# Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1155433 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1155433) - Website: https://www.lifeaidglobal.com - Latest income: £9,306; spending £3,155 - What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Accommodation / housing, Religious activities, Economic / community development / employment - Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information - Area of operation: Southwark, Bulgaria, Nigeria, Zambia - Other names: Lifeaid (previous); Lifeaid -Empowering Orphans and Widows (previous) - Trustees: 5 - Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/lifeaid-empowering-orphans-and-widows We offer support to orphans with tuition fees. Educate and support farmer in increasing their crop yield. Supply clothing to the homeless and encourage social cohesion in less economically developed countries. Currently in Zambia we are helping with organic farming. We also support widows in setting up and running their own businesses. ## 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 | £9,306 | £3,155 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2024 | £3,815 | £2,834 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2023 | £5,160 | £2,199 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2022 | £5,750 | £1,644 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2021 | £4,137 | £2,650 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > To relieve poverty, particularly amongst Widows and children in such ways as the trustees shall think fit including:· the provision of grants and donations to meet the basic necessities of life such as food, water and shelter;· enabling children to attend school;· helping Widows to farm the land to produce food to feed themselves and their families;· providing assistance including micro loans to Widows to help them earn a living to care for their families; · the provision of Christian counselling and pastoral care; and· the provision of such grants and donations to support the charitable work of organisations working with trafficked children including supporting their rescue, care and rehabilitation. ## What it funds Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief, accommodation / housing, religious activities and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows reported income of £9,306 and spending of £3,155. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £12.5k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Southwark, Bulgaria, Nigeria and Zambia. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (lifeaidglobal.com) 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 Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Southwark, Bulgaria, Nigeria and Zambia. ### Does Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows give each year? The register does not break out Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows'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 £3,155. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £2,496 a year. ### How large is Lifeaid Empowering Orphans and Widows? 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