The St Helena National Trust continues to exist mainly through submitting successful bids for funding to complete specific projects.  The Heart Shaped Waterfall is one of these.  Over the next two years UK government funding amounting to £79,240 will be made available to complete this project.  Other funding from the same source supports conservation of the Wirebird and its habitats and work aimed at reclaiming the Central Peaks for the Islands original endemic vegetation.  All these projects have a life of one, two or sometimes three years.  Before the time runs out, the National Trust has to have succeeded in winning further funding bids so conservation and preservation work can continue.  An annual grant, £17,208 for 2008-09, is received from the St Helena Government to for pay two peoples wages and buy office equipment and supplies.

The short term funding means the National Trust can never plan ahead very far.   To get a more secure future for the National Trust we need to find additional, and different, sources of funding.  The Trust also receives revenue from subscriptions and donations.  Admittedly, the amount of revenue we get from subscriptions is not large – it certainly needs to be more.  The main point about receiving a good number of subscriptions is that it indicates the support the National Trust enjoys.

Related Information

Bids for Environmental Funding

Funds to open up Heartshaped Waterfall