JAC TRUST

Who they support

We fund initiatives that aim to deliver win-win outcomes for people and planet. All proposals must fulfil all three of the following criteria to be eligible for funding: Deliver tangible improvements in the quality of life of displaced people and their hosts, Have a positive impact on the natural environment (protection or restoration). Foster positive engagement between displaced people and the community that hosts them.

Grant criteria

The JAC Trust is an independent grant-making Trust focusing on climate change and displaced people

Grant details

We are a small funder awarding just 6 to 8 grants each year. Grants of up to £75,000 are available. Funds should be used within 18 to 36 months.

www.jaclarktrust.org

lynette@jaclarktrust.org

07802 724462

Box 2
c/o C&J Clark International Ltd
40 High Street
Street
Somerset
BA16 0EQ

Charity registered in England & Wales, No: 1189523

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Analysis of Grants Made

In this period 30 donations have been made totalling £1,308,265 to 28 organisations
This grant maker is prepared to support unregistered organisations

Where are the Beneficiaries?

How big are the Recipients? ?

Average annual spending of registered grantees: £867,540

Which activities are being funded?

How old were the charities when supported?

Growth in Spending
(per annum over last 3 years)

Main Overlaps with other Grant Makers ?

	By Value	By Number
Brian Mercer Trust	11%	7%
Charles Hayward Foundation	11%	7%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	9%	4%
The Fore	9%	4%
CHK Foundation	9%	4%
John Ellerman Foundation	7%	7%
Wates Family Enterprise Trust	7%	7%
Esmee Fairbairn	7%	7%
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	7%	7%
The Bromley Trust	5%	4%

Sole supporter: 82% by number, 80% by value.

Individual Grants Made

When	Amount/ Spending	Recipient	To be used for
22/11/2023	£59,847	CAMEROON GENDER AND ENVIRONMENT WATCH	Food security and forest conservation through the promotion of eco-livelihoods. Project targets displaced and host communities
22/11/2023	£57,874	FUNDACION DESAROLLO Y PAZ	Increasing access to energy through installation of solar power systems in 2 schools and 2 health centres
22/11/2023	£60,000	SOCIETY FOR HEALTH EXTENSION AND DEVELOPMENT	Food security and climate resilience through regenerative agriculture (kitchen gardens, sack gardens, rainwater harvesting) and tree planting to increase tree cover and stabilise slopes.
22/11/2023	£48,267	YOUTH INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT	Food security & climate resilience for displaced and host communitieis through the promotion of regenerative agriculture and agroforestry in Nakivale Refugee Settlement
24/05/2023	£90,000	CHASE AFRICA	Increased food and energy security and greater climate resilience through better natural resource management, promotion of agro-forestry, kitchen gardens & improved cookstoves.
24/05/2023	£60,000 £72,447	RE-ALLIANCE	Developing guidelines and know-how booklets on regenerative approaches to food growing, WASH, shelter, integrative settlement design and social cohesion in displacement settings to increase know-how and capacity among CBOs, NGOs and iNGOs.
24/05/2023	£59,200	RELIEF TO DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY	2 year project addressing deforestation through the promotion of fuel efficient cookstoves and the planting of 170,000 seedlings in and around the refugee camp
24/05/2023	£60,000	SHARED ACTION AFRICA	Women’s empowerment programme that uses women’s VSLA (village savings and loans associations) as a platform to provide women with access to sexual & reproductive health, fuel efficient cookstoves & training in climate smart agriculture and kitchen gardens.
16/11/2022	£59,856	HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE	Project will increase access to high-quality solar and clean energy products plus offer repair services in Donga Mantung, North West Region.
16/11/2022	£59,076 £500,509	INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE TRUST	Food security and sustainable livelihoods project using regenerative agriculture approaches. Project focuses on communities displaced by the Lords Resistance Army.
16/11/2022	£59,578 £85,982	PAPUA PARTNERS	Supporting Papuan displaced communities to adopt climate resilient coping mechanisms and adapt to their new environments.
08/06/2022	£45,696 £84,532	AMOR!	Project to increase the food & land security of 1500 forcibly displaced Ixil Mayans - through doubling the size of community gardens and introducing agroforestry.
08/06/2022	£60,000 £2,058,220	ASHDEN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS	Towards the costs of the Ashden Award for Energising Refugee Livelihoods
08/06/2022	£52,000 £489,003	FORAFRIKA	Food security & climate resilience project targeting refugees & host community in Imvepi Refugee Settlement. Key activities include promotion of climate smart agriculture, agroforestry, tree raising & improved cook-stoves.
08/06/2022	£45,000	SENGWER OF EMBOBUT CBO	Support displaced members of the Sengwer community to improve their livelihoods and restore their ancestral forest
03/11/2021	£26,386	CAMEROON GENDER AND ENVIRONMENT WATCH	Promotion of beekeeping and associated industries (manufacture of beekeeping suits, honey extraction, beewax products) in forest adjacent communities to increase incomes, reduce deforestation and promote forest conservation
03/11/2021	£29,243	COMMUNITY NEEDS INITIATIVE	Food security through agroforestry project targeting 6 villages in Magwi County.
03/11/2021	£27,885	MEDICINEAFRICA LTD	Supporting 1 community to clear invasive prosopis juliflora from farmland & rehabilitate the land. The prosopsis seeds collected will be used to produce animal feed, creating new income opportunities.
03/11/2021	£30,000	OFF-GRID GAS	Trialling the generation of bio-gas in rural Ethiopia using invasive water hyacinth as a feedstock. This produces a triple win of reducing water hyacinth in fresh water lakes, increasing access to clean energy for cooking and powering machinery and producing a source of organic fertiliser.
03/11/2021	£27,582	PEOPLE’S PLANET PROJECT	Project to empower an indigenous community to evidence their ancestral land rights and record environmental and human rights abuses through training in filmmaking and geo-spatial mapping.
03/11/2021	£28,558 £501,056	PRAGYA	Project to support 10 pastoralist communities to protect water sources, conserve water use and manage water more equitably.
03/11/2021	£30,000	RURAL ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION	Rehabilitation of degraded lands through planting of trees, better waste management and increasing the share of the host population with an improved cook stoves,
03/11/2021	£30,000	VITA	Supporting 9 villages to end use of the 3 stone fire and adopt improved cookstoves - increasing health status of women and decreasing pressure on local forest resources.
13/06/2021	£29,930	AFGHANISTAN RELIEF & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION	Project to increase IDP's access to clean energy by investing in solar power for community buildings and trialling improved cook stoves.
13/06/2021	£28,000	BUHAGUZI ACTION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION	Project that promotes environmental protection by engaging with 14 primary schools and their pupils in Kikuube district. Key activities include environmental education and tree planting.
13/06/2021	£29,994 £1,508,087	CLIMATE OUTREACH	Project providing tailored, bespoke support to 3 refugee and migrant organisations, so that they are better able to represent the voices of impacted communities in the international and national climate debate
13/06/2021	£30,000	CHASE AFRICA	Project to increase the climate resilience of 200 households (host and refugee) by training them in climate smart-agriculture, agro-forestry and the construction of improved cookstoves. 22,000 trees will be planted.
13/06/2021	£26,011 £967,080	FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY UK	Food security and livelihoods project for refugees and host community through the regeneration of infertile land using regenerative approaches.
13/06/2021	£29,713	PASTORALISTS ALLIANCE FOR RESILIENCE & ADAPTATION IN NORTHERN RANGELANDS	Support to the Il Chamus community to develop their own community level Integrated Climate Resilience Plan. Community members will be trained in flood management, disaster risk reduction and ecosystem-based adaptation.
13/06/2021	£28,569 £31,045	SOCIAL ORIENTATION AND RELIEF ASSOCIATION	Construction of 3 sanddams in drought affected communities in Somaliland

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Cumulative Grants

Amount	Recipient
£120,000	CHASE AFRICA
£86,233	CAMEROON GENDER AND ENVIRONMENT WATCH
£60,000	SOCIETY FOR HEALTH EXTENSION AND DEVELOPMENT
£60,000	SHARED ACTION AFRICA
£60,000	RE-ALLIANCE
£60,000	ASHDEN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
£59,856	HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE
£59,578	PAPUA PARTNERS
£59,200	RELIEF TO DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
£59,076	INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE TRUST
£57,874	FUNDACION DESAROLLO Y PAZ
£52,000	FORAFRIKA
£48,267	YOUTH INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
£45,696	AMOR!
£45,000	SENGWER OF EMBOBUT CBO
£30,000	VITA
£30,000	RURAL ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
£30,000	OFF-GRID GAS
£29,994	CLIMATE OUTREACH
£29,930	AFGHANISTAN RELIEF & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
£29,713	PASTORALISTS ALLIANCE FOR RESILIENCE & ADAPTATION IN NORTHERN RANGELANDS
£29,243	COMMUNITY NEEDS INITIATIVE
£28,569	SOCIAL ORIENTATION AND RELIEF ASSOCIATION
£28,558	PRAGYA
£28,000	BUHAGUZI ACTION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
£27,885	MEDICINEAFRICA LTD
£27,582	PEOPLE’S PLANET PROJECT
£26,011	FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY UK