Our Partnerships

Browse or filter to find stories about our past and present grants. We do not accept unsolicited applications for funding – instead we select our partnerships based on shared values and mutual interests: creating access to opportunities, improving health and well-being, and investing in our communities and environment.

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Access to Opportunity
Geography: United Kingdom | Year: 2019

Ambitious About Autism

As the name suggests, Ambitious About Autism is determined to see big change when it comes to opportunities for young people with autism.

Access to Opportunity
Geography: India | Year: 2013-2019

Teacher Professional Development

Close to 25,000 Indian students benefitted from a dedicated programme of training and support for their teachers.

Research
Geography: India | Year: 2015-2016

Teacher Professional Development Programme Evaluation

We wanted to find out if training and mentoring teachers could have an impact on student attainment in our Kusuma Schools Partnership Initiative schools.

Access to Opportunity
Geography: United Kingdom | Year: 2015-2019

The Sutton Trust: Kusuma Sutton Scholars

We’re making sure disadvantaged young people from former coal mining areas have the confidence they need to apply for top universities.

Access to Opportunity
Geography: Gibraltar | Year: 2011-2013

Kusuma Rooms at St Martin’s School

Over two years starting in 2011, we provided £300,000 to extend and improve the facilities at St Martin’s Special Needs School in Gibraltar.

Research
Geography: United Kingdom | Year: 2018-2019

Afghan Connection, Worsaj District Education Initiative

Thanks to our research grant, Afghan Connection can demonstrate its success in helping thousands of children gain access to education in remote areas of Afghanistan.

Access to Opportunity
Geography: United Kingdom | Year: 2015-2016

Royal Parks Foundation, Real Horse Power

What can horses teach us about standing up to bullies? An innovative programme for schools from the Royal Parks Foundation has the answer.

Health & Wellbeing
Geography: Gibraltar | Year: 2014-2017

Clubhouse Gibraltar – mental health support

With one in four people affected by mental health problems, charities like Clubhouse Gibraltar are more important than ever.

Access to Opportunity
Geography: India | Year: 2008-2009

De Nobili School, Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Kusuma Trust’s Co-Founder decided to contribute to a new campus for his old school, transforming the lives of children in the town where he grew