A UK humanitarian foundation · Established 2026
Ariam Trust is a new humanitarian foundation delivering relief, healthcare and education to families who need it most — beginning in Kashmir, and growing with every hand that joins ours.
Our name
Ariam / ˈɑː·ri·am / · noun
Heavenly; an exalted place. In Hebrew-linked readings, lion of God.
We chose a name that points upward. The lion at the heart of our mark is not about power for its own sake — it is strength, placed in the service of the vulnerable. The open hands beneath it are the promise: whatever we are given, we carry with care.
Our three-word vow — Compassion. Care. Change. — is more than a line beneath the logo. Each word is a pillar of the work, and every project we take on must stand on one of them.
Our mission
We focus where need is greatest and where careful, well-run giving changes the most: relief when families are in crisis, care when health is out of reach, and education that outlasts us all.
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Compassion
Emergency & poverty relief
Food parcels, winter essentials and direct support for families in hardship — with dedicated care for widows and orphans — and rapid response when disaster strikes.
Care
Medical aid & mobile clinics
Medical supplies and equipment for under-resourced clinics, mobile health camps for remote villages, and maternal and child health where it is needed most.
Change
Learning that outlasts us
School fees, uniforms and learning kits so that no child is kept from a classroom by cost — and support for the teachers who keep those classrooms open.
Every pillar begins in Kashmir, where we know the people we work with by name.
Where we work
Our first programmes launch in Kashmir, where trusted family and community relationships mean help arrives directly and is accounted for. From there we are preparing to work in Morocco, Jordan and Senegal — regions where our three pillars meet real need, and where we can operate safely and well.
Kashmir Relief · Health · Education — led by partners we know personally
Launch regionMorocco Education · Rural poverty
PlannedJordan Refugee families · Education
PlannedSenegal Education · Healthcare
PlannedUnited Kingdom Home base · Fundraising · Governance
HomeHover a region to turn the globe
How your giving travels
One-off or monthly, every gift is recorded against a specific project — never lost in a general pot.
Each project is costed before it starts and delivered with local partners we know by name.
Directly to families, clinics and classrooms — no layers between your gift and the need.
Photos, receipts and plain-English updates come back to you, so you know exactly what changed.
We are a small foundation by design — three founders, direct relationships, and a promise to publish what we raise, what we spend, and what it achieved.
Our commitments
Trust is earned in the details. These are the standards every Ariam programme is measured against — from the first food parcel to the first school we help keep open.
We serve people, not statistics. Every programme is designed with the families it is for, and delivered in a way we would be proud to receive ourselves.
We will publish what we raise, what we spend and what it achieved — every year, in plain English, for anyone to read.
Programmes are run by people who live where the need is, so help arrives with understanding, not just supplies.
Our values are shaped by our faith. Our help is offered to everyone in need, whatever their background or belief.
Built as a UK charitable foundation with named trustees responsible for every decision and every pound.
Once registered, UK taxpayers will be able to add Gift Aid to their gifts — 25p for every £1 — at no cost to themselves.
Founding team
Founder & Chair
Sets the vision and leads strategy, fundraising and partnerships — building Ariam to be disciplined with every pound and personal in every relationship.
Co-Founder · Governance & Research
Leads governance and research — the constitution, the Charity Commission process and the policies that keep Ariam accountable to the people it serves.
Co-Founder · Programmes & Partnerships
Leads programmes and partnerships on the ground, starting in Kashmir, where trusted local relationships let help arrive directly and be seen.
Trustees are confirmed on registration with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
The road ahead
We would rather be slow and right than fast and careless. Here is where we are, and what comes next.
August 2026 Done
Three founders agree the name, the purpose — relieving poverty and advancing education — and the first region.
Autumn 2026 In progress
Our constitution is drafted on the Charity Commission's model for a foundation CIO, and the trustees are confirmed.
Winter 2026 / 27 Next
Application to the Charity Commission for England and Wales, a bank account in the Trust's name, and HMRC recognition so gifts qualify for Gift Aid.
2027 Next
Relief, health and education pilots with local partners — and our first impact report, published for everyone who helped.
Beyond Planned
Programmes extend to where the three pillars meet need, one carefully chosen partnership at a time.
Be part of the beginning
Online giving opens the moment our registration is complete. Until then, tell us what you would like to give and we will be in touch personally — no money changes hands today.
Your pledge opens an email to the founders with your choices filled in. We will confirm the details with you before any gift is made, and let you know as soon as online giving is open.
