# UKAid # ![UKAid website](https://api.urlbox.io/v1/y8pGa8wMOg59geun/png?width=1280&height=720&block_ads=true&hide_cookie_banners=true&click_accept=true&url=https://www.ukaiddirect.org/) UK Aid Direct supported small and medium sized civil society organisations (CSOs), based in the UK and overseas, to achieve sustained poverty reduction and the United Nations's Global Goals. For more information [visit the UKAid website ](https://www.ukaiddirect.org/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Education and Skills]], [[Economic Development]], [[Food Security]], [[Health]], [[Security and Safety]], [[Gender]], [[Underrepresented Communities]], [[Sustainable Development]], [[Housing]], [[Employment]] **Projects and Programs** Formerly known as the Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF), the fund was relaunched in 2014 as UK Aid Direct. Since 2010, the FCDO awarded 374 grants to 265 organisations delivering across 46 countries (this includes Small Charities Challenge Fund grants). **Grantees and Partners** For more information about the Grantees and Partners, please visit [UKAid](https://www.ukaiddirect.org/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office/people/) working at UKAid and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office/jobs/) currently available. **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** UKAid is classified as a [[Funder]] and has headquarters located in . We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Global]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=UKAid+&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://www.ukaiddirect.org/ *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office/ UKAid --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 24 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative