# RIFT VALLEY RESEARCH LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1144010
- **Other names:** RIFT VALLEY INSTITUTE (RVI)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 27, 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=1144010


## Contact

- **Address:** The Wheelhouse, Angel Court, 81 St. Clements Street, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX4 1AW
- **Phone:** 07462130035
- **Email:** institute@riftvalley.net
- **Website:** www.riftvalley.net



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN EASTERN AFRICA; TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO EASTERN AFRICA AND RELATED SUBJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.2. TO PROMOTE 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:MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THAT THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS.

**Activities:** The activities of the Rift Valley Institute comprise field-based, action-oriented social research projects, support for indigenous educational institutions, in-country training courses, consultative processes, legal support programmes and an online digital library. They are designed to inform aid interventions, support local research capacity, record indigenous culture and promote human rights.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Kensington And Chelsea



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £4630498 | £4422421 | £989716 | 25 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £4822153 | £4660680 | £802956 | 24 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £3933426 | £3905835 | £645330 | 23 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2633221 | £2594150 | £591886 | 19 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1840207 | £1772058 | £561596 | 16 |



## Trustees

- **Margaret Workman Buchanan Smith** (Chair) — appointed June 14, 2019
- Awak Bior — appointed March 26, 2026
- Dr Sharath Srinivasan — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Haile Menkerios — appointed July 8, 2022
- Joanna Oyediran Adenike — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- Lillian Wairimu Githuka — appointed Sept. 6, 2024
- Mary Walker Harper — appointed June 16, 2022
- Paul Murphy — appointed June 26, 2025
- Professor Kenneth John Menkhaus — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- Professor Laura Christine Hammond — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Professor Munzoul Abdalla Munzoul Assal — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Professor Terrence Patrick Lyons — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Timothy James Woodward — appointed Sept. 1, 2024