# Street2scholar (S2s) Foundation CIO

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1219749 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1219749)
- Website: https://www.s2s-foundation.org/
- What it funds: Education / training, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: West Sussex, Nigeria
- Other names: S2s Foundation (working)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/street2scholar-foundation

Street2Scholar (S2S) Foundation CIO supports street connected and out of school children and young people, mainly in Nigeria. We provide education access, school reintegration, scholarships, vocational and technical training, mentoring, safeguarding, psychosocial support and health education to improve their wellbeing and future opportunities.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit, the relief of poverty and the advancement of education of Street-connected children (being persons under the age of 18) and disadvantaged young people up to the age of 24, particularly but not exclusively in Nigeria, by all or any of the following means:(a) Providing or supporting access to education, vocational and technical training, mentoring, skills development and employment-related support;(b) Providing or supporting access to healthcare, health education, food, accommodation and other charitable assistance for the relief of poverty, hardship and need;(c) Providing or supporting educational facilities, learning environments, equipment, materials and resources; and(d) Supporting the development of knowledge, skills, confidence, resilience and independence, to improve beneficiaries' conditions of life and enable them to become more self-reliant.

## What it funds

Street2scholar (S2s) Foundation CIO is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as West Sussex and Nigeria.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Street2scholar (S2s) Foundation CIO in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (s2s-foundation.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.

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