Minutes of UNA Coventry AGM 2024
Run via video conference 19:00 Wed 15/01/2025
Present
Philip Brown
Caroline Wilson
Gian Clare
Estelle Marufu
Apologies
Rafael Pina
Chair’s Report
None received
Treasurer’s Report
Prepared by Philip Brown
Bank Transaction Summary | £ | |
Opening Balance | 2511.26 | |
Total Income | 1750.00 | |
Total Expenditure | 435 | |
Closing Balance | 3826.26 | |
Analysis of Transactions | ||
Category | SUM of Debit Amount | SUM of Credit Amount |
Intercultural Conversations Prize | 300 | 0 |
Paid on behalf of Warwick District UNA Domain name | 10 | 0 |
Peace Festival Award | 0 | 250 |
Radford Community Fair | 0 | 1500 |
Website expenses | 125 | 0 |
Grand Total | 435 | 1750 |
Secretary’s Report
Website unacov.uk
113 articles written
60 events listed
12 Newsletters issued
288 subscribers
Found UN Employees willing to speak to Warwick University students
Never heard the result
Volunteer Fairs attended
Coventry University February 2024, 5 volunteers
Radford Community Fair May 2024, 4 expressions of interest, 1 active volunteer
Coventry University October 2024, 16 expressions of interest, 8 active volunteers
Presentation delivered
Presentation by volunteer to Coventry College students Nov 2024
Intercommunity Conversation Project run
24 reports of conversations
£100 prizes to each of 3 best reports
Elections of Committee for 2025
Chair – Estelle Marufu
Secretary – Philip Brown
Treasurer – Mohammed Aaqib
Website Administrator – Philip Brown
Social Media Manager – Estelle Marufu
Plan for 2025
Reporting Coventry Climate Actions
Rafael Pina, Adreen Fernando and Philip Brown will report on what actions Coventry City Council and others are taking to reduce the city’s effect on climate change. Hopefully record and publish interviews of key members of staff.
UNA Coventry Challenges
Individuals, groups and organisations will use a website to undertake some action relevant to UN objectives and report on their progress. They will receive certificates stating their achievements. PB will develop a website. It will be called FixTheWorld. Estelle Marufu will help.
Liaise with Warwick University
Felicity Carlyle will try to find result of UN Employees speaking at Warwick University. She will also contact Warwick staff to explore if UNA Coventry can work with University Award sustainability core skill.
Matters Arising
Caroline suggested the following
- Estelle could go to UNA-UK Annual Conference 2025. See https://unacov.uk/events/una-uk-annual-conference-2025/ for details. UNACov will pay for the ticket and travel.
- Perhaps other volunteers could go too. It seems there is a reduction in rail fare for a group booking?
- Caroline talked about Model UN and recommended Estelle finds out more. See https://unacov.uk/mun/
- The LASER mailing list is interesting to find out what other branches are doing. See https://unalaser.org/
- UNACov contact local wildlife group