Ethar Relief
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Ethar Relief's stated themes are humanitarian relief, water and sanitation, food security, healthcare, education, child welfare and poverty relief, and its priority areas are the Horn of Africa, Yemen and East Sudan, so a project in one of those areas that fits a theme is the clearest match.
- The annual report shows £960,062 paid out in its latest year, but no typical or largest grant size is stated, so ask the charity about likely amounts before settling on a figure.
- The charity accepts applications on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline to plan around, and it says it reviews applications that align with its charitable objectives.
- Nothing given describes how competitive the funding is or whether relationships matter, so a short, clearly targeted approach is a sensible start.
Overview
Ethar Relief is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1169308).
Ethar Relief was set up by former refugees who had lived in an East African refugee camp themselves. It exists to ease the suffering of refugees, and it works across the Horn of Africa and Yemen, with a focus on refugees in particular and other marginalised communities. Its stated programmes cover humanitarian emergency relief, water, sanitation and hygiene, food and nutrition security, healthcare and wellbeing, education and training, child welfare including care for orphans, and the prevention or relief of poverty. It paid out £960,062 in its latest annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Ethar Relief provides emergency relief and development programmes for Eritrean refugees in particular and other marginalised communities across the Horn of Africa and Yemen. Its work focuses on humanitarian emergency relief; water, sanitation and hygiene; food and nutrition security; healthcare and wellbeing; education and training; child welfare, including care for orphans; and the prevention or relief of poverty. It makes grants to individuals and organisations, with grants payable to partners for restricted projects. It aims to help refugees in its care regardless of ethnicity, gender or religious beliefs.
Themes
- Humanitarian emergency relief
- Water, sanitation and hygiene
- Food and nutrition security
- Healthcare and wellbeing
- Education and training
- Child welfare
- Poverty relief
Geographic Focus
Priority: Horn of Africa; Yemen; East Sudan.
How to apply
The charity reviews and approves grant applications that align with its charitable objectives.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Yemen
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Ethar Relief.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Welfare and Development Charity Organization (WeDCO) · Sudan Projects£345,810year to 31 December 2024
- Sanabil Al-Khayr Association · Djibouti Projects£306,139year to 31 December 2024
- Araha · United States of America£2,000year to 31 December 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £0 | £0 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £2,886,494 | £2,549,183 | £1,987,331 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,417,800 | £1,971,384 | £1,207,549 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,543,354 | £1,412,784 | £593,796 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,213,113 | £1,537,563 | £960,062 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- etharrelief.org/about-us · read on 30 October 2026
- etharrelief.org · read on 30 October 2026
- etharrelief.org/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- etharrelief.org/press-release-sudavas · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Applying to Ethar Relief?
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Contact
- +44 (0)121 309 0230source
- info@etharrelief.orgsource
- marketing@etharrelief.orgsource
- 467 Coventry Road, Birmingham, B10 0TJ, United Kingdomsource
- One-Westminster Building, 37 Chapel Street, London NW1 5DPsource
- etharrelief.org
- Contact form
Applying to Ethar Relief?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +44 (0)121 309 0230source
- info@etharrelief.orgsource
- marketing@etharrelief.orgsource
- 467 Coventry Road, Birmingham, B10 0TJ, United Kingdomsource
- One-Westminster Building, 37 Chapel Street, London NW1 5DPsource
- etharrelief.org
- Contact form