The Prince of Wales Charitable Fund (PWCF) has just announced that it will award £1.95 million in grants to seven charities over the next three years. The Fund, founded by King Charleshas donated more than £73 million since its foundation in 1979. The seven chosen charities have been selected by Trustees for their hugely important work in environmental sustainability and social inclusion – two causes close to the heart of the King.
The seven chosen charities are: Plantlife International, Practical Action, The Wildlife Trusts, Age Scotland, Carers Trust, BIGKID Foundation and Omega.
The Carers Trust receives a large grant of £300,000 to support the work they do representing and campaigning for the UK’s estimated seven million unpaid carers.
Kirsty McHugh, the organization’s managing director, said the donation comes at a crucial time as research shows that more and more people are being forced to become unpaid carers – driving them into poverty.
“We conducted a survey last year showing that nearly two-thirds of adult carers are forced to give up work altogether or work fewer hours due to the demands of their caregiving role,” she said.
Ms McHugh continued: “Our survey found that one in seven (14 per cent) unpaid carers have used a food bank, while a quarter (25 per cent) have had to cut back on food. There is no doubt that this very generous grant will help ease the burden of some of the most vulnerable people in our society.”
Another social inclusion charity, the BIGKID foundation, will receive a £90,000 grant.
The smaller community organization was set up in 2000 to tackle youth violence and social exclusion of young people in Brixton and in six London boroughs, including Lambeth, Lewisham and Hounslow.
Shaninga Marasha, Founder and CEO of the BIGKID Foundation, said: “This grant comes at a tremendously important time. We are growing in response to the ever-growing need among our young people. In Lambeth, we have developed a unique hub model where our school programs interlink with our community involvement and more targeted mentoring and wellness support.
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Our ambition is to replicate this in other boroughs, building on where we already have a strong track record of achieving positive results with our Breaking Barriers with American Flag football program.”
Practical Action, one of the environmental charities, will receive £390,000 to help smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa develop farming systems that can adapt to climate change while still providing a good standard of living.
Other charities receiving grants include Plantlife International, which will receive £390,000 over three years to develop a science and impact program to help promote wild plants and fungi; The Wildlife Trusts, who will also receive £390,000 over three years to put people at the center of tackling the climate and wildlife crisis.
Age Scotland will receive £300,000 over three years to help fund services to improve the financial resilience, health and well-being of older people and Omega, the National Association for End of Life Care, a West Midlands-based charity, will receive £90,000 over three years years to help reduce loneliness and isolation for frail older adults who face multiple challenges such as caring responsibilities, mental health issues and bereavement.
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With a mission to transform lives and build sustainable communities, the PWCF awards grants to UK registered non-profit organizations to carry out projects in the UK and internationally.
It receives substantial royalties from Waitrose supermarket’s Duchy Originals range, which was founded by the King in 1990 when he was Prince of Wales.
He founded the range with the aim of creating what he called a “virtuous circle” by helping smallholder farmers find a new market for their goods, while offering consumers high-quality natural foods and promoting more sustainable production methods that promote health. of the soil and to protect the soil. environment.
Since 2009, royalties from the Waitrose range have raised over £34 million for PWCF and the charities it supports.