Sentebale

Registered charity 1113544 · since 2006sentebale.org·Botswana, Lesotho·Updated 31 October 2026

Key takeaways

Sentebale's stated priority is Lesotho and Botswana, and its work spans health, wealth creation and climate resilience for children and young people aged 0-24, so projects in those places and themes fit best.
The annual report gives no usable grants figure and no grant range is stated, so a grant writer cannot judge a realistic request size from this profile and should ask the charity before setting a figure.
No application process is published, so a short enquiry that explains the project and how it meets the charity's objectives is a sensible first step.
The charity says it seeks like-minded partners and that it approves partner disbursements on the nature of the project, the needs of children and young people, and how effectively the grant meets its objectives, so a clear, needs-based case matters more than a generic request.

Overview

Sentebale is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1113544).

Sentebale is a charity registered in England and Wales, set up to promote the development and recreation of children and young people in Lesotho and elsewhere, to prevent and relieve poverty, and to advance education for public benefit. It works with children and young people aged 0-24 in Lesotho and Botswana across health, wealth creation and climate resilience. Its partner disbursements are approved on the nature of the project, the needs of children and young people, and how well a grant achieves the charity's objectives.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Sentebale works with children and young people aged 0–24 in Lesotho and Botswana, creating sustainable solutions across health, wealth creation and climate resilience. Its health work supports young people living with or at risk of HIV through psychosocial care, adherence support and youth-friendly services. It provides vocational training, financial literacy and entrepreneurship programmes to build economic resilience, especially for adolescent girls, helping young people secure jobs, start businesses and support their families. It also works on regeneration of landscapes and livelihoods in rural Lesotho. Sentebale seeks like-minded partners to support its in-country programming and fundraising efforts.

Themes

Health
Wealth creation
Climate resilience

Geographic Focus

Priority: Lesotho; Botswana.

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The project’s nature, children and young people’s needs, and the grant’s effectiveness in meeting the charity’s objectives inform approval of partner disbursements.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Botswana
Lesotho

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Sentebale.

The FACET FoundationNo public processGave £1.1M

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2020	£2,391,000	£2,833,000	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2020
year to 31 August 2021	£3,127,000	£3,026,000	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£4,545,000	£3,593,000	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£3,406,000	£3,780,000	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£3,345,000	£4,977,000	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

— No grants figure for those years.

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.