# Ansh UK

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1215234 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1215234)
- Website: https://www.ansh.health/
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: India
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ansh-uk

Ansh UK designs and manages Kangaroo Mother Care programmes to save newborn lives. We develop training and implementation guidelines, and work closely with partners in India to deliver these programmes in government hospitals, providing technical assistance to ensure effective implementation. We also monitor, evaluate and iterate on the programmes to increase their impact and cost effectiveness.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To preserve and protect the health of babies and mothers in India and such other low and middle income countries as the trustees shall from time to time determine, through the delivery of programmes designed to improve access to knowledge and support for healthcare professionals and parents primarily but not exclusively focused on maternal and newborn care and survival.

## What it funds

Ansh UK is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as India.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Ansh UK in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (ansh.health) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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