# Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1017930 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1017930)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources
- Area of operation: Eswatini
- Other names: F O S H (working); Friends of the Swaziland Hospice (previous); Friends of Palliative Care Inswaziland (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-palliative-care-in-swaziland

To promote the relief of sickness through the provision of medical aid, financial assistance and other support to palliative care in the Kingdom of Swaziland and to achieve this by providing a screening detection, terminal care nursing service and education programme for health workers engaged in detection and treatment of cancer and caring for terminally ill patients.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £700 | £1,237 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To promote the relief of sickness through the provision of medical aid,financial assistance and other support to the Swaziland hospice at home and cancer relief service , in its charitable work in providing a screening detection treatment terminal Care nursing service and education programme for health workers engaged in detection and treatment of cancer and caring for the terminally ill patients throughout the kingdom of Swaziland in southern Africa

## What it funds

Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and overseas aid / famine relief for people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources. In its latest reported year Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £1,237 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland fund?

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

### Does Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland give each year?

The register does not break out Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £247 a year.

### How large is Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland?

In its latest reported year Friends of Palliative Care in Swaziland reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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