Education is the foundation
Today’s Royal Merchant Navy Education Foundation started life in 1827 as The Merchants’ Seamen’s Orphan Asylum, which was tasked not only with providing board and lodging for the orphans of British Merchant Navy seamen but also, and pertinently, with sufficient education to enable them to obtain employment.
Help & Support
How have we helped?
On average, we spend approximately £5,000 on each of our beneficiaries – or, as we like to call them, our ‘Foundationers’. We currently have around 70 Foundationers in our network, and for every £1 we receive, a further £1.16 is invested into their development.
Emily’s story
Tom’s story
Cathryn’s story
A brighter future
Royal Merchant Navy Education Foundation was established in 1827 as an Orphan Asylum, tasked with providing board and lodging for the orphans of British Merchants’ Seamen.
Our Royal Patron
Following the thorough analysis of over one thousand organisations, His Majesty confirmed he would be delighted to accept the Patronage of the Royal Merchant Navy Education Foundation.
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