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It is a group of concerned African-Caribbean men seeking to improve the quality of life in our communities, by mentoring young people, advancing education and promoting good health. It aims to empower young people to become economic and moral shareholders in the community.
A WAY OUT's vision is to reach, change and save the lives of at risk and vulnerable women and young people by educating, empowering and supporting them to live healthy, whole and enjoyable lives. The charity operates a rehabilitation & support centre alongside schools and community based activities.
<p> About Face has helped people with cancer of the head and neck since the late 1990s with advice, information and support. In 2008, the charity opened the About Face Centre at 111 Longfleet Road immediately opposite Poole Hospital. The charity continues with its support for people one to one and in groups, but now can conduct courses for trainee head and neck cancer surgeons and campaign for greater awareness around head and neck cancer issues.<p> <p> For example, during Mouth Cancer Awareness Week, volunteers from the charity survey shoppers in local centres on attitudes to oral health. It has been proved that good regular oral care can save lives.<p>
The Academy aims to ensure advances in medical research are developed into healthcare treatments for patients as quickly as possible. This is achieved through the work of 900 elected Fellows who provide expert, independent advice on particular workstreams including biomedical science policy and careers for medical researchers. The Academy also manages the Daniel Turnberg Memorial Trust.
ACET in the UK works to support the rapidly growing ACET International Alliance. The Alliance is a group of independent organisations currently working in 22 countries to reduce rates of new HIV infection, care for those affected by HIV/AIDS and support AIDS orphans.
ACET Jersey provides: unconditional social, emotional and financial support for people living with HIV in Jersey; life-saving prevention and education programmes; and professional training on all the issues associated with HIV/AIDS.
Action for Happiness is working to create a happier society - by enabling people to make positive changes in their personal lives, homes, workplaces and communities. It is part of the registered charity The Young Foundation (274345).
Action for Sick Children is the UK's leading children and young people's healthcare charity. It aims to ensure that UK healthcare meets the unique needs of children, young people, their carers and families through advocacy, advice and information, lobbying, campaigning, education and training.
Pre-eclampsia is a serious disease of pregnancy, affecting up to 10% of pregnancies and leading to the death of around 1,000 babies and 6 women each year in the UK. APEC aims to raise awareness, improve care and ease suffering caused by this potentially devastating condition. HELPLINE: 02084274217
The AECC is a charity because of its extensive work within chiropractic research, education and the provision of low-cost chiropractic treatment for the local community in which it is based. Each year over 50,000 low cost or free patient treatments are offered to the local community from the training clinic.
To provide information, support and access to established, new or innovative treatments for Atrial Fibrillation
<p>The Africa Foundation facilitates the empowerment and development of people living in or adjacent to protected areas in Southern and East Africa. We fund projects based on the needs within the communities specifically in the following three areas: </p> <p>* _Education_ (http://www.africafoundation.org/) - school improvement, bursary schemes, conservation lessons </p> <p>* _Healthcare_ (http://www.africafoundation.org/) - primary healthcare centres, HIV/AIDs awareness programmes, access to water, sanitation </p> <p>* _Income Generating Activities_ (http://www.africafoundation.org/) </p> <p>- agricultural projects, skills centres, entrepreneurial support A key Africa Foundation aim is to help break the cycle of poverty. We therefore seek to support projects that combine to provide a ‘conveyor belt’ of resources from pre-natal care, right the way through to university bursaries. </p>
Africaid provides effective HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support to youth worldwide through football.
Works with partners in Ghana and Tanzania to empower communities to demand their rights, focusing on girl's education, women's rights, sustainable livelihoods, youth at risk, land rights and economic empowerment. In the UK we implement a Global Education programme to complement our work overseas.
Age UK Herefordshire & Worcestershire is the new name for Age Concern Herefordshire & Worcestershire and we are committed to promoting the well being of all older people in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and aims to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.
Aintree's Vision is to provide high- quality, patient-centred healthcare. We provide acute and elective care through a team of world-class healthcare professionals. Through donations to the charitable fund we can meet these needs, become more efficient and help more people to live longer, healthier, more fulfilled lives that they deserve.
Muslim Heritage Trust is a UK registerd charity aimed offering charitable help to all kinds of needs calling for charity help in the UK and elsewhere. Currently it is helping educational charibale works and projects here in the UK.
Since 1990 we have helped students at Cardiff University who are in financial difficulties. We also fund the Eleanor Bradley Fellowship: a one-year training experience in Uganda for an obstetric Registrar. This saves mothers' and babies' lives and im.proves training for doctors and midwives
Mission Statement: Alcohol Concern is the national agency on alcohol misuse campaigning for effective alcohol policy and improved services for people whose lives are affected by alcohol-related problems. <p> About Alcohol Concern: Alcohol Concern is a membership body working at a national level to influence alcohol policy and champion best practice locally. We support professionals and organisations by providing expertise, information and guidance. We are a challenging voice to the drinks industry and promote public awareness of alcohol issues.
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Allergy UK is the leading medical charity providing information, advice and support to people with allergies, food intolerance and chemical sensitivity. We provide training in allergy for healthcare professionals. Your donations will help us to fund our helpline and raise awareness of the impact of allergy.
The Alliance for Rabies Control's mission is to prevent human rabies deaths and to alleviate the burden of rabies in animal species. It promotes awareness of rabies, health education, preventative vaccination of animals and people, and inter-disciplinary collaboration. Its vision is a world where all countries have eliminated rabies.
Raising awareness and supporting sufferers of, and research into, Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency a genetic condition which causes lung and liver problems.
FQMS works to advance medical education throughout Palestine and the medical school at Al Quds University, Jerusalem, supporting visiting lecturers, examiners, teaching materials, student and faculty participation in conferences, clinical supervision, specialist training, the development of e-learning & video conferencing, shelter for students on clinical rotation under curfew.
Helps those with unplanned pregnancy and post abortion struggles. It gives counselling, time and ongoing support for those in challenging situations. There is also an Education work, and a Support to Parents work including 4Dads. All services are free.
AMREF, the African Medical and Research Foundation, is African's health development organisation. Headquartered in Nairobi, AMREF runs innovative health programmes across sub-Saharan Africa, fighting disease, training health workers, and strengthening health systems. <p> For more information, visit <u>http://www.amrefuk.org</u> or follow us on Facebook at <u> http://www.facebook.com/amrefuk</u>
AMURT is an international relief and development organisation. AMURT is significant for being one of the few global NGOs originating from the developing world. It has grassroots relief teams and development projects in over 30 countries. AMURT's greatest strength is its wealth of human resource, consisting of experienced, life-long volunteers and local community members.
A medical charity established in 1990. Our primary aim is to support two rural hospitals in Malawi. We supply medical aid, surgical and technical equipment.We also support small building and water projects. We sponsor training for medical personnel and develop educational projects in the community.
Angels of Hope is Northern Ireland's only ovarian cancer charity. We run a Support Centre situated in close proximity to Belfast City Hospital where we provide such services as holisitic therapies, counselling and a place for sufferers and their relatives to meet each other.
The Angelus Foundation's mission is to help society understand the dangers of unclassified substances known as 'legal highs,' to reduce the harm they cause young people and their families, and to save lives.
In the slums of Dhaka, 4 million people live in shacks with no running water or sanitation. If their children become ill, they are likely to die as they can't afford medical treatment. We are working to help improve life for these often 'forgotten people.'
Our charity offers information, advice and support to women who suffer from post-natal depression and their families. We have volunteers who have had the illness and recovered who offer support by phone, e-mail or post. Our aim is to offer hope to sufferers and support them while they are ill.
In developing countries there is a lack of trained workers and equipment for raising awareness of deafness or preventing it. There is little help available to detect deafness and fit hearing aids. AUD-M-ED is a UK based Charity seeking to help deaf people in developing countries.
Auroville International UK supports the work of the International Township of Auroville by providing information and raising funds for projects in the area, such as education, training, healthcare, environmental regeneration, organic farming, renewable energy and appropriate technologies.
Awaaz FM Community Radio is a volunteer radio station based in Southampton. We broadcast to the Asian community and our goal is to help improve lifestyle especially in the health, welfare and career sectors. We have recently won the RSPH Health Promotion and Health and Well-being Award 2011.
Baby Lifeline - the leading mother and baby charity, supports the care of pregnancy and birth. As well as providing vital technology for maternity and special care baby units, it also provides 'cutting edge', specialist training for health professionals.
BackCare the charity for healthier backs that helps people manage and prevent back pain by providing information, promoting self help, through our website, helpline and publications. We now have a free to down load iphone app for people who experience and want to prevent back pain.
BADA-UK is an organisation run by volunteers and dedicated to raising awareness about, and promoting the prevention of, Borreliosis (Lyme disease) and other tick-borne infections in the UK and Ireland. Principle activities include education within the general public and the healthcare profession.
BAPS Charities, UK is an international charity organisation committed to serving the world by caring for individuals, families and communities. With a dedicated corps of volunteers, BAPS Charities is able to reach out to make a lasting, meaningful difference to the lives of many.
It helps in raising awareness and highlight the dangers of lupus and offer advice and support to those at risk. Since it was registered, the charity has managed to reach a lot of sufferers and continues to assist them in leading their normal lives
BHR Hospitals Charity raises funds to improve patient and staff welfare and to improve the hospital environment for patients, staff and visitors. Our hospitals, including King George Hospital in Ilford and Queen's Hospital in Romford, serve a population across London and Essex of over 700,000. Our charity work funds those 'little extras' which complement the core services funded by the NHS.
We aim to create a hospital in Bangladesh for the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer. The Charity has a long term plan for total cancer care for disadvantaged people living in Bangladesh and surrounding areas.
At Best Beginnings, our vision is of a future where all children enjoy excellent care from the very beginning, where families have the information and support needed to protect their children's health, and illnesses and deaths can be avoided. Our innovative work is unique in the UK, exploiting as it does the window of opportunity between birth and two years of age, where foundations for a healthy childhood can be laid. Times are very tough for small charities like us. We urgently need your support to enable us to continue our crucial work. Please consider making a regular donation – even as little as £3 a month will help us make a difference to all Britain's babies. Join us online at www.bestbeginnings.info.
BHPH is a partnership between Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust and Hoima Regional Referral Hospital in Hoima, Uganda. It's aim is to improve the delivery of healthcare to the people of Hoima Region. The Charity is working in particular to improve maternal and child health.
The Southern Africa Resource Centre runs the Bristol Link with Beira, Mozambique- one of the poorest countries in the world. Started in 1990, BLB focus has been on: education, health, gender, young people, disability, and culture.
Every year in the UK, 125,000 people have an unnecessary heart attack or stroke in which high blood pressure is a key factor. The Blood Pressure Association exists to fight the causes of high blood pressure to prevent strokes and heart disease in the UK.
Bottletop is a youth led charity and we fundraise through innovative means. Music, fashion and events are our core way to raises funds; this enables us to deliver sexual health education to young people worldwide. Prevention is fundamental to stemming the flow of sexually transmitted diseases.
Bowel Cancer West is dedicated to promoting research in the diagnosis and treatment of bowel cancer; education and training of the public and health professionals who care for bowel cancer patients across the westcountry area.
Brainwaves supports people with brain tumours, their families, carers and friends to help alleviate their feelings of isolation and confusion. It aims to raise awareness of brain tumours, their devastating affects and to promote research and training to provide more effective treatments.
Breast Health International's mission is to give all people affected by breast cancer the tools necessary to have the best quality of life, regardless of background or financial circumstances. Our aim is to reduce the suffering caused by breast cancer worldwide and ensure that no one touched by breast cancer walks alone.
Breathing Matters is the fund for the Centre for Respiratory Research, UCL (CRR). This fund is part of UCLH Charity. The CRR is one of the world's leading respiratory research centres working towards the prevention, treatment and cure of respiratory diseases.
Bridge offers a full range of services, supporting people with long term mental health needs, to progress from when they first need us to living a more fulfilling role in the community, that ultimately leads them to enjoying the same freedom, opportunities & everyday pleasures most take for granted
Liver disease kills more men than Parkinson's disease and more women than cancer of the cervix and it is on the increase. The British Liver Trust is the UK's only national liver disease charity for adults. Through its Helpline, specialist publications and website, the Trust aims to raise the profile of all liver diseases, encourage prevention and achieve greater recognition, better support and wider understanding for people with liver disease.
The BRS endeavours to promote improved quality of life for people with kidney disease, their families and carers. It does so by informing national policy, educating professionals involved in the care of patients, encouraging inter-disciplinary working and supporting patient centred clinical research.
The British Thyroid Foundation aims to provide support and clear information to sufferers of thyroid disorders, to promote a greater awareness of these disorders amongst the general public and the medical profession and to help set up regional support groups and raise funds for research.
The British Tinnitus Association helps people with tinnitus. It provides a Freephone Helpline, 0800 018 0527, funds research into causes and treatment of tinnitus and raises awareness within the medical community and general public. It provides group support and individual membership options and publishes a quarterly magazine 'Quiet'.
Brook is a young people's sexual health charity which works with and for young people through clinical services, education and outreach, campaigns, advocacy and lobbying. Brook's mission is ensure that all children and young people have access to high quality, free and confidential sexual health services, as well as education and support that enables them to make informed, active choices about their personal and sexual relationships so they can enjoy their sexuality without harm. You can find more information on Brook at <a href='http://www.brook.org.uk/'>www.brook.org.uk</a> <p> To donate to the Brook 100 Club please click here http://www.justgiving.com/Brook-100-Club <a href='http://www.justgiving.com/Brook-100-Club'>here</a>
Sjögren’s Syndrome is the 2nd most common auto immune rheunmatic disease affecting 3-4% of adults in the UK, its under diagnosed & no cure exists. The BSSA raises awareness of SS and supports research into its cause and treatment and also supports sufferers & carers, educates professionals & public.
Cairdeas aims to improve the availability and quality of palliative care services in the developing world. It does this through consultancy, education, training and mentoring; and is currently working with partners in India, Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi.
The Cancer Support Centre is a place of sanctuary and support to anyone affected by cancer.We offer advice,information and support either 1-2-1 or through group support. We offer a range of complimentary therapies such as aromatheraphy and reflexology and activites such as yoga & meditation.
Our aim is to empower people by providing them with information - ALL the information - including complementary, alternative and new therapies used effectively elsewhere in the world so they can make more informed choices and thus increase their personal chances of beating this disease.
CASA IS A NORTH LONDON AGENCY THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ALCOHOL & DRUGS PROBLEMS. WE HELP OUR CLIENTS TO BUILD UPON THEIR STRENGTHS AND TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, FREE FROM ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG MISUSE.
The CATS Charity aims to relieve sickness and to promote and protect the good health of critically ill or injured children. <p> Each year in the UK, thousands of children become seriously ill. The Children’s Acute Transport Service (CATS) is a specialised service designed to make intensive care rapidly available to critically ill children in the North Thames and East Anglia regions. As the largest dedicated children’s intensive care transport team in the UK, CATS have transferred over 1200 children each year to intensive care
Centre of the Cell is a science education centre, online resource and outreach project aimed at children, young people and families. It seeks to have a positive influence on the lives of the young people it works with by raising career aspirations and improving educational attainment.
CGD Society (formerly CGD Research Trust) is:- caring for affected people/ their families, generating funds for research into improved treatments and a cure, raising awareness among the medical professionals, tackling problems common to other genetic conditions and primary immune deficiencies.
The Centre is purpose built in the beautiful Sperrin Mountains, providing free therapies for cancer clients and their next of kin throughout Northern Ireland. These include aromatherapy, reflexology, counselling, dietary advice, relaxation courses, bereavement support, and financial advice.
It helps children with disabilities experience therapy, achievement and enjoyment through horseriding.
CHART is a team of community responders, based in West Chiltington and Pulborough, who have been trained by the South East Coast Ambulance Service. It provides essential treatment in the first crucial minutes of an emergency, enabling critical intervention to be performed that can save lives.
As the leading mental health charity covering Chelmsford & Braintree Districts, we offer counselling services, groupwork, activity groups, support groups and a specialist Eating Disorder Service. People are at the heart of what we do.
For any charitable purpose relating to the National Health Service. Supporting a range of health related activities benefiting patients, staff and giving public benefit. Related research. Challenging stigma in respect of mental health.
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland aims to improve the quality of life for people in Scotland affected by chest, heart and stroke illness, through medical research, advice and information, and support in the community.
We support young leaders to transform their communities through local schools. CHILD is a step-by-step process that guides people to rediscovering their inner creativity. Together, we release the energy of our communities to advance change even where it has previously seemed impossible.
The Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, based in Cape Town, is the cornerstone of paediatric health care and training in Africa . It is the only specialist hospital dedicated entirely to children in the whole of southern Africa. Patients come from poor, marginalised communities and more than a third of the patients are under a year old.
Children's Medical Care Malawi aims to improve healthcare for children throughout Malawi. It works in partnership with Malawian healthcare providers to support healthcare worker training and improve local facilities, providing key skill and equipment needed to save the lives of sick children.
Since 2004 CHIVA Africa has been helping save the lives of children with HIV in South Africa. CHIVA Africa send volunteer expert teams of UK health professionals to South Africa to train and mentor local medical staff to give the best HIV care and treatment.
Through a peer approach,it delivers prevention information to those at risk of contracting hepatitis C.It works to reduce the onward transmission of the disease, remove the stigma associated with it and to offer support to those affected to get tested or treatment.
Cobalt supports people with cancer & life-limiting conditions. We provide diagnosis & treatment planning, our mobile MRI units take the very best imaging technology to people in their area. We offer free education courses, ensuring our experience, research & cancer prevention work is widely shared.
Coeliac UK is the only charity in the UK, which supports those with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. It receives no government funding and is dependent on the generosity of the public to fund practical support, awareness raising and research into the condition.
Bowel Disease UK was established in 2005 as The Colorectal Research Fund to finance an area of academic medical research restricted by budget. We do not receive any government grants and depend entirely on your donations. Our short term goal is to purchase an Intra-Operative Radiation Machine @£750k
Cornerstone Foundation is charity operating primarily in Britain and West Africa. In August01 it began working in Partnership with Nigerias Babcock-University to relieve poverty, promote education and medical developments. From 2008 to 2012 well be working with Babcock-University on specific goals in Nigeria through the Touch the Future Capital Campaign.
COUNT THE KICKS™ want to empower Mums with knowledge and confidence during their pregnancy.We aim to encourage Mums to work with their Healthcare Professionals and teach Mums of the importance of monitoring their baby’s movements.
We are a local breast cancer charity based in Northamptonshire, raising funds specifically to support our breast care services at Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals. In just over 6 years we have been able to provide almost £1/2 million but our work must go on - with what is a serious subject we have much vision and we have a lot of fun. Please support this local initiative.
We at the Cumbria Community Foundation help to strengthen communities by using your money to make grants that support charities and volunteers, helping people in need in Cumbria.
Cycling Projects aims to provide cycling initiatives to all members of the community. We provide a wide range of adapted cycles and activities that are fun and stimulating, making cycling an option for adults and children with physical or learning difficulties.
Dalit Freedom Network UK brings freedom, hope and justice by preventing the human trafficking and slavery of India's Dalits (untouchables). We do this through advocacy and raising awareness in the UK and through education, economic empowerment, healthcare, legal action and refuge shelters in India.
1 in 7 people sufer some form of hearing loss. Deaf Connections is the oldest & largest charity working with Deaf and hard of hearing people in Scotland. We are a dynamic and innovative charity committed to improving the quality of life for Deaf & hard of hearing people.
The Deborah Hutton Campaign runs Cut Films competitions to get young people making films to persuade their friends not to smoke. We believe that young people know best how to devise messages to positively influence peers' behaviour and the pilot evaluation highlighted Cut Films' engagement & impact.
Development Direct facilitates and supports links between UK and African schools and communities, focussing on education & health education for all, supporting ongoing projects at schools and clinics in Africa.
We are devices4. We believe better communication means better care. We therefore make it our mission to improve patient care by placing modern technology in the hands of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals.
The Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) is a registered charity, established in 1998, to assist in the relief of persons with diabetes and to raise awareness about diabetes, its risks and symptoms and associated complications. DRWF is a medical research charity supporting Clinical and Non-Clinical Fellowships; Open Funding Projects; Studentships & Institutional Grants, primarily in the UK and internationally, as part of the DRWF network of charities. DRWFs main objective is 'staying well until a cure is found' and in furtherance of this aim, provides support to those with diabetes by way of a 'Diabetes Wellness Network'. The Wellness Network was founded because people with diabetes have to make decisions about their general health as well as their diabetes. The Network aims to help people with diabetes deal with these problems, whilst bearing in mind their diabetic condition. The Diabetes Wellness News, is the charity's monthly publication, working towards educating, informing and reminding of the best and healthiest choices to make. It is a digest of magazines, newspapers, books and scientific journals - bringing the reader first class articles from respected diabetes and other healthcare professionals.
DIAL provides a free, confidential information and advice service on all issues affecting disabled people’s everyday lives, to enable and empower individuals to improve their quality of life.
Doctors for Nepal provides full scholarships to underprivileged Nepalese students who pledge to work in rural Nepal for an agreed period of time once qualified as doctors.
The charity supports cancer sufferers and their families in the Doncaster area by giving funds for equipment. Since formation in 1972 it has raised in excess of £4m to build and equip the St John's Hospice and over £1.1m for equipment for the local NHS trusts.
Drinkaware is an independent alcohol education charity that provides the facts about alcohol. We give honest information, advice and tips to help people make informed decisions about alcohol in their lives and to help reduce serious harms such as cancer and liver disease. Help us make a difference.
Money donated to the Dudley Group of Hospitals Charity enables us to buy new medical equipment, provide specialist training for staff and improve patient comfort.
Not only are those who have type one diabetes at twice the risk of developing anorexia or bulimia, as many as 40% of 15 – 30 y/os omit insulin. This practice can result in organ failure, infertility, blindness and in the worst cases, death. DWED aims to put a stop to ignorance and mistreatment
To provide a range of holistic, culturally sensitive services for the communities of London with a view to improving quality of life and enhancing community cohesion
The Ectopic Pregancy Foundation (EPF) is a charity organisation set up by a group of National Health Service (NHS) doctors to help give advice about this distressing condition that affects up to 1 in 100 pregnancies. We provide advice for both the medical profession and the general public, in the form of the website and a 24 hour telephone advice line. <p> The EPF needs funds to support its activity and ambitions. Funding is required for hosting the website, providing the 24 hour patient helpline, mailshots to A&E departments, equipment to train gynaecologists in managing ectopic pregnancies and administrative support to run the organisation. All the trustees, faculty and international resident advisors are honorary and receive no financial reward and give their time freely. <p> We do not have any governmental support. <p> Mr Laurie Montgomery Irvine, founder and honory chief executive.
Educate a Child Trust helps the poorest children in Kalutara Sri Lanka to attend school by providing the necessary school supplies. A primary goal of the project is the prevention of pedophilic activity and prostitution by getting vulnerable children off the beaches and into school.
The Museum tells the story of Dr Edward Jenner, pioneer of vaccination. His achievement saved millions of lives and was a defining moment in history. It aims to educate the public, raise the importance of vaccination to public health and confirm Jenner's place as a national hero.
To provide financial relief for families with babies receiving care on the King’s Mill Hospital Neonatal unit. It also provides financial support for King’s Mill Hospital Neonatal unit staff members, who wish to undertake further training and where the funding is not supported by the NHS.
As a living memory and tribute to Emma Louise Brandon, Emma's Bubble Trust is committed to raising as much money as possible to help alleviate the physical and emotional suffering of teenagers who find themselves afflicted by cancer.
Endometriosis SHE Trust (UK) aims to provide relief for persons suffering from endometriosis by providing advice, support, education and guidance including holistic treatments. Early diagnosis in all women is vital if their future fertility is to be protected. Endometriosis is typically not a life threatening disease but is life destroying.
Epilepsy Wales exists to support adults and children with epilepsy, their families and their carers. It wants to help educate people, dispel stigma and discrimination, to support people with epilepsy to fulfil their potential.
Equilibrium aims to become the foremost international partnership organisation working to advance the understanding, treatment and deal with the stigma and prejudice around bipolar disorder.
Supports some of the poorest communities in the Peruvian rainforest, currently through a local NGO providing health promotion, agricultural education & faith promotion. It also helps churches support their local communities, especially with respect to abandoned & near abandoned children.
The Charity provides support for terminally ill people and their carers in their own homes in the Exmouth & Lympstone area. This support is provided by a team of Community Palliative Care Nurse Specialists and voluntary workers.
EYE FOR INDIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY AT CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON; THE SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS ROTARY CLUB. THEIR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EYE CARE TO RURAL COMMUNITIES IN INDIA. THEY AIM TO RESTORE SIGHT BY REFRACTIVE CORRECTION; OFFER EDUCATION ON COMMON OCULAR AILMENTS.
Families Affected By Eosiniphilic disorders (FABED) is raising the awareness of Eosinophilic disorders in the UK and helping sufferers and their families improve their quality of life. Little is known and awareness is poor, please help us to help them by donating on just giving.
Family Support Centre Shirley offers love, compassion, understanding and support to families and family members . We are there for the vulnerable, for mothers, fathers and children - for the whole family. Our services are for all-comers and are free of charge so that nobody is excluded.
Fields of Life is committed to building sustainable communities in East Africa through teaching the Christian faith and the provision of quality education, water, health promotion and income generating projects. It has built 98 schools, over 100 wells and 41,000 children are receiving an education
<p> Fighting All Cancers Together was established initially as a voluntary organisation in October 2008 by Joanne after her own experiences of breast cancer. With the help of two friends FACT was launched and was so successful that it achieved charity status by June 2009. In it's first year alone it has reached over 5,000 people through awareness and social events.<p> <p> The purpose of FACT is to:-<p> <p> a.. Help, support and provide social opportunities for people going through the cancer journey, their family and friends.<p> <p> b.. Build partnerships with health professionals, statutory bodies, support groups and services, charities and voluntary organisations.<p> <p> c.. Provide education and awareness programmes and events delivered as a road show into schools, colleges and places of work.<p>
First Steps is Derbyshire’s only eating disorder charity. We support people all over Derbyshire and the surrounding areas who are affected by eating difficulties and disorders. We offer support to people ALL AGES who have been affected by ANY TYPE OF EATING DIFFICULTY OR DISORDER.
Flights for Life is a registered charity based at Wickenby Airfield in Lincolnshire. The charity has been set up with the aim of providing sick and terminally ill children with the opportunity to experience the magic of flight in a vintage aircraft.
FORTE helps youth in Africa to become motivated and educated. FORTE encourages them by giving valuable advice, free books (Book clubs exist), motivational talks/seminars and financial assistance for education. FORTE has been active since 2008. Greatness begins in the mind! www.AfinikiAkanet.co.uk
The Freedom From Fistula Foundation helps women in Africa who are suffering from obstetric fistula caused by obstructed childbirth by providing free surgeries and access to healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth. The charity helps thousands of women every year and with your help it can do more.
Friends In Action Northern Ireland are currently drilling water wells for remote people groups in Burkina Faso, West Africa. We work with other charities and missions to provide much needed clean fresh potable water supplies in remote village level environments.
Its aim is to relieve sickness and promote the good health of the people of Kanungu district in Uganda by raising funds for the maintenance and development of the Bwindi Community Health Centre with a view to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat hiv/aids, malaria and other diseases and improve the provision of clean water and sanitation.
Future Faces supports patients from Dorset with cleft lip and palate who require continuing care and who have to travel further afield to get treatment. Future Faces funds educational programmes to enable cleft professionals in developing countries to gain the skills to treat people with clefts
It helps provide education and health care and relief of poverty for poor people in Ghana.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES <p> Following his death on 25th November 2005 and his funeral on 3rd December 2005, George’s sister Barbara and her husband Norman were completely overwhelmed by the unprecedented amount of support which was displayed by the fans to George and ultimately his family. They quickly decided that George’s death would not be in vain and on 26th April 2006 the George Best Foundation was born.<p> THE FOUNDATION AIMS TO:<p> •Promote and encourage a healthier lifestyle among young people through football in particular, but sport in general;<p> •Support groups working with young people and/or adults who are already experiencing alcohol or drug problems either on a personal level or within their immediate family; and <p> •Support vital medical research into illness particularly associated with alcohol misuse. <p> TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS THE FOUNDATION WILL:<p> •Promote a healthy lifestyle through football/sport based initiatives;<p> •Provide education and advice on drug and alcohol misuse through youth and community initiatives;<p> •Provide education and advice on diet and nutrition through youth and community initiatives; •Advocate for the benefits of a healthy lifestyle at events and initiatives and through the media; and <p> •Provide funds to assist with medical research into illness particular associated with alcohol misuse through universities and other medical establishments.<p> The Foundation is committed to providing charitable funds to everyone.
The George Easton Memorial Trust was set up in memory of George who died of bone cancer aged 23. The Trust funds research into the challenges that teenagers and young adults face when dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Three books published so far are widely used in Teenage Cancer Trust Units.<p> For more information visit our website: <p>www.cancerinyoungadults-throughparentseyes.org
Give Hope helps to empower the community in Kamafwesa village near Ndola, Zambia, to be self sufficient, provide education, develop facilities that can give health and medical support, develop Christian pastoral care and support social and economic growth.
<p> GLAZE Prostate Charity, Wales is the leading charity in the Principality working with medical professionals in the fight against all prostate diseases, benign and malignant . Its mission is to raise awareness, promote understanding and fund both the latest medical equipment and the training of healthcare professionals.<p>
GMFA is the leading gay men’s health charity in the UK. GMFA works to improve gay men’s health by increasing the control they have over their own lives. GMFA’s work includes HIV prevention campaigns, a range of courses for gay men, smoking cessation courses, a gay men’s health magazine, online information resources and campaigns promoting the health of HIV+ gay men and Black gay men. Please visit www.gmfa.org.uk for more information
HAPIS IS NETWORK OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPPORTS FOR NEW PARENTS IN THE HIGHLANDS AFFECTED BY POSTNATAL DEPRESSION .OR OTHER MOOD DISORDERS AT THIS TIME IT IS A REGISTERED CHARITY RUN BY VOLUNTEERS AND PAID SESSION WORKERS AND RELIES ON DONATIONS AS IT RAISES ALL ITS OWN FUNDING
HACOT works worldwide for the benefit of all human beings regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion or colour. HACOT identifies the poor and needy people and connects them with potential donors who will know exactly where their donations are being spent and how. http://www.hacot.org
Creating a world where everyone wins through providing education in Human Relations
Haller works at the grassroots level with some of the poorest communities in Kenya. We provide training initiatives in health, smallholder organic farming, water conservation, and the preservation of the environment to enable families to become self-sufficient, and reduce their dependence on aid.
Hamlet | Global Initiative on Psychiatry promotes humane, ethical, and effective mental health care throughout the world and supports a global network of individuals and organizations to develop, advocate for, and carry out the necessary reforms.
12 young people die from cardiac arrest each week in the UK. Hand on Heart fully and partially funds defibrillators to primary & secondary schools. We also train teachers how to use them and provide training in basic life support skills to 10 -12 year olds (year 6 & 7). Please help support us.
The Harlequins Rugby League Foundation recognises that sport has a power and that this power can be harnessed to inspire, educate and motivate thousands of individuals. The charity embraces health, education, social cohesion, and club development as well as Grassroots sport which includes Dance.
Nutrition plays a pivotal role in health. There is a gap in the nutritional status of most people today, which an apparently wholesome, balanced diet may fail to correct. This worldwide problem is severe in Africa. Even when a person consumes adequate calories and protein, if they lack one single micronutrient or a combination of vitamins and minerals, their immune system is compromised and infections take hold. HETN aims to research and apply appropriate nutritional intervention in the prevention and management of disease. Our projects include crèche feeding, nutritional support for orphans, vulnerable children and people living with AIDS and TB.
Health for All was initially developed by the doctors, staff and patients at the Bridge and Littlebourne Health Centres, Canterbury. Aiming to "preserve health and relieve sickness and suffering in the less developed countries of the world" it supports partnership projects in India and Africa.
For over 40 years, Heart Research UK has funded pioneering research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. Many things that we now take for granted, such as heart valves, angioplasty would not have been developed without our help.
We aim to raise awareness for people suffering from Heartburn, Reflux, Barrett's Oesophagus, Cardia and Oesophageal Cancer and related diseases. We aim to offer support and help through Research, Prevention and Treatment.
The Heaton-Ellis Trust has been set up to fund essential research into finding a cure for MND. The Trust's aim is to raise £1 million fund the purchase of a gene analyzing machine and ensure its effective operation for a three year period. All the funds raised are directed to Kings College in London to enable the research team to further their aims.
THE CHARITY RAISES FUNDS TO PROVIDE POWERED WHEELCHAIRS FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND
The Hep B Foundation promotes the welfare of people with hepatitis B virus infection and its related complications, facilitates supportive networking between patients, their families and friends, promotes interventions designed to prevent hepatitis B virus infection. .
The Hepatitis C Trust is the national UK charity for hepatitis C and has been operating since 2001. <p> It is an entirely patient-led and patient-run organization and all its’ staff, both paid and voluntary, either have hepatitis C or have had it and have cleared it after treatment. <p> They are committed to raising awareness to encourage people to come forth and get tested. There are currently 500,000 people undiagnosed in the UK alone, many of whom will not even be aware that they may have been at risk. <p> Those that don’t have it may well know someone who has - hepatitis C is now affecting everyone.
Herefordshire Heartstart is a voluntary organisation, established in 1996 to teach the people of Herefordshire Emergency Life Support (ELS) skills. These skills are the actions needed to keep someone alive until professional help arrives. To date we have trained more than 17000 people .
This is a charity which promote exchange of health worker and health materials between Nepal and the UK. Nepalese health care professionals will be helped by HexN to gain experience in the UK. Similarly British volunteers will also be helped to learn about Nepal and help develop health care there.
The charity serves to improve the comfort of patients at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Donations received are used to purchase equipment that improves patient care. Donations are also used to pay for education opportunities for staff so that they can improve the care they provide to patients.
The Histiocytosis Research Trust funds scientific research into uncovering the causes of Langerhan's Cell Histiocytosis and Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis as well as seeking to ensure early diagnosis, effective treatment and a cure. We also aim to support patients and their families.
Hold out a Hand is a South Wales-based charity set up in 2007 to provide free bereavement support. We are working to help every bereaved person to re-build a life full of opportunity and choice by helping them to find life beyond their grief. PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THE BEREAVED. Thank you.
The Holly Tree Foundation was established in loving memory of 15 year old Holly Thomson who gave the gift of life to 7 people by the donation of her organs. We became a registered charity in 2006 and we are committed to our objectives as follows: <p> To relieve all those affected by organ donation by providing a support, advice and information service <p> Help fund vital research into brain haemorrhage <p> Encourage and raise awareness of organ donation and complimentary forms of healing in conjunction with conventional medicine <p> Enhance the environment by providing the facility for memorial tree planting regardless of race, religion or finacal status.
Raise funds to support the local hospitals and it's patients in the Sutton Coldfield area in the treatment of Bowel Cancer and to raise public awareness of the disease
The relief and prevention of sickness in Ghana through the promotion of homeopathy in partnership with local communities. Health education in conjunction with local health workers. Support in the development of homeopathic education and vocational training together with local partners.
Established in May 2007 Hope 4 Kidz gives children a sense of hope and support, the wellbeing of youngsters who require various degrees of extra care, whether they are suffering from a physical or mental disability, living with a serious/prolonged illness, or need respite from poverty/abuse.
CITY HEARTS works with vulnerable young women. The Recovery House is a residential programme for women overcoming serious life issues. The Safe House provides a place of safety for women rescued from human trafficking. (Hope City Enterprise is the charity initiative of City Hearts)
HOPE International Development Agency is a network of people who care about making a difference throughout the world. HOPE's national staff teams in Ethiopia, Cambodia, Afghanistan, the Dominican Republic and various other countries around the world work with impoverished communities, facilitating clean water supplies, education, health and sanitation training, and capacity development.
The Horder Centre cares for and treats patients with painful and debilitating arthritic, orthopaedic and musculo-skeletal conditions. The treatment we provide really does change peoples lives and helps patients regain their independence and get back to living a full and active life without pain.
Hospice Africa promotes palliative care (pain control in terminally ill cancer patients) in sub-Saharan Africa, using oral morphine. The work in Uganda started in 1993 and continues in Kampala, Mbarara and Hoima. Currently, palliative care projects are also being supported in Malawi, Cameroon and Nigeria. See www.hospiceafrica.org.
The charity provides vitally needed medical care at its new medical centre in a remote disadvantaged village in Bihar, India. An experienced UK team of doctors help provide child and maternity services, treatment of TB, malaria, blindness and tropical disease where no other medical facilities exist.
I-connect works in conjunction with our partners NMM ( based in Udaipur, Rajasthan) . It has helped to finance community health workers,a women's tailoring project ,educational projects and will be setting up a child sponsorship scheme.
IIH UK is dedicated to providing sources of information and support to those with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, and all who support them. We promote awareness,campaign for funding to facilitate research, and advocate the Charity's public, social and support activities. Charity no 1143522
Invest in ME has as its objectives to change how myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is perceived and treated in the press, by health departments and by healthcare professionals. We aim to do this by raising funding for biomedical research and improving education about the disease.
Ikamva Labantu is a fund raising arm of Ikamva Labantu in South Africa. We raise funds to support projects which enable local communities to become self-sufficient and sustainable.
Improves medical education around the world by improving teaching infrastrucure or directly supporting medical students in key areas
Imperial College London is a world leading, science based university, whose research explores the interface between science, medicine, engineering and management to deliver practical solutions.The Faculty of Medicine is a centre of excellence in research, development and teaching, and aims to improve patient care in associated NHS Trust hospitals.
Independence Trust (IT) supports some of the most excluded people of all ages across Gloucestershire who have alcohol, drug or mental health problems. IT provides community interventions that support families. IT actively recruits and develops volunteers to play their part in people’s recovery.
All donations to the ISCD currently go through the organisation that we are based within, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies whilst we work towards charitable status, however, all monies raised, bar the small administration fee taken by JustGiving, goes directly towards the work of the ISCD.
The Intensive Care Foundation aims: to facilitate and support high quality collaborative intensive care research, to improve quality of care, patient safety and hence outcome for patients. Essentially we want to make a difference. You can help us make a difference, please make a donation today.
Interact Worldwide works to help the poorest and most marginalised people in developing countries, achieve their rights to better sexual and reproductive health. Including access to family planning, maternal health services, and the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS.
The vision of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance is a world in which people do not die of AIDS. The Alliance supports community based organisations to respond effectively to prevent the spread of HIV and enable fair access to treatment for those who desperately need it.
NHS Isle of Wight supports Islanders and visitors with good quality services. By supporting our charitable fund you can help with the ‘extras’ like equipment, enhanced facilities & staff training. Visit http://www.iow.nhs.uk/charity for more information.
Childbed fever is an infection of the womb in new mothers which can lead to septicaemia. <p> Infections are rare, but they can happen to anybody, and can be fatal: 14% of maternal deaths in the UK are due to septicaemia. <p> Jessica's Trust would like every parent, every midwife and doctor to know that childbed fever (also called puerperal fever or puerperal sepsis) is still a very real threat to a mother's life and to know how to recognise the symptoms.
The Fund was created in 1997 to raise awareness of mesothelioma, fund research, support patients and carers and, more recently, to campaign for the Mesothelioma Charter. We have raised more than £450,000, mostly in small donations from those personally affected, for research, a helpline and educational/information events across the country.
‘The Karen Trust’ mission is to design, build & open a dedicated retreat house in the UK for terminally ill cancer sufferers. It will be a place where cancer sufferers can stay with their loved ones to indulge themselves in the tranquillity & peace of the English Countryside - www.thekarentrust.org
We are a local mental health charity
One in three people in Kent will get cancer. Kent Cancer Trust was established to relieve the suffering of cancer patients and to improve the provision of cancer care within Kent and to promote research into the cause and treatment of cancer
Kids Integrated Cancer Treatment is a unique charitable organisation that is dedicated to providing support to families with children who are fighting cancer and other serious illnesses.
KnifeCrimes.Org is a online resource & national registered charity providing support to families & friends affected by knife, gun & serious violent crime, or bereaved as a result homicide. Involved in training, education, research & raising public awareness to achieve better rights for victims.
We raise money to provide equipment and care to patients within a 70 mile radius of Birmingham. We aim to make the Birmingham Womens Hospital a center of excellence in this field.
One of the unique qualities of the Lady Fatemah Trust is that it operates on zero administration costs ie every penny that you donate will go to the project that you nominate. It focuses on Microfinance, Education, Medical treatment, Disability Rehabilitation, Water projects and disaster relief.
Laparoscopic & Cancer Surgery Research is dedicated to cancer research and to educating the medical & nursing professionals that deal with cancer. Did you know? - Surgery is often the only curative treatment for most cancers - Your surgeon’s expertise is a critical factor in determining outcome
It provides grants for medical and educational purposes with an emphasis on Africa
The Lauren Currie Twilight Foundation is dedicated to the support of Vasculitis. The charity was set up in memory of Lauren Currie who died of Vasculitis at the age of 15 in October 2010. The charity provides Vasculitis research funding and services to develop awareness, education and support.
The LGF is a nationally significant Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people's Charity working to, 'End Homophobia and Empower People'. We believe in a fair and equal society where all Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people can achieve their full potential.
Lifeblood provides public education to improve the understanding of thrombosis and funds scientific research into the diagnosis,causes,prevention and cure of thrombosis. It also works to further doctor's knowledge of thrombosis by workshops and conferences in the UK. It maintains a website www.thrombosis-charity.org.uk
It helps fund research into Mitochondrial Disease and other metabolic disorders, the training of medical teams and support for families who are stricken with metabolic disorders.
The Little Haven is a registered charity providing support for people affected by life limiting illness. Our aim is to connect with people, provide motivation, inspiration, hope and council.
Live Life Then Give Life works tirelessly to save the lives of all those who need an organ transplant in the UK. Funds are used to raise awareness of organ donation and to fund projects that increase in the numbers of successful transplants that are carried out each year.
The London Orchard Project is a fresh initiative promoting orchards in London. We are working with Londoners to plant, maintain, restore and harvest apple, pear and plum trees all over the city. We're increasing access to fresh, local, fruit, and making London a better place to live.
'Love Hope Strength Foundation promotes innovative, music related, outreach and awareness programmes for leukaemia and cancer patients and those who are affected by it. The foundation will build a support network for cancer patients worldwide and provide funding for quality cancer research projects'.
LUCY Air Ambulance for Children is the first dedicated air transfer service to fly critically ill infants and children, supported by professional staff trained for in flight care. Lucy will work alongside the NHS to deliver the highest standards of service to give the best survival chances.
Lymphoedema Support N I was set up in 2002 to provide support and information about lymphoedema and its treatment, work in partnership with health professionals and others for better resources for lymphoedema treatment. We offer 24hr helpline & 2 support group meetings a year
Founded by Ex-Watchdog presenter and bowel cancer survivor Lynn Faulds Wood. We help to investigate every stage of the patient’s journey - from prevention and screening to palliative care - to help save lives from bowel cancer and to improve the quality of life of those going through the journey
MAHECAS aims to relieve sickness and preserve good health among Hospitals, Health Clinics, Surgeries and other places where Primary Health care is dispensed in Malawi by the provision of medical and other equipment and of medical expertise, training and personnel.
Male Cancer Awareness Campaign is all about raising awareness. It is not about research. Using live awareness, we travel nationwide to educate men, every last one. We teach them the importance of early detection and try to reduce the embarrassment issues associated with male cancer. Male Cancer Awareness Campaign - achieving lasting change in the fight against cancer.
We support the people of Mandimba in Northern Mozambique - one of the poorest areas in the world - in their struggle towards better health and economic prosperity. We work to provide water, food, education, healthcare support. Full details of the charity can be seen at: www.ma-ma.co.uk
MANSAG, a UK registered charity, was established in 1997 exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. It is the only body representing Nigerian Medical doctors and allied professionals in the British Isles.
We are one of the largest international family planning organisations in the world. Millions of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable women trust Marie Stopes International to provide them with quality family planning and reproductive healthcare.
Maruva Trust is a UK registered charity. Its primary aim is to improve the lives of HIV positive children through the development of appropriate care and support services.