# PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1141057
- **Other names:** ORCHID PROJECT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 1, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1141057


## Contact

- **Address:** W1 Office Ltd, 12 Old Bond Street, LONDON, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1S 4PW
- **Phone:** 020 3752 5503
- **Email:** info@orchidproject.org
- **Website:** www.orchidproject.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS IN PARTICULAR FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING ("FGC") AS AN INFRINGEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;(B) OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;(C) RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;(D) RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(E) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;(F) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;(G) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;(H) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(I) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;(J) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;(K) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; AND(L) ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC RELATING TO FGC.(3) TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF FGC.

**Activities:** We work to shape the dialogue around female genital cutting (FGC) and advocate for prioritisation of the issue, communicate the scale and impact of FGC and how it is ending, and support the efforts of organisations working towards abandonment in practising countries.

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Denmark
- India
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Senegal
- Somalia
- Tanzania
- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £957920 | £1080048 | £337551 | 6 |
| March 31, 2024 | £853420 | £1226245 | £459679 | 6 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1588081 | £1214159 | £832504 | 7 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1428237 | £1205407 | £458582 | 8 |
| March 31, 2021 | £822424 | £907903 | £235752 | 10 |



## Trustees

- **Joseph Ssali Ssentongo** (Chair) — appointed July 17, 2020
- Alice Nassimbwa Feldwick — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Carina-Carmelina Maria Petra Hirsh El-Kabbany — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Delphine Anne Rive — appointed July 8, 2022
- Dimiana Kamal Farag — appointed April 22, 2022
- Dr Andreas Ernst Zielke — appointed Jan. 1, 2024