Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022–23

Ashinaga UK is part of the global Ashinaga Africa Initiative, which recruits high-potential orphaned youth across 49 African countries and supports them through international university degrees and leadership training. Their 2022–23 report covers 159 current scholars across the UK, Japan, France, Brazil and USA, with all 2022 graduates securing employment or further study. Scholar stories include a biomedical student from Sierra Leone who electrified his village and founded a non-profit, and a mining engineer from Benin sponsoring 100+ primary school students.

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📋About

International university scholarships for orphaned African youth, leadership development programme, tsudoi annual gathering, university partnership programmes, Rise and L'Oréal grant management, alumni support in Africa

📊Key Metrics

£557,000+ secured in 2022–23, including £438,000 from university partners Key Metric 1
159 current AAI scholars globally; 79 graduates by March 2023; 16 alumni active on the ground in Africa Key Metric 2
88% of scholars at a top 500 university (THE); 67% achieved a 2:1 or higher; 33% achieved a First Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • All 2022 graduates secured employment or full scholarships for further study, including one Commonwealth Scholarship at University of Sussex
  • Scholar from Sierra Leone provided electricity access to 80% of his village and founded Young Africans Alliance Academy supporting 300+ school dropouts
  • Partnerships secured with Rise (Schmidt Futures/Rhodes Trust) for Ashinaga Uganda and L'Oréal for girls' education in Senegal; leadership programme delivered at University of Bristol for third consecutive year

📍Geography

International

2025 Enhanced

Annual Review 2024-25

55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 1
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 2
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
Key Metric 3
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
2025

Annual Impact Report 2024–2025

CAD $366.1m total revenue in FY2024–25 (year ended 31 March 2025)
Key Metric 1
500+ locations across the Greater Toronto Area serving children, youth, families, immigrants and job seekers
Key Metric 2
Largest not-for-profit child care provider in Canada; child care fees capped at CAD $22/day under Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system from January 2025
Key Metric 3
Received largest multi-year gift in charity's history — CAD $10m over five years from The Barrett Family Foundation to fund youth programmes including Black Achievers, newcomer youth groups and financial literacy