The year with Send a Cow / Ripple Effect 2021-22
This was the year we changed our name, but not our purpose, which is still to inspire and equip African communities to transform their lives and protect the planet. See the full report in our easy-read flipbook below.
Our CEO Paul explains the reasoning behind our strategy to reach 5 million more people by 2030.
Read the blogIncluded in this year's review:
page 6 | The case for hope by CEO Paul Stuart: “We have every confidence that by starting on individual African farms, resourceful rural people can produce enough to feed their communities, their countries and beyond.”
page 10 | How we will achieve our goals with our 2030 strategy and bold rebranding
page 12 | How we measure our ripple effect by Head of Monitoring & Evaluation Catherine Mwangi: “Creating and working with groups is our great strength.”
page 13 | Taking our lead from Africa by Africa Director Fred Ochieng: “Our project participants are thinkers who must be at the heart of the solutions to their challenges.”
page 14 | Our Africa-based expertise including Gender and Social Inclusion coordinator Sofanit Mesfin: “Hub office coordination means we now share best practices, while still allowing for differences in each country.”
page 16 | Responding to crisis by Ethiopia Director Aklilu Dogisso: “This year a multiple wave of disasters hit sub-Saharan Africa. The families we work with have a greater capacity to withstand the upheavals they face.”
page 20 | Co-creating projects by Director of Programme Funding Peg Bavin, and Head of Programme Expertise Winnifred Mailu: “Collaborations bring synergies, so the sum total is more than one partner can achieve alone.”
page 22 | Understanding our donors’ objectives by Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships Victoria Barnes: “Working together to match the motivation for philanthropy with our funding priorities.”
page 24 | Our goals and objectives. What we said we would do, and what we have achieved this year
page 26 | Becoming a more diverse organisation by Director of Finance and Resources Rowena Warren: “We aren’t where we’d like to be yet, but our commitment is ingrained across the organisation and we will make continual improvements.”
page 27 | Financial Summary
page 28 | A day in the life of Ripple Effect’s first specialist community health officer, Elizabeth Nyadimo.
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