# Wajir Mission

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1184266 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1184266)
- Latest income: £22.4k; spending £18.6k
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Kenya
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wajir-mission

We support a mission station in Wajir, North East Kenya which provides education and mother and baby clinics. The mission is run by the Daughters of St Anne, a catholic order of nuns.

## 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 Mar 2025 | £22.4k | £18.6k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £4,877 | £4,021 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £9,838 | £10k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £6,938 | £5,017 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £5,000 | £4,217 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The prevention or relief of poverty in Kenya by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. Without prejudice to the generality of the expression "to prevent or relieve poverty" it includes the provision of healthcare, education, food and sustenance, shelter and spiritual support to the poor and needy in Kenya

## What it funds

Wajir Mission is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Wajir Mission reported income of £22.4k and spending of £18.6k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £41.9k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Wajir Mission 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.

## Questions

### Is Wajir Mission open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Wajir Mission is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Wajir Mission fund?

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

### Does Wajir Mission give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Wajir Mission makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Wajir Mission give each year?

The register does not break out Wajir Mission's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £18.6k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £8,385 a year.

### How large is Wajir Mission?

In its latest reported year Wajir Mission reported income of £22.4k and spending of £18.6k.


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