Kickstart-International Inc.

“Before it is filed, a draft of the 990 is presented for review to the audit committee and the board of directors.”

“Directors, officers and employees are obligated to immediately disclose to the board any possible or actual conflicts of interest. A majority vote of board members (excluding the interested person) is required to determine if a conflict exists and whether entering into the transaction involving the conflict is in the best interest of the organization. If the board determines the interested person has failed to disclose a conflict, it may nullify the transaction and take disciplinary action against the interested person, up to and including termination.”

“The organization's processes for establishing compensation of officers and key employees include: 1. Compensation committee review and deliberation 2. When appropriate, evaluation of comparability data, compensation surveys or studies 3. Recommendation for review and appproval by the board of directors”

“Financial statements are made available to the general public at the organization's website "www.kickstart.org". The governing documents and policies of the organization are available for public inspection at the organization's website "www.kickstart.org or at the office of the organization.”

“East africa east africa is home to kickstart's longest standing and most successful programs. Kickstart was founded in kenya in 1991 and still has its largest retail sales based program there. In 2000, kickstart opened a similar program in tanzania-proving that our model is scalable and replicable. Since then, we have partnered with organizations working with farmers in uganda, rwanda, south sudan, and ethiopia. Today, kenya serves as kickstart's operational headquarters, the regional hub for its east africa programs, and as the innovations hub. During fy16, kickstart restructured and down-sized our field teams in kenya and tanzania, and at the same time transitioned the majority of staff from working with farmers individually to more of a partnership-based sales model. The transition improved our operational efficiency across the region. Kickstart conducted marketing activities to farmers through agricultural trade shows, farmer field days, and radio promotions. We also strengthened existing partnerships and pursued new strategic relationships to promote irrigation and moneymaker pumps to organized groups of farmers, especially out-growers, women and youth. West africa in fy16, with the support of the alwaleed bin talal foundation, kickstart opened a new regional office in accra, ghana to serve as the west africa hub. Kickstart selected ghana because of its location and the logistics network it offers across the region. Our initial landscape assessment early in the year led kickstart to narrow its focus on the highest-potential countries in west africa, which include ghana, mali, burkina faso, nigeria and senegal. Kickstart recruited a lean and dynamic team, and established the foundation for an expanded regional program. In the target countries, the team engaged current partners and forged relationships with new distributors, government stakeholders, and ngos working with networks of small-scale farmers. Southern africa since opening kickstart's office and ground operations in zambia in 2013, the country has evolved into the southern africa hub thanks to support from the ikea foundation. In line with the organization's new strategy, kickstart is now focused on expanding its partnership efforts and distribution channels in zambia, as well as in the democratic republic of the congo, malawi, mozambique, and zimbabwe-all high potential countries. Nearly 10,000 moneymaker pumps were adopted in the region this year alone, accounting for a significant portion of kickstart's sales and impacts and serving as a testament to the potential for further impact and expansion. High performance in the region was driven by new regional and local leadership, and newly appointed partnership and sales officers in malawi and mozambique who helped secure new distributors, new partners, and worked to deepen relationships with existing ones to reach a greater number of farmers. Product innovations starter pump designing an even more affordable model of a moneymaker irrigation pump while maintaining kickstart's high-quality standards is crucial to reach more farmers, especially a poorer segment of the population. Over the course of the year, the product intelligence and development team developed and tested design options for an entry-level pump that will retail for around $35-half the price of our current lowest-cost pump. Solar pump in fy16, kickstart designed and field tested our newest innovation, a shallow surface water solar pump and launched a market test in kenya. Kickstart also initiated a partnership with a leading designer and manufacturer of low-cost dc electric motors pumps. Their team is now helping to develop a low-cost, submersible solar pump that will be field tested in kenya. Water catchments to address farmers' need for reliable access to water, kickstart began researching new technologies and methods for creating low-cost rainwater catchments. Water catchments are currently unaffordable for the poorest farmers. This year, kickstar”

“Deferred tax charges -304.”

“There was no change to the process from prior year.”