# Hope4kibera

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1189029 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1189029)
- Website: https://www.hope4kibera.org.uk
- Latest income: £61.5k; spending £67.6k
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/hope4kibera

Hope4Kibera supports local partners in the Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya. The principle activity is to support our partners in running the Bright Hope Education Centre, which is a secondary school (boarding) offering free education to students from the Kibera slum. Our partners also assist needy Kibera families with food and medical care.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Hope4kibera is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Hope4kibera reported income of £61.5k and spending of £67.6k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Hope4kibera in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (hope4kibera.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 Hope4kibera open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Hope4kibera is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Hope4kibera give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Hope4kibera makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Hope4kibera?

In its latest reported year Hope4kibera reported income of £61.5k and spending of £67.6k.


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