We find and fund young leaders who are making a vital difference in their local communities.
The organisations we support are tackling issues like poverty, the effects of climate change, lack of access to health care and education, employability and more. The founders understand these problems and have the right solutions to tackle them. We support their projects at a tipping point when a small amount of money can act as a catalyst for sustainable growth and impact.
By sharing their experiences and insights, we hope to inspire more projects like these, helping change happen even faster.
COVID-19
COVID-19 Emergency Grants Programme
We worked with our global network of young leaders to launch QCT’s COVID-19 Emergency Grants Programme, supporting small youth-led organisations delivering vital services during this challenging time.
COVID-19 Emergency Grants Programme
Education
Boundless Minds: Plugging the skills gap for graduates to drive successful school-to-work transition
Boundless Minds works to prevent youth unemployment by implementing training, placements, mentoring and job matching to create pathways to entrepreneurship and further job opportunities.
Boundless Minds: Plugging the skills gap for graduates to drive successful school-to-work transition
Education
iDebate Rwanda: Using critical thinking as a force for positive change
iDebate Rwanda equips students with public speaking and critical thinking skills, enabling them to discuss public policy issues and find solutions to problems affecting their communities.
iDebate Rwanda: Using critical thinking as a force for positive change
Youth Leadership
IYAN: Mobilising communities towards economic and environmental sustainability
IYAN provides social enterprise and income opportunities for local community members by way of championing and delivering conservation and clean energy solutions.
IYAN: Mobilising communities towards economic and environmental sustainability
Youth Leadership
Kisoboka Africa: Empowering vulnerable households to live more sustainable lives
Kisoboka Africa creates financial inclusion for all by focusing on the economic empowerment of women and youth in underserved communities in Uganda.
Kisoboka Africa: Empowering vulnerable households to live more sustainable lives
Education
MAYEIN: Providing mobile classrooms for children in Nigeria
Mentoring Assistance for Youths and Entrepreneurs Initiative (MAYEIN) provides digital literacy education to tackle the lack of formal educational and community services in Oyo State, Nigeria.
MAYEIN: Providing mobile classrooms for children in Nigeria
Health
OneDay Health: Providing affordable and accessible healthcare to rural Ugandan communities
OneDay Health supports communities living in 'healthcare black holes' by establishing local, accessible clinics operated by trained nurses.
OneDay Health: Providing affordable and accessible healthcare to rural Ugandan communities
Health
Planet Green Africa: Turning agricultural waste into safe and renewable energy
Planet Green Africa works to protect the local environment and improve the health of the community by producing toxic-free, eco-friendly cooking briquettes from recycled agricultural waste.
Planet Green Africa: Turning agricultural waste into safe and renewable energy
Health
RBA Initiative: Fighting global antimicrobial resistance
Roll Back Antimicrobials Resistance (RBA) Initiative raises awareness of the increasing resistance to medicines and promotes the correct use of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in Tanzania.
RBA Initiative: Fighting global antimicrobial resistance
Gender Equality
Ukani Malawi: Empowering Malawi's women and girls to realise their full potential
Ukani Malawi works towards gender equality and female empowerment through holistic programmes that tackle systemic barriers faced by young women and girls in health, education and leadership.
Ukani Malawi: Empowering Malawi's women and girls to realise their full potential
Female Empowerment
WISE: Empowering women and girls in sustainable enterprise in Lake Victoria
Women In Sustainable Enterprises (WISE) empowers women around the Lake Victoria region to establish their own businesses in key growth sectors such as eco-tourism, ICT and sustainable agriculture.
WISE: Empowering women and girls in sustainable enterprise in Lake Victoria
Sport
GirlDreamer: Empowering the next generation of women of colour
GirlDreamer is an empowerment platform for young women of colour, providing leadership development and community initiatives to allow greater access to skills, opportunities and social inclusion.
GirlDreamer: Empowering the next generation of women of colour
Education
Justice Defenders: Defending the defenceless
Justice Defenders trains paralegals and lawyers within defenceless communities to provide legal services for themselves and others.
Justice Defenders: Defending the defenceless
Education
The Justice Desk: Creating a more just and equal world
The Justice Desk bridges the gap between governmental human rights policy and real-life experience, encouraging local community leaders to become human rights defenders in their own right.
The Justice Desk: Creating a more just and equal world
Education
Unloc and Acts of Gratitude: Equipping young people with practical social entrepreneurship skills
A partnership between Unloc and Acts of Gratitude is equipping young people with the soft skills and tools needed to become confident social entrepreneurs.
Unloc and Acts of Gratitude: Equipping young people with practical social entrepreneurship skills
Education
Play Action International: Creating safe play spaces for Ugandan children
Play Action International, formerly East African Playgrounds, is dedicated to providing effective play-based learning programmes and safe, exciting play facilities to children in Uganda.
Play Action International: Creating safe play spaces for Ugandan children
Education
Future Foundations
QCT has partnered with Future Foundations, to bring to life a joint pilot programme, The QCT GSL Grant Award.
Future Foundations
Environment
Eco Brixs: Tackling plastic waste and creating jobs
Eco Brixs is a closed-loop recycling system providing employment opportunities while creating a positive environmental impact in Masaka, Uganda.
Eco Brixs: Tackling plastic waste and creating jobs
Education
WE Movement: Enabling youth-led projects to drive positive impact
A partnership between WE and The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust is supporting youth-led projects in the UK and Canada to drive more impact for local communities.
WE Movement: Enabling youth-led projects to drive positive impact
Education
CAMFED Association: Reducing inequality through education and leadership
The CAMFED Association (CAMA) - CAMA reduces poverty and inequality by helping girls into education, and young women into leadership.
CAMFED Association: Reducing inequality through education and leadership
Education
Teach For All: Supporting young educators to empower the next generation
A partnership between Teach For All and The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust is supporting youth educators in the UK, Bangladesh and Malaysia to empower the future generation.
Teach For All: Supporting young educators to empower the next generation
Education
Tonga Youth Leaders: Bringing small projects to life in Tonga
The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust partnered with Tonga Youth Leaders to allow youth-led projects in Tonga to access the funding and recognition they deserve.
Tonga Youth Leaders: Bringing small projects to life in Tonga
Health
Myna Mahila: Ending the taboo on women's health
Myna Mahila Foundation tackles social stigma around female reproductive health whilst creating a network of young female entrepreneurs to provide sustainable employment opportunities.
Myna Mahila: Ending the taboo on women's health
Health
Feeding India: Eradicating hunger with excess food
Feeding India gives millions of meals to children across India – with food that would otherwise go to waste.
Feeding India: Eradicating hunger with excess food
Health
Uganda Marathon: Bringing the world together through running
The Uganda Marathon brings participants from across the world to Masaka, Uganda, for a running festival with a difference.
Uganda Marathon: Bringing the world together through running
Environment
Nature Fun Ranch: Bringing out the positive charge in youth
The Nature Fun Ranch is adventurous nature-based youth programme that motivates, challenges and promotes positive lifestyle choices.
Nature Fun Ranch: Bringing out the positive charge in youth
Education
Hope For Children Cameroon: Helping children reach their full potential
Hope For Children Cameroon constructs school buildings and latrines to give vulnerable children the chance to strive and learn with dignity.
Hope For Children Cameroon: Helping children reach their full potential
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