What we do
Making a difference in areas of Environment, Health and Education
Our funding priorities
The Trust likes to make grants which will make a tangible difference and will consider charities or projects which have difficulty getting started or raising funds from other sources.
This often means that the Trust is funding capital projects, for example for equipment, materials, the construction of buildings and solar panels, and the supply of safe, clean water.
The Trust does not usually fund any running costs, including staff salaries, administration, marketing and travel costs. Grants are made to UK charities which work in all parts of the world.
Education
The Trust supports projects which benefit people of all ages and backgrounds to advance education, aid delivery and widen educational/training opportunities throughout the world, with particular focus on emerging and developing economies and female educational opportunities. This can include formal education at all levels, vocational skills training to enhance employment opportunities, technical development (for example to teach IT skills), health and hygiene training and awareness. Projects can also include school building and renovation programmes.
The Trust likes to support projects to enhance awareness and to develop and educate communities in the area of family planning and menstrual health and hygiene.
Health
The Trust supports projects which benefit, improve and advance the health, wellbeing and life chances of people, communities and their environments across the world. This can include capital projects to build or refurbish health centres, clinics and hospitals, to construct WASH facilities, to provide mobile health posts, to purchase essential equipment, to provide generators for hospitals or clinics and to upskill healthcare staff in new methods or techniques.
A wide variety of healthcare projects are supported.
The natural environment
The Trust supports projects involved in the conservation, improvement and regeneration of the natural environment. This includes environmental awareness, biodiversity, sustainability and initiatives to combat climate change and further carbon capture. Projects can include tree planting, rewilding, protection of habitats and farm sustainability.
The Trust does not support projects involving animal welfare or heritage sites and buildings.
Our projects
You can read more about some of the projects we have supported, the work of JCT and how funds are used by visiting our projects page.