Acts Ministry

What it reported doing in 2020

Educational program includes lunch meal, clothing, medical attention and provided primary through secondary school education at the acts center for 800 children living within walking distance to the center. Acts also provides vocational training for 100 villagers who were never able to attend or do not desire formal education. During times of food shortages, some food is also given to prisons, widows and students in other districts. A library, a computer lab and english language classes improve students' education.ellel medical center provides medical diagnosis, laboratory testing, ultra-sound testing, operating room, in- and out-patient treatment at an affordable cost for villagers. Ellel is the only medical facility for the district of komsilga with a population of 48,000+. For widows and orphans who are approved, medical attention is free. Pre- and post-natal and maternity care is given to women and children. A surgery facility was added to the ellel medical center in 2018. Two churches - temple evangelique el roi (saonre) and living waters (rural komsilga) - serve the community in spiritual training and worship. Evangelism projects reach out to the non-churched. Church provides spiritual guidance for students in acts' schools. Annual sports evangelism project reaches thousands of students in the district who attend a dozen or more schools in other villages. Evangelism and leadership training courses are held for pastors, leaders and students. During times of country-wide difficulties, temple evangelique el roi initiates prayer meetings across the country.writing and publishing is encouraged through writer training, christian literature and creative arts exhibit in the capital city which was open to the public, printing of writing projects in french, english and local languages by local writers, printing services open to the public. Books published are also used by acts literacy and other projects. Published material is given to prisons and schools and sold in local bookstores.community improvement acts project business management according to the germe methodology is a project to encourage entrepreneurship. It is a program developed by acts for burkina faso by our own trained staff. Along with the curriculum, visiting businessmen from burkina faso, africa, europe and the USA tell of their personal experiences and give advice to students. Students develop their business plan and launch their business as part of the coursework.literacy provides an opportunity for men and women who have never been to school or dropped out of school. This is especially important for women as burkina faso's literacy rate is the lowest in the world (15.7% of women can read and write). Upon completion of the course and successfully passing a government exam, students receive a government certificate which allows them to vote, own land or launch a business, classes can be taken in moore (local language) and french (the national language).micro-enterprise impacts women and their children, the project provides classes and loans to start small enterprises such as growing vegetables for market, raising rabbits for food, weaving cloth and sewing clothes for sale. Profits are divided among participants and a portion repaid towards the project expenses to allow other women to begin their own project. Most women use their profit to send their children to school. Peace and reconciliation seminars, public health training, forums to address cultural and current social issues such as women's and children's rights, cooperation among villagers to face common issues and spiritual growth in both rural and urban settings. With terrorist activity a possibility, this program forms a foundation for peace. Gospel through storytelling empowers villagers to become evangelists in their own communities. The culture of burkina faso is an oral society and this project focuses on those who cannot read. The project uses pictures, song and drama. It encourages those who cannot

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
• Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -1,091.8%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -78.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -19.6% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -21.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings