While The Orange Trust provides a wide range of medical and material resources, an equally important aspect is gaining hands-on experience and stepping outside our comfort zones to truly understand the realities faced by communities in other countries. Volunteering with the organisation offers exactly that opportunity. Hannah, one of our volunteers, had the chance to witness this impact firsthand during her visit to the Kizimkazi Health Centre in Zanzibar, as well as the Umra Orphanage....

Connecting with diverse communities remains a core value of The Orange Trust. In November 2025, the charity took an important step forward by forming a new partnership with the Samia Foundation in Zanzibar . Through this collaboration, The Orange Trust is supporting the Kizimkazi Health Centre by providing essential medical staffing, including dentists, doctors and health support personnel, as well as funding and vital medical equipment. All resources supplied have been directly requested by...

As The Orange Trust team packed their bags and prepared to take on their ambitious mission to the Sahara desert of Algeria in January 2025, they only had one thing on their mind: finding a site in Tamanrasset where nomadic communities can easily have access to healthcare by setting up a pop-up clinic. Their first step in making this project successful consisted of meeting up with government officials in Algiers, in order to collaborate with the Ministry of Health and obtain authorisations...