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We are a small charity supporting women in Africa to build their own family homes. We work in partnership with the Mitengo Women's Cooperative in Zambia. ABESU supporters have helped to build 50 homes, a school block, bore holes, clinic and trading post - we aim to build 200 homes!
Abigail Ministries provides hope and comfort to destitute families in Kenya by sponsoring children's education, teenage apprenticeships and college courses. It has also set up micro-businesses and workshops for group work for women. Abigail Ministries renovates homes to make them weatherproof and provides basic needs including beds, blankets, cooking facilities, lamps and food. See www.abigailministries.org.
APT works with churches in Burkina Faso, West Africa, to bring God's blessing to their communities through church planting, education, poverty relief, and community development. APT also partners churches in Burkina Faso with churches around the world.
Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organisation committed to ending child hunger. Recognised as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, Action Against Hunger runs life-saving programmes in over 40 countries benefiting nearly five million people each year.
We support sustainable solutions to poverty and need in Africa. We are a non-profit organisation that raises money for sustainable projects in Africa through fund raising and events.
We’re ActionAid. We’re people who are dedicated to ending the extreme poverty that kills 28 children every minute of every day. We’re a charity and much more. We’re a partnership between people in poor countries and people in rich countries – all working together to end poverty for good. ActionAid is a unique partnership of people who are fighting for a better world - a world without poverty. As one of the UK's largest development agencies, we work in more than 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, listening to, learning from and working in partnership with over 19 million of the world's poorest people.
Disabled people in Africa and Asia are amongst the very poorest of the poor. ADD International helps them to take control of their own lives by providing training and funds for their self-help groups. ADD supports them as they campaign for basic human rights and rightful inclusion in society.
ADRA believes in a world without poverty. And we're working in over 120 countries around the world to achieve just that. By giving poor people the resources, skills and opportunities they need to meet their basic needs, they can transform their lives.
Advance Aid is a new charitable initiative that will enable emergency supplies for Africa to be made in Africa and stored in strategic locations - in advance of any emergency. This time-saving new model for disaster relief will save thousands of lives when disaster strikes. It will also stimulate a healthy culture of trade, not just aid, on the continent of Africa.
Adventures for Development was set up by The Adventurists to provide funding for small, locally managed charities in far flung corners of the world who find it difficult to receive multiple donations from abroad. The result is a combination of local expertise at a grass roots level and transparency at an international one.
Africa needs to create 8 million new jobs every year. Most of these jobs will come from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). AFFORD has developed innovative and effective ways of harnessing the resources of the African diaspora to create and maintain jobs in Africa.
Afghan Action’s Training & Business Incubation Centre in Kabul educates young people and trains them to weave carpets or make clothes. In Britain, “Building Bridges” brings Afghans and others together to raise awareness about Afghanistan, working with schools, faith groups, businesses and the media.
Our vision is of an Africa where children have access to education, opportunity, and choice. African Revival currently works with remote and marginalised communities in Zambia and Uganda. Founded in 2005, we have touched the lives of over 250,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa in just 5 years.
The African Space Trust exists to support the work of local development initiatives, in the areas in which African Space groups stay, through fundraising and active involvement. With all administration costs met by African Space, we can guarantee that all monies raised are spent in Africa.
Donations to AKF support the programmes of the Aga Khan Development Network. AKDN works across a spectrum of fields, from food security to microfinance, to improve living conditions and development opportunities for poor or isolated communities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. www.akdn.org
Association for India's Development (AID) is a non-profit, volunteer organisation, focused on empowering the disadvantaged in India by initiating and supporting grassroots efforts in areas such as education, health, sustainable development, women's empowerment and social justice.
The charity was established to relieve poverty and sickness amongst the most vulnerable people in some of the poorest villages in Malawi, specifically with feeding programmes, education, provision of better water supplies and food production
Akamba Aid works among poor rural communities in N.E. Kenya, relieving poverty by supporting primary and secondary education for both sexes, and affordable health care. It encourages self-help among local families, providing access to safe water, and assisting in construction of community buildings.
All Hands Volunteers provides hands-on assistance to survivors of natural disasters around the world, with maximum impact and minimum bureaucracy. The UK trust is run solely by volunteers ensuring that 100% of all funds raised go directly to those in most need.
Amos is an international human rights organisation that works with local partners. These inspirational partner projects are: creating a future for street children in South Africa, working toward peace and reconciliation in Palestine and Israel, promoting human rights for Dalits in India and establishing education programmes in Nicaragua.
The Ampleforth Abbey Trust was formed to further the Roman Catholic religion. It undertakes as many activities as possible involving community and pastoral work particularly for the less advantaged, specifically in this case through FACE-FAW, (Friendship and Aid to Central and Eastern Europe-Friendship and Aid for the World).
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.
1 in 6 people do not have decent or safe housing to live in. Article 25 provides the expertise to make buildings safe, suitable and sustainable. By working with local communities we ensure each building is a community owned and maintained project, sharing skills and creating livelihoods.
AACO, working in Ghana since 1989 and established as a charity in May 1999, exists to raise funds and apply them for the benefit of the people of Ashanti Akim, for the relief of poverty, sickness and distress, the preservation of public health and the advancement of education.
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Aziz Welfare Trust is an independent charity committed to the development of relief, healthcare, education, and specialist projects to make an immediate and lasting improvement to the lives of people affected by poverty and disaster in one of the poorest regions in the world, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
Be One Percent is a network of individuals who commit to giving 1% of their income each month to projects supporting the worlds poorest. Calculate your 1% and donate here to join a giving revolution!
Bees Abroad aims to relieve poverty in any part of the developing world , in particular through the advancement of the craft of beekeeping.
BkB raises funds for its sister charity in Uganda to bring education, health, work skills leading to a sustainable future.
Bexhill on Sea Lions Club is part of Lions Clubs International; the largest community service organisation in the world. It raises funds and provides services for those less fortunate locally, nationally and internationally.
Bloom Trust International aims to create awareness of the global water and malaria crisis and raise money to fund efficient and sustainable water,malaria and sanitation projects. The aim is to overcome poverty,and sickness,with access to safe drinking clean water and Beat Back Malaria.
BRAC UK was set up to help further the vision and mission of BRAC. We focus on fundraising for BRAC programmes in Asia and Africa, advocacy for international development with a southern perspective, and adapting the successful BRAC approach for disadvantaged diaspora communities in the UK.
BWA-UK supports grass roots projects and sustainable growth in Africa: One project farm grows and sells food for an orphanage, and educates farmers on feeding their whole family with one "model acre". Also including a school, this has become a resource hub for a povery stricken area in Kenya.
Build IT International provides a practical response to the chronic need for basic infrastructure and jobs in sub-Saharan Africa. We build essential facilities such as schools, housing and health clinics and train local men & women in building skills.
It supports orphaned and vulnerable children in Tororo, Uganda. The children are cared for in extended family units and the charity provides help with food, clothing, accommodation, health care and education.
c4c means citizens4change and is a charity that assists children and young people living in Kisumu, Kenya. It currenlty provides shelter, food and training for those who were living on the street. It has over 124 children in its care and is looking to build a new school and rehabilitation centre.
Calcutta Rescue works to make life better for people living in the slums and on the streets of Kolkata. We provide free medical care for poor people, free education for their children, and skills training to help them to become self-reliant.
Rotary in Calne is an opportunity to make friends, help the community locally and further afield (this year we will give out some £10k to worthwhile causes) & help organise fun events (For example, we organise the Calne Motorcycle Meet and the Calne Fun Run). See more at www.CalneRotary.co.uk
When you educate a girl in Africa, everything changes. Educating girls is the single most powerful weapon in the fight against poverty & AIDS. Camfed supports girls in rural Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania & Malawi. More than 1,451,600 children have benefitted. Visit www.camfed.org for more info.
CARE International is a global humanitarian organisation working with over 82 million disadvantaged people in 87 of the world's poorest countries. Whether supporting primary health care, promoting sustainable agriculture or developing savings and loan schemes, its programmes promote positive and lasting change and reduce long-term dependency. CARE also provides emergency food and shelter to survivors of natural disasters, wars and conflicts.
Carers Association Southern Staffordshire is the only organisation that focuses solely on supporting Carers in southern Staffordshire. We provide a wide range of essential support to Young and Adult Carers, from information, advice and training to emotional support and social activities, all of which are free and confidential. Currently the services are provided to around 4,000 adult and 450 young carers.
It promotes new ideas in voluntary action, focussing on user involvement, social entrepreneurship and young people changing the world.
Challenge Africa is helping people to help themselves, currently working with rural Kenyans to rewrite the future for their children. Our sustainable projects include orphan care, HIV/AIDS prevention and food and clean water provision, training and education. ‘Challenge Yourself’ our volunteer programme enables everyone to make a positive difference.
It raises funds in the UK to establish small sustainable businesses in many parts of the developing world to enable individuals and families to break free from desperate poverty.
Children in Crossfire exists to make a significant and lasting contribution towards the eradication of poverty. We do this not alone, but by working in a vibrant web of collaborating agencies, each of us contributing something valuable and unique towards our shared vision for a better world.
Meal-a-Day is volunteer run charity working to provide clean water, food, agricultural development, basic education and basic healthcare in many less developed parts of the world. Before creating your page please check with info@meal-a-day.org that your project is one that CMaD supports. Thank you.
Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid has a vision - an end to poverty - and we believe that vision can become a reality.
Christian Partners in Africa (CPA) is a registered charity based in Lincoln. We work in partnership with African churches and community groups to help them address the underlying causes of poverty in their lives.
The charity provides relief to disadvantaged and vulnerable people living in Romania and Moldova by giving families, churches and medical organisations financial gifts, providing humanitarian aid and medical supplies, and setting up projects to provide long term benefits and independence.
CMS is an evangelistic mission community working to see a world transformed by the love of Jesus.
The CIFA Trust is a small but highly effective UK charity supporting the work of CIFA Kenya and CIFA Ethiopia to facilitate the promotion of healthy, peaceful, enlightened and self reliant communities. All donations received are sent overseas.
Clarify, the sales cycle development company, has launched the a registered charity founded by the company that aims to raise money for community schemes in the UK and in Uganda.
Community Link project, linking Ickenham in West London with Rukiga in South West Uganda.The two communities learn much from each other. CLICK Rukiga has helped provide Clean water and is now assisting Kamwezi Parents School, Kyabuhangwa Women in Development and St James Church, Buhangezi.
The COINS Foundation funds projects offering relief to vulnerable and disadvantaged people. We make grants to organisations that can demonstrate the investment tangibly improves the lives of many, in a sustainable way. In particular, projects focusing on construction, education and technically innovative projects for learning and enablement.
Comber Foundation has worked since 1992 to improve the lives of Romanias most vulnerable citizens-young people with disabilities living in poor conditions in institutional care. Comber works tirelessly to provide family type homes for these young people and to support their inclusion in society.
Community Projects Africa is a registered UK charity set up in 2003 to provide support for impoverished people living in south and east Africa, predominantly Tanzania. <p>Working with village elders and councils, we support community projects that provide schooling, vocational training, sanitation and safe water supplies. Integral to our mission and projects is the education of such communities on HIV Aids and assistance for families affected, as well as the promotion of environmentally friendly activities and conservation. <p> We raise funds through donations and fund-raising events and pride ourselves on not wasting money on unnecessary administration - your donations go directly towards the project you want to support. <p> CPA is currently running four active projects, all of which need your help to remain operational. At our vocational training centre, we have built the classrooms and health post and now desperately need funds to employ local teachers and start running our skills courses, including English language and tailoring, for vulnerable Maasai women. <p> * Laishene Primary School, Tanzania <br> * Choba Primary School and Nursery, Tanzania <br> * Arkwasyie Medical Project, Ethiopia <br> * Cypress Hill Vocational Training Centre, Monduli, Tanzania <br>
The Order of Malta helps the sick, the needy and refugees regardless of religion, race or creed. With permanent observer status at the UN and other international organisations and diplomatic relations with 100 countries, it is able to respond immediately to world catastrophes.
Computer Aid International refurbishes donated computers in the UK and sends them to where they are most needed for use by schools and non-profit organisations in developing countries. It works in partnership with local people to ensure that all of its computers are used effectively by communities in need.
Concern Universal helps communities around the world find practical, long term solutions to poverty.
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to reducing suffering and ending extreme poverty. Since the beginning, over 40 years ago, our focus has been on improving the lives of the poorest people. <p> To achieve our mission we work in developing countries where our programmes comprise both long term development work and responses to emergency situations. We also seek to address the root causes of poverty through our advocacy and development education work. <p> Concern Worldwide works in 28 of the poorest countries around the world. Last year alone, we worked directly with ten million people to find long-term solutions to extreme poverty. <p> Concern focuses on five key programme areas: Emergency Response, Health and Nurtition, HIV/AIDS, Livelihood Security and Education. We work directly with poor communities, asking them what would be the greatest long term improvements to their lives.
Concern is dedicated to reducing suffering and works to eliminate extreme poverty in 25 of the world's poorest countries by targeting the root causes. Last year over 30m people in Africa, Asia & the Caribbean benefited through our emergency; education; livelihoods; health; HIV & AIDS programmes .
Copts in Need is a charity based in the UK, which aims to help people in Egypt and Sudan who are living below the poverty line. Its aim is to provide food, shelter, education, healthcare and financial support to families for hope of a brighter future.
Cord is an international organisation working to build lasting peace in partnership with people living and working in conflict, or post-conflict situations. We believe these people hold the keys to peace and we work alongside them to make lasting peace a reality. Check out www.cord.org.uk.
Craft Aid UK supports two projects in Uganda, a slums outreach and residential home for street children in Kampala and a community village project aiming to provide life saving medication for HIV and to combat the current infant malnourishment problem. To learn more please visit www.craftaiduk.com
CRED Foundation partners with locally-run projects all round the world, each transforming lives in remarkable ways. CRED not only resources and helps develop these projects, but facilitates schools, colleges and young people in making a difference for themselves. www.cred.org.uk
Every penny of every pound donated to DAFA is put where it is needed with those who help administer the charity or are involved in facilitating any of its projects doing so entirely at their own expense. DAFA works predominantly in Zambia through a range of projects focusing on health care, education and self-help.
At Dekamile (formally Water For Togo) we are helping extremely deprived people get the very basics of life so that they have a chance of helping themselves. We are currently helping a village in remote Togo called Agome-Sevah, raising money to support clean water provision, education and healthcare.
Developing Technologies designs, develops and delivers appropriate and sustainable technology solutions that have a lasting impact on communities in the developing world, alleviating he effects of chronic poverty by delivering economically and socially viable technology to local communities.
Dig Deep works in partnership with communities in East Africa to help improve access to clean water and renewable energy. In doing this we help communities to make sustainable improvements in health, education, gender equality and the local economy, as well as benefiting the surrounding environment.
D.O.M. works to empower those living in extreme poverty in two of the poorest states in India. Projects provide free shelter, food, clean water, education, vocational training & health care with a commitment to help communities become self-sufficient.
The Donald Woods Foundation is dedicated to fighting poverty through education, health and community-building programmes in South Africa. Current programmes include screening over 1,000 people a month for HIV, supporting and caring for those who are HIV positive and an orphans and vulnerable children programme. The new 100 schools programme is designed to address any and every aspect of a school's development in deeply impoverished, rural communities, working in partnership with the Dept of Education.
It is a grant making trust based in the UK. The Trust has a particular focus on aiding projects across the world that help to alleviate poverty as well as granting aid to Christian organisations.
The Emergency Response Team - Search and Rescue is a national and international Disaster Response charity and NGO (Non-Government Organisation). It's members are specially trained volunteers who have worked all over the UK & in many major disasters such as the Tsunami, Pakistan earthquake & Haiti.
It helps relieve suffering and poverty amongst disadvantaged people and communities primarily, though not exclusively in Southern India. It supports the development of education and training of disadvantaged children and women. It provides healthcare and educational programmes.
EGP was founded in 1990 to encourage links between students in Scotland and communities around the world. Based at Edinburgh University, EGP is a student run charity that aims to assist in community-led development overseas. Members actively participate in the projects during their summer holidays.
Hello and welcome to EETEP, we are an aid organisation founded by Phill Booth in 2005 to help people living in poverty, EETEP give tailored assistance depending on the individual needs, our work can be anything from building an orphanage to supplying school books for children.
EAP works in the extractive industries, public sector infrastructure and engineering education, to fight poverty and promote sustainable development. It helps deliver practical benefits to poor people through creating jobs, promoting enterprise development and providing training.
EWB-UK's mission is to facilitate human development through engineering.
Epiphany Trust is a charity primarily concerned with helping disadvantaged and disabled children. It facilitates projects through trusted partners; enabling maximum cost-efficiency and taking advantage of local knowledge. Projects include: funding schools in Burma, supporting families in Sri Lanka, India & D.R.C., and numerous endeavors within Romania.
Equity for Africa helps small businesses grow to create sustainable employment in Africa. We use donations from our supporters to invest in equipment for these businesses, aiming to fill a financing gap that prevents them growing to create jobs in their communities. On average, we create a permanent job for every £850 invested, and your donation is recycled into further investments that help even more entrepreneurs succeed. So far, we've created over 230 new jobs.
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.
Our principle activity is to alleviate poverty and promote environmentally sustainable development that benefits the poor through the collation,interpretation and dissemination of information about the factors that affect poverty and impact those in need
Excellent supports farmers in Africa to gain access to clean water and grow enough food to eat and sell.
The aim of the Fairtrade Foundation is to encourage fairer, more sustainable trade for disadvantaged farmers in developing countries. It awards the FAIRTRADE Mark, an independent consumer label, to products as a guarantee that workers and farmers get a better deal.
Working since 1995, we help orphans, families and communities climb out of the poverty cycle through aid, support and sustainable development programmes. We have active projects in Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Chechnya, Ethiopia, Gaza, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Mali, Niger, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Somalia.
Family Impact is an African Christian charity that exists to build healthy family life that in turn significantly reduces the spread of HIV. This is accomplished by delivering life skills programmes in schools, work places, churches and communities.
We support work to eliminate poverty, deprivation and discrimination in Brasov county, Romania. We work primarily with destitute families within the marginalised Roma communities, and typically support educational and housing projects and programmes that promote a route to self-sufficiency.
The Fat Face Foundation makes individual awards and charity donations to causes that fulfill the Foundations purpose. The Purpose is to enable people to actively enjoy the outdoors and respect the environments we play in.
Find Your Feet is a small and innovative charity that, instead of giving unsustainable handouts, provides training and support to build on the existing knowledge and skills of poor rural families living in India, Nepal, Malawi and Zimbabwe to help them find lasting solutions to their poverty.
It is geared to help improve the lives of people who have suffered psychological trauma as a result of direct and indirect hardship brought about by natural disasters.
Five Talents empowers the active poor in developing countries with business training, small loans and savings schemes - helping entrepreneurs to start and expand small businesses. Our motto is; "Fighting poverty, creating jobs, transforming lives" - giving people a hand-up rather than a hand-out!
Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) is established in Europe, North America and South and Central Asia. It provides emergency humanitarian relief, principally in the developing world and has over a decade's expertise in fostering disaster-resilient communities and disaster risk management. FOCUS is an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).
Foosteps is a Christian Charity which focuses on caring for children in need, supporting education and training and fighting poverty and disability. It works with trusted partners in Kenya to provide the Tumaini orphanage, Sunshine home for street boys, wheelchairs, technical skills training, school fees and feeding programmes.
Forest Peoples Programme supports the rights of peoples who live in forests and depend on them for their livelihoods. We work to create political space for forest peoples to secure rights, control their lands and decide their own futures.
FRRME works for peace in Iraq by bringing together senior religious clerics across sectarian and ethnic divides, exhorting them to use their considerable influence to persuade people to desist from violence. It also funds humanitarian relief through St George’s church and medical clinic in Baghdad.
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.
We are a group of friends who are raising money to help our friends who work with impoverished communities around the world. We have a number of projects that you could invest in. Each has been selected because we know the people involved (and trust them).
The Friends of Kadzinuni is a UK based charity established in February 2003 supporting Kadzinuni Primary School and its rural community. It aims to advance the education of the young people in the district of Kadzinuni, near Vipingo in Kenya, and to advance the provision of local health care for the people of the district.
FLEET is a charity which is provides emergency equipment of all the Frontline ambulances in Cornwall. FLEET has provided equipment,bags, boxes, bins and much more to standardise the Cornish FLEET. FLEET has instigated, invested in and equipped the motorbikes,cars,Search & Rescue helicopters and a bus in Cornwall.
we provid students with the necessary educational resources, support to build school Building, provid sewing machines, rickshaw's, food and shelter to poor families and sponsor poor students & orphans.
The Fundraisers Fund supports the professional development of some of the rising stars in fundraising in developing countries and emerging markets. Managed by the Resource Alliance, the fund enables fundraisers to access appropriate training opportunities and information and improves their ability to raise funds for social causes.
Dhammaloka means 'Realm of the Dhamma', or the 'Land of the Teaching of the Buddha'. Dhammaloka is dedicated to helping Indian people revive Buddhism and Buddhist values - compassion, wisdom, and equality of opportunity - all across India. Dhammaloka supports social and Dhamma projects across India and also in Nepal
Gambians in Need is a small charity based in Leeds. It provides help for the Gambian people (education, health, relief of poverty etc.). The main achievement is providing free education for children at James Ogoo Nursery School.
Gesture International is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of the disadvantaged Its humanitarian and education projects, includes developing a Shelter and School for Street kids in India and Student aid in St Vincent. With your help we can make a world of difference, one person at a time
GivingWorks allows you to be your own charitable foundation giving you time to focus on your charitable objectives whilst GivingWorks provides trusteeship, financial reporting, Charities Commission liaison and networking services.
Global Action strives to meet the holistic needs of individuals and communities around the world through evangelism, training Christian leaders, and running compassion projects. It exists to meet urgent needs not being met by other Christian organisations, and works in partnership with national organisations and local grassroots ministries.
The GFCF is a grassroots grantmaker working to support institutions of community philanthropy around the world. It helps these local institutions to strengthen and grow so that they can fulfil their potential as vehicles for local development, poverty alleviation and citizen participation.
Please note that the GVI-CT is separate from GVI and CANNOT be used as a fundraising tool to attend a GVI Program. Working with local grassroots charities and NGOs in over 30 countries across the globe, the GVI-CT manages and fundraises for numerous long-term programs. These further the works of GVI and their partners and aim to alleviate poverty, illiteracy, environmental degradation and climate change through: education; nutrition; conservation, income generation and capacity building.
Go Help is a UK registered charity that works with local communities in Central Asia to improve their access to healthcare and education services. Go Help fundraises for its projects by challenging people to undertake incredible adventures like the Mongolia Charity Rally and Roof of the World Rally.
We provide support to people living in the district of Musoma in Tanzania. We offer a volunteering opportunity for people to use their skills to make a positive difference, by working with the local people. We also promote Christian faith in action.
Our Vision is of a world in which people can access technology that improves their wellbeing and livelihoods whilst preserving and enhancing their environment. We work to facilitate the adoption of high-quality, low cost environmentally sound, appropriate technologies for construction energy, water and sanitation.
Charities Advisory Trust is the charity behind the Good Gifts Catalogue. Good Gifts give practical help with long term benefits to poor people around the world by providing simple solutions to problems. Simple things but not little things.
Gorta’s mission is to work for a world free from the injustices of chronic hunger, poverty and disease, having special regard for the plight of children and the empowerment of women. Gorta establishes partnerships with local communities to ensure that their needs are met in a holistic and sustainable way.
Gospel for Asia is dedicated to reaching the most unreached parts of Asia with Christ's love. Since 1979 we've sent national missionaries and now see the Lord establish 11 fellowships daily. Giving hope to Dalits through Christ's love has been our priority, teaching 59,000 children.
Grameen Welfare Smile Charity aims to provide clean running water in rural areas of Bangladesh through building deep tube wells. We also focus on providing Islamic Education and help the poor and needy. The Charity also provides medical aid.
It aims to alleviate sickness and suffering around the world, caused by natural disaster or as a result of people’s social or economic circumstances. This is achieved through the development of education, social services, the improvement of infrastructure, and the promotion of self-help activities.
Half the Sky supports orphans in China through infant nurture and preschool programs, personalised learning for older children, and loving permanent family care and medical care for children with disabilities. Because every child matters, and every child should have a chance for a bright future.
The HALO Trust is a non-political, non-religious NGO that specialises in the removal of the hazardous debris of war.
Handicap International, co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is an aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster in 60 countries worldwide. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable groups to support them in all aspects of daily life.
The Aim of HSOA is to link Harpenden with poor communities in sub-Saharan Africa to alleviate poverty there. Its first project has been the funding of staff salaries and maintenance costs of a slum area school in Uganda. Provision of school buildings to replace makeshift classrooms will take place soon.
HART aims to be a light in the darkness for voiceless and persecuted peoples worldwide. Working with local partners to develop projects that that are sensitive to both their cultural values, HART’s aid is designed to relieve suffering and sow the seeds of longer-term solutions, whilst its advocacy is designed to raise awareness of problems - and solutions - at home and abroad.
HEART - Harmonising and Empowering Africa to Regenerate Together - alleviate poverty by bringing hearts and minds together to empower the countries within Africa to help themselves through the synergy of a Global Collaboration
HELP supports families of the tsunami which devastated the East Coast of Sri Lanka. It funds two orphanages, after-school classes and scholarships for orphaned children. It also funds micro-finance schemes which support 90 single mothers.
Our mission is to provide for the least fortunate orphans and widows worldwide. Our sponsorships provide food, healthcare, shelter, primary education and all life essentials. We currently also respond to natural disasters wherever they may be.
The charity is focused on poverty alleviation, and believes that the best way to achieve this is to provide people with the means to earn a livelihood - helping people to help themselves. It provides beekeeping equipment and training to generate viable incomes for marginalised and agriculturally dependent communities.
Homeless International supports partners in Africa and Asia who are working with slum communities to reduce poverty and to improve living conditions. We believe that poor communities have a right to safe and secure housing, and that through working together to express their ideas and needs, they can play a central role in creating equitable cities.
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.
Hope and Aid Direct delivers humanitarian aid directly into the hands of refugees, displaced persons or those at risk. Their focus is currently in Kosovo although aid has also been delivered to Bosnia, Croatia, Romania, Zambia and Sri Lanka. They have no paid staff, only volunteers and are not affiliated to any particular organisation, religion or ethnic group. Their motto is simple: 'We take aid, not sides'
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 aim of HOPE worldwide is a simple one - to bring hope to the world. The charity works in the UK, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal and focuses on the areas of health, orphans, HIV, education, homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction and education.
The charity supports orphans and vulnerable children affected by AIDS in the Chilubula region of Northern Zambia. It provides food, clothing, education and sponsorship for the children and young adults as well as providing employment opportunities for the community.
The Order of Malta is the world's oldest Christian charity; and Hospitaller Limited groups together the Order's charitable activities in Great Britain. These include pilgrimages to Lourdes & Walsingham, financial support for overseas projects, emergency aid in response to natural disasters and one of the country's largest care home organisations.
HoverAid hovercraft reach remote rural communities in the developing world, enabling aid, development, relief, and church organisations to reach people who are otherwise completely inaccessible. It's a vital link, bringing hope to communities along shallow rivers, through swamps, and during floods; transporting doctors, enabling education programmes, and supporting local initiatives.
Hue Help works in central Vietnam to improve the health, education and future prospects of disadvantaged children. Working through local partners we provide mobile health care, support a home for children, run swimming training for children in flood zones and operate a volunteer programme.
Human Appeal International provides relief to victims of natural disasters, wars and social hardship. It improves the quality of life of underprivileged communities through our projects that aim to provide education, health and social development. It looks after the wellbeing of orphans.
Humanity First is a UK based charitable trust established to promote and safeguard the preservation of human life and dignity. It is a non-political, non-sectarian international relief and development agency that works with the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. All aid workers and management of HF are unpaid volunteers and our administrative expenses are negligible.
The Hunger Project is a leadership development organisation working across 13 countries of South Asia, Africa and Latin America, empowering people in both developing and developed countries to build a just world where everybody can fulfil their potential and build lives of self-reliance and dignity.
IcFEM is changing the lives of rural people in Western Kenya. There's evangelism; education; health; relief & welfare; agriculture; small enterprise; and other work. Over 15,000 IcFEM volunteers work in their own locality. Over 90 children are sponsored in education.
iDE UK is a UK based charity working to alleviate world poverty. We work with farmers and aspiring entrepreneurs living in poor rural areas all over the world. With them, we invest in what’s possible. We empower them to develop their land, create new business and establish market-based economies.
Indigenous People's Cultural Support Trust (IPCST) collaborates and works with tribal people to develop appropriate and sustainable projects and help tribal communities to be independent and promote their traditional way of life.
IWPR builds peace and democracy through free and fair media, undertaking training, reporting and institution-building programmes for local media in crisis areas around the world, and strengthening women's, human-rights and other local NGOs. Our website, www.iwpr.net, is an award-winning platform for local voices at the frontlines of conflict and change.
IAPWA are a UK registered charity established to prevent cruelty, neglect and inhumane practices for thousands of dogs and cats in the northern part of Borneo.
A christian humanitarian aid charity bringing compassion to a hurting world through the practical and spiritual gospel.
International Alert is the UK's leading peacebuilding charity, that has worked for over 25 years to lay the foundations for lasting peace and security in communities affected by violent conflict, whilst also working with governments and decision-makers to improve policy and practice.
International Medical Corps UK responds rapidly to emergency situations providing health care and relief at times of crisis. We remain engaged with communities for the long-term providing training to health workers and rehabilitating devastated infrastructure to bring health systems back to a point of self reliance
International Refugee Trust, founded in 1989, funds small projects for refugees, internally displaced people and returnees in Sudan, Uganda, Eritrea, Jordan, Thailand and Colombia. We provide medical care, homes, food, education and training, helping women and children in particular.
The International Rescue Committee is a world leader in relief, rehabilitation, protection, post-conflict development and resettlement services for refugees and internally displaced persons. Working in over 25 countries, IRC delivers lifesaving emergency aid, rebuilds shattered communities, cares for war-traumatised children, rehabilitates health, water and sanitation systems, establishes schools, trains teachers, strengthens local organisations and supports civil society and good-governance initiatives.
We are an international development charity. Our vision is a world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. We support people in practical ways to understand their human rights – and put them into action - so they can change their lives for the better.
The International Tree Foundation (ITF) plants, protects and promotes trees around the world in partnership with local communities. Our vision is "A world where trees and forests flourish and where their vital role in supporting life on earth is fully realised and valued'.
It helps by providing humanitarian aid, educating the poor and helping orphans globally. Basic Needs Provision is the divine right of all human beings irrespective of gender, race or religion, we must ensure all citizens are provided with food, shelter, clothing, education and medical care.
The mission of The ISIS Foundation (UK) is to work with communities and local partners to make a positive difference to the lives of children and women in Uganda and Nepal, mainly through health and education projects. www.isisgroup.org Charity Registration No 1098152
Islamic Relief is an international relief and development charity that aims to alleviate the suffering of the world's poorest people. As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, it promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities - regardless of race, religion or gender.
We are a non profit organisation set up to help the poor and vulnerable in The Gambia, particularly but not exclusively in the provinces where the need is greatest, initially the Jarra West District.
Jeevika Trust tackles the roots of Indian poverty by revitalising rural communities. We work with people on the margins of rural society, low-caste and tribal people, especially disadvantaged women, to help them build and sustain their individual, family and community livelihoods.
The Jerusalem Interest-free Microfinance Fund is run jointly by Jews and Muslims in London and Jerusalem to alleviate poverty in Jerusalem through training and provision of micro-finance (loans etc.) for people from both communities wishing to start or expand small businesses who lack access to bank funding. The fund is compliant with both Islamic and Jewish law.
For those of us lucky enough to have known him, John-Henry was a pretty remarkable chap with an enviable zest for life and a truly contented approach to everything he did. The fund was set up by his family and close friends to ensure that these qualities would continue to be celebrated and be a legacy to him.
JAM (Joint Aid Management) is a Christian non-profit non-government humanitarian relief organisation, actively assisting African countries to develop.JAM focus on: Nutritional feeding-Assistance to orphans and vulnerable children-Provision of water sanitation-Skill development and community training-Agricultural development. JAM's mission is to "Help Africa Help Itself"
Joliba Trust supports grassroots development work with farming and cattle-raising communities in some of the poorest areas of Mali. Our particular focus is on projects to help women, and environmental work to sustain rural livelihoods.
Jubilee Action is an international Christian charity that rescues and protects children facing the most serious injustices: those who are held in prison, subject to trafficking, victims of prostitution, recruited as child soldiers or living as street children.
Jubilee Debt Campaign is a coalition of national organisations and local and regional groups calling for 100% cancellation of unfair and unpayable poor country debts by fair and transparent means. Member organisations include major aid agencies, local and national campaign groups, churches, other faith groups and trade unions.
Ka Tutandike Trust UK was set up in 2006 to support projects in Uganda around early childhood development, children's literacy and disability. Our sister office, Ka Tutandike (Uganda) which is based in Kampala is responsible for identifying, managing and developing programmes that will give children the best start in life, and which contribute to the inclusion of disabled people in society.
Kamla Foundation works in India with people who are on the margins of society, to help build and sustain their individual, family and community livelihoods, developing their capacity to meet basic needs and create sustainable solutions to poverty and injustice.
The Kenya Trust raises money to improve educational facilities in poorer rural areas where needs are great or in schools for disabled children. Last year the Trust financed the building of two new classrooms at The Salvation Army's school in Kibera, a vast township on the outskirts of Nairobi. Their current project is to build a 7 classroom school, along with an administrative block and toilets, at Irukose in western Kenya, an area with high levels of unemployment, illiteracy and poverty. The Trust is also involved in developing music and provides The Salvation Army with musical Instruments of all kinds and sponsors territorial music schools.
Khalsa Aid (KA) is primarily a international humanitarian relief agency, based on the teachings of the Sikh Gurus who preached well being of all humanity. Since the launch of KA in 1999 we have provided aid in many different disasters.Most recently Khalsa Aid has launched projects in Punjab.
Kibera in Need works to alleviate poverty in the Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, where up to 1m people endure desperate living conditions. KIN supports more than 200 orphaned and vulnerable children & AIDS victims. We focus on providing education, vocational training, nutritious food & business support
The charity aims to advance the education of the poorest nursery and primary school children in the Urugero and Umutaka areas of Kigali, Rwanda. The project also works in these areas to relieve poverty by creating opportunities for the illiterate and/or unemployed adults and young people so they can acquire basic skills to enable them to earn a sustainable living.
Kubaru is a peer-to-peer microlending platform that allows you to change the life of a borrower with as little as £10. The Kubaru site offers a fully transparent, automated and user-friendly microlending site that allows the user to fund entrepreneurs around the world.
La Fuente Foundation exists to build links between young people through art. By stimulating discussion on development and global issues, and offering the support of established artists, La Fuente provides a programme which inspires young people in different countries to create new art works and share their learnings with each other. <p> If you would like to make a donation to La Fuente Foundation, thank you, and please follow the simple Just Giving process.
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.
Leaders’ Quest is a social enterprise committed to improving the quality and impact of leaders. Through their Quest Fellowship Programme, they empower grassroots leaders to build strong, self-reliant communities in India, China, Brazil and South Africa. The programme is entirely funded by donations.
The Lef-Pillon Trust provides funding to groups of the poor and disadvantaged, and to organisations working with them, to help them to build lives of dignity, self-reliance and empowerment. The Trust targets the poorest countries and communities, where small programmes can make a big difference.
Aims to preserve Tibetan people’s way of life and their culture Buddhism, in general and Tibetan Buddhism, worldwide The relief of poverty, sickness and distress of people in Tibet and elsewhere Lelung Literature Preservation Centre Lhaksam, medical support in India Lelung Dharma Centre UK
Libya Aid Relief Effort (LARE) was set up to provide emergency relief in Libya. We are now focused on providing assistance through long-term initiatives. Help us raise funds for a rehabilitation centre and help the victims of the conflict integrate back into society.
Life Uplifted by Change In Africa is a charity run entirely by enthusiastic volunteers. It aims to improve the lives of people living in poor areas of Africa. It does this using various methods including Self Help Groups, Sustainable Development programmes, Orphan Girls and Street Children Projects.
LightForce International works with children in Uganda, India, Kenya and Albania. Projects include feeding, shelter, informal education and assisting those with special needs. Meeting people at their point of need is only the first step. A sustainable future is the goal.
The Trust is run by volunteers in the South-east of England, making donations to support various projects, both Local, National and International. The projects supported range from Children in Belarus, to Water Wells and Eye Camps in Africa.
Paignton Lions club was established in 1971. Part of Lions Clubs International. We are a non-profit making charity. ALL public donations and funds raised are passed straight to good causes. Just a club for people who want to give some of their free time to help their community.
The Lions Club of Stowmarket and District, a member of Lions Clubs International, organises fund raising events and donates funds to other charities and needy individuals. Community Service projects are also undertaken.
The Trust was set up by Lord Deedes in 1997 to fund and raise awareness for development projects worldwide with particular emphasis on Africa. Lord Deedes' special areas of interest were women's development, people affected by war and conflict and HIV/AIDS especially in relation to orphaned children.
The Lotus Flower Trust raises money to build homes, schools and orphanages for poor children, whose parents often live on less than one dollar a day, and who live in the remote areas of India. The projects are chosen in conjunction with the local villagers. They are sustainable and have lasting benefit for the children, whose lives are changed for ever.
The Lotus Trust is an educational, relief and development agency seeking to transform lives and improve the environment both in the UK and overseas. It works with partners at times of crisis to combat poverty in the lives of individuals and communities, helping them to find hope in desperate circumstances.
Love Ghana supports projects helping some of the most vulnerable people in eastern Ghana. The projects include a microfinance scheme, building a new school, a craft project, giving crisis aid and helping children living in poverty. Visit us at www.loveghana.org.
It helps villagers to survive and break out of the cycle of poverty, deprivation & disease and is saving lives. All live below the international poverty line. Many die as a result of AIDS, TB, Malaria, Cholera and dirty water.
The Mad Foundation helps people in some of the world's poorest countries to help themselves, by working at a grassroots level to develop much needed sustainable community resources. Their objective is to advance education and alleviate poverty in any part of the world. They have helped build and renovate hundreds of schools, built orphanages, clinics, workshops, water and sanitation systems, helped kids with educational scholarships and helped provide sports and health resources throughout Africa, South America, and South East Asia. Money raised for the Mad Foundation will always be used on appropriate projects with the most immediate need.
MADE in Europe is a UK-registered charity which aims to mobilise young Muslims to take a leading role in the fight against global poverty. We provide overseas volunteering opportunities and run campaigns on issues such as maternal health, climate change and trade justice.
A neutral, impartial humanitarian organisation clearing the remnants of conflict, enabling recovery and assisting the development of affected people. We consult with communities to reduce the threat of death and injury, release safe land and vital resources, and help to develop their potential.
Manchester Aid to Kosovo supports recovery in Kosovo by providing opportunities, resources, and developing partnerships. MAK works in the following areas: * Construction of the Manchester Peace Park, Kosovo * Art and Music * Education * Sport * Promoting justice and equality * Family support
The Mandala Trust is a UK based Charity working in partnership with a variety of grassroots organisations overseas. The Mandala Trust helps people from the poorest, most socially marginalised groups within society. At the centre of all that we do is a belief in the power of simple acts of kindness.
MapAction provides a mapping information service at the scene of any major disaster. Using techniques including geographical positioning systems (GPS), satellite communications, geographical information systems (GIS), and personal observation, MapAction produce maps depicting the dynamic situation. These are freely distributed to relief agencies and are available on our website.
We get offenders working to pay back to society and help people in need. We rescue old wheelchairs and bicycles from the tip and get them fixed up in prison workshops. Prisoners perform useful work that has a real benefit - the refurbished goods are sent to people in need in the developing world.
Medair brings life-saving relief and rehabilitation in disasters, conflict areas, and other crises by working