# The Kentown Africa Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1218950 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1218950)
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Malawi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia
- Other names: Kentown Africa (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/kentown-africa-foundation

Kentown Africa is a UK based grant making Foundation that focuses on children's healthcare provision in sub-Saharan Africa.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> 1. For the public benefit to relieve sickness and preserve and promote the health of children and young people in sub-saharan Africa by making grants toward:• strengthening healthcare systems and professionals through education, training, workforce development, infrastructure support and the provision of resources to improve paediatric and wider healthcare services;• projects delivering care and treatment for children and young people’s health.

## What it funds

The Kentown Africa Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives and disability for children / young people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Malawi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Kentown Africa Foundation 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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