# Friends of Kenya'S Children

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1116000 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1116000)
- Website: https://www.fkc.org.uk
- Latest income: £47.8k; spending £35.4k
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-kenyas-children

FKC raises funds in the UK to support orphaned, abandoned and/or destitute children in the Lodwar and Eldoret regions of Kenya, working through a Kenyan registered school active in these areas. The charity seeks to provide maintenance and education for the children and where necessary to assist also the communities and families in which they live and receive family care.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Friends of Kenya'S Children is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid / famine relief for children / young people and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Friends of Kenya'S Children reported income of £47.8k and spending of £35.4k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of Kenya'S Children in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (fkc.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 Friends of Kenya'S Children open for applications now?

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

### Does Friends of Kenya'S Children give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Friends of Kenya'S Children makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Friends of Kenya'S Children?

In its latest reported year Friends of Kenya'S Children reported income of £47.8k and spending of £35.4k.


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