# Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 518609 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/518609)
- Website: https://www.redditchoneworldlink.blogspot.co.uk
- Latest income: £3,821; spending £5,830
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, 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, Provides buildings / facilities / open space
- Area of operation: Worcestershire, Tanzania
- Other names: Redditch One World Link (previous); Rowl (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/redditch-one-world-link-friends-of-mtwara

Redditch is twinned with Mtwara in Tanzania. Town twining based on equality, knowledge and understanding through learning and personal involvement. Activities include: exchange visits, fundraising for projects in Mtwara and to bring Tanzanians from Mtwara to visit Redditch, also for secondaryschool fees for sponsored pupils (?1300 is sent out every year); organising seminars on related topics.

## 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 Dec 2025 | £3,821 | £5,830 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £3,031 | £2,451 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £792 | £1,788 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £4,307 | £2,000 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £1,530 | £3,254 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To establish and maintain direct links between the towns of Redditch and Mtwara with the aim of alleviating poverty, advancing education and improving facilities for healthcare and other community purposes of a charitable nature in Mtwara and the encouragement of development education in Redditch by such means as shall be so calculated to achieve this aim for the general benefit of the communities of the said towns."

## What it funds

Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty 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, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings / facilities / open space. In its latest reported year Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara reported income of £3,821 and spending of £5,830. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £15.3k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Worcestershire and Tanzania.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (redditchoneworldlink.blogspot.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 Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Worcestershire and Tanzania.

### Does Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara give each year?

The register does not break out Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £5,830. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £3,065 a year.

### How large is Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara?

In its latest reported year Redditch One World Link - Friends of Mtwara reported income of £3,821 and spending of £5,830.


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