UK Aid Match
This page provides grants to UK-based civil society organisations and charities for poverty reduction projects in developing countries.
Disasters Emergency Committee
UK Aid Match has increased the impact of a number of the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC’s) recent appeals, helping to provide immediate support to countries facing large-scale humanitarian disasters.
In recent years, this has included delivering life-saving aid to people affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan, and to people needing help due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
At times of crisis overseas, the DEC brings together 15 leading UK aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently. By pooling resources to work as one, DEC is pivotal in co-ordinating the UK public’s response to these crises. It helps to save, protect and rebuild the lives of people facing life-and-death situations through effective humanitarian response.
DEC appeals the UK government has supported though UK Aid Match
| DEC appeal | UK Aid Match | Total raised including UK Aid Match |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Venezuela Earthquake Appeal | £2 million | Active |
| 2025 Myanmar Earthquake Appeal | £5 million | Active |
| 2024 Middle East Humanitarian Appeal | £10 million | Active |
| 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal (2023 to 2025) | £5 million | Closed |
| 2022 Pakistan Floods Appeal (2022 to 2024) | £5 million | Closed |
| 2022 Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal (2022 to 2025) | £25 million | Closed |
| 2021 Afghanistan Crisis Appeal | £10 million | £50 million |
| 2020 Coronavirus Appeal | £10 million | £62 million |
| 2019 Cyclone Idai Appeal | £4 million | £43 million |
| 2018 Indonesia Tsunami Appeal | £2 million | £29 million |
| 2017 Rohingya Crisis Appeal | £5 million | £30 million |
| 2017 East Africa Crisis Appeal | £10 million | £66 million |
| 2017 Yemen Crisis Appeal | £5 million | £30 million |
| 2015 Nepal Earthquake Appeal | £5 million | £87 million |
| 2014 Ebola Crisis Appeal | £5 million | £37 million |
| 2014 Gaza Crisis Appeal | £2 million | £19 million |
| 2013 Philippines Typhoon Appeal | £5 million | £96 million |
How it works
UK Aid Match brings charities, the British public and the UK government together to collectively change the lives of some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.
It provides opportunities for the UK public to engage with international development issues and have a say in how UK aid is spent. At the same time it boosts the impact of the very best civil society projects to reach the poorest people in developing countries.
For every £1 donated to a UK Aid Match charity appeal, the government will also contribute £1 of UK aid, to help these projects go further in changing and saving lives. UK Aid Match is funded from the international development budget, for donations made by individuals living in the UK.
Overview
The first phase of UK Aid Match, launched between 2013 and 2016, funded 59 appeals. An estimated 3.6 million people in the UK donated to match-funded appeals. A total of £120 million went to 42 charities, operating in 22 countries and running projects including health, education and water, sanitation and hygiene which are expected to benefit 19 million people.
The second phase of the programme is active and runs between 2016 and 2023.
Since February 2018 the Fund Manager for UK Aid Match has been MannionDaniels, working in consortium with Oxford Policy Management (OPM), Education Development Trust (EDT), Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), and the Social Change Agency (SCA).
For more information on the fund, or to make an application, visit the UK Aid Match website.
To find out more about current UK Aid Match projects or to donate to a live appeal, visit UK Aid Match live appeals and projects.
Enquiries
For further information about UK Aid Match, email the Fund Management team at ukaidmatch@manniondaniels.com.