About us
Since 2010 we have been helping to improve the lives of young people in Uganda
The trustees of the charity have been involved with both these schools since 2010 when funding from the British Council allowed teachers to organise reciprocal visits with St Paul’s CE Primary School, based in Brighton.
Relationships developed initially with Tom Wankwasi the head teacher of St John Leonard’s and later with Brother John the head teacher of Archbishop Kiwanuka School which has more recently developed a partnership with Brunswick Primary School in Hove.
Over the last ten years the relationship between the communities of each of these schools has grown to such an extent that Fulfilling Futures was set up to go beyond educational objectives in order to give much needed practical support to the infrastructure of the Uganda schools as well as to their families and children.
As a not for profit charity, we seek to enhance the educational prospects of children as well as to support individual children with basic needs. In addition we aim to support the communities through the development of community projects that will meet identified needs, with a particular focus on engaging women and girls.
Work so far
Fulfilling Futures was registered in the second quarter of 2019 and began operating in December 2019. This coincided with visits from Tom Wankwasi and Brother John who stayed with one of the trustees for 2 weeks and met with other trustees and sponsors.
Our spending focuses on 2 areas:
Child Sponsorship
As the relationship between the Brighton and Uganda schools developed, a small number of people in Brighton made the commitment to “sponsor” children in the St John Leonard’s school. This sponsorship took the form of a bursary, paying the school fees for children identified by the head, Tom Wankwasi, as having significant financial need. The sponsorships were managed on an individual basis with each sponsor paying the Uganda school directly.
Fulfilling Futures has now started to take over the management of these sponsorships and handled payments for 32 children in 2023.
Projects to benefit the school and the wider community
As a young charity we are looking to engage the local community to develop and deliver projects that will enhance and empower in particular the lives of women and children. In addition, the charity seeks to work in collaboration with other charities and organisations to support the communities of both schools. In the last few years The Fonthill Foundation have provided containers full of equipment for both schools and Brass for Africa has been involved with teaching children at St John Leonard’s music education with integrated life-skills training.
Our Trustees & Leadership Team
Amanda Easton, Chair
Luke Boucher, Vice Chair
Brother John Kizito, School Coordinator
Head Teacher of Archbishop Kiwanuka Primary School
Tom Wankwasi, School Coordinator
Head Teacher of St John Leonard’s Primary School
Chloe Gilbert, Project Lead
Ingrid Boucher, Fundraising Lead
Florence Lamwaka, School Link Coordinator
Linda Dupret, Sponsorship Link
Simon Easton, Treasurer
Managing our finances
We target 85% of our income towards good causes.
In our first year, we spent 88% of our income on our charitable activities with a further xx% earmarked to spend soon.
We appreciate that our expenses will go up as we mature (in support of our fund-raising activities and on ensuring that the money is used appropriately) but we still aim to spend at least 85% of our money on those good causes.
This compares with a UK average of only 60% to 70% (https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/how-much-charities-spend-good-causes)
Money is held in reserve to ensure sponsorship continuity.
Managing our relationship with the schools and the children
Our relationship began as an educational partnership organised by the British Council. Each year the schools put together proposals for funding which are agreed by the leadership team.
Through regular conversations, receipts and visits, we ensure that the funds are spent as they have been agreed.