PART I
Description of the Organization and its Purpose.
Wings of the Dawn International Institute for Children is a Non-stock, nonprofit corporation, organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Currently headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, it is organized for the purpose of assisting citizens of less-developed countries of the world provide for the education of their children.
Our mission is to assist the education of needy children in the poorest countries of the world primarily by making books and educational materials available to them in their own languages.
The initial focus of this organization is on the children of Mozambique. In this connection the short-term goal is to make textbooks and basic educational materials in the Portuguese language more available in Mozambique, in places where schools already exist and in places where schools could be established if these materials were available. The long-term goal is to aid the government and non-government organizations (NGOs) in establishing infrastructure in Mozambique for the basic education of its people.
Similar projects for other countries are also under consideration. For example, some of our members are from Nigeria and have first hand knowledge of that country, its people and its needs. Also, almost from the day of its founding, people have approached us here in the United States wanting to donate books in the English language for children in Africa. Such books would be of little use for school children in Mozambique but could be quite useful and well appreciated in a country such as Nigeria, where English is the language of government, commerce and education. Therefore, we have begun to lay plans for a project in Nigeria like the one we started two years ago in Mozambique, and we will begin the project once its feasibility for our organization is verified.
PART II
Mozambique - A Description of our Flagship Project
Mozambique is a nation still emerging from a Civil war which spanned decades. This war resulted in the deaths of more than a million men, women and children and the dislocation of nearly a third of its surviving population. Because of the war, many of Mozambique's basic institutions, including its educational system, are severely impaired. The high debt incurred by the government in the war prevents it from giving education the priority that is needed. Yet, if the people of Mozambique are to become literate and capable of intelligent self-rule, their education must be given higher priority by all concerned.
The country and people of Mozambique are desperately poor. For the foreseeable future, it is unlikely that this people will achieve a standard of living that is conducive to personal development without outside assistance. However, Mozambique is not in the newspaper headlines. Its problems are mostly unnoticed by the world at large. Since the end of the war, the world's focus has shifted elsewhere. Many of the NGOs (non-government organizations), especially the relief organizations once very active in Mozambique, have left or are reducing the level and scope of operations because of the perception that there are more pressing demands elsewhere. In addition, the field of educational development continues to be largely unassisted. A large number of schools are either under construction or in the planning stages, usually with NGO assistance. Nevertheless, many children attend no school at all. The majority of children attending school do so under conditions that can only be described as deplorable. Furthermore, there is a general dearth of books, reading materials and other educational materials throughout the country.
To our knowledge, no other NGO is specifically seeking to address the need for more reading materials in the Portuguese language. We know of a number of projects in the United States by which books have been collected and sent to African countries. But these books are generally written in English and are of only limited utility in Portuguese-speaking Mozambique.
The majority of Mozambicans are under the age of 20. Officially, the government of Mozambique strongly encourages all children to attend school while between the ages of six and sixteen. However, because of lack of facilities and teachers, there are tens of thousands of young Mozambican children who are turned away from existing schools. Because of extreme crowding, the period of instruction for most primary-aged children is limited to three hours daily. Classrooms with more than 50 pupils are the norm.
While the government has done an admirable job in providing basic text for most existing schools, there are many problems associated with quality, distribution and the scope and depth of the materials themselves. Other types of books and educational materials, such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, globes, protractors and compasses, math flash cards, athletic equipment, art supplies, are virtually nonexistent. Paper products and writing tools, are in short supply.
Our organization’s project is based on a premise, which we think is reasonable. That premise is that if books and educational materials were more generally available the quality of education in existing schools would increase. Wings of the Dawn has already assisted local citizen groups which have set up schools with little or no government assistance. Obviously, it is not intended that Wings of the Dawn ever assume general responsibility for the education of all Mozambicans. However, we believe this organization can do much to ameliorate this intolerable condition of education in that country.
PART III
History of the Organization.
A. Genesis of Wings of the Dawn.
On December 31, 1996, Wings of the Dawn was formally incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a vehicle for addressing these problems. The initial country of focus was Angola, a country with a similar history and with similar problems. However, because of continued instability in that country and the fear that there would be a resumption of hostilities, which has since been validated, our focus shifted to Mozambique instead.
To learn first hand of the problems Mozambique is experiencing in connection with education, the founder and executive director of Wings of the Dawn, J. Peter Baumgarten, personally toured Mozambique during April and May of 1997. During a period of nearly three weeks he visited 17 schools in three provinces and interviewed dozens of teachers, school officials and government officials. Contacts were established among people who are eager to assist Wings of the Dawn in bringing books and educational materials to Mozambique.
B. The Second Year.
During our second fiscal year, ended on June 30, 1998, was a time of substantial achievement for this organization, including the following:
1. Nearly 1,500 pounds of books and school supplies were gathered and shipped from the United States and were bound for Mozambique as of the close of the fiscal year.
2. Affiliates were established in Brazil which immediately began collecting books in the Portuguese language. (As of the date of publication of this report, the collection is proceeding very well, with several thousand books already collected and stored.)
3. The first substantial gifts from outside donors were received. These have included small, in-kind gifts of school supplies at storefronts, a $2,500 gift from one individual benefactor, and a credit for about the same amount from Safeway Stores to be applied for the purchase of Portuguese literature.
4. This organization qualified for participation in the 1998 fund-raising drive of the CFC (Combined Federal Campaign, which is the "United Way" so to speak of federal employees).
PART IV
Significant Events and Achievements during Fiscal 1999.
1. Nearly 1,500 pounds of books and other education materials shipped at the close of the previous fiscal year were distributed and received by the three designated schools in Maputo, Mozambique in September 1998 at the beginning of the new school term. The executive director personally supervised this distribution. The three schools were: (1) Escola Comunitaria Quatrode Outubro de Polana, (2) Escola de Pre-ensinamento do Sao Damasco, and (3) Escola de Pre-ensinamento do Patrice Lumumba.) This event is described in greater detail in the journal section that follows in the next part, under the heading African Journal 1998.
2. Wings of the Dawn participated in its first Combined Federal Campaign and with minimal expenditure, received pledges exceeding $4,500. In addition more than $11,000 in contributions from other supporters were received or pledged.
3. Active chartered membership expanded to include members in the State of Maryland.
4. Our first Internet website was established at www.wingsofthedawn.org.
5. More than 8,000 books were gathered in Brazil and prepared for shipment to Maputo and application for their importation into Mozambique was duly filed. (Ultimately, a total of 11,865 books were gathered for the first shipment from Brazil to Mozambique.)
PART V
African Journal 1998
The following is an account Mr. Baumgarten's journey back to Africa in 1998 for the purpose of distributing the first shipment of educational materials gathered in the United States to schools in Mozambique. This account is extracted from his personal diary as recorded on the dates indicated.
11 September 1998
Back to Africa, this time to oversee distribution of our first small shipment. As a first effort, mistakes have occurred and we have learned much. My choice of a freight forwarder (the "cheapest") was not a good one. The process ended up costing more and the delays were unbearable. But this is a fine day. I have a list of tasks to perform once I land in Maputo a few hours from now, during the next 10 days, but I am not sure about how I will go about them. Our goods have been in port for about a week now. I will need to clear them thru customs, hire a truck, notify the schools of the arrival of the shipment, divide up the shipment and deliver the goods to the schools. It’s the division that scares me the most, i.e. how to decide who gets what. The books and supplies I bring are scarce there. But what I bring is not enough to fill the need of even one of the schools, let alone three.
I need to remember that this whole "first shipment" is an experiment, or a series of experiments. Would the method of collection work? Yes, but we want to try other methods. Can we succeed in the intricacies of shipping these things we gathered to Africa? Yes, apparently so; but here we need to work on smoothing out procedures to make them quicker and more efficient. Will the recipients want what we have to give? Undoubtedly; but I will be observing them closely to see what things bring the most excitement and what sort of things are used most readily. The commodity most plentiful in this shipment is plain line paper, of course. Is there too much of it? What will the teachers and school directors think of the text books and other books I bring? Will they just smile politely and then put them on a shelf never to be used?
So these questions point to another task, which is to observe reactions carefully, to record this event and to report back to the donors and the board.
In addition, I will visit a few other schools, officials connected with education and renew associations and friendships. As time permits, I want to visit officials of other NGO’s operating out of Maputo, to find alternative contacts for shipping in the unhappy event that World Vision is unable to assist us some later time. I would also like to find someone who can be relied on to oversee clearing of port and distribution when I cannot be here myself to do it.
Also, is there a cheaper alternative for international couriers than DHL? And more important still, isn’t there a better way to get money here than carrying cash on my person (hidden) as Leslie Petersen recommended. Traveler’s checks would be more secure, but which kind are recognized? What about credit cards? What about electronic transfers? What international banks are there? True, these are details that should have been looked into on the first trip last year; but time was lacking then, and these omissions will now be rectified.
12 September 1998
[Now in Maputo.] This was a lonesome day for me. I spent most of the morning looking for a more reasonably-priced place to stay. Pensao Martin now has a private bath in each room. But they have raised their daily charge from $35 to $55 per night. After looking at several decrepit looking boarding houses which charge between $15 and $18 per night, I settled for Residential Italia. For $40, I get a clean bedroom with a color TV on which to watch the two channels. It also includes breakfast. I also walked thru much of downtown Maputo to reacquaint myself with the layout and where a few things are situated.
Last evening, I succeeded in contacting the director of one of the three schools we are helping, Senhor Lote Daniel Mondlane of Escola Comunitaria 4 de Outubro de Polana. Much enthusiasm registered when I told him of the arrival of the shipment and of some of the things that we have for him.
However, the Director of Escolas de Preensinanonto de Sao Damasco and de Patrice Lumumba, Senhor Sergio Vitorino, I have not found. His number is no longer in service. I will seek him out in Infulane Bairro, where he lives and where the schools are located, and attempt contact in person before giving up. Not that there is any shortage of possible recipients, but we made a commitment to this group.
Saturdays in Maputo are especially festive. As I write this, on the next block, I hear some sort of celebration with much singing and dancing with the African Rhythm. I have heard and observed much of it during the day-in at least two wedding parties. Had I ventured near the Palacio de Casamentos (Palace of Weddings) on Av. Julius Nyerere, I would have heard and seen much more.
Much of the day was spent resting and recuperating from the journey. Hopefully, tomorrow won’t be so lonely. I will meet with some people I know [as I attend the one congregation my church has in this country.]
While wandering through town this afternoon, I have seen amazing sights that are so common in Africa: Women carrying huge loads of wood or corn on their heads while their arms and hands are loaded with other burdens; Babies are strapped to the backs or fronts of young girls, who are under 8 years of age themselves; The toys and games that these children invent for themselves included one that consisted of two boys hitting an empty plastic drinking bottle with hands gloved in foot-thongs. I even saw a band of about 20 children playing soccer with a real (though somewhat lopsided) rubber ball --- very unusual [having a real ball that is]. What a hit the balls that I brought will make to those children that we are helping. One of the balls is a new 3/4 sized soccer ball. The other is a rubber kick ball. I can hardly wait until next week.
13 September 1998
I spent the day attending church and walking along the seashore. It was another lonely day though. I was disappointed to find that Jared Banks, an acquaintance from Virginia who happens to be studying here, was out of town today. I hope I can see him next Sunday.
14 September 1998
The first leg of the transaction-pay customs director and clear the port- occurred today. I traded approximately $US 1,650 for 19,965,000 Metricais and paid half to the despachante (Clearing Agent). (It was not much fun walking out of the bank and onto the streets of Maputo with nearly 20 million units of currency.) The balance will be paid tomorrow. I have received signals today that this project may take another week or more. I made it absolutely clear to our agents that we couldn’t allow this process to drag on for a week-except I cancel my flight bookings and make new ones at great cost. Pray! Pray! Pray that we can get the goods out of port this week. In the meantime, I will speak personally to the port official, his supervisor, and the supervisor’s supervisor, while working on plan B. What Plan B is, I don’t know yet.
Also on this day, I toured one school (a secondary one). A Escola Primeiro de Maio for industrial arts and interviewed the director of curriculum. This public school specializes in courses of chemistry, drafting, machine operation and general construction. It is another sad story. The school lacks basic equipment. It was funded by the USSR until it cut off aid in 1987. They now send their chemistry students to another school across town for lab work. This other school is supported by the Swiss and will lose funding in 1999. For practical experience in the other courses, the students are simply farmed out to local industry where they work for nothing except the experience. I also began today, my search for other agencies to partner with.
Dinner tonight was more than an hour late and awful. I will only eat fruit and bread in this place from now on. Someday, when I am in a better humor, I may write about the experience. It was so ridiculous that I am sure it will someday make a very entertaining story.
[In brief, here is what happened: I arrived back at the pensao at about dusk, tired and hungry and thought that this would be a good time to indulge in an Italian dinner of the kind that this place "specializes." So I ordered a pasta dish that seemed pretty good from the written description on the menu. I was told to come back in about an hour and it would be ready. I thought that would be quite a delay, but I decided to wait it out. I returned in an hour, and again a half hour later, but still no dinner. I decided to wait in the reception area instead of returning to my room. I looked toward the kitchen and I could see no evidence of any activity. So I got up and investigated. It was closed up and dark. It was only then that one of the employees arrived from outside, carrying a tray covered with a cloth. He saw me, looked embarrassed and walked on past me to the kitchen area without saying a word. Moments later I was invited into the dining room where my meal was spread out and ready for eating. I had waited two hours instead of one and the meal was cold. I have no idea from what part of town it had come. I tried to eat but found it very unappetizing I went to bed hungry that night. Poor me.]
15 September 1998
It is said that the night is blackest just before the dawning of a new day. I am a personal witness of this phenomenon and know the statement is true in both physical and spiritual realms. Today, a miracle occurred. Our shipment cleared port-completely and at much less cost than expected. Yesterday, I was told by three separate persons including a sponsor that it was doubtful we could do this in a week’s time. All three individuals are experienced in these matters. A fourth individual this morning (of another NGO) said that some groups have had shipments stuck in port for more than a year. Yet this morning, almost from the beginning, everything started to click. And things kept on clicking, without missing a beat, or tripping on red tape, or getting snared in any way. There was not any graft. I know this because I did not pay any. How do I account for this? Well yes, World Vision is a big organization, and the man I had with me in port, (Sebastian was his name (paid $375/month)) is an expert. If I ever get snagged in the future, he’s the man I’ll call to get me unsnagged. I do not know what happened, except that things have worked out. This was a miracle. I have no doubt that the hand of God was manifested today.
While all of this was unfolding, I began to notice that in my subconscious mind there was music and singing. When I began to listen, I recognized it as a familiar hymn based on the 23rd Psalm in the Bible. These were the words:
When I pass through the shades of death
Thy presence is my stay.
One word of thy supporting breath
Drives all my fears away.
Thy hand in sight of all my foes
Doth still my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head.
The sure provisions of My God
Attend me all my days.
Oh may my house be thine abode
And all my work be praise.
There would I find a settled rest
While others go and come;
No more a stranger or a guest,
But like a child at home.
I am very thankful tonight. I have no doubt that Divine Providence has interceded in our behalf.
Besides clearing port, I also met and interviewed representatives of two other NGO’s. (Network for Children and UK’s OXFAM.) Tomorrow, I go to visit a school in Gaza Province, near Xai Xai, a three hour trip each way. There is a very strong chance we will be helping this school next year.
16 September 1998
As planned, today was spent entirely on the road, traveling to and from Xai Xai, Gaza Province and a little beyond to Maciene where I inspected three schools at various levels of development; and one of these is a new school that is about to open. The new one is beautiful - 4 classrooms, an office, a new home for the director (so he can guard the premises) and an old church that doubles for classrooms. The new buildings are all of brick and mortar. I am impressed because the community helped build this school and seems united to helping their children. I feel we should help the two other schools once they commit and provide assurances that they will safely house the materials and organize them for access and use by the students. The third school consists of 3 reed huts. While the need is great, it does not have facilities for safely housing of the books and supplies. Not yet. However, I am told by the relief workers here that the people are unusually well organized and united. These positive elements were attributed to the strength of the Anglican Church in this region. When I arrived at the new school, (the first one), the parents were assembled on the grounds in a "PTA" meeting.
One unusual aspect of my visit was a tour of a girl’s dormitory at the second school. You would have to see the pictures I took to believe the living conditions I found there. Incredible! They sleep on mats on the floor. There is no furniture otherwise or privacy. Their personal possessions, such as they have, are just sort of bundled together in separate piles. It is a picture of relative squalor, not at all what we have come to expect in a girls dormitory at a boarding school in the United State. Yet the girls manage to keep a clean and neat appearance as to their own persons.
My host was Isadoro Vianna de Costas, a native of East Timor (Indonesia), a relief worker, and Roman Catholic. We had wonderful conversations on nearly every topic going and coming.
As we entered Xai Xai, we crossed the Limpopo River by a toll bridge. This is a famous river in African literature, and is the marker for the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. So I was expecting a larger river than this-only about 100 feet across here near the mouth of the river. However, the flood plain is huge, I think more than 2 miles wide.
17 September1998
Today delivery was made to all three schools: Escola Comunitaria 4th de Outubro de Polana, Escola de Preensinanonto de Patrice Lumumba , and Escola de Preensinanonto de Sao Damasco. The delivery was successful. Taxes and port fees on $4000 (3/4 ton) of materials was less than $1,000. Getting these things from port to the schools did not cost anything.
One of my objectives was to observe what things were most appreciated. I believe everything was wanted and sincerely appreciated. I was also quite worried that our shipment was so small that no one would care much. But the Director of the school in Polana, Senhor Lote D. Mondlane, who got most of the shipment was quite pleased. I don’t believe he could have handled receiving more than he did. With the 34 boxes we delivered to his small office where they were secured, there was hardly room for him to walk around. He will move them to another place of storage as soon as security can be arranged.
But what went over best? Probably the one soccer ball. The entire school watched as I booted it as hard as I could and let it fly. It hit the outer wall and bounced back into the school yard. Then pandemonium reigned for a few minutes. Everyone wanted that ball.
There were a few things in the shipment we expected to be big hits. The 2 world globes for example. The large quantity of colored construction paper and scissors was also very exciting for them. The surprise hit I think were the small spiral notebooks. The teachers all wanted their own. Well, why not? And the books? They are sorely needed and they will get more next year.
We also had a very good reception in Infulane (Patrice Lumumba and Sao Damasco) which received a smaller portion-only 7 boxes. But again, much excitement. I was even given a small concert by the children. They sang a song about a Little Duck with a big mouth. I resisted the temptation of kicking the ball this second time around. As for these small children, they were absolutely and positively delightful.
18 September 1998
Today was productive but not as much fun as the day before. Since the shipment was completed and delivered, I used the one weekday remaining to call upon other NGO directors, more or less on a social, get-to-know-you basis. Naturally, there were a couple who could not have cared less to see me. Also, at least one reacted with interest; but the programs or his organization were not related to ours. This is a list of those on whom I called:
1. Roland Roowe, Director of CARE Int’l in Mozambique
2. Art Flanigan, Director of Save the Children/USA in Mozambique *
3. Roy Trivedy, Mozambique Program Director for Save the Children/UK *
4. Bill Noble, Country Director-Mozambique for Africare.
5. Antonio A. Da Rocha, Chair for the Mozambique Foundation for Education & Health *
6. CONCERN-Worldwide’s Jo Thomas, National Director. (This is an Irish NGO) *
7. Maura Scully, country Rep. for Mozambique of GOAL Mozambique (also Irish) *
(Those with asterisks have great promise for future cooperation and collaboration-even as we already have with World Vision.) One Mozambique NGO, Associacao Progresso, under Elizabeth Sequeira, also holds some promise. I ran out of time to see her on this trip. Perhaps another time or by e-mail.
Now that we are in this project to this extent, some mid-course adjustments or corrections are necessary. They will be made.
It occurs to me that our focus must be on children, both at the primary and the secondary levels. While many adults are literate, they are not used to reading. At this point, I believe that the more the books (especially non-text books) are geared toward young people, the more likely they are to be read and used. In my communications with Brazil, I will notify them of this and request more emphasis on children’s books, especially with pictures.
There is also a school for English-speaking children where English language books are severely lacking. So we may be collecting books in English from the U.S. as well as the school supplies-if I can establish a liaison with that school in the time I still have. If not, we may have to wait until next time.
Another important aspect of this project that has come to light is that many of the large and well-established NGO’s have an interest in cooperating and assisting if it means getting more books to the schools that they sponsor. This cooperation could take several forms or a combination of them including: (1) financial assistance, (2) general logistics, (3) general transport from port to the schools where they will be used, including schools well into the interior, and (4) practical assistance in organizing the collections, securing them and making them accessible to children and members of the community, (in other words, setting the collections up as actual functioning libraries).
This latter item has tremendous practical significance. Since we have no personnel here to manage the collections once they are left here, the involvement of these other organizations would assure that they are safeguarded and utilized properly. Otherwise, there is a risk of the books being left in boxes to gather dust, mold, mildew-or else be stolen and sold on the streets.
Since there are no books here, there are no libraries. Since there are no libraries, the people have no idea how one should operate. So they need to be taught and we must work with other NGOs, like World Vision who can and will assist in this teaching process. So we will proceed. We will become more adept at gathering and transporting. We will do our best to make our organization known and trusted in the U.S., Brazil, and Mozambique.
19 September 1998
How magnificent today is! In the process of wrapping things up, I returned to Bairro da Polana. This was on invitation of Senhor Lote Mondlane to attend a parent’s meeting, in which perhaps 200 moms and dads were present-sort of a PTA/African style. Senhor Mondlane is a very important person to this community and these parents seemed to recognize this fact. We arrived after the meeting began and took our place reserved for us in the front. Our organization was introduced to these parents with much praise. I was also privileged to address the assembly and my "speech," I think , was well-received.
After the parent’s meeting the doors of Senhor Mondlane’s office were opened. A large bookshelf was there in the corner that was not there before on Thursday. In the bookcase were our books and materials delivered last Thursday neatly displayed. Teachers and many of the parents then saw the new collection for the first time. It was
really impressive. From their facial expressions, it was easy to detect both surprise and delight that such a thing could come to them. Some of them immediately took down the books and began reading. Books on phonics, science, and the one dictionary seemed to be the biggest hits, at least initially.
I had a Lunch appointment with a representative of the Mozambique Foundation that afternoon. I had met with its President and Chair, Antionio de Rocha yesterday. Today, I was with his vice-chair, Dr. Benjamin Z. Ngwenya. Ph.D., a former college professor in Philadelphia. Benjamin described to me all of the projects his group has in the mill. In exchange for backing from a big donor from New Orleans, (one James Blanchard who has invested heavily to set up a safari park south of Maputo on the other side of the Holy Ghost River) the foundation is setting up schools for the children living in that area, and other local-goodwill-nurturing activities. Also, they are in the process of setting up an education center in Chimoio, the seat of the Manica Province.
They, of course, were very interested in the books we plan to bring in and they want in on the action. I felt impressed to say that our ability to help their organizational efforts would depend on their participation in the costs of bringing them to Mozambique. Whether my statement to that effect dampened his enthusiasm, I could not tell.
On my way home last night, I stopped by to see the two Irish NGO’s: Concern and Goal. They were both very interested in collaboration and I believe we shall. The manager of Goal is Maura Scully, the country representative. She looked at my card and then at me and said "I know who you are. You are that fellow whose group is bringing Portuguese Language books into Mozambique. Well, I have been wanting to meet you and get on your list."
I suppose it should come as no surprise that when something as rare as books in Mozambique are being given out for free, everyone wants a piece of the action. Of course, these are not for free because it costs money to transport and bring them into the country. It also costs our small donors money to buy these things and contribute them to us in kind. But this much we have proven: Our system cost less than a charity going out and buying things in the open market. And that is one of the reasons we will be successful.
20 September 1998
This morning, woke up early, walked to the beach and watched the fishermen set out to sea in their boats. I attended church and spent the day with Jared Banks and family.
Tonight, at 6 P.M., I left Maputo to return home. It’s been a good week, but very
tiring. It will be good to be home again, especially with the knowledge that this trip was a success.
PART VI
Financial History of Organization for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1999
INCOME:
| In-Kind Contributions | |
| Books | 6,000.00 |
| School Supplies and other items | 646.00 |
| Total In-Kind Contributions | 6,646.00 |
| Cash Donations | |
| Individual Donations | 2585.00 |
| CFC | 1812.55 |
| Ukrops Golden Gift | 19.01 |
| Total Donations | 4,416.56 |
| Pledges | |
| Janet Baumgarten | 9,000.00 |
| CFC Balance | 2,646.73 |
| Total Pledges | 11,646.73 |
| Expenses paid by Pete Baumgarten | 2,448.81 |
| Total Income for Fiscal Year 1999 | 25,158.10 |
| I. Program | |
| A. Travel 1. Brazil 2. Africa a. Airfare (Balance owed) b. Board/Lodging/Incidental |
379.86 433.45 664.04 |
| Total | 1,477.35 |
| B. Shipping 1. Duties and Port Fees 2. DHL Airway Bill/Bill of Lading 3. Gift Momento for Importer 4. Advance to Importer (1999 Port fees and duties | 808.44 75.20 36.53 500.00 |
| Total | 1,420.17 |
| C. Supply Purchase (line paper) | 30.41 |
| D. Publishing and Fax | 70.37 |
| E. Telephone (local and long distance) | 783.91 |
| Program Total | 3,221.85 |
| II. Fund Raising | |
|
A. CFC (4% Charge) B. Postage C. Publishing (Promotion Flyers) |
178.37 28.93 664.04 |
| Fund Raising Total | 404.48 |
| III. Administration | |
|
A. Publishing (Annual Report) B. State of VA (Annual Registration C. Website 1. Start up 2. Maintenance Total Website D. Bank Charges @ $7 monthly fee for balance under $500 |
9.44 55.00 221.21 159.60 380.81 42.00 |
| Administration Total | 502.90 |
| Total Expenses for Fiscal Year 1999 | 4,689.95 |
| 1. Projected - CFC Income | 4,000.00 |
| 2.Separated Individual Direct Donations | 12,000.00 |
| 3.Foundation Grants | 10,000.00 |
| Total Projected Income | 26,000.00 |
| I. Program | |
| A. Shipping 1. Brazil to Mozambique a. Duties and Port Fees b. Carrier 2. U.S to Mozambique a. Duties and Port Fees b. Carrier 3. Incidentals |
2,000.00 6,000.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 3,000.00 |
| B. Travel 1. Brazil a. Carrier b. B/L/I ($60 x 10) 2. Africa (Mozambique) a. Carrier b. B/L/I ($60 x 14) |
400.00 600.00 2,500.00 840.00 |
| Total Travel | 4,340.00 |
| C. Telephone and fAX (Local and LD) | 840.00 |
| Program Total | 15,980.00 |
| II. Fund Raising | 1,000.00 |
| III. Administration | |
|
A. Publishing B. State of VA C. Website D. Postage E. Office Supplies F. Telephone G. Incidentals |
100.00 60.00 240.00 100.00 200.00 100.00 100.00 |
| Administration Total | 900.00 |
| Total Projected Expenses | 17,880.00 |
| Surplus, IF ANY, to be used for operating capital for Fiscal Year 2001 and to initiate expansion of program in that year. |
PART VIII
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTROL:
1. The president/executive director has supervisory responsibility for the treasurer of Wings of the Dawn and each affiliate.
2. All financial books and records are kept in a manner consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
3. All financial books and records are open for public inspection at corporate headquarters during normal business hours upon request.
4. An annual report is prepared within three months after the close of each fiscal year. This report will account for the current financial status of the organization and describe all material progress made with the projects of the organization. The annual report will be sent to each major donor and will be made available to all other donors and the general public upon request.
PART IX
Plans for Implementing Short-term and Long-term Objectives:
First, we will stay abreast with available information concerning developments in the field of education in Mozambique, particularly what is lacking for local school systems to function. Basically, this amounts to compiling and updating our school "shopping list." This list was substantially initiated in April of 1997, when J. Peter Baumgarten traveled to Mozambique and visited 17 schools in the major population centers of that country. We anticipate the need for annual travel to Mozambique and all other countries where we have projects, by the executive director (or other designated executive) to coordinate distribution of shipments, to evaluate and adjust allocations and locate suitable locations for libraries and supply distributions.
Second, we will continue our program of soliciting gifts-in-kind from local contributors of non-language-specific school supplies. We will also continue solicitation of gifts-in-kind from Brazilian schools and publishers who will make Portuguese language materials available to the people of Mozambique. We anticipate the necessity of annual travel to Brazil to coordinate shipments and solidify gifting arrangements.
Third, we will continue our program of soliciting both monetary contributions from charitable foundations and contributions of money and service from multinational corporations and NGOs doing business in Mozambique in order to finance and arrange the shipping of donated materials to Mozambique, at locations where they are needed and will be utilized. In the 1999 fiscal year we began a program of soliciting small individual donations via the CFC program. In the coming fiscal year of 2001, we plan to enter the United Way system as well.
Fourth, we will continue shipping, at least once annually, school supplies from the United States and Portuguese language texts and literature from Brazil. We will continue to work and coordinate with both Mozambican and multinational NGOs in identifying schools and community groups for receipt of the goods we gather and send. In this manner we will establish many libraries in places where such things are unheard of, and stock community schools with materials which will enrich the education of thousands of young Mozambican school children. The NGOs will aid in transporting and establishing places where these things can be situated and used, and train local people in their proper use and administration.
Fifth, once our program of collecting and sending school supplies is well-established, we will develop other programs for advancing education in Mozambican towns and communities where people are interested and involved in the education of their youth. These projects may include training and assisting in establishment of school organization and school construction.
Sixth, as the resources of our organization increases, we will initiate similar programs in other African countries, including Angola (once hostilities end and the political situation there stabilizes), Cape Verde, other former Portuguese colonies and in other African countries generally.
Many new members of our organization urged that we begin a similar project in an English-speaking country. Many people from both within our organization and from outside have offered to donate books in English, even without our solicitation. Until recently, we have politely declined such offers because Mozambique has little use for these materials in their primary schools. However, these circumstances have caused us to consider opening up a similar project in an English-speaking African country. Since some of our members are Nigerian, and since Nigeria has been stable (relative to other parts of Africa) for thirty years, the potential for corporate sponsorship there is high, and the need there is still very great, we are therefore actively exploring the feasibility of a project in Nigeria at the present time. If we go forward in Nigeria, we will continue our work in Mozambique as well. We anticipate that a project in Nigeria would be substantially identical to the one in Mozambique.
PART X
Personnel
OFFICERS:
1. J. Peter Baumgarten, President / Executive Director
2. Joan Bybee, Vice President (Public Relations)
3. Chris Troger, Vice President (Logistics)
4. Ade Otenaike, Vice President - (Special Projects and Communications)
5. Elizabeth Otenaike, Vice President (Development)
6. Lyle Turner Baumgarten, Secretary
7. Dell Saunders, Treasurer
DIRECTORS:
1. J. Peter Baumgarten, Chair
2. Joan Bybee
3. Carrie P. Hunter
4. Ade Otenaike
5. Chris Troger