# Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1155620 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1155620) - Website: https://www.oxford-ramallah.org - Latest income: £7,148; spending £5,949 - What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Human rights / equality / diversity - Who it helps: The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance - Area of operation: Oxfordshire - Other names: Orfa (working) - Trustees: 6 - Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/oxford-ramallah-friendship-association Charity launch March 2014 with displays, information and messages of support. The launch highlighted our work over the last 11 years and acted as a fundraising event for the Women's visit. Visit to Oxford of 7 women (6 from a refugee camp and one a medical worker) June 2014. Raised awareness of human rights and humanitarian issues. Over 400 people heard the women speak and received information. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 1 Apr 2025 | £7,148 | £5,949 | not filed | | 1 Apr 2024 | £7,215 | £7,446 | not filed | | 1 Apr 2023 | £1,527 | £7,629 | not filed | | 1 Apr 2022 | £4,330 | £2,193 | not filed | | 1 Apr 2021 | £3,955 | £3,181 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > 1. To promote human rights (as set out in the universal declaration of human rights and subsequent united nations conventions and declarations) by all or any of the following means:- raising awareness of human rights and humanitarian issues relevant to the israeli - palestinian conflict in general;- researching and monitoring abuses of human rights and infringements of human rights law;- educating the public about human rights and human rights law;- promoting public support for human rights and the observance of human rights law;- working to eliminate abuses of human rights and infringements of human rights law;- working to obtain and promote redress for the victims of human rights abuses and their families and infringements of human rights law.- providing support to and relieving need among the victims of human rights abuses and infringements of human rights law and their families.2. To advance the education of the public in the UK and palestine, in particular in Ramallah and its environs by all or any of the following means:- to provide extra-curricular education to improve the educational standards of the local people, inhabitants and refugees; - to focus on improving the educational resources available to those in need, especially the youth and refugees.- to assist in providing directly or indirectly educational teaching material, books and tools to contribute to the education or professional development of the youth and refugees.- to support community based education… ## What it funds Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science and human rights / equality / diversity for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance. In its latest reported year Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association reported income of £7,148 and spending of £5,949. Over its last 5 reported years, to 1 Apr 2025, it spent £26.4k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Oxfordshire. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (oxford-ramallah.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 Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Oxfordshire. ### Does Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association give grants to individuals? The Charity Commission register records that Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals. ### How much does Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association give each year? The register does not break out Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 1 Apr 2025 was £5,949. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £5,280 a year. ### How large is Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association? 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