Andrew MacDonald	Gavin Bate	Francis Kioni	Kelly Kioko

MOVING MOUNTAINS MISSION STATEMENT

To care for and help rehabilitate street children, and to help relieve hardship in areas of difficult circumstances and suffering in developing countries through specifically:

1) The provision of financial assistance, food, clothing and shelter to children and their families who are homeless or living in desperate conditions to help advance their education, relieve their poverty and promote their ambitions, hopes and dreams.

2) The provision of financial assistance, advice and expertise for self-help projects, schemes and rehabilitation camps for street children in order to promote practical and vocational skills, the production of food and income, good citizenship and standing in the local community, plus an increased sense of personal self-esteem and enjoyment of life.

3) The financial assistance and otherwise for setting up useful rural and urban community programmes which are environmentally responsible and which promote empowerment and sustainable development; this includes facilities and projects in the interests of education, social welfare, the improvement of existing conditions and the promotion of awareness to a wider audience.


4) The relief of sickness and the safeguarding of health by grants of money for:
a) the provision of drugs and medical appliances, and the support of medical and other personnel engaged in and for such purposes.
b) The provision and support of facilities in the interests of social welfare for the relief of sickness and distress.
c) The promotion of public education in all matters relating to HIV and AIDS.
d) The prevention of childrenís diseases through conditions brought about by severe poverty and lack of education.

5) The development and joint maintenance of community groups in areas benefiting from all of the above whereby specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound objectives are evaluated, supervised, implemented and monitored so that the benefits can serve the community for years to come; this includes the provision of volunteers and personnel, shared management and implementation of projects, training, maintenance, advice and arbitration over problems or disputes plus assistance with accounts and records.

From child to adult, we support our beneficiaries all the way

Moving Mountains Identity and Role in Developing Countries

Moving Mountains is an independent Northern Irish organisation, accepted as a charity by the Inland Revenue under ref XR62512 with a board of 6 trustees.

In Kenya we have set up a charity, called 'Moving Mountains Kenya', registered by the NGO Council of Kenya, which carries out the work of the Trust. 'MMK' has been running for three years and is an integral part of our operation.

'Moving Mountains Trust' and 'Moving Mountains Kenya' have both of their administrative costs covered by Adventure Alternative (MD, Gavin Bate), thus enabling around 96% of all funds donated to be given to the beneficiaries. This is a fundamental part of the ethos for the charity when it was set up.

Moving Mountains works alongside local communities in developing countries to help the community respond to its own real needs. Programmes like education, medical assistance and self-help projects may take years to complete. Throughout that time, programmes/projects are continually monitored and evaluated to ensure they are addressing the changing needs of the community, and that the funds are being administered well.



Trustee Members

Gavin Bate, Chairman
Chris Little , Secretary
Andrew MacDonald, Treasurer
Helena Ventham
Katie Brown
Susan Birkett


Moving Mountains Kenya Trustees

Rosie Gathirimu - Chairlady
Kelly Kioko - Treasurer


Kenya Advisory Committee

Francis Kioni- Secretary /project Manager
Mrs Sara Kinuthia ñ Education
Mr Morris Odindo ñ Western region
Mr Charles Onjimbo- Western region
Gilbert Njeru ñ Central/Eastern region
Carole Ngatha- Medical


Nepal Advisory Team

Ang Chhongba Sherpa - Bumburi village spokesman
Ang Rita Sherpa - administration of Trust funds into Nepal
Ang Geljun Sherpa - Bupsa village, Solu Khumbu (monastery and school projects)
Brijesh Mainali, MECC Consultancy - Hydro-electric power, 'green' power projects

Ang Chongbba Sherpa	Helena Ventham	Rosie Gathirimu	Susan Birkett

NEEDS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Education
Possibly the best chance of empowering children and young people, enabling them to change their lives for the better, is to provide them with the basic elements of education. We take children alll the way through primary and econdary education and into college or vocational opportunities. We provide funding for all their needs during this time and we also assist the family in order to help sustain a normal family life during these years.

Employment
Having taken a child through school and often college, we then attempt to find gainful employment to promote self-sifficiency and the ability for young people to 'stand on their own two feet'. Many of our beneficiaries are employed by the charity itself or by Adventure Alternative, thus maintaining the circle of friendship they had from being on the streets or in the slums together.

Medical
Moving Mountains helps improve basic medical/health services by providing continuing financial assistance to clinics in order they can purchase necessary medication and equipment, and by providing salaries for qualified medical staff. We supply equipment, drugs and free medical care for all the beneficiaries in our programme. We renovate and build clinics too, working with the community on deciding specific needs eg HIV/AIDS centres.

Projects
We carry out many renovation and building projects around the country, working on long term plans to enable institutions to become self-sufficient through a system of initial capital investment followed by drip-feed revenue. We support and build many schools, orphanages, rescue centres, clinics, hospitals and villages in this way. Often the projects are developed over many years to build trust and a sense of concerted effort between all parties.
Some of our projects promote business and revenue for communities and villages eg the hydro electric plant in Nepal, and educate people to a better, healthier, and 'greener' way of life.
The projects themselves are now carried out by teams of trained youngsters who once came from the streets, thus enabling the charity to provide education, support and eventually an income.

Financial Assistance
We help through providing money to parents and families of needy children who we assist in education. This encourages families to stay together, strengthening the local community. The children remain in an environment in which they feel comfortable and can continue their education without disruption. The strength of the programme relies heavily on Moving Mountains creating a stronger bond between child, mother and school. In effect it brokers an agreement between all three, so that the child can be seen as potential for the future rather than a liability for the present. The intention is to fix systemic problems within the family unit or school scenario with clever and small injections of money. THe long term intention is to build a foundation from which the ripple effect will change the future forever. An educated, informed child, in time, becomes an employable adult, who in turn can look after his or her family and break out of the poverty cycle.

We carry out many long term building projects