# Grass Root Education and Training Partners

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1214956 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1214956)
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services
- Area of operation: Throughout England, Sierra Leone
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/grass-root-education-and-training-partners

We support people with learning disabilities to access opportunities such as apprenticeship, Employment training, Independent Living Skills, Internships and community service.We also support disadvantaged children/communities to access formal education and training.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the CIO are:1. The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit in such parts of London as the trustees shall determine, among people who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of learning disabilities, relieving their needs and assisting them to integrate into society, by providing activities and services designed to enable them to build confidence and independence and develop social, life and work skills which will help to increase their capacities and capabilities and maximise their potential. 2. For the public benefit, the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in such parts of Sierra Leone as the trustees shall determine, through the provision of grants, items, services and support to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations, working to assist such individuals.

## What it funds

Grass Root Education and Training Partners is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people and older people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Sierra Leone.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Grass Root Education and Training Partners in its sources (last checked 4 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.

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