# Girl Child Network Worldwide

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1139112 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1139112)
- Website: https://www.girlchildnetworkworldwide.org
- Latest income: £8,000; spending £7,500
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: City of London, Essex, Southend-on-sea, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe
- Other names: Gcnw (working)
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/girl-child-network-worldwide

REPLICATION OF GIRL CHILD EMPOWERMENT MODEL IN FIVE AFRICAN COUNTRIES WITH RWANDA RECENTLY SUPPORTED TO SET UP AND ENSURE GIRLS ARE EMPOWERED AND EDUCATED TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. GIRLS EMPOWERMENT AND EDUCATION FUND IS SET UP FOR GIRLS IN AFRICA TO ACCESS IN CASES OF EMERGENCIES WHERE THEIR LIVES ARE THREATENED BY POVERTY ,MAN MADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS.WE ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE FOR GIRLS

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The trustees must apply the income of the charity in furthering the following objects ("the objects"):a) the relief of need and poverty;b) the advancement of education; andc) the preservation and protection of health.these objects shall be undertaken primarily for the benefit of girls in Africa.

## What it funds

Girl Child Network Worldwide is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief and economic / community development / employment 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Girl Child Network Worldwide reported income of £8,000 and spending of £7,500.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as City of London, Essex, Southend-on-sea, Rwanda and Sierra Leone and 3 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Girl Child Network Worldwide in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (girlchildnetworkworldwide.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.

## Questions

### Is Girl Child Network Worldwide open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Girl Child Network Worldwide is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Girl Child Network Worldwide fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as City of London, Essex, Southend-on-sea, Rwanda and Sierra Leone and 3 more areas.

### Does Girl Child Network Worldwide give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Girl Child Network Worldwide?

In its latest reported year Girl Child Network Worldwide reported income of £8,000 and spending of £7,500.


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