Support Us
Donate, Fundraise or Partner
There are many ways to support Lives In Focus.
From donations and fundraising to partnerships and shared skills, your support helps us deliver education, meals, sport and arts projects for children across Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi. Together, we are building long-term change rooted in care, dignity and opportunity.
Win a Holiday with Lives In Focus
What if £10 could help provide school meals for a child and give you the chance to escape to the Maldives?
Lives In Focus has joined the 50/50 Raffle, a fun way to raise vital funds for our work while offering our supporters the opportunity to win some incredible prizes.
Fifty per cent of every ticket purchase made through our dedicated raffle page comes directly to Lives In Focus, while the other fifty per cent goes towards the prize fund.
The main prize is an incredible all inclusive holiday for two to the Maldives, alongside £10,000 in cash. There are also fantastic weekly prizes available throughout the campaign, and the earlier you buy your tickets, the more weekly draws you will be entered into.
Buy your raffle tickets here
Make a Donation
Donations are a vital part of how we sustain our work.
You can support Lives In Focus through JustGiving, where you can:
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Make a one-off donation
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Set up a regular monthly gift
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Create your own fundraising page in support of Lives In Focus
Regular giving, even at a small amount, helps us plan confidently and respond where need is greatest.
Corporate Sponsorship
We work with businesses who want to create meaningful, responsible impact.
Corporate support can include:
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Sponsorship or one-off donations
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Employee fundraising and match funding
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Long-term partnerships aligned with CSR goals
We value partnerships that are thoughtful, transparent and rooted in shared values.
What Your Support Can Do
Your support helps us respond flexibly across all our projects. Here is what different levels of giving can typically support:
£25
Can help contribute towards nutritious meals, art materials or sports equipment that support children’s wellbeing and ability to engage in learning.
£35
Can help contribute towards learning resources, creative supplies or shared equipment used across school and sports club projects.
£100
Can help contribute towards desks and chairs built by our local social carpenter in Tanzania, or towards sustained programme support across education, sport and arts activities.
These contributions work together to create stable, long-term support rather than short-term fixes.
Fundraise for lives in focus
Fundraising brings people together and creates a powerful sense of shared purpose.
Supporters fundraise for Lives In Focus through:
Marathons, walks, hikes, bike rides and personal challenges
School or club fundraising days
Community events and celebrations
Workplace initiatives
You can set up your own JustGiving fundraising page and choose an activity that feels achievable and meaningful to you. We are always happy to provide ideas and support.
School Twinning
Our school twinning programme connects UK schools with the schools we support across East Africa.
Twinned schools:
Commit to a fundraising target across the academic year
Receive fundraising ideas, certificates and educational resources
Learn about global education, equality and community
Help support education, meals, sport and arts activities for children overseas
School twinning creates meaningful learning experiences for pupils in the UK while directly supporting children who need access to consistent education.
Sports Club Twinning
Sport is central to many of our projects, both in schools and sports club settings.
Through sports club twinning, UK clubs fundraise to support:
Sports equipment and kit
Footballs, goals and shared resources
Safe, inclusive opportunities for play and teamwork
Sports club partnerships are a positive, accessible way to support children’s wellbeing and confidence.
Community Groups
Lives In Focus works with community groups who want to support our work collectively.
This includes:
Brownies and Scouts
Rotary Clubs
Community and faith groups
Arts and creative clubs
Through our community group initiative, groups fundraise and building awareness of our work. Groups are supported with ideas, resources and communication as they work towards a shared fundraising goal.
Why you support matters
Across the schools and sports clubs we work with, children face barriers that make learning harder than it should be. Hunger affects concentration. A lack of equipment limits opportunity. Without desks, materials or safe spaces, education becomes fragile.
Lives In Focus exists to remove those barriers.
By combining education with meals, sport and creative expression, we help create environments where children can attend consistently, focus in lessons and build confidence beyond the classroom.
In Tanzania, we also work with a local social carpenter to build desks and chairs for schools, strengthening education while supporting local livelihoods.
Support beyond money
Support for Lives In Focus is not only financial.
We also welcome:
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Donations of sports equipment or art materials
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Marketing, PR or creative expertise
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Sharing Lives In Focus through newsletters, blogs or networks
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Raising awareness through professional and social channels
These contributions help us grow our reach and build a stronger, more connected community.
Get Involved
If you are interested in supporting Lives In Focus, we would love to hear from you.
Whether you want to donate, fundraise, partner or share your skills, your support helps us create environments where children can learn, play and thrive.
Together, we keep lives in focus.