Found 291 UK NGOs working in United Arab Emirates

Figures refer to charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, based on areas of operation supplied to the Charity Commission by the charities themselves. Charities that say they work in more than 50 countries are not included. Total spending of these organisations includes work they carry out outside of United Arab Emirates.

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NGOs are only included if they say they work in fewer than 50 countries. This is because some organisations claim they are working in every single country in the world, or very large numbers of countries. This is unlikely. So we can exclude them by restricting the number of countries organisations work in.

The figures for income and spending include the total income and spending of the organisations in all the countries they work in.

Religious organisations refers to those organisations which self-describe themselves as undertaking "religious activities" in their causes.

Charity Reg. date Latest income Activities Region ?

Dubai College Foundation

Charity number 1173243

 		01/06/2017

Latest income £17

[Aug 2025]

 The object of the Dubai College Foundation is to promote education at Dubai College by awarding scholarships and bursaries to assist able student to attend irrespective of means whilst also promote fundraising and volunteering opportunities with a view to advancing the education of pupils at schools in developing countries

Work in United Arab Emirates, Madagascar and Nepal

UK registered office: South West

African Billfish Foundation

Charity number 1096850

 		04/04/2003

Latest income £100

[Aug 2025]

 To encourage the conservation of billfish for recreational sport fishing purposes in the oceans around africa. Carry on research including a scientific billfish tagging programme with the intention of representing the interests of the continent at international conference level to further conserve the billfish.

Work in Oman, Cameroon, Tanzania, Sao Tome and Principe, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Mozambique, Australia, Angola, Seychelles and South Africa

UK registered office: London

The Arab Cultural Foundation

Charity number 327877

 		27/07/1988 Provision of financial support for independent non-profit making Arab institutions engaged in various aspects of the Arab world.

Work in Jordan, Algeria, Iraq, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Bahrain, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Morocco, Libya, Lebanon and Kuwait

UK registered office: London

Arab Innovation Network

Charity number 1155087

 		19/12/2013

Latest income £100

[Dec 2025]

 The charity works to advance education of young people through developing the innovation and entrepreneurial skills of students, particularly but not exclusively in developing countries, in the arab region.

Work in Jordan and United Arab Emirates

UK registered office: London

Mission Possible Partnership UK CIO

Charity number 1214604

 		19/08/2025 We pioneer solutions that advance clean industry transformation through deep engagement with industrial value chains. We work globally across energy-intensive sectors - aluminium, cement, chemicals, shipping, aviation and steel - to cut global GHG emissions. We mobilise business, finance, government, and civil society leaders to accelerate the transition to clean chemicals, materials and fuels.

Work in India, Australia, Belgium, Egypt, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, United States and South Korea

UK registered office: South West

Trade Plus Aid

Charity number 1061376

 		19/03/1997 Trade plus Aid donates funds to projects designed to alleviate poverty in some of the world's poorest communities, to assist disadvantaged communities to become self-sufficient and to protect the environment.

Work in India, Cambodia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and United Arab Emirates

UK registered office: North West

Sanctity Trust

Charity number 1151938

 		08/05/2013 Charity operates in developing countries and other poverty stricken parts of the world.

Work in Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, India, Morocco, Pakistan and Tanzania

UK registered office: West Midlands

Rights Realization Centre (RRC)

Charity number 1178519

 		24/05/2018 The Rights Realization Centre (2018) seeks to promote & protect international human rights standards in the Middle East & North Africa & Horn of Africa regions. It conducts outreach & training; research & advocacy & uses social media as well as individual casework to fulfill its mandate. It works mainly with other NGOs but also provides technical advice to governments & corporations on demand.

Work in Algeria, Yemen, South Sudan, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Tunisia, Eritrea and Ethiopia

UK registered office: London

World Bhangra Council

Charity number 1183912

 		14/06/2019 The main activities of the World Bhangra Council are to advance the education of the public in Bhangra by promoting, sustaining and increasing knowledge and understanding of Bhangra through continued research and practice. Our success is based on active dialogue between artists and academics.

Work in Thailand, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, China, Czechia, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Ireland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United States, Venezuela, Hong Kong and Taiwan

UK registered office: Yorkshire and The Humber

Nomad Development Initiative

Charity number 1114657

 		14/06/2006 Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) about learning and workPreparation for life and workVocational training and EmploymentWelfare and housing adviceWork placement and volunteeringChildren and young people++?++?+++s programmesWorkshopsInternational ProjectsHealth awareness programmmesTranslations and interpretationsIdentify transferable skills and utilize past experience

Work in United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Kuwait, Somalia, Kenya, United States, South Sudan, Uganda, South Africa and Ethiopia

UK registered office: London

Kirtan for Causes

Charity number 1163988

 		15/10/2015 The provision of bursaries and scholarships to assist education in India.

Work in India and United Arab Emirates

UK registered office: North West

Brotherhood Reach

Charity number 1162017

 		05/06/2015 BHR has returned from a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, were it collaborated with a local school. The school is made up of four main walls using scrap metal and some sheets, the children learn on the floor, together we have agreed to sponsor 35 children allowing them to gain education. We will now focus on reconstructing the school so the children will have a safe environment to learn.

Work in Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Jamaica, Côte d'Ivoire, Indonesia, Germany, Ghana, India, Netherlands, The Gambia, United States, Japan, China, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Trinidad and Tobago, Vietnam, Zambia, Taiwan, Thailand, New Zealand, Tanzania, Bahamas, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of the Congo

UK registered office: East of England

Hyphen-21 (Supporting Community)

Charity number 1040077

 		10/08/1994 Hyphen-21 promotes activities and skills which strengthen community. These include 'Poems for the wall,' a project which supplies poem-posters free of charge for display in schools, libraries and healthcare settings. The material includes a large number of bilingual poems and collections on mental health and learning disability ; also a collection of 25 illustrated poems for children around 10.

Work in Portugal, Greece, Ecuador, Brazil, Bahrain, Bolivia, Bhutan, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Austria, Australia, Oman, Nepal, Colombia, Netherlands, Chile, Brunei, Hong Kong, Qatar, Switzerland, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States, India, Israel, Myanmar, New Zealand and Germany

UK registered office: South West

The Darwin

Charity number 1190692

 		03/08/2020 The charity's key focus is on contributing to the global development of 'intelligent sustainability' through the promotion and development of education, research and associated activities concerning natural sciences. It combines its own initiatives with financial support for charitable projects led by other organisations that satisfy its published criteria.

Work in United Arab Emirates, Australia, Ireland, United States, Ecuador, France, Malaysia and Namibia

UK registered office: North West

Mensa International Charitable Foundation

Charity number 1199867

 		29/07/2022 The relief of need of intellectually gifted young people whose personal circumstances would mean that they were otherwise unable to realise their potential in life, by providing support in the form of bursaries, scholarships, education, counselling, placements, training opportunities or other assistance.

Work in Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nigeria and South Africa

UK registered office: East Midlands

The Stephen Bernhard Foundation

Charity number 1210274

 		01/10/2024 Helen Potts will be the Secretary to the Stephen Bernhard Foundation. She will be anther Charity ContactShe will be the lead in communication with the Trustees and will be the main source of access for applications for grants.

Work in Sri Lanka, China, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Poland, Latvia, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Spain, Italy and United States

UK registered office: South East

21st Century Leaders Foundation

Charity number 1153756

 		10/09/2013 21st Century Leaders Foundation donates funds to projects designed to alleviate poverty in some of the world's poorest communities, to assist disadvantaged communities to become self-sufficient and to protect the environment.

Work in United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Mozambique

UK registered office: North West

International Association for Islamic Economics

Charity number 1003829

 		12/08/1991 Promotion and dissemination of the theory and practice of Islamic economics.

Work in Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Brunei

UK registered office: East Midlands

Global Sikh Council

Charity number 1186311

 		13/11/2019 To advance the Sikh religion for the public benefit worldwide, in accordance with the teachings of the Sikh Scripture, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, and the 1945 Sikh Rehat Maryada (Sikh Code of Conduct), in particular to provide aglobal forum to promote equality and respect for diversity in different countries in line with the teachings of the Sikh faith.

Work in Afghanistan, Thailand, Mauritius, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, South Africa, Nepal, Bahrain, Portugal, Canada, France, Malaysia, Kenya, Italy, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Germany, Bangladesh, Uganda, Switzerland, United States, Spain, Ireland, Pakistan, Hong Kong and Australia

UK registered office: London

Follow the Women

Charity number 1123885

 		25/04/2008 Follow the Women is a non-political international organisation and registered charity that campaigns for peace and an end to violence in the Middle East. Over 500 women from more than 40 countries around the world work to promote a greater understanding of the region and raise money for local projects such as building playgrounds for children and sewing projects for women in refugee camps.

Work in Lebanon, Jordan, Occupied Palestinian Territories and United Arab Emirates

UK registered office: South East

Arbr Trust

Charity number 1199757

 		22/07/2022 The charity is presently dormant.

Work in India, Sweden, Kenya, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Tanzania and Uganda

UK registered office: London

Mena Statelessness Network (Hawiati)

Charity number 1209635

 		16/08/2024 3.1 the objects of the cio are to promote the right to a nationality and the human rights ofstateless persons (as defined in article 3.2 below) as set out in the universal declaration ofhuman rights and subsequent united nations treaties, in particularthose contained within:(i) the 1966 international covenant on civil and political rights;(ii) the 1966 international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights;(iii) the 1954 united nations convention relating to the status of stateless persons;(iv) the 1961 united convention on the reduction of statelessness;(v) the 1989 convention on the rights of the child;(vi) the 1979 convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women;(vii) the 1965 international convention on the elimination of all forms of racialdiscrimination;throughout the middle east and north africa (mena) by means of all or any of the followingactivities:(a) monitoring abuses of such human rights;(b) obtaining redress for the victims of the violations of such human rights;(c) relieving need among the victims of the violations of such human rights;(d) research into issues anecting such human rights;(e) educating the public about such human rights;(f) providing technical advice to governments and others on matters concerning suchhuman rights;(g) contributing to the sound administration of the law anecting such human rights;(h) commenting on proposed legislation anecting such human rights;(i) raising awareness of issues concerning such human rights;(j) promoting public support for such human rights;(k) promoting respect for such human rights among individuals and corporations;(l) international advocacy for such human rights;(m) eliminating infringements of such human rights.in furtherance of that object but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power:to engage in political activity provided that the trustees are satisfied that the proposedactivities will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resourcescommitted and the activity is not the dominant means by which the charity carries out itsobjects.for the purpose of this clause “stateless persons” means persons who are not consideredas a national by any state under the operation of its law (within the meaning of the 1954convention relating to the status of stateless persons), or at risk of statelessnessaccording to this definition.

Work in Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria, Morocco, Mauritania, Lebanon, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Yemen, United Arab Emirates and Tunisia

UK registered office: North West

Hussaini College

Charity number 1045739

 		10/04/1995 Education and support.

Work in Türkiye, Tunisia, Thailand, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Oman, Nigeria, Pakistan, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, India and Iran

UK registered office: London

Cambridge Think Tank Trust

Charity number 1166446

 		08/04/2016 1. Organises free public seminars, talks and conferences to advance education in global culture, science and knowledge.2. Supports cross-cultural and interdisciplinary exchange, promoting understanding and community wellbeing.3. Funds scientific research for public benefit, ensuring results are shared openly through publications and outreach.

Work in Malaysia, New Zealand, Chile, Switzerland, Australia, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Czechia, United States, Japan, India, China, Germany, Canada and France

UK registered office: East of England

Siloam International Ministry

Charity number 1144368

 		20/10/2011 The objects of the organisation's are for the benefit of the public: to advance the Christian faith [in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs] in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit to become catalysts of change in the moral, social and economic journey of transformational development of the children world

Work in Italy, United States, Sweden, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Australia, France, Netherlands and Kenya

UK registered office: London

Excellencia Aid Foundation

Charity number 1184746

 		05/08/2019 The prevention and relief of people in poverty /sustainable environment

Work in Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, India, The Gambia, Gabon, Zimbabwe, Congo, Belgium, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, South Africa, Angola, Nigeria, Rwanda, Qatar, Pakistan, Lithuania, Mongolia and Bangladesh

UK registered office: London

Finesse Sport Foundation

Charity number 1207533

 		20/03/2024 Our inspiration to address this particular social issue stems from a strong belief in the transformative power of sports and fitness in enhancing lives and fostering inclusivity. Our team is motivated by a profound understanding of the challenges faced by individuals who lack access to regular exercise opportunities due to socio-economic constraints, disabilities, or mental health issues. This iss

Work in United States, Nigeria, Ghana, United Arab Emirates and Jamaica

UK registered office: London

The Going Blue Foundation

Charity number 1141573

 		26/04/2011 To raise awareness of world-wide aquatic pollution, encourage active measures to reduce it, and fund positive and reparative aquatic projects.

Work in Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Sweden, China, Norway, Finland, United States, France and Italy

UK registered office: London

Children Not Numbers International Ltd

Charity number 1213857

 		30/06/2025 We provide immediate support and long-term rehabilitation for children affected by conflicts and in poverty, ensuring they have access to the medical care, education, and advocacy they deserve.

Work in Occupied Palestinian Territories, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Belgium, Ireland and Jordan

UK registered office: London

Waste to Wonder Trust

Charity number 1099665

 		25/09/2003

Latest income £76

[Jun 2025]

 Support schools and charities globally with donations of furniture and equipment

Work in Senegal, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines, Sweden, Slovakia, India, United States, United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Haiti, Liberia, Malawi, Morocco, Romania, Uganda and South Africa

UK registered office: South West