Charitable Trusts and Foundations play an invaluable role in helping Children on the Edge reach and improve the lives of marginalised children around the world.
Help Children on the Edge change lives.
WHY SUPPORT US?
Our small size means that our Grants Manager and wider team have direct, hands-on experience of our projects. They work closely alongside local partners and have an in-depth knowledge of all our programmes. As a result, we are best placed to fulfil the needs of Trusts and Foundations and communicate about our projects effectively, intelligently and with personal insight. Trusts and Foundations of all sizes can support Children on the Edge and together we can transform the lives of marginalised children, creating protective environments where they can safely live, play, learn and grow. |
WHAT CAN YOU SUPPORT?
Trusts and Foundations can work in partnership with us through one-off grants, or longer term over a number of years to support a specific programme or general area of work (i.e providing flexible, innovative education to persecuted Dalit children in India or early years education for Congolese refugees). Children on the Edge projects are well researched, innovative and unique, reaching children who are often overlooked by their communities, their governments, the media and the international community. Reaching these children requires extensive research; ongoing conversations with communities, networks and diaspora; and travel to a number of hard to reach, remote locations. We have received innovation awards and international recognition for our programmes. Flexible, unrestricted grants from Trusts and Foundations are crucial to support the research and development phases; to allow us to foster innovation in our projects and respond with greater flexibility to new or emerging needs. |
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
We cultivate close working relationships with our funding partners. We have robust monitoring and evaluation processes and are able to report back regularly. In this way our supporters know exactly how their money is being spent and the impact they are having. We recognise that trusts and foundations may have specific interests or objectives so our dedicated team is happy to provide a very personalised service. We’ll help you meet your aims while ensuring our work brings about long-term, sustainable change. |
If you’re a trustee or in contact with a relevant trust, we would love to hear from you.
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MEET SOME OF OUR CURRENT FUNDERS...
Postcode Education Trust
Postcode Education Trust has a vision where all children have access to inclusive and equitable quality education, and governments and local actors promote sustainable, lifelong, learning opportunities for all. Funds raised by players of Postcode Lottery and awarded by Postcode Education Trust are helping thousands of Congolese refugee children access vital early years education, through our innovative cluster learning approach. This is the fourth year players of People’s Postcode Lottery have supported Children on the Edge, and the third year they are supporting our work in Kyaka II refugee settlement. They have raised £1.2 million for our work to date, helping to give young children the best start in life. Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised over £1.3 Billion for charities and good causes across Great Britain and internationally. |
"To create genuine impact for children living in volatile situations, we often seek innovative ways to solve challenges, like our award-winning Cluster Learning Model. Sometimes we need to be agile or even disruptive in order to bring change for the most marginalised children, so the courageous and flexible funding provided by Postcode Education Trust is a real catalyst in growing strength and sustainability for those who need it most.”
Rachel Bentley OBE, CEO and Co-Founder - Children on the Edge |
Educational Opportunity Foundation (formerly BFSS) The Educational Opportunity Foundation (formerly BFSS) furthers educational opportunity by funding and supporting knowledge sharing for educational projects in the UK and around the world. They have generously supported our work since 2015, funding primary education for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, and then Early Years Education for Congolese refugees in the Kyaka II refugee settlement in Uganda. We are delighted that the Educational Opportunity Foundation is supporting over twenty schools on Bhasan Char Island, which are offering primary education to around 1,000 Rohingya refugee children who have been relocated from the larger, crowded refugee camps on the mainland. These schools provide safe, colourful learning environments and well trained teachers, who enable students to enjoy a varied curriculum, with multiple avenues for self-expression. |