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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EXAMPLES OF GRANTS
The following examples of past and current grants are illustrative and not comprehensive.
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Against Malaria Foundation
Distribution of bed nets in Africa and evaluation of cost-effectiveness
Legs 4 Africa
Recycling of prosthetic limbs for use in Africa
Kids Club Kampala
Supporting vulnerable children in the slums of Kampala, Uganda
PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF HUMAN SUFFERING
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PRAGYA
Supporting farmers in W Kenya in sustainable conservation & cultivation of medicinal & aromatic plants (MAPS )
Client Earth
Tackling climate change by informing, implementing and enforcing the law,
Greenpeace UK
Action on climate change
DNDi - Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
Developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients
Hope Health Action
Purchase of CRADLE VSA pregnancy monitoring devices for use in Ugandan refugee camps
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors withour Borders)
Provision and medical aid and humanitarian interventions worldwide
ART
Royal Society of Sculptors & Grizedale Sculpture
Sculpture residencies in Grizedale Sculpture Park
Tate Liverpool
Selecting, promoting and exhibiting the work of an emerging NW artist
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
Promoting the work of photographic artists from the North West
CAUSES LOCAL TO BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE
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Support for establishing Blackburn Youth Zone
Working with young people to enhance their prospects through leisure and training
Blackburn Foodbank
Providing emergency food and support to local people
Opportunity Sports Foundation
Enhancing the prospects of young people through sport
Blackburn Youth Zone
Working with young people to enhance their prospects through leisure and training
Blackburn Food Bank
Providing emergency food and support for local people
Kairos Housing
Accommodation and support centre for refugees
