# Uganda Children'S Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1214247 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1214247)
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Uganda
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/uganda-childrens-trust

Supports the education of children in Uganda who are disadvantaged by poverty, disability or being orphaned

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the charity ('the objects') are: to promote the education, welfare and health for children within Uganda Children's trust's programmes in Uganda.the priorities for the Children's education programme are:to support educational opportunities for orphaned children through the sponsorship of a number of children in atuneta orphanage, koboko, Uganda and in supporting access to school for orphaned children in mereba orphanage integrity school, koboko through support for teacher salaries to support educational opportunities for deaf, blind and disabled children, in particular by working with the special needs unit in teremunga primary school, koboko, Uganda;to encourage the development of child centred education focussed on mereba orphanage integrity school.the priorities for the welfare and health of the children who come within our programmes are:to support the provision of basic standards of hygiene and nutrition of the orphaned children within our programmes, in particular the children in atuneta orphanage centre, koboko, ugandato promote access to health care treatment of the orphaned children within our programmes within the resources of the trust.

## What it funds

Uganda Children'S Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Uganda.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Uganda Children'S Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 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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