# AFRICAN RELIEF FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1197360
- **Other names:** ARF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 5, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1197360


## Contact

- **Address:** 26 GRANGE ROAD, SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B10 9QN
- **Phone:** 0121 753 4339
- **Email:** info@arf.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.arf.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN AFRICA:-A. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY BUILDING AND RENOVATING SCHOOLS, ORGANISING TEACHERS&#x27; TRAINING IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND REGIONAL EDUCATION MINISTRIES, SPONSORING POOR AND ORPHANED CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL WHILST ALSO OCCASIONALLY PROVIDING SCHOOL MEALS FOR LOWER INCOME CHILDREN TO IMPROVE SCHOOL ENROLMENT WITH DONOR PARTNERS;B. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, WATER AND SHELTER; HEALTHCARE PROJECTS SUCH AS MOBILE CLINIC TO ENABLE LOCALS TO RECEIVE TREATMENT OF DISEASES;C. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING MIDWIVES TRAINING TO REDUCE THE HIGH RATES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY; PROVISION OF HYGIENE KITS AND INCUBATORS FOR PREMATURE BABIES AND MOBILE HEALTH CLINICS;D. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING FOOD, WATER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS AND IMPLEMENTING WATER PROJECTS SUCH DIFFERENT TYPES OF WATER WELLS, EARTH DAMS AND RAINWATER HARVEST SYSTEM AND TRAINING LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LED BY WOMEN WITH CRAFT THAT GENERATE INCOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

**Activities:** activities were mainly education, supporting schools in Somalia and emergency food aid.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Somalia
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
- Birmingham City
- Throughout London





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **HOSSEIN SOYAN FARAH** | Chair | Jan. 5, 2022 |
| Maryan Farah |  | Jan. 5, 2022 |
| Omar Shire |  | Aug. 9, 2025 |




