Mondo Foundation

Registered charity 1106237 · since 2004mondofoundation.org·India, Nepal, Tanzania, The Gambia, Uganda·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

Mondo's work fits groups working on education, gender equality or livelihoods with remote communities in its priority areas: Nepal, NE India, Tanzania, Uganda and The Gambia.
It only works with organisations registered with national governments and run by nationals who work with local communities, so groups that do not meet both conditions should not apply.
The annual report gives no usable grants total and no grant range is stated, so the only sum given is the around £100 in its Tanzania programme, which points to a modest request.
No application process is published, so start with the contact shown for getting in touch, and explain how the work responds to priorities identified by local people, since Mondo says it starts there and co-designs work with communities.

Overview

Mondo Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1106237).

Mondo is a UK based charity that works to provide sustainable support for education and livelihoods in developing countries, and its stated purposes also include the relief of sickness and financial hardship in various parts of the world. Its work includes improving education at community-run government schools in Nepal, supporting schools and teacher development in India, and providing business training and small grants to women in Tanzania. It channels its education and livelihood funding through nationally registered partner organisations run by nationals working with local communities. Mondo says it has helped over 1,000 grant recipients set up, run and grow their businesses.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Mondo supports community-led education, gender equality and livelihoods programmes in remote communities. Its work includes improving education at community-run government schools in Nepal, supporting schools and teacher development in India, and providing training and small grants to women in Tanzania to establish businesses and support their families. It channels education and livelihood funding through nationally registered partner organisations run by nationals working with local communities. The foundation’s approach is to understand and respond to local priorities, co-design work with communities and build sustainable, locally led projects.

Themes

Education
Gender equality
Livelihoods

Geographic Focus

Priority: Nepal; NE India; Tanzania; Uganda; The Gambia.

What they don't fund

Mondo only works with organisations which are registered with national governments and are run by nationals who work with local communities to sustain the projects long-term

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:

Mondo works with partner organisations that understand local needs and are committed to locally led change.
Its education and livelihood funding is channelled through nationally registered organisations run by nationals working with local communities.
Mondo first seeks to understand and respond to priorities identified by local people.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

India
Nepal
Tanzania
The Gambia
Uganda

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Mondo Foundation.

Rosie May FoundationNo public process MAD (Make A Difference) FoundationRollingGave £15,000 International Nepal FellowshipNo public processGave £384k Hakuna MatataNo public processGave £187k Marr-Munning TrustInvitation onlyGave £531k The COSARAF Charitable FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £531k Mikuyu TanzaniaNo public processGave £20,646 Halcrow FoundationRollingGave £261k The Desk and Chair FoundationNo public process KarunaInvitation onlyGave £896k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£207,628	£182,425	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£196,149	£218,445	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£262,437	£254,697	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£304,871	£289,691	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£399,104	£325,868	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

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.