# Project Arusha

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1124283 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1124283)
- Website: http://www.stmarysparish.co.uk/outreach.html#arusha
- Latest income: £39.7k; spending £23.8k
- What it funds: Education / training, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/project-arusha

The charity donates money to schools and students in the Arusha Archdiocese in Tanzania. It also sponsors young people from a Catholic secondary school in Derby who have just completed their A levels to visit schools and parishes there for three months. They are able to socialise with the Tanzanian students and help them with their English.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Project Arusha is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and overseas aid / famine relief for children / young people and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Project Arusha reported income of £39.7k and spending of £23.8k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Project Arusha in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (stmarysparish.co.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 Project Arusha open for applications now?

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

### Does Project Arusha give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Project Arusha?

In its latest reported year Project Arusha reported income of £39.7k and spending of £23.8k.


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