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FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE KINSHASA IMUSIL PROJECT 2004
The first pre-treatment blood tests for the Kinshasa Imusil project were taken in January 2004, and the last expenditure from the Kinshasa Imusil fund was taken in December 2004, signifying the closure of the project. It may therefore be rightly said that the Kinshasa Imusil project was conducted during the year 2004.
Expenditure however for the Kinshasa Imusil project took place over three financial years. At the conclusion of each financial year, all financial transactions for Compassion Response Network are audited by a registered accountant.
Let us now present the full financial statement for the Kinshasa Imusil project, integrating statements for three financial years, so that we may calculate the over all expense of the project.
Donations to Compassion Response Network are received in central office in Perth in Australian dollars. Let us begin then, by presenting the costs in Australian dollars for the Kinshasa Imusil project.
PERTH CENTRAL OFFICE COSTS FOR KINSHASA IMUSIL PROJECT
| 1/7/02 to | 1/7/03 to | 1/7/04 to | Total | |
| 30/6/03 | 30/6/04 | 31/12/04 | ||
| Private Courier | A$219.30 | A$219.30 | ||
| Medical | A$192.60 | A$138.72 | A$331.32 | |
| Toga Laboratories | A$1,275.98 | (A$642.46) | A$633.52 | |
| Sent to Kinshasa | A$500 | A$6,543.90 | A$2,733.60 | A$9777.50 |
| Money transfer fees | A$7 | A$381 | A$368 | A$756.00 |
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A$699.60 |
A$8,558.90 |
A$2,459.14 |
A$11,717.64 |
During the period 1/7/03 to 30/6/04, we had deposited AUD$1,275.98 into an account with Toga Laboratories in South Africa, for triple profile testing (bDNA viral load count + CD4 immunity cell count + full blood count) of blood samples sent by private courier from Kinshasa. In April 2004, we learned that triple profile testing facilities had become available in Kinshasa, a much preferable option as it saved private courier costs. And so we closed our account with Toga Laboratories, and they returned a refund of AUD$642.46. In the above table, the brackets around this figure indicates that it is a refund, a negative sum of money from the expenditure perspective.
Certain pharmaceutical items (eg ferrous sulphate) were purchased in Australia and delivered to Albert Mananga during his trip to Europe in 1992. Certain medical items were purchased in Australia and sent to Kinshasa by private courier.
As you will note from the above table, the main item of expenditure in Australian dollars was by way of sending money to the project coordinator Albert Mananga in Kinshasa. Let us therefore consider in detail the amounts made available for the Kinshasa Imusil project, and currencies involved.
SENDING MONEY TO KINSHASA
a) 1/7/02 to 30/6/03
The Kinshasa projects coordinator, Albert Mananga, visited Europe in September 2002 to attend a global sociocracy conference and training course in sociocracy. CRN took the opportunity of Albert’s stay in Europe to arrange the sending of AUD$500 to Albert through an Australian friend David Henderson. This was received by Albert as 275 Euros. Albert used 250 Euros to purchase electrical, pharmaceutical and medical items, most of which would be used in the coming Imusil project. Albert took the remaining 25 Euros back with him to Kinshasa, where it exchanged for US$23, and was later spent on the Imusil project.
b) 1/7/03 to 30/06/04
During the period 1/7/03 to 30/6/04, six payments were sent via Western Union to Albert for expenditure on the Imusil project. Total amount sent from Australia was A$6,543.90, and this was received in Kinshasa as US$4,397.30 This was used exclusively for Imusil project expenses.
c) 1/7/04 to 31/12/04
During the period 1/7/04 to 31/12/04, six payments were sent to Albert via Western Union. The total amount sent in this period was AUD$4,780.00, and this was received in Kinshasa as US$3,376.00. This was then allocated by Albert into three separate funds, the Imusil project fund, the orphan fund and the shop fund, in the following manner;
Allocated for Imusil project fund AUD$2733.60 = US$1,930.70
Allocated for orphan fund AUD$849.50 = US$600.00
Allocated for shop fund AUD$1,196.90 = US$845.30
Total sent 1/7/04 to 31/12/04 AUD$4,780.00 = US$3,376.00
This financial statement relates only to the Imusil project, and so we consider only the AUD$2733.60 = US$1,930.70 sent for Imusil fund expenditure.
The total amount received in Kinshasa for use in the Imusil project may now be calculated;
| 1/7/02 to 30/6/03 | US$23.00 |
| 1/7/03 to 30/6/04 | US$4,397.30 |
| 1/7/04 to 31/12/04 | US$1,930.70 |
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Let us now consider the manner of expenditure for the amount of US$6,351.00 received in Kinshasa for expenditure on the Imusil project.
EXPENDITURE IN KINSHASA ON IMUSIL PROJECT
| 1/7/03 to | 1/7/04 to | Total | |
| 30/6/04 | 31/12/04 | ||
| Private Courier | US$750 | US$0 | US$750 |
| Triple Profile Blood Tests | US$390 | US$535 | US$925 |
| Secondary Blood Tests | US$875 | US$125 | US$1000 |
| Medical | US$260 | US$240 | US$500 |
| Clinic Hire | US$225 | US$100 | US$325 |
| Nurse Hire | US$100 | US$70 | US$170 |
| Nurse Administrator | US$270 | US$0 | US$270 |
| Food | US$135 | US$200 | US$335 |
| Printing and Office | US$35 | US$170 | US$205 |
| Photos | US$121 | US$11 | US$121 |
| Phone | US$500 | US$125 | US$625 |
| Transport | US$411 | US$264 | US$675 |
| Financial Support | US$250 | US$150 | US$400 |
| Petrol | US$50 | US$0 | US$50 |
| Total Imusil Project | US$4,361 | US$1,990 | US$6,351 |
| Orphan Fund | US$600 | US$600 | |
| Shop Fund | US$845.30 | US$845.30 | |
| Total all three projects | US$4,361 | US$3,435.30 | US$7,796.30 |
NOTES ON EXPENDITURE IN KINSHASA FOR IMUSIL PROJECT
a) Private courier delivery of blood samples to Johannesburg cost US$250 per trip. There were two deliveries to Johannesburg and one advance booking which could not be refunded when triple blood tests became available in Kinshasa.
b) Triple Blood tests are provided pre-treatment, and at 2-month, 4-month and 6-month post treatment for each patient. It consists of bDNA viral load count (US$70 in Kinshasa), CD4 immunity cell count (US$25 in Kinshasa) and full blood count (US$20 in Kinshasa).
c) Secondary blood tests blood tests are all available in Kinshasa. They are provided pre-treatment and 6-months post treatment. Each set (creatinine, urea, ferritin, liver function and liver enzymes) costs US$125 per patient.
d) Each patient was required to spend 4 days under nursing supervision at the clinic, at the time of commencement of the Imusil treatment. This required us to hire the clinic and nurse care.
e) The correctness of the medical and case records needed the most careful checking by a paid nurse administrator.
f) Food was supplied to the patients for four days clinic stay at commencement of the treatment. Meals were provided for the patients also for days of blood testing and monthly medical checks by the doctors.
g) The patients (apart from the first 4 days of treatment) remained at home for accommodation. Thus they required public transport on each occasion of visit to the clinic or to take blood samples. Albert at times used public transport to visit the patients.
h) There are few land phone lines in Kinshasa, and most phone calls are by mobile phone which can be expensive
i) The financial support of US$400 over the year was distributed between the two doctors (Dr Tsumbu and Dr Karo) and the nurse. They have offered much time on a goodwill basis, and are on appallingly low wages, and so a token financial support is deemed appropriate.