Helping children catch up at school post-lockdown

Helping children catch up at school post-lockdown

We have made a grant of £13,469 to Team Up for Social Mobility to deliver tutoring to young Londoners. Team Up works with young people who are not reaching their potential in school, pairing them with a tutor who can help them to build their knowledge and confidence...
Working with hospices to protect end of life care in London

Working with hospices to protect end of life care in London

London’s hospices have been put under significant pressure by the Covid-19 crisis. In light of this, we have provided £75,095 of funding to three hospices serving London’s terminally ill population. Covid-19 has put many of London’s hospices in a difficult financial...
COVIDsortium collects 27,000 samples for covid-19 research

COVIDsortium collects 27,000 samples for covid-19 research

A few months ago, we gave a grant of £25,000 to a groundbreaking research project, the COVIDsortium study. This study was the first internationally to collect serial longitudinal data to understand patterns of infection and immune responses to the Covid-19 virus....
Over one million pounds of grants awarded in the UK so far in 2020

Over one million pounds of grants awarded in the UK so far in 2020

2020 has been an unpredictable year for communities around the globe, and this was no different for us at Kusuma Trust UK. The year started with the recruitment of a new Grants Manager, just before the country went into lockdown and offices throughout the UK had to...