# One World Aid

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1168757 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1168757)
- Website: https://www.oneworldaid.org
- Latest income: £50; spending £0
- What it funds: Disability
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Burundi, Ghana, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Romania, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo (Democratic Republic), Zambia
- Other names: Owa (working)
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/one-world-aid

To help relieve sickness and financial hardship, promote and preserve good health. Enable the education of the most deprived people, train poor and disadvantaged people, through activities, such as farming and food processing skills to feed themselves. Provide relief where there is poverty or disasters so lives can be re-built and dignity restored.

## 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 Mar 2025 | £50 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £553 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £2,038 | £4,015 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £2,932 | £1,818 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £5,750 | £4,870 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship, unemployment, sickness, education and such other economic or social disadvantage, in such parts of the World as the charity trustees may from time to time decide.

## What it funds

One World Aid is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability for children / young people and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year One World Aid reported income of £50 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £10.7k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Burundi, Ghana, Guyana, Kazakhstan and Kenya and 9 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from One World Aid in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (oneworldaid.org) 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 One World Aid open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from One World Aid is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does One World Aid fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Burundi, Ghana, Guyana, Kazakhstan and Kenya and 9 more areas.

### Does One World Aid give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does One World Aid give each year?

The register does not break out One World Aid's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £2,141 a year.

### How large is One World Aid?

In its latest reported year One World Aid reported income of £50 and spending of £0.


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