Scottish Charity Number: SCO36069
 

If you shoot for the moon and miss you'll still be one of the stars

Inspired by the life of Hazel Scott Aiton, Hazel's Footprints Trust exists to support project, partner schools and people in education in developing countries.

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Scottish Trust Supporting Education and Development Projects

Scottish Charity Number: SCO36069

Hazel’s Footprints Trust is based in the Scottish Borders and has a vision to support education in developing countries across the globe. We do this in a number of ways:

The Trust is entirely staffed by volunteers and we have close-to-zero central costs. Every penny of donations given to us since 2004 has been spent on schools and educational projects in developing countries, whether by project grants or support for volunteers.

Hazel’s Footprints Trust was set up in 2004
in memory of Hazel Scott Aiton


Hazel Scott Aiton’s tragic death in August 2004 left an unfillable hole in the lives of all who knew her. Her family, with the support of her friends, were inspired by her positivity and charitable work. They wanted to continue in her footsteps, and Hazel’s Footprints Trust was born.

What We do:

Our work spans three core areas – educational project grants, volunteer grants and partner schools

 

Latest News

 

A new chapter: Team Kenya's STEM and library project completion

25th February 2025
Thanks to a grant of £14,500 from Hazel’s Footprints Trust, Team Kenya has successfully completed a renovation and extension of the Learning & Resource Centre (LRC) at Twende Pamoja, Ndhiwa,…
 

Kidogo Kids have a year of ups and downs in Nairobi

1st February 2025

During the summer of 2023, Hazel’s Footprints Trust made a grant of £3,600 to Kidogo Kids, supporting disadvantaged children in Nairobi slums, Kenya. The grant was provided to pay for…

 

Classroom complete at Tubarere School, Rwanda - photo update

6th December 2024

We are thrilled to see photos of the completed classroom at Tubarere School, Rwanda. Aid for Education developed this project following a grant from Hazel’s Footprints Trust just six months…

 

Oscar McNicol's first report from Thailand

2nd November 2024

Oscar McNicol is currently volunteering in rural Thailand, at a school teaching English, supported in part by a Footprinter Grant from Hazel’s Footprints Trust. Oscar has arranged his volunteer project…

 

St Agnes classroom block completed ahead of schedule!

29th October 2024

In late 2023 we provided a grant of £8,500 to Accomplish Children’s Trust to fund a new classroom block. In June 2024, we heard of the speed at which the…

 

First bricks laid for new classroom at Tubarere School, Rwanda

9th October 2024

In June 2024, Hazel’s Footprints Trust provided a grant for £9,086 to Aid for Education to build a new classroom at Tubarere Nursery and Primary School. The foundations have been…

 

RedEarth’s Girls’ Hostel: Expanding Educational Opportunities in Rural Uganda

23rd September 2024

Thanks to a grant of £3,400 from Hazel’s Footprints Trust, RedEarth has successfully completed Phase 1 of a girls’ hostel complex at Bishop Willigers Secondary School in rural Uganda. This…

 

Smart Box is the perfect solution for learning at StreetKidsDirect, Guatemala

10th September 2024

In 2023, our Trustees agreed to fund the purchase of an innovate set of 20 laptops for Street Kids Direct, a charity working with vulnerable and at-risk children in Guatemala…

 

20 Years of Hazel's Footprints Trust

3rd September 2024

August 2024 marked 20 years of Hazel’s Footprints Trust. It is, of course, rather bittersweet as two decades have now passed without Hazel. Naturally this month every year is cause…

 

Support for all at Kitazigurukwa Special Needs Unit

31st August 2024

Through the Chilli Children Project, Kitazigurukwa Special Needs Unit, Rukungiri, Uganda, has received funding of £2,700 for three teacher’s salaries for the 2024 academic year. The grant ensures that children…

 
Hazel's Footprints Trust - Hazel's gap year at Otjikondo School

Hazel’s Journal
A Gap in the Life is a collection of entries from Hazel’s journal


Hazel spent a year working as a volunteer in Namibia at Otjikondo Primary School. The experience of a gap year was life-changing for her, as it is for so many young people. Hazel had always kept a journal, and her entries from her Gap Year are entertaining, thought-provoking and inspiring. Her parents decided to publish her journal – “A Gap in the Life” – to raise money for the Trust.

Anyone who’s ever taken a gap year, or plans to, or has a family member who’s considering it, will find this book utterly invaluable!

Hazel's Footprints Trust donations

It’s easy to donate to Hazel’s Footprints Trust. Your donation will go to intersting and impactful educational projects in developing countries, or to support a volunteer at a school in need.

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About Hazel’s Footprints Trust


Hazel’s Footprints Trust was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee on 9th November 2004, company number SC 275793.

The Company is a registered charity number SCO 36069.

The Trustees who are also directors for the purposes of company law are:

  • Bill Scott Aiton
  • Joan Scott Aiton
  • Joanna Scott Aiton
  • Lucy Costain
  • Christopher Hildyard
  • Rachael Hill
  • David Mortimer
  • Ben Newman
  • Ruth Sutherland Knibbs

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