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Governance
How Mushunga is governed, and the policies that guide our work.
OUR APPROACH
Independent board, published policies
Mushunga is a UK registered charity governed by a UK board of trustees. Every partnership is signed off at trustee level.
UK Charity Commission
Registered under number 1215211. Financial statements filed publicly each year.
UK board of trustees
Trustees bringing legal, financial and safeguarding expertise, and independent oversight.
Safeguarding policy
Child protection and safeguarding policy in place, with DBS-checked UK trustees.
Data protection
GDPR compliant. Donor and beneficiary data is handled under a written data protection policy.
Financial controls
Dual-signatory bank account, quarterly reconciliation and independent examination of accounts.
Conflicts & ethics
Trustee register of interests, conflicts of interest policy, and whistleblowing procedure.
HOW DECISIONS GET MADE
One UK board, one accountable chain
Mushunga is governed by a UK board of trustees, meeting quarterly by video with an in-person meeting each year. Trustees bring legal, financial, safeguarding, operational and programmatic expertise around one table.
Every partnership above a defined threshold is signed off at trustee level. Between meetings, day-to-day operations in Ibanda are led by our long-standing country team, reporting into the UK trustees under a written delegation of authority.
Because trustees are unpaid volunteers with independent professional backgrounds, the board provides genuine challenge and oversight — not a rubber stamp on decisions made elsewhere. Full trustee biographies and a register of interests are available on request.
DOCUMENT AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
Due diligence pack
We are used to responding to formal due-diligence questionnaires from corporate partners, foundations and grant-makers. The following documents are available on request and are usually enough to complete a standard due-diligence review.
Certificate of registration (UK Charity Commission no. 1215211)
Latest Trustees' Annual Report and financial statements
Data protection and privacy policy
Conflicts of interest register
Governing document / trust deed
Safeguarding policy and designated lead contact
Anti-bribery, anti-fraud and whistleblowing policy
Board composition and trustee biographies