# Educate for Change

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1134736 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1134736)
- Website: https://educateforchange.org.uk
- Latest income: £34k; spending £32k
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/educate-for-change

Educate for Change is a small personal charity working to improve the lives of orphans and other vulnerable children in the Kayunga district of Uganda. Educate for Change finds sponsors willing to cover boarding school fees and matches sponsors to orphans and other vulnerable children in the district.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Educate for Change is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Educate for Change reported income of £34k and spending of £32k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Educate for Change in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (educateforchange.org.uk) 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.

## Questions

### Is Educate for Change open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Educate for Change is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Educate for Change give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Educate for Change makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Educate for Change?

In its latest reported year Educate for Change reported income of £34k and spending of £32k.


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