# ASHINAGA ASSOCIATION IN THE UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1183750
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 6, 2019
- **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=1183750


## Contact

- **Address:** 13-14 CORNWALL TERRACE, OUTER CIRCLE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** NW1 4QP
- **Phone:** 02030751991
- **Email:** admin.uk@ashinaga.org
- **Website:** https://www.ashinaga-uk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF ORPHANS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BUT, IN PARTICULAR, IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (OR ANY PART THEREOF) INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:(I) PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND LOANS TO ORPHANS TO MEET EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH EDUCATION (INCLUDING COURSE FEES, TRAVEL AND MAINTENANCE ANDSUBSISTENCE EXPENSES);(II) PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE AND MENTORING, EMOTIONAL AND MORAL SUPPORT TO ORPHANS;(B) SUPPORTING COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (OR ANY PART THEREOF) BY SUPPORTING AND FACILITATING ORPHANS' EDUCATION WITH A VIEW TO:(I) DEVELOPING THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CAPACITY;(II) FOSTERING ENTHUSIASM AND TOLERANCE, INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND ENGENDERING RESPECT FOR INDIVIDUALITY, DIFFERENCE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK; AND(III) USING THEIR EDUCATION AND SKILLS TO THE BENEFIT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES (WHETHER NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL) WITHIN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;(C) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (OR ANY PART THEREOF) BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING; AND(D) SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

**Activities:** Ashinaga Association in the UK provides financial support to orphaned students from sub-Saharan Africa for undergraduate degrees in the UK, along with leadership training and support to develop scholars into compassionate change-makers. This work is part of the Ashinaga Africa Initiative, an international leadership programme that cultivates the next generation of young leaders for Africa.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Other Finance, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Senegal
- Uganda
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £607184 | £325087 | £-1424030 | 3 |
| March 31, 2024 | £702144 | £487310 | £-1706127 | 4 |
| March 31, 2023 | £708623 | £643711 | £-1920961 | 5 |
| March 31, 2022 | £840891 | £649340 | £-1985873 | 6 |
| March 31, 2021 | £575497 | £2892692 | £-2177424 | 6 |



## Trustees

- **Professor Saul Jonathan Benjamin Tendler** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 5, 2022
- Alex Wagikuyu — appointed March 4, 2025
- Jordan McFarlane — appointed March 19, 2024
- Kimeshan Naidoo — appointed May 9, 2024
- NORIKO CARPENTIER-TOMINAGA — appointed Feb. 22, 2017
- Nashina Asaria — appointed May 13, 2024
- Pablo Federico Perez — appointed May 14, 2024
- Professor 'Funmi Olonisakin — appointed Aug. 27, 2020
- Professor Osamu Murata — appointed Dec. 4, 2024
- YUKIE SEKI — appointed Feb. 22, 2017