# The Riverroots

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1213561 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1213561)
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, 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/riverroots

Supporting Clean Water Objectives - The advancement of health by partnering with organisations that are involved in the supply of clean water through borehole provision and improvement and monitoring of water quality especially in rural areas in Southern Africa. And the advancement of environmental protection by making donations to organisations involved in improving biodiversity in the Zambezi.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Riverroots is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and environment / conservation / heritage for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Riverroots in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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