{"id":54054,"date":"2017-05-08T15:24:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T08:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/banks-accused-of-putting-lives-at-risk-as-charity-accounts-are-shut-without-notice\/"},"modified":"2017-05-08T15:35:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T08:35:12","slug":"banks-accused-of-putting-lives-at-risk-as-charity-accounts-are-shut-without-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/banks-accused-of-putting-lives-at-risk-as-charity-accounts-are-shut-without-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Banks accused of putting lives at risk as charity accounts are shut without notice"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFear of strict money laundering regulations means they have been over-cautious. But the consequences can be disastrousFifteen years ago a group of Kenyan churchgoers decided to tackle the growing problem of young beggars in their small coastal town. The children had been orphaned by HIV and extreme poverty prevented their extended families from offering them a home. The women founded a charity whose UK arm, Upendo UK, sends donations to feed, clothe and educate 56 of these children so that impoverished relatives can afford to take them in.In February the project was jeopardised when the charity\u2019s bank, HSBC, cut off its funding stream without warning. \u201cWe only discovered that our account had been closed, along with all the standing orders and direct debits, when a donor asked why their payment had been rejected,\u201d says founder Jo Jenkins. \u201cHSBC had requested extra information, which I provided, and I was assured that everything appeared to be in order, but they still went ahead anyway.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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