The British Asian Trust was founded in 2007 by a group of British Asian business leaders at the suggestion of HRH.. It is one of 20 Princes Charities. Founded by HRH The Prince of Wales and led by the community, The British Asian Trust aims to transform lives by investing in charities making the greatest impact on poverty in South Asia and the UK. The Trust works for lasting change by increasing the power of charitable giving in the critical areas of education, health and livelihoods.

Since its establishment in 2007, the Trust has touched the lives of 350,000 disadvantaged people in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sir Lanka and the UK. Currently 12 charities receive support and over £1 million has been leveraged in matched funding through four major co-funders.

Scope

The British Asian Trust works to tackle urgent problems facing disadvantaged communities in South Asia and the UK. It supports 11 local charity partners in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

,[Bangladesh| Bangladesh], Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 and the UK.

Focus

Current funding for Trust charity partners is divided into three areas: livelihoods (43 percent), education (36 percent) and health (21 percent).

Livelihoods

To create livelihoods for people living in poverty, The Trust works with Mann Deshi Udyogini Business School for Rural Women, India; Saath, India; Barefoot College, India; Bharti Foundation, India; The Prince’s Charities, UK; Street League, UK and B’Yeah, Bangladesh.

Education

Education charities supported by the Trust are: Developments in Literacy, Pakistan; and Mumbai Mobile Crèches,India.

Health

Health charities receiving funding from the Trust are The Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust, Wells for India and The Jal Bhagirathi Foundation, India.

Ambassadors and Directors

Twenty-two ambassadors from the worlds of television, film, sport and cuisine currently support the Trust including comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar, cricketer Isa Guha, celebrity chef Atul Kochhar, BBC presenter Mishal Husain and entrepreneur James Caan.

On the Board of Trustees, headed by Chairman Manoj Badale

Manoj Badale

Manoj Badale, was born in Dhule, Maharashtra, India and later on moved to the UK. Manoj is a graduate of the University of Cambridge. He is the Chairman of Rajasthan Royals, an Indian Premier League Team representing Jaipur, Rajasthan...

, are Asif Rangoonwala, Salman Mahdi, Chris Mathias and Rajan Singh. The Executive Director is Hitan Mehta.