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ACE is a small charity based in Newmill, Cornwall, UK. It believes that education is the key to conservation and poverty eradication. Currently assisting a group of primary schools in rural SW Uganda. Also has a sponsorship scheme enabling some of the brightest students to have secondary education.
A.C.T. is a UK-registered charity formed in March 1999 with the vision to relieve poverty and advance development in Africa by educating disadvantaged fatherless children and orphans and supporting needy widows through training to generate income to sustain their families.
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.
Action for Street Kids is a small UK-based charity which works with local partner organisations in the UK and across the developing world to assist street children, homeless young people, and children affected by chronic poverty and violent conflict.
Working with street children, children in crisis and the urban poor around the world.
The Adam Cole Foundation is a charity established to help make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children through the medium of sport.
Advantage Africa supports inspirational people in Africa to overcome poverty and disadvantage. Working in close partnership with determined individuals and community groups, Advantage Africa helps create new opportunities for people affected by injustice, poverty, disability and HIV/AIDS to improve their lives.
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.
Asian Foundation for Philanthropy (AFP) facilitates a broad movement of engagement with development initiatives in India. Through three programmes of international volunteering, development awareness and donor programme it works at the grassroots level to ensure that the poorest people can improve their lives, livelihoods, and have a stronger voice in decisions that affect them.
AET helps Africans whose lives have been affected by conflict gain access to education and training to help them rebuild their lives and communities. In the UK AET assists African communities to access training for employment and to develop skills to support their communities.
It believes that the continued development of Africa, and its citizens is vital to the successful future of all nations and is therefore devoted to make a positive lasting change in the life and livelihood status of the African communities in Africa and UK.
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.
African Prisons Project (APP) is a young charity founded to improve the welfare, health and education of detainees in Africa. They aim to restore the dignity of prisoners by providing humane conditions and improving welfare, access to medical facilities and the opportunity to learn. Their principal projects are the creation or refurbishment of prison clinics and libraries.
African Promise is a small charity dedicated to developing a handful of village primary and nursery schools in the rural community of Kasigau in south-east Kenya. Our focus is on wide-ranging infrastructure developments that enhance both direct learning environments, and other wide facilities.
Our mission is to assist promising children from poor homes to complete their education, by giving them encouragement and financial help.
Providing support, love and care to the community of Ekudzeni, Swaziland including, primary and pre school education, feeding programmes, sustainable agricultural/ animal breeding projects,HIV awareness through sport/football projects and emergency accommodation for orphaned/vulnerable children.
Africa's Future is a charity run by volunteers which supports work in Ghana to provide impoverished children with food and education. Because of the charity's small size, the running costs are tiny, which means that all money goes directly to fund the projects in Africa
Afrika Tikkun aims to transform communities in South Africa by supporting vulnerable children and equipping them with the skills needed to succeed in life. This award-winning NGO currently helps thousands of families every week. Their Patron, Nelson Mandela, hails their programmes as 'A Miracle'
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
We support bright and needy students in developing countries with scholarships, thereby turning talented but poor children into empowered and active citizens.
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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.
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.
The Andrew Grene Foundation (AGF) is a charity dedicated to supporting Haitian people through education, loans and building projects. Our work is dedicated to the memory of Andrew Grene, a UN worker and one of the many thousands of people who died in the Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010.
ASF is making community and international development issues, in particular those impacting on disadvantaged and vulnerable people, integral to the practice and teaching of architecture. <p> Our motivation for establishing ASF stems from an ambition to make architectural practice more relevant to the majority of the world’s population who are living in marginalised or poverty situations (both in the UK and worldwide). At architecture school students are taught to provide solutions to complex issues, however, often people in communities benefit more from being involved in the process of development than by being disempowered recipients of more often inappropriate solutions. It was these frustrations that lead a small team of dedicated volunteers to create ASF and in doing so establish an organisation that supports architectural education by teaching (and working with) the essential participatory tools and techniques required when working as a professional in community or international development projects.
The Ardingly College Gambia project raises money to help fund school development projects in The Gambia. All money raised by Ardingly students goes towards projects designed in collaboration with the staff and Headteachers to ensure that they are appropriate to the needs of the school and the local community. This year we hope to fund new windows in clasroom blocks in Kartong School and to sponsor a teacher from Old Jeshwang School through their training. Thank you so much for your help.
ASET aim to provide support & education to the most vulnerable people in Afghanistan. Recent projects include building wells, delivering sanitation, medical & teacher training & running kindergartens & a women's training centre that offers a place to network as well as vocational courses.
We are a voluntary group of students and professionals committed to improving the lives of underprivileged children in India through education. "Asha", meaning "hope" in Hindi, is precisely what we wish to bring into the lives of these children.
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.
Barefeet is creative arts movement which works with children & young people on, previously on or at risk of going on the streets in Zambia. We work with youth through a variety of artistic practices to give life saving information, instil self confidence & give children options to leave the streets.
Basti Ram is a charity that works to help underprivileged communities in India. We run education & health projects which give street children, disabled children, primary school children and orphans opportunities to take part, learn new skills, build confidence & to realise their own potential.
BkB raises funds for its sister charity in Uganda to bring education, health, work skills leading to a sustainable future.
BEHT helps to educate children from under privileged backgrounds. It has helped to build 2 educational centres in Gujarat, India which are educating about 2000 children. It also helps towards the welfare of the sick and elderly in India and also helps towards any disaster relief operations.
In partnership with local Zambians we are helping to build and develop community schools in the Copperbelt region for children, mainly orphans, who cannot otherwise afford to go to school. We build classrooms, employ teachers, cooks and a nurse, and our hope is that communites will be transformed.
BLA aims to break the cycle of poverty in Southern Africa through supporting a range of projects focusing on varying needs including health,education and skills development.All projects funded by BLA are carefully monitored to ensure accountability,efficiency and effectiveness.
Bridge2Aid is a dental & development charity working in East Africa, towards a world free from Dental Pain. We provide training to increase access to dental pain relief for millions of people suffering in the developing world.
ORT is the largest Jewish education & training NGO in the world, providing Science & Technology based vocational education, teacher training and student support, complemented by outstanding academic programmes, to young men and woman in mainly deprived communities. In 58 countries, ORT gives students the skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency, which ultimately helps them to provide for themselves and their families.
Build A School is an international development charity supporting developing countries in two key ways - to fund the building of classrooms in developing countries AND to provide education in sustainable living.
Build Up St. Anthony's is a small UK registered charity that was set up in 2004 to improve the lives and education of the enthusiastic children of Thondwe, Malawi.
It supports secondary education in Malawi by providing money for buildings and equipment. It has built two community libraries which it runs with the national library service. It also runs a sports programme in Lilongwe and at the present time a new site is being developed to create a sports academy.
"Education is the door to freedom, democracy and development" (Nelson Mandela) BS4A helps rural communities replace dilapidated school buildings in Africa in association with SHUMAS Cameroon, each school has clean drinking water and segregated toilets to improve the children's health along with income generating projects for long term sustainability.
The Bujagali Trust supports educational projects in Uganda, East Africa. It has developed and now runs a nursery; it supports students in primary and secondary education; and is developing a vocational school. This will equip young people with practical, business and educational skills that can be used throughout the children's lives.
In 1995 Burford School established a partnership with Bishop Dunstan Secondary School, Kalangala on the Ssese Islands in Uganda. The partnership aims to promote friendships between pupils at the two schools, whilst developing their understanding of their very differing cultures.
It is primarily involved in building a school in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, West Africa. However from time to time it helps with other projects where there is great need.
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.
The Butterfly Tree supports rural communities, most especially orphans decimated by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Zambia. We provide safe clean water, food, health, education and sustainable programs for schools and communites in the Mukuni Chiefdom. We are all volunteers both in the UK and Zambia, no personal fees are deducted.
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.
CAMEO-Aid believes that every child: should have access to basic education should have access to clean water from a tap should have access to oroper sanitation shoud have access to basic medical services and medicines We believe that children learn from their background. We wish to improve theirs.
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.
Casa Reom Trust is a UK based charity co-ordinating fundraising to build a new centre and school for street children near Beira, the second largest city in Mozambique, Africa. Dormitories, classrooms, sanitary blocks, kitchen and communal meeting area are all planned for construction which commenced in 2005.
Charlotte Wilson was killed in Burundi in December 2000. She had been working as a school teacher in neighbouring Rwanda. The Charlotte Wilson Memorial Fund was established by Charlotte’s family and friends and supports projects in Rwanda and Burundi, focussing on three key areas: Education, Health and Peace building.
Our aim is to change the lives of Women and Girls in Engcongolweni, Northern Malawi by giving them access to higher education in a secure and female boarding school enviroment. We are already delivering an Adult Literacy Programme giving women access to health care literature and job opportunities.
The Mission of CHRF- UK is to provide humanitarian assistance to the families affected in North and East of Sri Lanka.
Chinthowa, Malawi,a village of approx. 900 people about 50 miles from Lilongwi. Over the last 7 years we have worked to make it self sustaining, supporting 84 orphans, providing wells, seeds and lifestock. We are in the process of providing a school for primary and adult education.
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.
It supports a primary school and school for the deaf in Kamuli, Uganda; runs community development programmes in Kamuli District and runs volunteer trips to Uganda, including Dental Missions
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.
A group of Catholic men that seek to empower others at home and abroad in over 60 countries, working with the poor, they promote social projects eg educational and health. The UK Claretians have a specific commitment to support schools and provide HIV/ Aids services for the poor in Belize.
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.
Our mission is to provide affordable, appropriate & sustainable education for the children of Nepal, particularly in remote areas where they have no other support. We want all children to have the chance to achieve the School Leaving Certificate, and thereby help realise their potential.
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.
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 Constant Gardener Trust, set up to support the communities in Kenya where the majority of the feature film, The Constant Gardener, was filmed, aims to improve the living conditions, educational prospects and health awareness of these communities by enabling both individuals and the communities to become self sufficient and independent through carefully researched, sustainable projects.
The Construction and Development Partnership (CODEP) is a British based charity established to meet the aspirations of the people of Waterloo, Sierra Leone by working in partnership with them to deliver a world class library and literacy facilty in their community.
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
Crossflow works with partners in Nepal and India to provide health and education to vulnerable communities and the excluded.
Cubafriend was set up in 2008 to help Cubans in the Holguin area of Cuba recover from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. It has since gone on to provide much needed help with resources for schools, housing, healthcare and sports and recreational activities.
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.
Datum's aim is to help poor and vulnerable children in the poorest regions of the world. It targets those in greatest need. Every penny raised goes directly to projects which include shelters, schools, and health facilities and providing clean water and toilets.
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.
Devon Development Education aims to raise awareness of global issues with schools and the community in this country. In Uganda, DDE works with schools to train children in sustainable agriculture and to improve school buildings. DDE has 3 projects to which you can donate funds. These are: The New Build Uganda, Food For Thought School Linking Programme and The Global Centre. To find out more about these projects and to donate specifically to one of them, please go to the following link www.globalcentredevon.org.uk/justgiving
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.
<p>Dr Graham’s Homes of Kalimpong, India, provides care and education for destitute mixed race children, mainly from Kolkata. Orphans and children from deprived backgrounds are brought together in the family environment of the Homes with the aim of enabling them to provide a more secure future.<p/> <p>To learn more go to www.drgrahamshomes.co.uk<p/>
Dramatic Need's core mission is to bring the creative arts to underprivileged children in the poorest parts of South Africa and Rwanda.
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.
The charity aims to lift orphans in Kenya out of fear, poverty and despair. Donations not only provide the children with an education, but also accommodation, food, clothing, health care and the guidance and hope they need.
Education For All Trust specialise in providing educational resources to schools and educational projects in developing countries, to compliment and support the work carried out by Government education ministries and emergency relief and development charities.
EDSA supports Saturday Schools and other educational initiatives which give disadvantaged young people living in the poverty-stricken townships and informal settlements around Cape Town the chance to fulfil their potential. EDSA believes that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and crime, the abiding legacy of apartheid.
Education For The Children Foundation educates extremely poor children in Central America and is also currently expanding its social programme.
EdUKaid is committed to improving the provision and quality of education for children in developing countries. EdUKaid provides basic resources, such as books and desks, teaching aids, pre-primary schooling, scholarships and much, much more...
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.
Equip is a Christian charity working with church leaders and government organisations in East Africa to promote opportunity and excellence primarily in education and health. We are currently building a secondary school in Kigali. Visit our website www.equipuk.org for more information.
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.
We’re a UK registered charity that helps disaster affected communities worldwide find long term solutions to the unique challenges of disaster recovery. Further, we believe that community based, survivor directed reconstruction is the best route to sustainable recovery and are committed to working with survivors every step of the way. We welcome all volunteers whatever their nationality, and don’t charge any form of registration or participation fee, so don’t hesitate to get involved.
FARM-Africa works directly with rural communities in eastern Africa, building their skills and knowledge and enabling them to lift themselves out of poverty. We help communities identify the problems limiting their livelihoods and work with them to find effective and appropriate solutions.
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.
FilmAid International uses the power of film and video to reach the world's most vulnerable communities with messages that inspire them, address their critical shared needs, and effect social change.
Our mission is to transform the lives of Orphans and needy children in South Western Uganda by assisting with the burdens of every day existence and by the preaching of the the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a humble, understandable and practical way.
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.
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
FREED (UK) is a charity that supports the deprived community of Nandom in the Upper West region of Ghana. The group strives to support the provision of healthcare and education, in partnership with FREED in Ghana. They believe that healthcare and education should be accessible to everyone.
Alchemy World works to eradicate poverty in the developing world, with special focus in ethiopia and East Africa. It does so by empowering extremely poor young men and women to set up their won business and employ other people from their community. Alchemy World is also actively involved in changing the culture of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and providing other forms of community support including medical care, fair trade, water and sanitation and food aid/nutrition.
Conakry Refugee School in Guinea educates refugee children who, deeply traumatised, fled from civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Education is their only hope. FCRS financially supports the school. Without this support the school would be forced to close as it gets no other help.
Friends of Kampala Music School supports the development and future of Kampala Music School. KMS opened its doors in 2001 following a successful “Pianos for Uganda” scheme, which spread 80 donated pianos across the country and is now fund raising to support the move into new premises.
Supports the work of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre "KCMC" (College and Hospital) in Moshi, Tanzania by raising funds and providing resources. Support has included providing sponsorship for students who cannot afford their tuition fees and by paying the freight costs of donated equipment.
"Friends of Meru" is a Perth based Scottish charity that raises funds to promote health, housing and education projects within the Meru region of Kenya. It is a "not for profit" organisation comprised of health, housing and social care professionals.
It supports a girls primary school in one of the poorer parts of rural Uganda. It works closely with school management in a partnership designed to meet key needs. It provides midday meals for children otherwise missing out and because of hunger falling behind in their education.
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 GEN Initiative is a UK-registered charity working with the Indian-based charity, End Poverty (www.endpovertyindia.org), to enable some of India's most disadvantaged villagers - particularly the Meo tribe in the Alwar District of Rajasthan - to help themselves improve the quality of their lives.
It supports the education of children in Ghana with a focus on rural areas through grants to schools and for vocational and teacher training, supporting local efforts and links with UK schools.
Ghanalink (IW) is a Christian chariy.It seeks to encourage and resource links between churches, schools and individuals in the Isle of Wight, and their counterparts in Ghana. It aims to bring mutual benefit though social, spiritual, educational, cultural and financial exchanges.
To the prevention or relief of poverty in Africa by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organizations working to prevent or relieve poverty. We provide schools with feeding centers and clinics to the poverty stricken, most recently in Ethiopia.
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 Aid Trust (GAT) is determined to help save and improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest countries around the world. Global Aid is tackling the root causes of poverty and focusing providing quality education.
We organise short term volunteer placements at environmental, educational, health and humanitarian projects in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Please visit: www.global-footsteps.org Follow us on twitter: @globalfootsteps Find us on Facebook: 'Global Footsteps'
Global Rescue Services consists of volunteers including trainees as well as experienced members, who in the past have responded to worldwide incidents including earthquakes, floods and terrorist acts. Most recently the team has been deployed to search for British Citizens missing on foreign soil.
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 mission is to empower women and children through education. We support inspiring local projects around the world that make real and positive change to peoples lives.
Goodwill Children's Homes provides funding to give long term care and education to destitute children in South India.
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.
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.
No kid should be denied the chance to kick a ball about. It's one of life's most simple pleasures. So that's what we're here for. To get sports equipment direct into the hands (or feet) of some of the world's most disadvantaged kids. On behalf of you. Simple.
Provides facitilities and tools for affordable junior school education and vocational skills training facilities for adult youth from finacialy challenged background in Uganda.
Promoting education to help poor rural African children escape grinding poverty.
Founded by Emmanuel Jal, former child soldier turned international rap artist. Gua Africa’s mission is to “work with individuals, families and communities to help them overcome the effects of war and poverty”. Projects include educational sponsorships for former child soldiers, and the building of a school in South Sudan.
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
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.
Hay2Timbuktu is a community linking organisation working directly with people in Timbuktu . So far we have improved the number of women able to access antenatal care, linked schools in both communities and raised awareness in the UK of the problems faced. Help us to make a difference.
Hazaras are the most disadvantaged and oppressed nation in Afghanistan. This UK registered charity was set up to advance education and to relieve poverty and to promote Hazara culture and arts. We support the Marefat School situated in one of the most deprived district of Kabul, among Hazaras.
The trust aims to support educational causes that were dear to Hazel Scott Aiton, who had taken a gap year in a school in Namibia. It aims to give financial assistance to people embarking on voluntary work overseas and help poorer countries help themselves in the long term through supporting better education.
Health Poverty Action works with the world's poorest communities - those missing out on mainstream aid. We help mothers give birth safely and their children thrive, prevent the spread of diseases like HIV and malaria and challenge the injustices of poverty and poor health. <p> It is said that prevention is better than cure. That's why we believe in the power of education to stop health problems happening. Examples include our award-winning radio soaps educating people on issues such as HIV (one of which has become the most popular radio show in East Africa). <p> Poverty and poor health are inseparable. Our comprehensive approach strengthens health services and addresses underlying causes of poor health such as water, sanitation and nutrition. At the same time we campaign to change the systems that perpetuate poverty. We want to 'cure' the lack of healthcare - not just stick a plaster over the problem.
A charity whose objective is to help relieve poverty in Africa through the distribution of clothing and educational materials.The charity is unique in that it's volunteers not only collect donated items, they also travel to Africa and personally distribute them directly to the people who need them most.
Hefazothe Islam is an international development agency which was set up in 1999 and registered as a charity in July 2006 with the primary focus of empowering and enabling the ethnic minority community in the UK and through education, training and Information advice and guidance.
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.
help2read's objective is to empower disadvantaged primary school children in developing countries with vital literacy skills and encourage a love of reading. It is mobilising local community volunteers to pass on skills to the next generation, helping children become confident learners.
Hi-Cap works at the sharp end regularly to make sure that needs are met. They visit Nepal at least once a year they work towards completing real objectives working with real families, real children. They ensure that each project is brought to fruition and they make a real difference to lives.
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.
A glimmer of hope in poverty stricken rural Africa;166 children get breakfast, lunch & education, 36 children live in our home, 28 Kenyan staff, community support - family hardship & small businesses along with vibrant church. Simple/practical expression of Christian principle loving our neighbours.
Hope One World is an independent charity providing educational training and support for less advantaged communities around the world. It is innovative in the way that it brings together volunteers from higher education and schools in the UK and overseas to promote educational development.
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.
helping children & families in Ghana. Registered UK charity helping children & families in Ghana. Started in 2008 & a Christian based charity. Aims include to relieve poverty, hardship & distress for needy people to provide educational opportunities to show compassion. Thanks for your support!
Hostage UK supports hostages and their families, during and after a kidnap. We provide pastoral and practical help and have a team of professional pro bono advisors. We also advise organisations on improving their support, and campaign for better understanding of kidnapping trends.
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.
Independence ZA's object is to end young South Africans affected by HIV-AIDS’ reliance on state by funding tertiary education.We aim to bridge the gap between dependency on the state and financial independence by funding learning that enables the beneficiaries to become employed and begin a career.
Inspired By People is a UK registered Charity that supports the most vulnerable people in developing countries. They work closely with partnering organisations in Nepal, India and Malawi and help to set up and develop projects that can make a real difference to the lives of people there.
IOP for Africa is an Institute of Physics campaign to raise funds to encourage physics education across Africa. We help students, teachers and local communities to use physics applications as a route out of poverty for the long term. Please call +44 (0)20 7470 4875 for any queries.
ICYE-UK sends young volunteers to work in communities worldwide where they learn new skills and make a real difference to peoples' lives. It aims to promote peace and cultural understanding through the exchange system.
A christian humanitarian aid charity bringing compassion to a hurting world through the practical and spiritual gospel.
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.
Islamic Help is an international charity, dedicated to helping those suffering from natural disaster and hardship around the world. Islamic Help encourages you to contribute towards this vital cause and help in *Reaching People In Need*
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.
The JCF embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of founder James Caan in the areas of education, entrepreneurship and development. We believe education and entrepreneurship is at the heart of relieving hardship. In all of our projects, these are the key principles that lead us to making a difference.
In 2009, the school in the Gambian village of Jarjari was washed away. Just two years later, nearly 300 children are now going to school in a wonderful, purpose-built and substantial building. For more information please visit www.morganclarkfoundation.org
The Jarrett Foundation is an international children's charity. We transform the lives of children in the UK & Africa. We ship items to Africa to school children, orphans, street & vulnerable children like books, stationery, clothes, shoes and toys. We also ship resources to African schools.
JMT seeks to help serve the physical and spiritual needs of people in a very practical way, with a primary focus on supporting locally-initiated and run projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, and in doing so to demonstrate Christ's love. Projects supported range across care and education for orphans and underprivileged children, to supporting Christian leadership training and church outreach into the community.
The John John Trust was set up in 2004 in memory of John McGladrigan, its aims being to fulfil John's promises of supporting education in Kaleo (a village in the Upper West Region of Ghana)
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"
There are 1,000 disadvantaged children at the Sakhisizwe School in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Some have HIV/AIDS. Some are orphans. All are unimaginably poor. Judy's Children raises funds to help feed and educate these children. Donate and you can help transform their lives.
The Juniper Trust began by supporting small sustainable projects in Nepal to help the poorest communities and particularly children. It has now expanded to support similar projects around the globe in countries such as Peru, Ecuador, India, Tibet, Kenya and many more.
TKT supports the education and health of children attending three primary schools in Uganda. At Rock of Joy Children's Centre it provides funding to enable 350 children to receive free education and healthcare from its School Nurse. It also provides funding for developing self sustainable activities such as Poultry Projects.
Working in prisons, shelters, embassies and businesses, The KC is an educational charity, teaching a deep spiritual practice encompassing study and personal growth. Helps individuals of all backgrounds achieve their potential across all levels of society.
The Karen Woo Foundation provides grants to provide healthcare to Afghans, in particular women and children, to train healthcare providers (eg doctors and midwives), to provide medical supplies to healthcare providers particularly in rural areas and to provide healthcare education to Afghan women.
The Karira Trust is a charity that sends small groups of volunteers to the developing world to help rebuild, renovate and extend schools in disrepair. The charity is named after Karira Primary School in Wang'uru, Kenya, the first project to benefit from its work.
Karuna supports educational, health and cultural projects throughout South Asia that are helping thousands of oppressed women, men and children to develop the skills, dignity and confidence to transform their lives and take their rightful place in society.
KASUPE is a small charity whose main aim to erradicate poverty through education. All our money comes from fundraising and donations. Kasupe is currently building a primary school which will enable 640 children a year to attend school and recieve a basic education.
Working in Ndhiwa (Western Kenya) it helps children and the sick including those affected by HIV / Aids. It has built schools, provided access to clean water and sanitation, provided services at the Acorn Community Hospital. Through an educational school exchange programme has facilitated the provision of a resource centre. It has built a nursery.
KEP invests in capital equipment within schools within Kenya
Kenyan Orphan project is an organisation to help the people of western Kenya in the fight against poverty and disease. It coordinates student volunteer groups to help the vulnerable and weak and organises free medical camps to assist the sick.
The Kileva Foundation provides support and encouragement to underprivileged Kenyan children and their families. Its two major projects are the building of the Kileva Eastfield School in Mwakoma and the Kileva Medical Dispensary in Kirumbi which are remote villages about 15 km from the town of Voi in Kenya.
The Kilimatinde Trust (est 1997) assists the poorest region (Singida) in Tanzania in education, health and development. Thanks to the generosity of Grundfos a solar pump installation will assist the drought stricken village of Londoni in 2010. In 2009 the Sunderland Royal Hospital donated 140 beds and other generous supporters have enabled the hospital to be solar panelled so half the wards can be lit at night. <p> The Trusts 2010 priorities are: install a water purification unit, complete the hospital infusion unit, solar panel the remaining wards, support poor patients through a food fund, support HIV/AIDS orphans through a health insurance scheme and renew many outdated pieces of hospital equipment.
To support people in need in Zambia and Central Africa to allow them to improve their economic outcome and become self sufficient sustainable communities.
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
Kingscare is a bunch of Christians who are passionate about love and justice by reducing worldwide poverty, putting God's love into action. Our vision is to meet practical needs in developing countries through self-help, medical, educational and training projects benefiting families and children.
It supports the work of Happy Home, an orphanage for children rescued from the streets and from abuse and provides them a caring home, education and a future.
LA VIDA - Vital Investment for Development Aid in Latin America has been established to raise money for specific health and education projects throughout Latin America. The charity aims to preserve and protect health, relieve sickness and poverty, and advance education.
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.
The Langalanga Scholarship Fund supports the education of bright but very needy young people from the impoverished area of the Rift Valley around the town of Gilgil in Kenya. It provides the hope that poverty can be alleviated through education and the greatly increased chance of finding good employment.
Assisting local communities in poorer parts of the world to improve their educational facilities. Raising money to sponsor young people from Britain to work with local people to build classrooms or workshops and be involved in the life of the local community.
Latin American Foundation for the Future* is dedicated to helping young and vulnerable people who have been forgotten and abandoned by family or society, such as street children. LAFF offer grants and assistance to grass-roots projects - working at local level to achieve maximum impact. They only support projects that aim to be self sustaining, with the aim of creating independence from outside help not dependence on it.
LBMT, a Christian charity seeks to support the Anglican church in East Africa especially in Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi. Projects supported include housing pastors, training pastors and leaders, church buildings, evangelism, schools, sponsorship of children's education and building guest houses to help generate income.
LearnAsOne help to fund community schools and their running cost throughout Africa. Stories, photos and videos are posted onto www.learnasone.org/blog so you can see exactly how your donation is spent. Please help.
LearnBurma is an educational charity dedicated to opening the eyes of a new generation to the situation in Burma, equipping young people with the skills and motivation to make a real difference to it.
Learning for Life works with local partners in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, to provide education and opportunity to children, young people and their communities in areas where there is none.
LCD believes all children have the right to a good quality education. The charity works with schools and their communities in the most impoverished areas of Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, South Africa and Uganda. By sharing and developing skills its work is bringing about some remarkable, long-lasting changes in education, helping over a million children to have a better start in life.
Link Ethiopia is dedicated to supporting education in Ethiopia. We work with some of the poorest communities to enable disadvantaged children to access quality education by building classrooms,libraries,toilets and clean water. We want poverty eradicated and an equal and just world for all children!
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.
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 Luhimba Project has been supporting a poor and remote Tanzanian community in Education, Health, Agriculture and Clean Water since 1984. 100% of funds raised go to pay for village projects, with nothing deducted for administration or expenses. www.luhimbaproject.org.uk
Our aim is to raise attendance and standards of learning of Ugandan schools through the sustainable provision of midday meals. Schools grow crops which go into kitchens to feed the children. We already have 45,500 pupils benefiting but the demand is high.
The charity's aim is to promote education throughout the world
MANINGA grows change in rural Mozambique through education, development, farming and care for orphans, elderly and the vulnerable. This work recognises the need for long-term sustainable development and education alongside immediate aid and care.
Mercy in Action helps the poorest of the poor in South East Asia, working with adults and children to feed, educate, house, and provide medical support for the vulnerable and abandoned. Our many projects change peoples lives, providing them with the tools and training to build a brighter future.
Supporting and accrediting charities in Tanzania through Organisational Assessments and capacity building. Establishing a database of these charities and linking them with our network of local, regional and international donors. We are also developing growth of corporate philanthropy in Tanzania.
The purpose of the charity is to advance education, improve healthcare and relieve poverty in Malawi with a particular, but not exclusive, focus on children and young adults. The aim in year one is build a school which will be used to teach 1500 children, 503 of whom are orphans.
The Aim of the trust is to provide support for the orphans of Bertoua, Cameroon and the surrounding villages by providing; foster care, healthcare and education. To provide education and facilities for the villages to become self sustaining in the support of the orphans.
Moving Mountains is a progressive charity with 15 years experience, run by teams who are highly experienced in the development sector. We fund social welfare, educational and health projects in Nepal and Kenya, where we have set up our own NGOs, and we plant 10,000 trees in Borneo each year.
Muslim Aid is an international relief and development agency that works to alleviate suffering among the world's poorest and most needy communities, regardless of race, religion, gender, nationality or political opinion. Set up in 1985, Muslim Aid currently supports projects in more than 50 countries around the world.