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smegballs
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PostPosted: 11:57 - 17 Feb 2016    Post subject: Return of the Gollys! - PC Brigade and handwringers GTFO! Reply with quote
A Ghanian lady was surprised to learn that "Gollys are bad because they offend black people" was a common thought in the UK. Well she liked them and found that most black people thought they were cute too.

So now she's set up Gollynomics, a charity that sells Gollys and uses the proceeds to fund agriculture and educational projects in West Africa.

https://gollynomics.com/



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It was never intended to be racist.

The golly, it seems, was not in origin a racist icon, whereas the offensive term ‘wog’ had a separate derivation.
WOG – (Western and Oriental Gentleman) was a term first used in England in the early twentieth century, to denote people who were not white, though deemed to be derogatory and racist.
In 2009, the Doll came to prominence during racial tension in the UK, and got caught up in racial discourse.
Recent academic comment on the work of Enid Blyton claims that golliwogs may have been innocent victims of well-intentioned political correctness when they were banished from revised editions.
Golly is part of black history – and black heritage – and we are reclaiming it. The golly doll is not a racist icon.
Many collectors argue that the Golly is just a child’s toy!
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Matt B
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PostPosted: 12:31 - 17 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Seems to be masquerading as a charity. Not registered on the Charity Commission. Sounds legit Confused
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https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VFLm7iFeL.jpgYessssss, and if you could just give me your bank account number and sort code...
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PostPosted: 13:10 - 17 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Matt B wrote:
Seems to be masquerading as a charity. Not registered on the Charity Commission. Sounds legit Confused

The money's just resting in her Nigerian account.
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smegballs
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PostPosted: 13:13 - 17 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Matt B wrote:
Seems to be masquerading as a charity. Not registered on the Charity Commission. Sounds legit Confused


That actually makes it far more amusing to me.

Dug a bit and found:

https://www.tewbit.com/

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A Child today is a Leader tomorrow
Make a change, donate today!
The members of Gayak at work

Tetnight Education & Wellbeing International (TEWBIT) is a UK registered Not For Profit Company, with Charitable Aims. It was incorporated in 2011 to fund sustainable educational programmes in Greater Accra, Ghana.


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Easter 2013 saw the adoption of the immensely popular JOLLY GOLLIES as mascots to help our fundraising objectives. Please visit www.gollynomics.com and discover more. Thank you for your interest and support.


"UK registered Not For Profit Company, with Charitable Aims"

So is that like a "non-profit" where you earn a healthy salary and chuck a bit of money at Africans each year to justify some tax-breaks?
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Matt B
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PostPosted: 13:33 - 17 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had a quick dig starting with Gollynomics. Each company/charity/scam seems to link back to another organisation with charitable overtones Gollynomics - TEWBIT - LAMKOTET - GaDangme Women Development Association - TEF-GAYAK Ghana... and so on.
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smegballs
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PostPosted: 15:56 - 17 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well I searched the company number on the TEWBIT website and got:

https://i.imgur.com/SUoMtOQ.png

Admittedly I don't know what I'm actually looking at on a balance sheet but it appears they are making a loss.

https://i.imgur.com/kAsFH9J.png
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DieselASFC
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PostPosted: 17:03 - 17 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
smegballs wrote:
Well I searched the company number on the TEWBIT website and got:

https://i.imgur.com/SUoMtOQ.png

Admittedly I don't know what I'm actually looking at on a balance sheet but it appears they are making a loss.

https://i.imgur.com/kAsFH9J.png


At least that's what they tell the Taxman.
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smegballs
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PostPosted: 19:28 - 17 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
DieselASFC wrote:

At least that's what they tell the Taxman.


Yeah their accounts show a sizeable chunk goes to ghana....

Call me skeptical but the real question is what happens when it gets to "ghana", mostly into the pockets of friends and family I'd expect.... It's not like any regulators can trace it over there....
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