Ginagi Foundation
Charity 1113738
Overview
Summary
Ginagi Foundation appears to occupy a focused support role for disadvantaged women, particularly women from Black and ethnic minority communities with African backgrounds, while also recognising the effects on children and families. Its stated model combines practical advice and advocacy with support around interconnected pressures: abuse, housing, welfare, finances, parenting concerns, stress and depression. The available evidence suggests an organisation oriented toward helping women navigate exclusion from mainstream systems rather than addressing a single issue in isolation.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence from the Charity Commission records Birmingham City as one of the places where the charity operates, but it does not identify any Birmingham service venue, project, partner, ward or recognised place. It therefore cannot support identifying a more specific Birmingham operational area.
- The organisation's official website describes its work as being undertaken primarily in London. This creates uncertainty about the present scale, regularity and nature of any Birmingham activity recorded in the Charity Commission data.
- No Birmingham physical site is evidenced. The Charity Commission records a London correspondence address and states that the charity does not own or lease land or property.
- The official website refers generally to partnership working with mainstream domestic-abuse organisations, but identifies no partner that evidences a material operational footprint in Birmingham.
- The latest filed financial information is for the year ended 30 April 2023, and the Charity Commission record indicates that later reporting was overdue; the geographic information may therefore not fully represent activity as of August 2026.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, trustees' report or annual return specifying whether services, workshops, advocacy or campaigns are presently delivered in Birmingham.
- Current project information identifying Birmingham delivery areas or online services specifically targeted at Birmingham residents.
- Confirmation from Ginagi Foundation of any active Birmingham delivery partners and the areas or catchments of work undertaken through them.
- Evidence distinguishing one-off Birmingham activity from continuing operational delivery.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A bridge into mainstream support
The foundation appears to position itself as a response to women who are excluded from mainstream activities and may need tailored advocacy, information and practical support to access help.
Why it matters
This suggests its role may be less about providing one specialist intervention and more about reducing barriers across several systems that disadvantaged women must navigate.
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“Relieving the hardship, stress and depression suffered by disadvantaged women excluded from mainstream activities.”
Source:Charity Commission“Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information.”
Source:Charity Commission
An interconnected rather than single-issue model
Its work appears to treat domestic abuse, relationships, child-related worries, housing, welfare and financial management as connected pressures in women’s lives.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the foundation from a narrowly issue-specific service and indicates potential value in coordination with specialist housing, domestic-abuse, welfare and mental-health organisations.
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“Empowering single mother and women on domestic violence, abuse, relationships, problems or worries regarding children, housing, welfare and financial management.”
Source:Charity Commission“Relieving the hardship, stress and depression suffered by most disadvantaged women.”
Source:Charity Commission
A community-specific focus with a wider family implication
The foundation appears to have a particular cultural and community focus on refugee women and Black and ethnic minority communities with African backgrounds, while its concern with children and families may extend its impact beyond individual women.
Why it matters
This may make culturally informed relationships and trusted communication central to its contribution, and suggests possible complementary links with children’s, refugee and community organisations.
Show evidence
“For the benefit of refugees women from the Black and Ethnic Minority communities with African background in particular but not exclusively.”
Source:Charity Commission“Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the foundation delivers direct casework, group support, training, referrals or advocacy with other agencies.
- Which geographic area it serves and whether its overseas-aid purpose reflects current activity.
- Whether domestic-abuse, housing, welfare or mental-health support is provided directly or through partnerships.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports, service descriptions and beneficiary feedback.
- Information on referral routes, partner organisations, geographic reach and service outcomes.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
To further such charitable purposes for the benefit of women and family in particular but not exclusively by; 1) Empowering single mother and women on: domestic violence, abuse relationships, problems or worries regarding children, housing, welfare and financial management. 2) Relieving the hardship, stress and depression suffered by most disadvantaged women.
Charity objects
TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITY PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF REFUGEES WOMEN FROM THE BLACK AND ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES WITH AFRICAN BACKGROUND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 1) EMPOWERING SINGLE MOTHER AND WOMEN ON: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ABUSE, RELATIONSHIPS, PROBLEMS OR WORRIES REGARDING CHILDREN, HOUSING , WELFARE, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. 2) RELIEVING THE HARDSHIP, STRESS, AND DEPRESSION SUFFER BY DISADVANTAGES WOMEN EXCLUDED FROM THE MAINSTREAM ACTIVITIES.