The Lujenna Educational Trust (LET) was set up in 2015 by the Newsum family to support education, particularly the availability and provision of education to young people. The trustees believe that improvements in education will lead, over time, to greater individual fulfilment and a more productive society.
The charity is a small one and cannot achieve universal results but focuses its efforts on selected individuals and projects who/which will be catalysts for the effects noted above. It pursues its objects in three main areas of support:
- broadening educational experience
- improving educational facilities
- improving access to education
Projects We Will Support
Although there is no geographic restriction, the charity’s domicile in Cambridgeshire has some bearing on the choice of projects supported. We will consider applications by reference to our three general categories:
- Broadening educational experience: opportunities for education outside a traditional curriculum such as internships, apprenticeships, supporting field work, museum access, cultural education, specialist training etc
- Improving educational facilities: contributing to annual funding or capital projects to improve educational facilities, providing equipment and materials for schools and other educational establishments etc
- Improving access: promoting choice, facilitating opportunity, specific support for STEM subjects, funding to widen access (including to private education), supporting the sharing of facilities etc
LET will make normal grants of up to £5,000. Occasionally, we may commit to two or more years funding and/or make larger grants.
Photograph courtesy of School Home Support.
Methodology
The five trustees meet formally twice a year but applications may be progressed between trustee meetings. Any trustee may ask for an applicant to be shortlisted, otherwise the Chairman and the Secretary of the Trustees will shortlist applications for consideration at each trustees meeting. All applicants must provide standard information including details of the charity applicant, the funding sought, total project funding (if applicable), other funds raised to date, process to achieve efficient use of funding, the number of individuals directly benefitting and how benefit will be measured. One trustee will contact each shortlisted applicant in order to provide a recommendation to the trustees; one trustee will maintain a relationship with each successful applicant to monitor the value for money achieved.
In recent years we have been pleased to support, among others, School Home Support, Amantani UK, Swavesey Village College, Cambridge Science Centre, Build It International and the Outward Bound Trust.
Photo courtesy of Build It International.
Contact Us
BY EMAIL:
BY POST:
The Secretary, The Lujenna Educational Trust, 59 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridgeshire. CB24 4QJ.
Charity Information
The Lujenna Educational Trust
Charity Registration No: 1162635.
Registered Office: c/o Mills and Reeve, Botanic House, 100 Hills Road, Cambridge. CB2 1PH.
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