MMireFoundation
A small community group sharing a meal together at a wooden table
A drought resilience water project in Somaliland
A village in Chhatak, Bangladesh with a clean water point
A community centre in Tower Hamlets, London
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Small, hands-on help for the people we live beside.

About us
Community centre doorway in Tower Hamlets, London

Get support

Find out about the education, health and practical help we offer in your community.

A community group sharing a meal together

Get involved

With our fundraising, volunteering and community projects.

A village in Chhatak, Bangladesh

About us

Learn about our story, our trustees and what drives our charity.

What we do

We focus on four areas where small, targeted support makes a real difference to people's lives.

Education & Scholarships

Bursaries, books and study support that keep young people in the classroom.

Poverty Relief

Food, warmth and practical help for households facing a difficult season.

Health & Sickness Relief

Support for people managing illness, covering the small costs that add up.

Water & Climate Resilience

Clean water projects and drought relief for communities in Somaliland and Bangladesh.

Who we help

People our size of charity can reach

We work with people who often fall between larger services. Because we are local and small, we can respond quickly and personally.

Children & young people
Help with school costs, books and study space so learning is not the first thing to go when money is tight.
Older people
Company, warm meals and a hand with errands and paperwork for elders who live alone.
People with disabilities
Practical support for disabled people and their families, shaped around what each household actually needs.
Families on low incomes
Short-term relief during a hard season — food, fuel and help understanding what else is available.
Older people sitting together with cups of tea at a community centre afternoon
Volunteers packing food parcels into cardboard boxes in a community hall
Our story

Started by neighbours, still run by neighbours

MMire Foundation was set up in 2011 by a group of families in Bow, East London who wanted to help both their own neighbourhood and the places their families came from. We were first known as C A Foundation, and later as Chomak Ali Foundation, before taking our present name.

We are a small charity with no paid staff. Our trustees give their own time, and money raised goes straight into the practical help people ask us for — a school bursary, a food parcel, a repaired water point.

We are registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under number 1143786, and our accounts are published on the public register.

How we are run

What we stand for

Four commitments that shape every decision our trustees make.

Honest

We say what we have done and what we have not. No inflated numbers.

Local

Decisions are made by people who live in the communities we serve.

Practical

Small, concrete help delivered quickly rather than long programmes.

Accountable

Trustee-run, publicly registered, accounts filed every year.

How we work

A short, transparent route from a request to real help.

  1. 01

    Someone asks

    A family, school or community group tells us what they need — by phone, email or in person.

  2. 02

    Trustees review

    Our board checks the request against our charitable aims and what funds we hold.

  3. 03

    We deliver

    Help goes out directly — goods, fees paid at source, or work done with a local partner.

  4. 04

    We record it

    Every payment is documented and reported in our annual accounts.

Our impact

We are one of Britain's smaller charities — and we're proud of it. Every pound goes directly to the people we support.

About us
2011

The year we were founded

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Communities we serve across London, Bangladesh & Somaliland

4

Areas of work — education, poverty, health & water

100%

Volunteer-run by our trustee board

Where we work

Three communities, one purpose — honest, hands-on support where it's needed most.

A community centre doorway in Tower Hamlets, London with people chatting in golden afternoon light
London, UK

Tower Hamlets

Our home base in Bow. We run food, study and wellbeing programmes right on our own street, supporting children, older people and people with disabilities.

A village in Chhatak, Bangladesh with a clean water point and green fields in soft morning light
Bangladesh

Chhatak

Where our founding families are from. Our education scholarships and poverty relief work takes root here, alongside local partners.

A drought resilience water project in Somaliland with people gathering water in an arid golden landscape
Somaliland

Sanaag & Togdheer

Communities on the front line of drought. We support sustainable water projects, climate resilience and emergency relief for vulnerable families.

A residential terraced street in Bow, East London on an ordinary weekday
Your donation

Where your money goes

We have no offices to pay for and no salaries. Costs are limited to the small fees any registered charity has to meet, so gifts reach people almost intact.

  • School costs — fees, books, uniform and exam charges paid directly to the school where possible.
  • Water and repairs — parts and labour for community water points in drought-affected villages.
  • Emergency relief — food, blankets and fuel during a crisis or a hard winter.

We are a very small charity. Our latest filed accounts show a modest annual income, so even small gifts change what we can do in a given year.

Our trustees

The charity is governed by a volunteer board of three trustees, as listed on the public register of charities.

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Mohamed Abdi Mire

Trustee

MY

Muhammad Younus

Trustee

MR

Mohamed Roble

Trustee

Governance

Open about how we are run

Our registration details, trustees and annual accounts are all published on the Charity Commission register. If anything here is unclear, ask us and we will explain it.

View our entry on the register
Registered charity number
1143786
Registered
2011
Governing body
Board of three trustees
Registered office
76 Brokesley Street, Bow, London E3 4QJ
Former names
C A Foundation; Chomak Ali Foundation
Regulator
Charity Commission for England and Wales

Who we work with

We are only as good as the people who tell us where help is needed.

Local schools & colleges

Identifying pupils who need help with the cost of learning.

Mosques & community groups

Reaching families in Tower Hamlets who may not approach a charity directly.

Village committees

Local committees in Chhatak and Somaliland decide priorities on the ground.

Individual supporters

Neighbours, families and friends who give what they can, when they can.

Get involved

You don't need to be rich to help. A few hours, a small gift, or a conversation all count.

Donate

Every gift, large or small, goes to real people.

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Volunteer

Give an afternoon or a month. Local skills matter.

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Partner

Businesses and groups can help us stretch further.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. MMire Foundation is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, charity number 1143786, registered in 2011.

Contact us

Say hello — we read everything. Whether you need support, want to donate, or just have a question, we'd love to hear from you.

Address
76 Brokesley Street, Bow, London E3 4QJ
Phone
07496 388809
Email
mmire@hotmail.co.uk
Charity number
1143786
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