# The Nyungwe Conservation and Community Development Foundation (Nyuco)

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1186281 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1186281)
- Website: https://nyucorwanda.wixsite.com/nyuco
- Latest income: £5,847; spending £2,550
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/nyungwe-conservation-and-community-development-foundation

Nyungwe Forest National Park is pristine rainforest in south western Rwanda. NYUCO provides grants to local organisations working to conserve and protect the environment and to advance the education locally about conservation and sustainable development. Our first project was funded in September 2019, a grant to BioCoop https://www.biocoop.rw for a 6 month project Children in Nature to 31/3/20

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Nyungwe Conservation and Community Development Foundation (Nyuco) is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty and environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Nyungwe Conservation and Community Development Foundation (Nyuco) reported income of £5,847 and spending of £2,550.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Nyungwe Conservation and Community Development Foundation (Nyuco) in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (nyucorwanda.wixsite.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 The Nyungwe Conservation and Community Development Foundation (Nyuco) open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Nyungwe Conservation and Community Development Foundation (Nyuco) is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Nyungwe Conservation and Community Development Foundation (Nyuco) give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Nyungwe Conservation and Community Development Foundation (Nyuco) makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Nyungwe Conservation and Community Development Foundation (Nyuco)?

In its latest reported year The Nyungwe Conservation and Community Development Foundation (Nyuco) reported income of £5,847 and spending of £2,550.


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