# The Freedom and Justice Partnership

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1214382 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1214382)
- Website: https://freedomandjusticepartnership.org
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Human rights / equality / diversity
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Other names: Freedom and Justice Partnership (working)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/freedom-and-justice-partnership

The Freedom and Justice Partnership supports health education programmes for children and young people caught in child labour in the DRC. We also provide education for policy makers, civil society and business community leaders about human rights abuses in supply chains.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the CIO are to:1. Prevent or relieve poverty in the kolwezi region of the Democratic Republic of Congo initially, and anywhere in the world, where artisanal mining by children occurs by:a. Providing grants, items, and services for child labourers and their families;b. Providing and/or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare screening assessments and all the necessary support designed to enable child labourers and their families to lead heathier lives. Where provision of such services cannot be met, to refer or sign post to third party providers in achieving this objective;2. Advance education:a. Of the public in areas of child labour, human rights abuses, and supply chain integrity violations to promote awareness and understanding of these critical issues by providing briefings, and educational programmes;b. In order to improve access to education for child labourers involved in artisanal mining by partnering with:i. Existing agencies in the kolwezi region of the Democratic Republic of Congo to establish new educational provisions when required, in line with local regulations and safeguarding practices;ii. Existing agencies anywhere in the world where artisanal mining by children occurs to establish new educational provisions when required, in line with local regulations and safeguarding practices;c. Of the public about technologies that could be used to create secure digital identities for children and promoting research into the use of…

## What it funds

The Freedom and Justice Partnership is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty and human rights / equality / diversity for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Congo (Democratic Republic).

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Freedom and Justice Partnership in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (freedomandjusticepartnership.org) 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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