Allocation of 2024 100 Mile Charity Cycle Funds
We are very grateful to all who participated in Willow Wheelers fundraising events and who generously contributed to the funding of projects supported by the Club. All administration is on a volunteer basis and 100% of all funds received by Willow Wheelers go directly to the projects supported.
A total of €45k was allocated for the 2024 Willow Wheelers’ charitable causes, principally raised from the 100 Mile Cycle. A summary of the 2024 Uganda trip prepared by Áine O’Donoghue is available HERE:
When determining the funds allocation, the following factors are considered:
- The focus on WW funding is principally directed to support for projects involving water, health and education. Exceptions to this have been made, e.g. emergency Covid-related relief.
- Typically, most of the funds from the 100 Mile Cycle are allocated mainly to projects in the country visited in that year, i.e. Uganda for 2024.
- Ensuring a balanced spread of funds allocated across a small number of projects which will have a meaningful impact.
- Ongoing support for multi-year projects, e.g. support for students attending schools.
- Most projects supported have been visited by Willow Wheelers members.
- Fund management locally is through trusted individuals with whom WW Committee members communicates and ensures that funds are spent as allocated.
- Retaining sufficient funds following the allocation in case of emergencies and to ensure continuity of funding of multi-annual commitments.
- Funding request submissions from various projects made through WW Committee members are considered.
The following is a summary of 2024 funds allocation:
| Total |
WW Meeting |
US$10k |
US$10k |
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| Project | Purpose | Contact | Euro |
Euro |
Euro |
US$ |
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| 1 | St Kizito Primary School, Namasumbi Parish | Security to protect the school | Fr Francis Sereka, CSSp |
2,727 |
2,727 |
$3,000 |
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| 2 | St Kizito Primary School, Namasumbi Parish | Water | Fr. Aloysius Tamale, CSSp |
1,364 |
1,364 |
$1,500 |
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| 3 | Holy Trinity Butogoto Health Clinic | Food/ medical fees for pregnant women | Fr David Mboga, CSSp |
455 |
455 |
$500 |
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| 4 | St. Joseph’s Parish, Nyamirama | Food relief | Fr. Aloysius Tamale, CSSp |
1,136 |
1,136 |
$1,250 |
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| 5 | St. John the Baptist Primary School Kambuga | Food Relief | Fr. Paul Ssemwogerere CSSp | 1,136 | 1,136 | $1,250 | |||
| 6 | St. Joseph’s Primary School Kitibiri, Kambuga | Food Relief | Fr. Paul Ssemwogerere CSSp | 1,136 | 1,136 | $1,250 | |||
| 7 | St. Kizito Primary School, Nyamirama | Food Relief | Fr. Aloysius Tamale, CSSp | 1,136 | 1,136 | $1,250 | |||
| 8 | Libermann Junior School | School supplies | Fr. Damasius Kayemba, CSSp | 455 | 455 | $500 | |||
| 9 | Namasumbi Mission, Lugazi District, St. Kitzo Primary School | Fr. Francis and Fr. Charles | Self-sufficiency piggery project | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| 10 | Kambuga Parish, St. John the Baptist, St Loius Secondary School | Fr. Paul and Fr. James | Two water tanks and accessories | 2,100 | 2,100 | ||||
| 11 | Holy Trinity Parish, Butogota | Fr. David and Fr. Damien | Piggery project established to teach early school leavers about farm management | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| 12 | Libermann Junior School, Kampala | Fr. Damasius and Regina | Staff quarters €10k and teachers’ salaries €5k | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||
| 13 | Spiritan Centre, Jjanda Namugongo | Fr. Aloysius and Fr. Ambrose | Cage system for the poultry project | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||
| 14 | Coloma School Mbarara, Western Uganda | Sr. Mona Maher | School fees for 5 girls: €400pp | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| 15 | Anna Chebet Orphanage, Kawangware, Nairobi | Fr. Seán McGovern | Medical and school fees for orphaned children | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||
| 16 | Street feeding programme, Addis Ababa | Sr. Celestine | Food for the homeless | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||
| 17 | Rotu Mission | Fr. Seán McGovern | Food Relief and school fees | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||
| 45,145 | 35,600 | 9,545 | $10,500 |
Note: US$:Euro exchange rate = 1.1
Previous years’ allocations have been published on the WW website here:
2023: https://willowwheelers.club/2024/06/08/allocation-of-2023-100-mile-charity-cycle-funds/
2022: https://willowwheelers.club/2024/04/04/allocation-of-2022-100-mile-charity-cycle-funds
2020/21: https://willowwheelers.club/2022/06/15/allocation-of-funds-from-the-100-mile-cycles-2020-2021/
