Footsteps International
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Footsteps International's stated priority is Kenya, and its work centres on children in need, education and training, and poverty and disability, so work in Kenya in those areas fits its profile best.
- The annual report shows typical grants from £1,750 to £170,000, with a median of about £18,000, and total annual giving of £277,608, so a request near the median is a realistic size.
- The annual report publishes no application process, and the charity says it works only with trusted in-country partners, so contact it first to ask how to get in touch and to show how your work in Kenya is trusted before sending a proposal.
- Its approach suggests a relationship-led route rather than an open competition.
- Work outside Kenya or outside these three areas fits its stated focus less well.
Overview
Footsteps International is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1091026).
Footsteps International exists for the relief of need, sickness and distress in Africa through financial and material assistance, and it is committed to helping some of the world's poorest and most needy people. It funds and supports a number of trusted, local partners in Kenya, and its projects cover three main areas: caring for children in need, education and training for poor and deprived young people, and fighting poverty and disability. Each year its work gives shelter to 170 children, provides 80,000 free school lunches and educates 700 children.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Footsteps International funds and supports trusted local partners in Kenya. Its work centres on caring for children in need, education and training for poor and deprived young people, and fighting poverty and disability. Through its partners and projects, it supports street children and orphaned or abandoned children with shelter, food, education, rehabilitation and family or community reconnection. It also supports schooling and technical training for disadvantaged young people, and assistance for children living with disabilities and their carers. Its approach is to work with trusted in-country partners and to connect people who need help with those willing to give it. The work is intended to relieve poverty, disease and disadvantage and is carried out for public benefit.
Themes
- Children in need
- Education and training
- Poverty and disability
Geographic Focus
Priority: Kenya.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It works only with trusted in-country partners.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Kenya
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Footsteps International.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £18,718 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Sunshine Rehabilitation Centre£166,092year to 31 December 2025
- Naivasha Polytechnic Nateti£28,409year to 31 December 2025
- Sunshine UV Outreach£21,672year to 31 December 2025
- Tumaini Children's Home£19,321year to 31 December 2025
- Future Focus£18,115year to 31 December 2025
- Education for Life Sponsorship£13,728year to 31 December 2025
- Church on the Rock School£8,519year to 31 December 2025
- Imani Nursery School - Kibera£1,752year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £256,392 | £246,127 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £369,338 | £345,144 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £313,120 | £269,743 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £256,360 | £296,028 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £278,996 | £280,189 | £277,608 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
- footstepsinternational.org · read on 25 October 2026
- footstepsinternational.org/street-children · read on 25 October 2026
- footstepsinternational.org/about · read on 25 October 2026
- footstepsinternational.org/contact · read on 25 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 25 October 2026.
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Applying to Footsteps International?
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Contact
- From within UK: 01689 828166source
- info@footstepsinternational.orgsource
- Footsteps International 79 Lynwood Grove, Orpington,BR6 0BQ, UKsource
- footstepsinternational.org
Applying to Footsteps International?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- From within UK: 01689 828166source
- info@footstepsinternational.orgsource
- Footsteps International 79 Lynwood Grove, Orpington,BR6 0BQ, UKsource
- footstepsinternational.org