feature concludes next Sunday with a focus on the way forward for PCF.

PCF is pleased to announce that the computer which was donated by Regent Global Sourcing has arrived safely in Uganda.

Meeting of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of PCF held a meeting yesterday at Searock Enterprise.

Friends of the PCF, John Field and Amanda Jones, also attended the meeting as observers.
Reports were given on sponsorships, advertising, public relations and the charity's accounts. Also discussed were plans for an open meeting with friends and donors, and future fund-raising possibilities.
The Annual General Meeting is now scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 12th.

Welcome

Welcome to the first newsletter of Proteqt Children's Foundation (PCF). This is a space where you will be kept regularly up to date on the valuable work being done by PCF for children in the Rakai district of south-western Uganda, the progress of our students on sponsorship, profiles of our sponsors and other relevant information pertaining to the PCF.

Meeting of Trustees

The first Board of Trustees meeting for 2009 was held on January 24th. Another meeting will be held on May 7th and the Annual General Meeting will be held on September 10th.

Publicity, donations & assistance

Chairman, Dr. Veronica Evelyn, recently had an opportunity to meet with Mr. Douglas Holland, a counsellor in Political & Economic Relations and Public Affairs at the Canadian High Commission. He has promised to forward information on the objectives of the Proteqt Children’s Foundation to his contacts at AIDS Free World. AIDS Free World is an international advocacy organization that works to promote more effective global responses to HIV and AIDS. Becoming affiliated with advocacy groups such as AIDS Free World can prove very useful in furthering the goals and mission of PCF.
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Dr. Evelyn was interviewed by the Nation newspaper, which expressed an interest in publishing a four-part series on PCF sometime in the future.

Donations & assistance
Regent Global Sourcing, a company in Los Angeles, has donated a computer to the project. The computer is currently awaiting shipping to Uganda. Thanks Randi.

PCF wishes to thank accountant Mr. John Field who has offered to prepare the Foundation's financial statements. He has already prepared the financial statements for 2007 - 2008.