# Malawi Orphan Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1110640 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1110640)
- Website: https://malawiorphanfund.uk
- Latest income: £86.8k; spending £90.6k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Accommodation / housing, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/malawi-orphan-fund

Malawi Orphan Fund primarily raises funds in the UK to support the work of Mchinji Children's Home in Malawi, also known as the Home of Hope, Malawi.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Malawi Orphan Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation / housing and religious activities for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Malawi Orphan Fund reported income of £86.8k and spending of £90.6k.

## How to apply

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

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

### Does Malawi Orphan Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Malawi Orphan Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Malawi Orphan Fund?

In its latest reported year Malawi Orphan Fund reported income of £86.8k and spending of £90.6k.


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