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Rosie May Foundation

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Children & YouthPoverty & HungerGender equalityHuman rights
CharityFounded 2004International reach
Profile last updated: July 28, 2026

About

Founded in 2004, Rosie May Foundation is a charity based in Nottingham, United Kingdom working on children & youth, poverty & hunger, gender equality +3 more.

The Rosie May Foundation is a charity founded in 2004 in response to public donations following the death of founder Rosie May Storrie. It works with children and families in crisis, especially girls, to prevent family separation, reunite institutionalised and trafficked children with their families and communities, and reduce poverty through skills training, income generation and food support. Its work covers Sri Lanka and Nepal, with fundraising and support offices in the United Kingdom and Australia. Its programmes include family strengthening, alternative family-based care, a pink tuk tuk taxi initiative for women drivers, and a solar lighting programme for off-grid schoolchildren. The charity also runs emergency food parcel distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic and advocates for deinstitutionalisation and children's rights.

Location

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Founded

2004

Organisation type

Charity

Legal name

Rosie May Foundation

Focus areas

child protectionfamily separationdeinstitutionalisationtrafficking preventiongirls' empowermentSri LankaNepalfamily strengthening

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthPoverty & HungerGender equalityHuman rightsHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefEducation

Works for

ChildrenWomen & GirlsFamiliesVictims of violencePeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesEmergency responseCommunity programmesVolunteer programmesAdvocacy & campaigning

Programmes

Project Hope

Children & Youth · Sri Lanka

Family strengthening programme that identifies families at risk of separation and provides holistic support, including skills training, to keep children with their families.

Think Pink Sri Lanka

Gender equality · Sri Lanka

Trains women as drivers of pink tuk tuk taxis to provide income for single mothers and safer transport for women and girls.

Solar light programme

Education · Nepal

Connects UK schools with off-grid communities in Nepal so children can study safely at home after dark.

Alternative care model

Children & Youth · Sri Lanka, Nepal

Model of alternative family-based care that reintegrates children from institutions and trafficking survivors into the community.

Countries of operation

United KingdomSri LankaNepalAustralia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateSponsorshipVolunteerFundraiseLegacy giving

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

UNICEF, Hope and Homes for Children, Small Charities Challenge Fund

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