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        <ExplanationTxt>| Other Expenses:, Amount:| This is the total amount sent to Uganda for operation of the Ray of Hope Family Home its education program our outreach to the poor and starving during the pandemic and taxes duties and handling fees incurred with reqard to transferring money to Uganda., $87666|</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>| Explanation:, Amount:| Due to Ugandan laws for "free hold" of property we were required to place Ugandans on our board of directors or place the property under the control of Ray of Hope Jinja an African corporation with ourselves added to their board of directors. We opted for the second option. It took their surveyor three years to get to the review of our property ownership status and we had to pay an additional $3000 for the title! This amount includes depreciation., $-408933|</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>| Explanation:| Ava Smith left the board and Thomas Stanton Jr Virginia Kennedy Michelle Woods and Abert Tinka were added to the board. No other changes occurred|</ExplanationTxt>
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