Nora Docherty Charitable Foundation

Constitutional objectives

To advance the education of pupils at the Nora Docherty Primary School, Chiluzi, Dedza, Malawi by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and resources for education at the school. This will include the provision of teaching equipment including jotters, books, pencils , pens, computers and teaching aids. ln addition to attract and retain teachers the Trust will supplement teachers salaries with an annual gift and the provision of a bicycle to aid travel. To promote the advancement of community development by providing an Adult Literacy Programme in Chiluzi. The annual cost of resources including teachers salaries will be met by the Trust. To provide resources aimed to improve the health of the pupils and the community. This will include a daily feeding programme whereby each child attending the school will receive a fortified meal each day. In addition the Trust will provide the families of new entrants to the school with a large Insecticide Treated Malaria Net. Resources will be provided to ensure ongoing maintenance/renewal of school latrines and washing facilities for the children. To provide resources for the improvement of the environment which will include the construction of a new school building to relieve pressure on the school capacity, the planting of trees in the surrounding area to fuel environmentally efficient wood burning stoves for the feeding kitchens along with the provision of additional teachers houses on campus. For the public benefit to promote the further education of children from Chiluzi , Malawi in such ways as the charity's trustees think fit including awarding to such persons scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants.