Overseas Funding 2026 (Tanzania) is NOW CLOSED

We do not fund individuals, only charitable organisations. We will give priority to funding organisations based in Uganda and, as such, you must be currently registered as an NGO there for at least 6 months prior to submitting your application. 

1. Registered as an NGO (and showing on the official government register) and able to provide a current registration certificate
2. Have an annual income (as shown in your most recent accounts) of no more than GBP 200,000 equiv.
3. Have been operating for at least one full year and able to provide accounts for at least one full year
4. Have at least four Board members who are not related to each other or to any employees of the organisation
5. Be able to provide the name and contact details of a recent or current funder who we can contact for a reference
6. Have a bank account in the organisation’s name and with at least two signatories and which – if you are a locally-based organisation – can accept $USD.  (Our grant payments to locally-based organisations are made in $USD only – UK organisations will be paid in GBP)

• Registered Charity or Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

• Charitable Company (NB you must be registered both as a charity and a company)

• Excepted Charity (see Excepted charities – GOV.UK for more information on these)

and you must also meet the criteria in 2-6 above. 

Your project must meet at least one of the priorities below. PLEASE NOTE – priority will be given to projects supporting rural communities.

• Projects which support access to education for women and girls (please note – we will not fund individual bursaries or scholarships; nor will we fund orphanages)

• Projects which enable rural and/or displaced communities – especially female-headed households – to become more self-sufficient

You can apply for any amount up to a maximum of £5,000 per year and for up to two years (ie maximum £10,000 in total). 

The application window is no longer open.

Applications will only be accepted using the online application form, accessed by a live link below when we are open. You cannot apply in any other way.

Please note the character limits on certain questions. These limits are for characters including-spaces. No text can be entered after you reach the stated limit.

It’s often better to construct the answers on a Word document first (so you can check the character count etc) and then copy and paste to the actual form. 

To access the online application form you must first complete an eligibility checklist – if you are not eligible you will not be able to open the main form. Please answer these questions honestly and do not apply if you do not meet this first step.

We recommend that you keep a copy of your completed form for your own record and in case you might need to resubmit your application for some reason eg if your online application didn’t go through at first, as it can happen.

As well as answering the questions on the form you must also upload all the documents requested otherwise your application will not be considered.

If you have a query which is not covered in the guidance or elsewhere please contact us via email.

When your application is submitted correctly you will receive an automated email confirming this so please ensure your email address is correct.

Specific information on the timelines for applying, starting your project, etc will be available in early 2027 when we will open this programme. If successful, remember that your grant cannot start until you receive a formal grant offer from us so bear that in mind when planning your project.

As part of the assessment process we may wish to speak to you by telephone or Zoom/Teams. Please don’t worry if we ask to speak with you in this way – these meetings are not designed to catch you out but to help us get a fuller picture of the work you do and to give you a chance to talk about your work as it is not always easy for you to describe it well on a written application.

If your application is declined we can provide feedback if you wish – just get in touch.

If you are successful in your application we will ask you to formally accept the grant offer and to provide us with your bank details and a formal document from your bank (eg a statement) which shows your bank details. The bank account must be in the name of the organisation and controlled by at least 2 directors of the organisation.

PLEASE NOTE – GRANT PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE IN US DOLLARS ONLY IF YOU ARE A UGANDAN-BASED ORGANISATION – YOU MUST ENSURE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT CAN ACCEPT THIS CURRENCY.

The annual grant awarded will be paid at the beginning of the grant year. If you have 2-year funding, payment of the year 2 grant cannot be made until we receive a satisfactory monitoring report for the first year.

It is important to note that setting up international payments takes several weeks, so if awarded a grant you most likely will not receive your grant payment until 1, possibly 2 , months after your grant offer.

Please make the application your own. In 2024 we had several applications which were almost identical in their wording and detail. If we see this we will automatically decline your application.

Don’t submit an AI-generated application as these will go to the bottom of our priority list. We want to hear your authentic voice come through and for you to tell us what you want to do and why it is needed. It doesn’t have to be perfect English – we don’t mark applications down for the quality of their language.

Please do not apply if you do not meet the criteria or cannot provide the documents requested – it will only waste your time and ours as you will not get funded.

1. Use your own voice. We want to hear your perspective and understand your passion, not read something that sounds generic, you think we want to hear or that is Ai. 
2. Be honest.  Clearly explain what you’re trying to achieve with the funding. 
3. Follow the guidelines exactly. Make sure you answer every question, stay within the character count. Concise and clear is the key.  And remember, you can only apply via the online form – do not apply by email or any other method.
4. Show clear impact. Explain how the grant will be used and what difference it will make. 
5. Review your application. You don’t need to write in perfect English, as long as you communicate what you mean successfully. 

• Individuals (including via bursaries)
• Organisations which are not registered NGOs or UK registered charities
• Non-charitable activities
• Orphanages
• Organisations which promote religion
• Party-political organisations or Party-political campaigning (charitable campaigning is okay)
• Medical research
• Hospitals or primary healthcare provision
• Fundraising-only posts (though we can fund a post where fundraising is part of what they do)
• Statutory organisations or services
• Residential care 
• Employment/Recruitment agencies

This list is not meant to be exhaustive. If you have an activity/proposal where you are not sure if we would fund it, please get in touch and we can discuss it.