HANDS ACROSS BORDERS SOCIETY
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·1975 BAZAN BAY RD. · SIDNEY, BC · V8L 1C6·BN 891072126RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
HABS IS NOW ENTERING ITS 25TH YEAR OF OPERATIONS ON ZANZIBAR OFFERING FREE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION TO THOSE IN NEED. OUR FOCUS IS ON YOUTH WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND IN FACT SOMETIMES THEIR PRIMARY EDUCATION. IN ADDITION WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING OUR AWARENESS TRAININGS IN HEALTHCARE GENDER VIOLENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE JAMBIANI TOURISM TRAINING INSTITUTE (JTTI) CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FREE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND TRAINING FOR LOCAL STUDENTS IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY FREE ENGLISH AND MATH UPGRADE CLASSES AND FREE HOT LUNCHES FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE … Show more
HABS IS NOW ENTERING ITS 25TH YEAR OF OPERATIONS ON ZANZIBAR OFFERING FREE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION TO THOSE IN NEED. OUR FOCUS IS ON YOUTH WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND IN FACT SOMETIMES THEIR PRIMARY EDUCATION. IN ADDITION WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING OUR AWARENESS TRAININGS IN HEALTHCARE GENDER VIOLENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE JAMBIANI TOURISM TRAINING INSTITUTE (JTTI) CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FREE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND TRAINING FOR LOCAL STUDENTS IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY FREE ENGLISH AND MATH UPGRADE CLASSES AND FREE HOT LUNCHES FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE AVERAGE AGE IS ABOUT 20 YEARS OLD AND WE ARE STILL SEEING A LARGE NUMBER OF FEMALE STUDENTS. THE JAMBIANI WELLNESS CENTRE IS ALSO CONTINUING AN PROVIDES FREE HEALTHCARE FROM A ZANZIBARI PHYSIOTHERAPIST. WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM STITCHING SHAREANDWONDER AN NGO BASED IN HAARLEM NETHERLANDS.
New programs
WE HAVE STARTED TO OFFER THE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN AND COMPLETE THE SECOND CERTIFICATE PROGRAM SO THEY CAN HAVE CERTIFCATIONS IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE AS WELL AS FRONT FRONT OFFICE
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)97¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)3%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$70K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $188K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $95K | 97¢ | 3% | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $118K | 97¢ | 3% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-09-30 | $86K | 100¢ | 2% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-30 | $70K | 97¢ | 3% | — |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- ELIAS, PATRICIA ADIRECTORarm's length
- JUSSA, JABEENDIRECTORarm's length
- LABRIE, ROCHELLE FDIRECTORarm's length
- QUINN, WAYNEDIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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