Hakuna Matata

Registered charity 1135589 · since 2010hakunamatata-charity.org·Tanzania·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£187k

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Hakuna Matata's stated priority is Tanzania, so a project there is the clearest fit, and its work centres on children's education, healthcare and rehabilitation for people with disabilities, and sustainable farming and agroforestry.
The trust says it primarily invests in and engages with partners who support its Help a Village project, so a small charity outside that network should expect any support to come as an ad hoc grant that the trust may consider rather than a standing programme.
Neither the annual report nor its website gives a grant range or a published application process, so there is no typical request size to aim for; the contact shown is for getting in touch, which is the sensible first step to ask whether a proposal fits.
Because the funder works mainly through partnerships, a short enquiry before a full application is likely to be more useful than a cold proposal.

Overview

Hakuna Matata is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1135589).

Hakuna Matata is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, and it aims to provide continuous financial support for Help a Village, a project that seeks to improve the lives of children living in poverty in developing countries. The trust says it will endeavour to donate at least a third of all monies it collects through donations. Its annual report shows £186,654 paid in giving, and it primarily invests in partners who support Help a Village, while also considering other ad hoc grants.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation directs most of its support to projects in Tanzania, working primarily through partners while also making case-by-case grants to other projects. Its work aims to improve the lives of children living in poverty and gives disadvantaged children access to education, including nursery, primary and secondary schooling. It also supports healthcare and rehabilitation for people with disabilities, alongside sustainable farming and agroforestry intended to strengthen rural communities. Its approach is long-term and partnership-led, combining practical support with sustainable projects and emergency assistance for people most in need.

Themes

Education
Healthcare
Disability support
Agroforestry

Geographic Focus

Priority: Tanzania.

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.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Tanzania

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Hakuna Matata.

The Desk and Chair FoundationNo public process Nomad Conservation FundNo public processGave $69,452 Lyca Gnanam FoundationRollingGave £1M The COSARAF Charitable FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £531k The Perivoli FoundationNo public processGave £2.3M ImpactNo public processGave £1.5M Mikuyu TanzaniaNo public processGave £20,646 The Sisters of Providence (Rosminian)No public processGave £286k The Sterry Family FoundationRollingGave £90,000 Forever AngelsNo public processGave £217k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£336,161	£323,566	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£1,153,733	£356,517	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£444,285	£748,528	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£401,050	£397,363	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£649,807	£330,047	£186,654	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for that 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.