What Nana Foundation does

Nana Foundation is a UK-registered charity (Charity Commission No. 1161697) operating entirely on a volunteer basis with no paid staff. Founded by Kinnari Naik in memory of her grandmother Nana Naik, a childminder for over 35 years, the foundation delivers two core programs: free multi-specialty medical camps in underserved African communities (currently Malawi and Zambia, with founder-led early volunteering history in Sierra Leone), and long-term sponsorship of Chikondi Orphanage in Lilongwe, Malawi, which has supported 120+ orphaned and vulnerable children with daily meals, school fees, education supplies, and infrastructure improvements since 2014. The medical camps provide general medicine, dental care, eye care, social work, health education, and maternal health services, planned and executed in collaboration with local community partners.

The organization operates with no proprietary technology platform. Its technical footprint is limited to a content website (nanafoundation.co.uk), an Instagram account (@nana.foundation), an email contact channel, and Stripe-based payment processing for donations. A structured online volunteer application form supports recruitment across five functional areas: medical/health services, non-medical community support, education & learning, fundraising & events, and social media & communications. No mobile app, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities are present.

Nana Foundation's revenue model is entirely donation-based. It offers tiered giving products via Stripe: £10/month for monthly nutrition (30 hot lunches for one child), £50/month for education & supplies (one teacher plus books for a year), and £100 one-off for facility maintenance (one repaired classroom roof). Go-to-market is a hybrid of direct-to-consumer online fundraising (website + Instagram) and event-driven field engagement (medical camps that double as donor and volunteer touchpoints). The charity is governed by a five-person trustee board (Kinnari Naik as Founder & Chair, Sandhia Naik as Medical Lead & Treasurer, Fiona Clark as Secretary, Jonathan N'goma as Logistics Coordinator, and Steve Warrington as Trustee), with no parent organization, institutional funding, or external ownership.

Name

Nana Foundation

Legal name

Nana Foundation

Website

https://nanafoundation.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nana Foundation is a UK-registered, 100% volunteer-led charity (No. 1161697) that runs free multi-specialty medical camps in Malawi and Zambia and has sponsored Chikondi Orphanage in Lilongwe, Malawi, supporting 120+ orphaned and vulnerable children with daily meals, education, and infrastructure since 2014.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Assistance (624), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Charitable healthcare services
• Orphan care support
• Free medical camps
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Volunteer medical missions

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Giving: Nana Foundation generates revenue entirely through charitable donations from individuals. Donations are processed via Stripe secure payment system. The charity offers specific donation tiers: £10 per month for monthly nutrition, £50 per month for education & supplies, and £100 one-off for facility maintenance. All donations go directly to supporting orphans and medical camp operations as the organization has no paid staff.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nana Foundation is a UK registered charity (No. 1161697) that operates free medical camps in underserved African communities (Malawi, Zambia, Sierra Leone) and sponsors Chikondi Orphanage in Lilongwe, Malawi, providing daily meals, education, school fees, and essential support to 120+ orphaned and vulnerable children. The organization is entirely volunteer-led with no paid staff, delivering healthcare services including general medicine, dental care, eye care, social work, health education, and maternal health.

Product overview

Nana Foundation is a UK-registered charity (No. 1161697) offering charitable services focused on healthcare and orphan care rather than a technology product. The organization operates three main service programs: Medical Camps providing free healthcare in Malawi and Zambia; Orphan Care through sponsorship of Chikondi Orphanage serving 120+ children; and Community Support for education and sustainable development. The Foundation also recruits and coordinates volunteers for both medical and non-medical roles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Camps Free medical camps delivered in underserved communities across Malawi and Zambia, providing general medicine, dental care, eye care, social work, health education, and maternal health services to communities with limited access to healthcare.
• Orphan Care (Chikondi Orphanage Sponsorship) Long-term sponsorship of Chikondi Orphanage in Lilongwe, Malawi, providing daily meals (3 per day), education, school fees, books and stationery, and essential infrastructure support to over 120 orphaned and vulnerable children.
• Community Support

Quantifiable outcome

• 120+ orphans supported at Chikondi Orphanage
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Chikondi Orphan CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChikondi Orphan Care was founded in 2004 by Margaret Mbwana in Lilongwe, Malawi, after she lost her own children to HIV/AIDS and took responsibility for her grandchildren. Nana Foundation has been a proud sponsor since 2014, providing daily meals, school fees, and essential support to over 120 children. Nana Foundation has invested in rebuilding classrooms, constructing a safety perimeter wall, building sanitation facilities, and ensuring daily nutrition and education for all children at the orphanage. Chikondi means 'Love' in the local language.
• Local Community Partners (Malawi and Zambia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNana Foundation works with local partners to identify communities with the greatest need and plans logistics months in advance for medical camps. These local partnerships are essential for the Plan phase of their camp operations, helping to mobilize communities and ensure continuity of care after the camps conclude.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Partners in Health: Delivers comprehensive healthcare (including maternal health) to the poorest in multiple African countries, with a focus on vulnerable populations — analogous mission and beneficiary base to Nana Foundation.
• ChildFund International: Large international NGO sponsoring individual and community support for vulnerable children in developing countries, including orphan care programmes in Africa — comparable beneficiary profile to Nana Foundation's Chikondi sponsorship.
• Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders: Global humanitarian medical organisation providing free healthcare in crisis and underserved settings, including maternal health and primary care in Africa — a much larger comparator for Nana Foundation's medical camp portfolio.
• SOS Children's Villages: Global nonprofit providing family-based care for orphaned and abandoned children, with significant Africa footprint. A scaled comparator for Nana Foundation's Chikondi Orphanage sponsorship model.
• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's largest health NGO, headquartered in Africa, delivering community health, maternal health, and medical outreach across the continent — a comparably themed health-mission organisation to Nana Foundation.

Direct peers

• Medical Teams International: Deploys volunteer medical teams to provide humanitarian healthcare in Africa and other regions, with a similar volunteer-led medical camp delivery model as Nana Foundation.
• Mercy Ships: Runs hospital ships delivering free medical care (including surgery, dental, eye care) in sub-Saharan Africa, closely aligned with Nana Foundation's multi-specialty free medical camps in Malawi and Zambia.
• Street Child: UK-registered charity focused on children's education and welfare in Africa and Asia, similar to Nana Foundation's UK-domiciled charity model supporting vulnerable children in Malawi and other African countries.
• CURE International: Operates hospitals and surgical programs for children in developing countries, particularly Africa. Comparable as a faith/mission-inspired medical charity delivering specialist care in underserved African communities.

Emerging players

• African Visionary Fund: Funds and supports community-led organisations across Africa. While not a direct service-delivery peer, it represents the kind of institutional funder Nana Foundation could partner with as it professionalises its grantmaking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/nana.foundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nana-foundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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