The Justice Company Humanitarian Foundation – Founding Principles

Purpose

The Justice Company Humanitarian Foundation exists to direct resources towards people whose lives have been damaged by serious human rights abuses. Our aim is to increase the capacity of the most vulnerable populations to recover from these abuses.

It is the philanthropic arm of The Justice Company, and its work is inseparable from the philosophy that created it.

The Justice Company’s investment approach is designed to avoid companies materially involved in genocide, war crimes, apartheid, or grave violations of international law. The Foundation addresses the other side of that commitment: the people living with the consequences of those violations.

We believe that markets shape the world, for good or ill. The careful construction of investments can allow participation in the market without exposure to human rights violations. At the same time, philanthropy should seek to alleviate the consequences of severe abuses of international law and build resiliency in the people and communities that are directly impacted.

Principles

• Need takes precedence over geography.

• We will strive to maximise the impact of our activity.

• Our decisions are informed by evidence and the direct experience of those closest to the communities impacted by human rights abuses.

• We conduct ourselves with transparency and humility. We are independent, but defer to the expertise of our partner groups.

• Our philanthropy mirrors the moral commitments that guide The Justice Company platform.

Scope

The Foundation has no fixed geographic focus. It follows the evidence of need, wherever that leads. Funding is directed towards groups working with the most vulnerable populations — primarily women, children, and displaced communities — in areas where human rights conditions are most severe and resources most scarce.

We assess our priorities regularly based on conditions on the ground, informed by the Foundation’s advisory relationships with international NGOs, academic institutions, legal organisations, and frontline aid workers.

Funding

The Foundation is funded structurally. A fixed percentage of the TER of The Justice Company’s investment products flows directly to the Foundation. This commitment is written into the products’ structure. It is not discretionary, and it does not depend on the goodwill of any individual.

Additional funding comes from the personal charitable commitments of The Justice Company’s founders, contributions that predate the company itself and reflect a long-standing dedication to humanitarian giving.

The Foundation does not accept outside donations. We are not a fundraising organisation. The Foundation exists to honour the structural commitment of The Justice Company’s investment products.

Individuals wishing to support the causes it champions are encouraged to give directly to the organisations the Foundation identifies and supports.

How the Foundation works

The Foundation’s trustees identify and evaluate organisations doing specific, measurable work with vulnerable populations. It does not run open grant programmes or accept unsolicited applications. Our grant-making decisions are made independently of The Justice Company’s investment platform.

Partner organisations are selected based on their proximity to the communities they serve, the specificity of their work, the rigour of their operations, and the degree to which modest contributions can produce meaningful outcomes.

Relationships with partner groups are formalised and ongoing. The Foundation favours sustained commitments over one-time donations wherever the circumstances and the relationship support it.

Giving may also be directed towards educational institutions and programs that support students whose access to education has been disrupted by conflict, displacement, or systemic human rights abuses. Education is a key mechanism through which affected communities recover the capacity to rebuild.

Governance

The Foundation meets quarterly. Its meetings bring together the Foundation’s trustees and external advisers with direct knowledge of conditions in affected regions. The Foundation actively seeks perspectives from people working closest to the crises it addresses.

Secretarial and administrative support is provided by independent professional services to ensure proper governance and documentation.

A wider purpose

The Foundation’s ambition extends beyond its own giving. By publicly identifying and supporting organisations doing serious humanitarian work, the Foundation aims to raise the profile of groups and causes that receive less attention than they deserve, and to serve as a resource for individuals who wish to direct their own giving towards specific, accountable work.

Supporting Access to Education for Displaced Students

By Mike Head & Jonny White, Senior Advisers to The Justice Company

The Justice Company Humanitarian Foundation is proud to support organisations and programmes that help expand opportunity, strengthen resilience and improve outcomes for individuals and communities facing significant challenges.

One such initiative is University College London’s (UCL) Global Engagement Scholars programme.

In the 2025/26 academic year, the Foundation contributed £178,000 to support six postgraduate students from Gaza who were able to continue their studies at UCL through the UK Government’s facilitated departure programme for fully funded university scholars.

The funding covered each student’s tuition fees, accommodation and living costs, removing financial barriers that might otherwise have prevented them from accessing higher education. For students whose academic journeys and future aspirations had been profoundly disrupted by conflict and displacement, the scholarships provided far more than financial support. They offered stability, possibility and the opportunity to continue building towards their professional ambitions.

The six scholars are pursuing postgraduate studies across a range of disciplines, including Child Health, Translation and Technology, Business Analytics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Despite the challenges they have faced, each student has demonstrated remarkable resilience and determination in embracing the opportunities available to them.

The impact of the programme is already becoming clear. Two of the scholars, both qualified medical doctors, are preparing for General Medical Council examinations with the aim of practising within the NHS. Other students have made significant academic progress, with UCL encouraging dissertation research to be developed further into potential doctoral study due to its originality and academic merit. One scholar has already secured an internship opportunity within the field of Business Analytics, while another is exploring additional teaching qualifications to complement their degree.

Beyond academic achievement, the programme has helped students establish a sense of belonging and community. Through their studies and wider university life, they have been able to build new networks, develop friendships and begin rebuilding pathways towards their futures.

As part of its commitment to becoming a University of Sanctuary, UCL works to remove barriers that prevent displaced students from accessing and completing higher education. The Justice Company Humanitarian Foundation’s support has contributed directly to that effort, helping ensure that talented individuals are able not only to continue their studies, but to flourish within them.

We are grateful to UCL for its partnership and proud to support a programme that demonstrates the transformative power of education. By investing in access to learning and opportunity, we hope to help create pathways for talented individuals to realise their potential, regardless of the circumstances they have faced.

Supporting Gaza's Most Vulnerable Children: The NOOR Orphan Care Programme

By Mike Head & Jonny White, Senior Advisers to The Justice Company

At The Justice Company Humanitarian Foundation, we are committed to supporting the people whose lives have been shaped by genocide, war crimes and other serious human rights violations. We are proud to support carefully selected charitable initiatives that help expand opportunity, strengthen resilience and improve outcomes for vulnerable individuals and communities around the world.

One such initiative is the NOOR Orphan Care Programme, delivered by Taawon (Welfare Association), a non-profit organisation registered in Geneva and operating across Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. It provides care and stability for children who have lost one or both parents during the conflict in Gaza.

The Scale of the Crisis

According to the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry, more than 58,000 Palestinian children lost one or both parents between October 2023 and October 2025.

The loss of a parent is devastating in any circumstances, but in Gaza, it is compounded by the near-total collapse of child protection infrastructure. With orphanages either destroyed, damaged or repurposed into shelters, virtually all children now rely on humanitarian assistance for survival. The formal systems that exist to protect children – social services, schools, healthcare facilities – can no longer serve their purpose. Meanwhile, the informal care structures in Palestinian society, such as extended families and community support, are displaced and struggling to meet their own most basic needs. Over 40% of families in Gaza are reportedly taking care of non-biological children, even as over 90% of residents have been displaced and over 80% of homes have been damaged or destroyed.

The result is a generation of children at risk of falling into a void where neither formal institutions nor family networks can care for them.

The NOOR Programme

Taawon's NOOR programme was designed to address this void, not simply as emergency relief, but as a framework for rebuilding systems around Gaza's orphaned children for the long term.

NOOR operates across five pillars: a unified child registry to ensure every child is visible; support for family-based care; comprehensive services integrating financial, educational, health, and psychosocial support; coordinated delivery across implementing partners; and sustainable financing to replace short-term, small-scale projects.

What the Programme achieved in 2025

In 2025, the programme supported 20,923 orphaned children across 7,513 families, including 239 children who became the sole survivors of their immediate family and 904 who lost both parents. Here are some of the life-changing services delivered across several dimensions of the programme:

• 110,000 food parcels were distributed to orphans, ensuring access to essential nutrition during the crisis

• 40,000 clothing kits were provided across two seasons, helping orphans meet their basic needs throughout the year

• 16,500 orphaned children received comprehensive medical check-ups, with identification of interventions for those requiring further care

• 1,508 orphaned children with disabilities or special needs received tailored support, alongside 31,000 rehabilitation sessions covering physiotherapy and occupational therapy

• 14,500 children received Psychological First Aid, with 13,000 counselling sessions – both group and individual – delivered to those experiencing trauma

• 3,000 children were reached through emergency education services, with lessons learned informing a scale-up in 2026

• Launch of the NOOR Digital Platform, enabling real-time tracking of programme progress. This is an important step towards the coordinated, data-driven model that sustainable child protection in Gaza ultimately needs.

Investing in dignity and recovery

The NOOR programme is an extraordinary example of what determined civil society organisations can achieve in the most desperate of situations. Implemented by Taawon and 11 local partner organisations across Gaza, each subject to rigorous due diligence, the programme delivers measurable, life-saving impact while laying the groundwork for long-term recovery.

The Justice Company Humanitarian Foundation seeks to support initiatives that combine immediate humanitarian assistance with locally led solutions. Taawon’s NOOR programme exemplifies this approach and we are proud to support its work in ensuring that Gaza's orphaned children are not only seen, but given the care, stability and opportunity they deserve.