The Trust is committed to transparency and works with 360Giving to publish information about grants. A spreadsheet of our grants can be downloaded here. An overview of grants awarded since 2020 can be seen here and here.

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The Brian Mercer Trust currently supports the following organisations

PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF HUMAN SUFFERING

Adami Project

Services and training for young mothers in Sierra Leone

Chase Africa

Women's health and family planning in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative

Developing drug treatments for diseases that impact poor and marginalised people

Greenpeace

Young Climate Activist Speakers Fund

Kids Club Kampala

Work with street children and families in Uganda and Kenya

Our Sansar

Addressing the needs of street children in Nepal

Power for the People

Providing a range of sustainable energy and clean cooking initiatives in Kenya

Re-Cycle

Renovating and recycling used cycles which are distributed to seven African countries

Social Change Lab

Research into effectiveness of climate activism

Team Kenya

Women's empowerment, sustainable agriculture, and safe cooking initiatives in Kenya

African Adventures Foundation

Installing latrines and other personal hygiene measures in schools in Zanzibar

Congo Children Trust

Shelter and education for street children in Congo

Eating Better

Promoting consumption of healthier diets containing more plant-based, better meat and dairy

Hello World

Providing solar-powered computer hubs in Africa and Nepal

Lafiya Nigeria

Family planning service in Nigeria

Oxfam

New Generation Programme for young climate activists in global majority countries

Pragya

Supporting smallholder farmers in W Kenya develop cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPS)

Real Zero

Encouraging plant based food in hospitals and other climate-friendly interventions

Stand

Distributing and fitting recycled prosthetic limbs from UK to Africa

Yough Climate Justice Fund

Supporting youth climate justice movements with funding, resources and youth-to-youth capacity internationally

Against Malaria Foundation

Distributing anti-malarial bed nets to countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Deki

Humanitarian and environmental work in Togo

Environmental Funders Network

Improving effectiveness and supporting people and organisations helping to create a thriving planet

Hope Health Action

Humanitarian work in Africa and Haiti

Medecins Sans Frontier

Providing medical services in conflict zones and areas undergoing natural disasters & epidemics

Plant-Based Health Professionals

Promoting more plant-based diets in UK medical schools and hospitals

Raising Futures Kenya

Training and support for Kenyan children and young people, especially women, living in poverty

Sightsavers

Initiatives to improve sight and neglected tropical diseases global majority countries

Strategic Youth Development Network

Supporting a Ghanaian youth climate change movement

CAUSES LOCAL TO BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE

Age UK Blackburn with Darwen

Making later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience and promoting the wellbeing of older people

Kairos Housing

Residential and drop-in centre for refugees

the Making Rooms

Community centre for making and technology

Blackburn Youth Zone

Enabling young people to develop skills, confidence, and ambition through diverse activities

Nightsafe

Night Shelter and support for homeless young people

Blackburn with Darwen Community Fund

Supporting community volunteering projects throughout the borough

the Festival of Making

National festival held annually in Blackburn, celebrating craft, making and art

ART IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND

Blackburn Museum and Gallery

sponsoring works by local artists

Tate Liverpool

Promoting the work of emerging NW artists

Castlefield Gallery

Promoting the work of emerging NW artists

the Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery

Promoting the work of emerging NW artists

Home

Sponsoring biennial Manchester Open exhibition

PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF HUMAN SUFFERING

	Adami Project	Services and training for young mothers in Sierra Leone
	African Adventures Foundation	Installing latrines and other personal hygiene measures in schools in Zanzibar
	Against Malaria Foundation	Distributing anti-malarial bed nets to countries in sub-Saharan Africa
	Chase Africa	Women's health and family planning in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
	Congo Children Trust	Shelter and education for street children in Congo
	Deki	Humanitarian and environmental work in Togo
	Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative	Developing drug treatments for diseases that impact poor and marginalised people
	Eating Better	Promoting consumption of healthier diets containing more plant-based, better meat and dairy
	Environmental Funders Network	Improving effectiveness and supporting people and organisations helping to create a thriving planet
	Greenpeace	Young Climate Activist Speakers Fund
	Hello World	Providing solar-powered computer hubs in Africa and Nepal
	Hope Health Action	Humanitarian work in Africa and Haiti
	Kids Club Kampala	Work with street children and families in Uganda and Kenya
	Lafiya Nigeria	Family planning service in Nigeria
	Medecins Sans Frontier	Providing medical services in conflict zones and areas undergoing natural disasters & epidemics
	Our Sansar	Addressing the needs of street children in Nepal
	Oxfam	New Generation Programme for young climate activists in global majority countries
	Plant-Based Health Professionals	Promoting more plant-based diets in UK medical schools and hospitals
	Power for the People	Providing a range of sustainable energy and clean cooking initiatives in Kenya
	Pragya	Supporting smallholder farmers in W Kenya develop cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPS)
	Raising Futures Kenya	Training and support for Kenyan children and young people, especially women, living in poverty
	Re-Cycle	Renovating and recycling used cycles which are distributed to seven African countries
	Real Zero	Encouraging plant based food in hospitals and other climate-friendly interventions
	Sightsavers	Initiatives to improve sight and neglected tropical diseases global majority countries
	Social Change Lab	Research into effectiveness of climate activism
	Stand	Distributing and fitting recycled prosthetic limbs from UK to Africa
	Strategic Youth Development Network	Supporting a Ghanaian youth climate change movement
	Team Kenya	Women's empowerment, sustainable agriculture, and safe cooking initiatives in Kenya
	Yough Climate Justice Fund	Supporting youth climate justice movements with funding, resources and youth-to-youth capacity internationally

CAUSES LOCAL TO BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE

Age UK Blackburn with Darwen	Making later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience and promoting the wellbeing of older people
Blackburn Youth Zone	Enabling young people to develop skills, confidence, and ambition through diverse activities
Blackburn with Darwen Community Fund	Supporting community volunteering projects throughout the borough
Kairos Housing	Residential and drop-in centre for refugees
Nightsafe	Night Shelter and support for homeless young people
the Festival of Making	National festival held annually in Blackburn, celebrating craft, making and art
the Making Rooms	Community centre for making and technology

ART IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND

Age UK Blackburn with Darwen	Making later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience and promoting the wellbeing of older people
Blackburn Youth Zone	Enabling young people to develop skills, confidence, and ambition through diverse activities
Blackburn with Darwen Community Fund	Supporting community volunteering projects throughout the borough
Kairos Housing	Residential and drop-in centre for refugees
Nightsafe	Night Shelter and support for homeless young people
the Festival of Making	National festival held annually in Blackburn, celebrating craft, making and art
the Making Rooms	Community centre for making and technology