Getting Involved

Sponsoring

What happens to your Donation?

A Malawian Child

Our Internal Costs are Low

The UK registered charity - Joshua Orphan Care Trust - is run entirely by volunteers in the UK. For this reason all of the funds you donate to Joshua are passed directly on to where they are needed in Malawi.

You can stipulate what you would like your funds to support, or you can choose to give an open donation, where we will put your funds to the best possible use. We are extremely grateful for all donations of any size.

We understand the huge responsibility that is associated with accepting money from you and will ensure that all monies received are used in an appropriate and responsible manner.

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Current Programmes

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How to Give

There are a number of ways you can donate to us, start by downloading our donation form.


  • Directly by sending a cheque to:
    Mrs B H Butler [Trustee], Dene Cottage, Woldingham Road, Woldingham, Surrey CR3 7LA

    Please make the cheque payable to ‘Joshua Orphan Care Trust’.
    If you are a UK taxpayer, please also fill in the Gift Aid declaration (PDF).
  • Or you can set up a Standing Order through your bank so that you can make regular donations to Joshua. Download the donation form Joshua Payment Form (PDF) and either fill in the relevant details and send to the address above or use your online banking to set up a regular monthly donation using the Joshua bank details provided on the donation form.
  • Whether donating a one-off amount or setting up a standing order please remember to fill-in and return the Gift Aid form Gift Aid declaration (PDF), which enables us to claim back an extra £28% on top of your donation if you are  UK taxpayer.
  • You can also donate online using Virgin Money Giving. Visit the Joshua Orphan Care page at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/.
  • For any enquiries or further information about donations, please contact berry@joshuainmalawi.org.uk.
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Sponsor a Future

Whilst one off donations are fantastic, monthly donations ensures greater longer term sustainability as we can plan our projects in advance and create a future for the villages and communities we support. Even if you can only spare just a few pounds a month, this can still make a huge difference.

  • £5 buys a mosquito net for the clinic
  • £15 per month - Sponsors a orphaned/vulnerable child to attend Secondary School and achieve a better hope for their future
  • £20 per month - Provide for the basic needs of 6 vulnerable children for a year (food, shelter, school uniforms)
  • £25 buys a cooking pot for the feeding centre that will feed 80 children
  • £25 per month - Salary for highly qualified teacher
  • £35 per month - Sponsorship of University student
  • £60 per month - Sponsors a teacher training programme to improve the quality of teaching in the school

Other Donations

We often get asked if we need clothes, toys and books to be sent to Malawi. Although we are immensely grateful for any support of this kind, we prefer to ask supporters to send funds to our charity account, so we can purchase supplies locally. This avoids high import taxes and delivery charges, as well as supporting the local economy in Blantyre.