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3rd World Hope concentrates on relief of poverty to disadvantaged communities around the world. This involves supplying sustainable resources such as a clean, safe water supply, land for growing food, shelter, educational material, clothes, mosquito nets, blankets and other life saving equipment.
It recycles redundant but working hospital equipment from NHS hospitals for reuse in the developing world.
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!
Acid violence is the use of acid to attack another person. The victims of acid violence are overwhelmingly women and children, and attackers often target the face in order to disfigure and blind. ASTI is the only organisation in the world focused on ending acid crime at the international level.
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.
African Steps works on Likoma Island, Malawi, in partnership with St Peter's Hospital, to provide healthcare to some of the world's poorest and most remote people. We ensure that St Peter’s stays open. We supply vital drugs and medical equipment and have constructed essential hospital buildings.
Agapao International strives to inspire & empower people locally & globally to make a positive impact through the sharing of knowledge, information & resources by working with them and not for them; enabling sustainable change. Volunteers are also able to share their skills on an 'Impact Holiday'.
Aids Ark saves lives by funding the treatment and care of named individuals living with HIV/AIDS - see www.aidsark.org
Al Hasan Foundation: providing sight-saving treatment to disadvantaged women, children and the elderly in southern Iraq, as well as training for local surgeons, opthalmic health research and the establishment of a community eye clinic in Najaf.
The Alliance for Rabies Control's mission is to prevent human rabies deaths and to alleviate the burden of rabies in animal species. It promotes awareness of rabies, health education, preventative vaccination of animals and people, and inter-disciplinary collaboration. Its vision is a world where all countries have eliminated rabies.
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>
A medical charity established in 1990. Our primary aim is to support two rural hospitals in Malawi. We supply medical aid, surgical and technical equipment.We also support small building and water projects. We sponsor training for medical personnel and develop educational projects in the community.
Arms Around The Child provide loving homes, HIV treatment, protection and respect for children orphaned and affected by HIV/AIDS in India and Africa spirit and soul. We provide education for children who are vulnerable and provide a sense of community and safety.
This is an international membership organisation that supports rural women and their families through education, training and community development programmes. It gives women a voice at International level through its links with United Nations agencies. It has administrative offices in London and organises a conference every 3rd year.
In developing countries there is a lack of trained workers and equipment for raising awareness of deafness or preventing it. There is little help available to detect deafness and fit hearing aids. AUD-M-ED is a UK based Charity seeking to help deaf people in developing countries.
BAPS Charities, UK is an international charity organisation committed to serving the world by caring for individuals, families and communities. With a dedicated corps of volunteers, BAPS Charities is able to reach out to make a lasting, meaningful difference to the lives of many.
Basic Foundations helps organisations and community groups in low income countries get the basic necessities required to provide sanitation, shelter, health, water, food and education effectively within their communities. We are now fundraising for the Gambian garden for people with disabilities.
We aim to create a hospital in Bangladesh for the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer. The Charity has a long term plan for total cancer care for disadvantaged people living in Bangladesh and surrounding areas.
Bees Abroad aims to relieve poverty in any part of the developing world , in particular through the advancement of the craft of beekeeping.
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.
The Bhopal Medical Appeal funds a clinic giving free treatment to survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Disaster (the World’s worst industrial disaster). It also treats thousands of people who are being slowly poisoned by drinking water contaminated with chemicals never cleared-up from the disaster site.
BHPH is a partnership between Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust and Hoima Regional Referral Hospital in Hoima, Uganda. It's aim is to improve the delivery of healthcare to the people of Hoima Region. The Charity is working in particular to improve maternal and child health.
BirthLink supports maternal and neonatal healthcare in disadvantaged countries, where maternal and newborn care is severely compromised by lack of education and basic resources. Through workshops, seminars and 'hands-on' skills training, based on low-tech care, our aim is to improve outcomes for mothers and babies.
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.
Breast Health International's mission is to give all people affected by breast cancer the tools necessary to have the best quality of life, regardless of background or financial circumstances. Our aim is to reduce the suffering caused by breast cancer worldwide and ensure that no one touched by breast cancer walks alone.
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.
The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies. We enable vulnerable people in the UK and abroad to prepare for and withstand emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help them to recover and move on with their lives.The British Red Cross Society, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738). The owner of this page is raising money in trust on behalf of the British Red Cross, it is the page owners responsibility to ensure that the British Red Cross is able to channel any money raised for a specific appeal or stated purpose, prior to any fundraising taking place. In the unlikely event that this dialogue has not taken place, then the British Red Cross will allocate the funds where ever the need is greatest, in furtherance of it's charitable objectives.
The Butterfly Home: a hospice run in partnership with the local government to provide loving care and treatment for children & babies with life threatening illness PLUS community palliative support for families to prevent abandonment. To learn more, visit www.butterflych.org. (Formerly ChinaKidz)
Cairdeas aims to improve the availability and quality of palliative care services in the developing world. It does this through consultancy, education, training and mentoring; and is currently working with partners in India, Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi.
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.
CASA IS A NORTH LONDON AGENCY THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ALCOHOL & DRUGS PROBLEMS. WE HELP OUR CLIENTS TO BUILD UPON THEIR STRENGTHS AND TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, FREE FROM ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG MISUSE.
Chain of Hope provides children suffering from life-threatening heart diseases with treatment to which they do not have access and we aim to develop paediatric cardiac facilities in developing countries. Chain of Hope provides cardiac care in two ways: · By sending out medical teams to treat children in-country and by setting up training programmes for local surgeons and medical staff in-situ. · By bringing children to the UK for open and closed heart operations as an interim measure.
It helps children with disabilities experience therapy, achievement and enjoyment through horseriding.
CHART is a team of community responders, based in West Chiltington and Pulborough, who have been trained by the South East Coast Ambulance Service. It provides essential treatment in the first crucial minutes of an emergency, enabling critical intervention to be performed that can save lives.
Chauncy Maples is the oldest ship in Africa. Built in 1898 in Glasgow she was carried in pieces to Lake Malawi in Central Africa. The Government of Malawi is renovating her back into a hospital ship to provide free health services to 2 million people living around the lake. They will match every pound donated.
For any charitable purpose relating to the National Health Service. Supporting a range of health related activities benefiting patients, staff and giving public benefit. Related research. Challenging stigma in respect of mental health.
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.
The Community of the Resurrection is a religious community based in Mirfield, West Yorkshire. Our members live a corporate life within the Anglican monastic tradition, the heart of which is worship. <p> Many people from near and far come in a constant stream to Mirfield for spiritual refreshment, experience of monastic life and worship and for Christian education and formation. Sometimes we can hardly cope with the numbers. We find ourselves offering space and resources for women and men who seek encouragement, stillness and space to pray in the midst of stressful lives. At the heart of it all, our church is our place of worship and home for many other events. It is now in need of major refurbishment: structural repairs, a new heating system, rewiring, new lighting and sound systems, a new floor, redecoration and much-needed disabled access. If all our activities here are to flourish, we need a church able to meet the needs of today. We need your help to safeguard what makes this place special and to create a church that can serve and sustain its many users for another century. <p> The patrons of the Centenary Church Appeal are the Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. <p> We also undertake charitable work at home and abroad especially in Zimbabwe and South Africa. In Zimbabwe we support a number of projects including an orphanage where it is aiming to provide a borehole.
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.
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
The Crookstone Adventure Trust is a charitable organisation set up to provide accommodation as a base for outward-bound activities in the Peak District to be used by young people, under the age of 25, from all over the UK and internationally to develop their physical and mental capacities.
Crossflow works with partners in Nepal and India to provide health and education to vulnerable communities and the excluded.
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.
DCWC Nepal is a North west based charity set up to help the poor of Nepal. The charity specialise in the building of health and educational facilities in rural Nepal with an emphasis on the development of children and women.
Deaf Child Worldwide is the only UK based development organisation dedicated to ending poverty and isolation amongst deaf children worldwide by supporting the creation of local, national and global family-led movements to campaign for positive change for deaf children and young people.
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.
Dentaid is one of the leading oral health charities in the world. Whilst still providing refurbished dental equipment, in recent years the charity has played vital roles in oral health promotion such as establishing innovative school prevention programmes and initiating various training schemes.
Dental Project Peru seeks to provide emergency dental care and education to the most impoverished and rural areas of Peru. We travel to the most remote communities at high altitudes of over 4,000m where there is often no electricity or water. Once there, we treat children and adults, extracting and restoring teeth thus relieving pain that they have often lived with for years.
Development Direct facilitates and supports links between UK and African schools and communities, focussing on education & health education for all, supporting ongoing projects at schools and clinics in Africa.
DIAL provides a free, confidential information and advice service on all issues affecting disabled people’s everyday lives, to enable and empower individuals to improve their quality of life.
The Didier Drogba Foundation provides financial and material support in both health and education to people in Africa.
Dignity is a visionary Christian organisation seeking to promote change in the lives of many communities across the world. Dignity is about breaking down walls between those who are less fortunate than ourselves and the actual help that they require, whether that be spiritual, emotional or physical help. We work in any country in the world where there is a need to reach people and communities who are disconnected from God, practical resources or community. Everyone Needs Dignity.
Doctors for Africa is a UK based Not-for-Profit Organisation whose main aim is to Support and recommend strategies to encourage the retention of skilled professionals in Africa and reverse the trend of the “Brain-Drain” of these professionals from African countries.
Doctors for Nepal provides full scholarships to underprivileged Nepalese students who pledge to work in rural Nepal for an agreed period of time once qualified as doctors.
Doctors of the World is an international humanitarian aid organisation which provides medical care to vulnerable populations who are in crisis situations or who are excluded from healthcare. This is thanks to medical and non-medical volunteers who give their time and expertise to help to make health a human right.
We aim to provide comprehensive medical care to some of the worlds most vunerable and poor, to work on long term projects, we are not in it to make a name, to do something quick and easy, its all about developing a sustainable project, something that will have benefit for generations.
emerge poverty free believes that every child should be free to follow their own path in life rather than a destiny fixed by where they are born. emerge poverty free empowers people to fight poverty themselves. NB emerge poverty free is the new name for World Emergency Relief UK
Equilibrium aims to become the foremost international partnership organisation working to advance the understanding, treatment and deal with the stigma and prejudice around bipolar disorder.
EYE FOR INDIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY AT CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON; THE SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS ROTARY CLUB. THEIR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EYE CARE TO RURAL COMMUNITIES IN INDIA. THEY AIM TO RESTORE SIGHT BY REFRACTIVE CORRECTION; OFFER EDUCATION ON COMMON OCULAR AILMENTS.
Ezer Mizion is the World's largest Jewish Bone Marrow Registry & the fourth largest in the world. Donors & recipients must be genetically compatible, so Jewish patients generally need Jewish donors. The Registry is vital for thousands of sick Jews, serving as an insurance policy for Jews everywhere.
Facing the World is a children's charity which has been set up by the some of UK's leading cranio-facial surgeons. It helps children with severe facial disfigurements in desperate need, living without hope in some of the world's poorest countries, receive the miracle of a new face and a life free from the stigma of disfigurement.
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.
All money is spent in Malawi. It provides food for 400 to 500 orphans a day at feeding stations. Funds have been provided to build two village clinics and two classrooms at a village school.Other items like mosquito nets water treatment tablets and seed packs have also been provided.F.R.O.M Scotland has no administration costs.
This fund has been set up in dedication of the late Dr Fiona Dolan, formerly specialist registrar in Ophthalmology, Glasgow. It channels donations into a cause close to Fionas heart - funding Ophthalmology colleagues to travel to developing countries to complete cataract or trachoma camps.
Flights for Life is a registered charity based at Wickenby Airfield in Lincolnshire. The charity has been set up with the aim of providing sick and terminally ill children with the opportunity to experience the magic of flight in a vintage aircraft.
The Footsteps for Africa is a UK based non-profit organisation that strives to enable children in Kenya to reach their potential as individuals and in the community by helping them to become healthy, educated, self-sustaining and contributing members of their communities
The Foreign Aid Service responds to international emergency situations, and helps desperately poor people with healthcare and income-generation activities. It operates in the framework of the Order of Malta, which provides international, co-ordinated response to suffering in the world through its 46 national associations and Aid Agency, Malteser International.
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.
Foundation Human Nature is a non-political, non-religious organisation, working with some of the world's poorest communities to raise living standards through sustainable development, by encompassing health, education, gender, renewable energy and micro-economic programmes, in response to local needs. They currently run health and community centres in Ghana and Ecuador, enabling communities to create their own futures. For further information, please go to <u>www.f-h-n.org </u>
4000 children still die every day because of waterborne disease. FRANK Water tackles the issue by funding 5-filter, reverse osmosis clean water projects in some of the world's poorest communities. Support FRANK Water and be part of the solution.
The Freedom From Fistula Foundation helps women in Africa who are suffering from obstetric fistula caused by obstructed childbirth by providing free surgeries and access to healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth. The charity helps thousands of women every year and with your help it can do more.
Friends of Asha (GB) raises money and awareness for the work of Asha Community Health & Development Society. Asha works in 46 slum colonies in Delhi, India. It improves health and provides support and education for over 300,000 slum dwellers, enabling them to make positive changes to their lives.
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.
FOKH is a registered charity (IR Ref XN77395) which helps support the work of Kiwoko Hospital in the Luweero district of Uganda, providing for their running costs and informing people of the work that goes on there. For further information see: http://www.fokh.org.uk or contact feedback@fokh.org.uk
The Tarabai Desai Eye Hospital provides free eye surgery to the poor in Rajasthan/India. The hospital organises Eye Camps throughout the State, when thousands of people come for examinations. Of these some 2000 poor patients, who could not afford to pay for an operation, are operated on every year for the removal of cataracts and so save them from permanent blindness. The Friends have achieved to fund the building of a substantial extension to the hospital in Jodhpur but apart from needing funds to keep the Eye Camps going in their humanitarian work, we are now also in great need to replace old unserviceable medical equipment. We do depend on your help. Please make a donation for this worthwhile cause to give back the sight to someone who is at a serious stage to become permanently blind without having an operation.
The Funzi and Bodo Trust (FAB) exist to try and change things for the better. Working with local people we are creating the conditions for a better environment where people can reach their true potential and where at least the basics of life are available affording a decent quality of life for all.
Future Faces supports patients from Dorset with cleft lip and palate who require continuing care and who have to travel further afield to get treatment. Future Faces funds educational programmes to enable cleft professionals in developing countries to gain the skills to treat people with clefts
GAFSIP facilitates the shipping of redundant fire & rescue vehicles, ambulances, health and educational equipment. Sustainable training is also facilitated. 10 new fire stations have been built and 700 jobs created . All donated items are at the end of their life in the UK. It is working towards sustainable self sufficiency
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 aim to eliminate curable blindness by supporting our sister charity LRBT (Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust) in Pakistan. LRBT provides eye treatments completely FREE OF CHARGE at its network of hospitals and clinics throughout the four provinces of Pakistan.
Gwalior Childrens Charity, is working to help and provide for poor, destitute and disabled children, women and old in India with its own "Snehalaya meaning The Home with Love in Hindi" where destitute children live together in family environment, details on http://www.helpchildrenofindia.org.uk
Hamlet | Global Initiative on Psychiatry promotes humane, ethical, and effective mental health care throughout the world and supports a global network of individuals and organizations to develop, advocate for, and carry out the necessary reforms.
HAMLIN FISTULA UK supports the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - a hospital caring for women with horrendous injuries sustained in childbirth.
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.
HCJB Global aims to be the voice and hands of Jesus through media, healthcare and clean water projects around the world. In the UK the charity promotes Christian content on mainstream radio stations and distributes creative Christian audio via the Internet. Read more at www.hcjbglobal.org.uk
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.
HC4A support improved healthcare system across the Africa continent. It provides free of charge healthcare products and services to these countries. It gives 101% of all donations towards its course. It promotes and raises awareness of its objectives in alignment with MDGs.
Help Rural Nepal aims to provide better health and education in a remote area of Dhading, Nepal. So far it has rebuilt a primary school, installed solar panels, a library and 2 computers. The secondary school received its first 2 computers and new books. Much needed medical supplies were provided.
THE CHARITY RAISES FUNDS TO PROVIDE POWERED WHEELCHAIRS FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND
This is a charity which promote exchange of health worker and health materials between Nepal and the UK. Nepalese health care professionals will be helped by HexN to gain experience in the UK. Similarly British volunteers will also be helped to learn about Nepal and help develop health care there.
Health Improvement Project Zanzibar (formerly The Makunduchi Project) aims to improve healthcare in Zanzibar by renovating the two district hospitals and managing them using a sustainable financial model. When completed this will make a huge difference to the lives of over 200,000 local people.
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 4 the World was launched in June 2007 to help, empower and give opportunty to the Internally Displaced Peoples of Burma. We train & equip "medics" on the Thai/Burma border to treat their own people in 32 clinics. We train teachers for 17 schools and maintain 2 of the 10 schools we have built.
Hope for Konya is workig in partnership with a community self-help group in Konya, a region in West Kenya. The charity is supporting any attempt to become self-sufficient focusing on education, water supply, generation of income and health
Human Relief Foundation (HRF) is a registered charity that provides emergency relief and assistance to the developing world, including: • safe water and better sanitation • food distribution • health clinics • school kits • elderly care and support • doctors training courses • vocational training
The charity provides vitally needed medical care at its new medical centre in a remote disadvantaged village in Bihar, India. An experienced UK team of doctors help provide child and maternity services, treatment of TB, malaria, blindness and tropical disease where no other medical facilities exist.
The Charity IDEALS (International Disaster and Emergency Aid with Long Term Support) is dedicated to providing relief to victims of man made and natural catastrophes wherever it can throughout the world. It usually provides medical aid but humanitarian support has also been given following major disasters.
Invest in ME has as its objectives to change how myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is perceived and treated in the press, by health departments and by healthcare professionals. We aim to do this by raising funding for biomedical research and improving education about the disease.
Improves medical education around the world by improving teaching infrastrucure or directly supporting medical students in key areas
Interface Uganda aims to provide essential reconstructive surgery and equip and train local specialists. The work is presently confined to Uganda. Volunteer teams visit 2 or 3 times a year. The project supports the training of Uganda medical and nursing personnel.
InterHealth provides holistic healthcare to people committed to making the world a better, fairer and healthier place. Their medical, psychological health, occupational health and travel health services support people in the UK and internationally. InterHealth supports missionaries, relief and development workers, volunteers, UK charity workers and those in Christian Ministry
The vision of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance is a world in which people do not die of AIDS. The Alliance supports community based organisations to respond effectively to prevent the spread of HIV and enable fair access to treatment for those who desperately need it.
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
INF is a Christian mission serving Nepali people through health and development work. Established in 1952, INF is Nepal's longest-serving international non-government organisation. INF helps people affected by TB, leprosy, disability, HIV / AIDS and drug abuse, facilitates development among poor communities, runs medical camps and provides medical training.
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.
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.
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.
Katharine Dormandy Trust For Haemophilia And Allied Disorders
The Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre (KAT Centre) is dedicated to helping Nepal's animals. Over 20,000 dogs live on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal. Many suffer from abuse, starvation, and worse. The KAT Centre is creating a healthy, rabies-free street dog community. Learn more at www.katcentre.org
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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.
Laniado Hospital, Natanya Israel is a humanitarian aid centre of life in the Middle East, founded on the principle that people from every faith and every race deserve to be treated in a dignified manner with the highest regard for humanity. Laniado is committed to a politics-free atmosphere and pursues a model of peaceful initiatives through healthcare.
Laparoscopic & Cancer Surgery Research is dedicated to cancer research and to educating the medical & nursing professionals that deal with cancer. Did you know? - Surgery is often the only curative treatment for most cancers - Your surgeon’s expertise is a critical factor in determining outcome
It provides grants for medical and educational purposes with an emphasis on Africa
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
LEPRA Health in Action transforms lives by giving people a chance to break the cycle of ill health, isolation and poverty. You will help people find a voice and provide the support we all need, and perhaps take for granted. Say 'Hi': www.facebook.com/LEPRAHealthinAction or twitter: @LEPRA_HinA
Lifeline Network is a growing and dynamic body of people who are united in fighting the poverty, injustice and hardship that afflict our world. Members across the globe help one another rebuild communities through exchanging knowledge, expertise and resources. We currently operate in 13 countries.
LIV Village exists to raise the next generation of leaders, it is its mission, purpose and passion. LIV places vulnerable, parentless children in a family environment where they receive uncondtional love, spiritual discipleship and care Rescue a child Restore a life Raise a leader Release a star
Luna exists to advance the rights, education & health of children affected by conflict and trauma. We deliver specialist training that gives local organisations the skills to help children overcome their trauma and rebuild their lives.
MAHECAS aims to relieve sickness and preserve good health among Hospitals, Health Clinics, Surgeries and other places where Primary Health care is dispensed in Malawi by the provision of medical and other equipment and of medical expertise, training and personnel.
Malaria Consortium is the world's leading charity dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other childhood illnesses in the developing world. More than 800,000 people die of malaria annually, mostly young children and pregnant women. Help us end these needless deaths
MANSAG, a UK registered charity, was established in 1997 exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. It is the only body representing Nigerian Medical doctors and allied professionals in the British Isles.
Maruva Trust is a UK registered charity. Its primary aim is to improve the lives of HIV positive children through the development of appropriate care and support services.
Maternity Worldwide is working to reduce mortality associated with childbirth in developing countries. This is through deployment of medical and midwifery staff, subsidy of patient care for those most in need and advocacy within the developed world.
The Maun Homeopathy Project runs free homeopathic clinics for people living with HIV and AIDS in Maun, Botswana. It works in partnership with agencies in the local community and travels light with mobile outreach clinics for those most in need. It is training three local people to become homeopaths.
MDAUK was established to provide immediate on the ground medical support during the 2005 Earthquake in North Kashmir. The longer term mission is to construct a specialist facility in the impacted region. 2010 has again seen our Doctors react with on the ground support to Flood devastated Pakistan.
Medair brings life-saving relief and rehabilitation in disasters, conflict areas, and other crises by working alongside the most vulnerable. Our mission is to seek out and serve those who live in often difficult-to-access regions in Africa and Asia, and other areas with extraordinary need.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is the leading non-governmental organisation for emergency medical aid. It is dedicated to providing medical relief to victims of war, disasters and epidemics in over 60 countries around the world, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or political affiliation.
It has built and runs a Hospital, a dental unit, an Orphanage, an Under-5 Nutrition programme in Mtunthama, Malawi. It also supports primary and secondary schools and a kindergarden. It operates mobile clinics in the bush, health education programmes and HIV/AIDS testing and counselling services.
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees.
Medical Aid for Poland Fund (MAPF) is a London-based Charity (est. 1981) which raises funds to aid the sick, elderly and disabled in Poland.
Medical Aid to Sri Lanka was set up 11 years ago with an aim to improve medical facilities in Sri Lanka. It has a small membership and a number of officers who work purely on voluntary basis. Its annual turnover is about £10,000 and it has worked in all areas in Sri Lanka where direct access to recipients is available. Its main work involves donating equipment to government run hospitals that cannot get such equipment through the normal channels.
When disaster strikes, Merlin's medical experts are there, doing whatever it takes to save lives. And when the cameras have moved on, we stay. Taking communities from emergency to recovery, we work together to revive health services in some of the world's toughest places.
Working with partners locally, the charity is committed to significantly reducing avoidable blindness across West Africa, by developing a unique and sustainable eye centre which is dedicated to the provision of surgical skills training, continuing medical education and treatment of all eye disease.
It raises awareness and financial support for sufferers of a disease called Podoconiosis. This is caused by absorption of silicate particles through the foot skin that leads to scarring of the lymph vessels and massive swelling of the legs. About 1 million people are affected in the Ethiopian highlands.
The charity helps mothers to survive childbirth through educating healthcare workers in the poorest countries in Africa. It is based in the Department of Anaesthetics at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.
Motivation is an international development charity changing the lives of people with mobility disabilities in over 30 countries around the world. Find out more at www.motivation.org.uk
The Multiple Births Foundation (MBF) provides information, support and advice for families with twins, triplets or more, and training and support for professionals to raise awareness of their special needs, particularly from pregnancy through to early childhood and in the event of a bereavement.
MSIF seeks to work in worldwide partnership with its 41 member societies and the international scientific community to eliminate multiple sclerosis and its consequences, and to speak out globally on behalf of those affected by multiple sclerosis. Our vision is a world without MS.
EMMS Nazareth works in Nazareth, providing primary health care, education, social enterprise and Christian works. It seeks to address the challenges of the region through integration, cooperation and delivery of key services with the love and compassion taught by Jesus. Its statement of faith declares: “As followers of Jesus of Nazareth, we will”
Our mission is to help the mountain people of Nepal with primary health care, education and the provision of basic utilities in order that they lead better, healthier and more enriched lives. We have no religious or political affiliation.
NLT is a Christian organization that provides medical and rehabilitation services to people affected by leprosy in Nepal. NLT also works with poor rural communities in development and poverty alleviation. Lalgadh Hospital (GoogleEarth 26d59m27sN, 85d55mE) is a project of NLT and has treated over 20,000 cases of leprosy to date.
We rebuild lives and communities destroyed by war and genocide by tackling the psychological and economic consequences of conflict. Focusing on education and health, our projects promote economic and community development, enabling women and children in particular, to break the cycle of poverty.
The Noor Foundation UK is a UK registered charity that has been establishing free kidney dialysis centres and giving free kidney dialysis treatment to poor and needy sufferers since 1998, the first focus being in Pakistan.
The Ol Lentille Trust supports conservation, education, healthcare and enterprise development in an area of Laikipia North and Isiolo Districts, Kenya.
OEW brings hope to needy and hurting people in Africa & India - meeting practical, spiritual and physical needs. Working among the marginalised and vulnerable we help people lift themselves out of poverty; provide resources to enable communities to develop and work alongside local ministries.
Works to fund unique roundabout water pumps and assist with community health projects in Africa
OneSight is dedicated to improve vision for the hundreds of million adults and children in need who can not afford basic eye care. Volunteers travel to developing countries around the world to hand-deliver free eye care and recycled eyewear through organized optical clinics. Since 1988, OneSight has provided free vision care and eyewear to more than 6 million people around the world.
Open Arms International is dedicated to improving the lives of children who are orphaned or abandoned through HIV/AIDS. In one of the poorest areas of Kenya we are building the Open Arms Village. By providing loving care, education & medical support we offer a future to these forgotten children.
Operation Hernia is an independent not-for-profit organization that provides professional and educational opportunities to surgeons and surgical trainees in the repair of long-standing groin hernias at rural hospitals in West Africa. Thousands of hernia sufferers have received life-saving surgery.
The main aim of Opt In is to promote global healthcare and to try and break the vicious cycle of poverty and poor health. Opt in links with hospitals in developing countries, develops partnerships and enhances healthcare provision through training and education for the local population by sharing the skills and knowledge of NHS staff.
Optometry Giving Sight aims to eliminate avoidable blindness amongst the 670 million people worldwide who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye exam and a pair of glasses. You can help fund sustainable projects which give sight and hope to those in need.
It is dedicated to the investigation ad treatment of head and neck cancer
There are 45 million blind people in the world. 80% of these cases are avoidable and 90% live in developing countries. A cure is often simple and inexpensive, but in the world’s poorest countries even basic medical help is frequently out of reach. ORBIS is a global charity, dedicated to preserving and restoring the sight of the poorest people in the poorest communities across the world. Through innovative programmes and partnerships, ORBIS creates long-term, lasting solutions to prevent and cure blindness worldwide. We provide the tools, training and technology for local doctors and health care professionals to develop solutions to tackle avoidable blindness in their own countries. By building long-term capabilities in eye care institutions, ORBIS supports its partners in providing quality eye care services that are affordable, accessible and ultimately sustainable
The Order of St John is a major international charity which provides first aid, health care and support services in 42 countries. The Order's work is delivered through the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and St John Ambulance organisations worldwide; with volunteers and staff numbering 250,000.
Orphaids helps orphans of AIDS victims in Ecuador, Colombia and Malawi. It also support HIV patients in the community and educates young people about safe sexual health and practices.
The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals (ORH) Charitable Funds is the umbrella charity for over 700 funds supporting projects across the ORH NHS Trust that enhance services and facilities for patients and staff. These range from support for particular wards, at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton Hospitals, to larger fundraising campaigns to support major developments such as the new Oxford Cancer Centre, the Oxford Children's Hospital, the Geratology Appeal and the Oxford Heart Centre expansion. As one of the foremost teaching trusts in the UK, the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals enjoy a national and international reputation in fields such as cancer and cranio-facial surgery. Please give generously - your support enables us to provide the best possible healthcare in the best possible setting, to a standard far higher than the NHS alone would be able to afford. Please note: If you wish to donate to a specific area within ORH Charitable Funds you will be able to specify this at the end of the donation process. Thank you.
Phi promotes the health of people in developing countries by supporting library to library partnerships that aim to increase the flow of timely, reliable and appropriate health information. Through building links between people and places these partnerships support the exchange of experiences, expertise and resources that can make a real difference in improving health.
The UK's largest student organisation campaigning for international development, human rights and the environment. We have thousands of supporters based in universities and sixth form institutions all over the country campaigning for Trade Justice, access to HIV/AIDS medicines and to stop climate change. Who says young people today are apathetic?
We provide Information, Advice and Support for sufferers of Pernicious Anaemia and B12 Deficiency and their families and friends.
Plants For A Future: A resource and information centre for edible, medicinal and otherwise useful plants. We are compiling an online database, which currently consists of approximately 7000 species of plants. We research and provide information on ecologically sustainable gardening.
It is a partnership between Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Wau teaching hospital in Southern Sudan. It aims to address the needs of the hospital which is dire straits and recovering from the very long civil war in Sudan, by assisting with teaching and training for doctors and nurses. Teams from Poole visit Wau twice a year and have already started to improve the health care of these needy people. Your help is needed to support this vital work.
PORT-ER is the charity where Mobility Matters! It provides grants, seminars and running events for amputees and those requiring mobility aids. PORT-ER uses donations to enable people to live the life they would choose were they not hampered by limb loss or absence. PORT-ER values YOUR support.
Restoring the heart of healthcare
The aim of our charity is to undertake ventures where tangible benefits are experienced by entire communities. We endeavour to provide communities with the resources and abilities to improve and sustain their own well being and standards of living via our assistance. Our ethos is to direct our energies into projects aimed at health improvement, education and poverty reduction.
Refuge Nepal helps disadvantaged women and children in Nepal, raising money to provide housing, education and medical aid.
Currently raising funds for a Kidney Centre, that provides FREE treatment for the poor, just outside Jhelum in Pakistan. Other welfare projects in Pakistan include: free medical treatment, water pump installations, mobile eye and Hepatitis Vaccination clinics, food & clothing distribution and disaster recovery solutions for the poor and needy.
Training African health workers to ride/drive and maintain motorcycle and four wheel vehicles, Riders also provides technical support and cost-per-kilometre calculations that keep vehicles running efficiently and cost-effectively. The result - 10.8 million people in isolated rural communities accessing vital health care, often for the first time ever.
The club is a lively Rotary club of nearly 30 men and women.Our next event is the sponsored dog walk on Sunday 9th October 2011, (starting at 10 am) at the Royal Veterinary College North Mymms which will raise money for The Alzheimer's Society, Orpheus Centre and the Animal Care Trust.
The relief and cure of defects and diseases affecting the eyes and vision of people in India and Bangladesh
Rotary - The global network of Community Volunteers - suporting charitable causes and those in need within the UK and worldwide.
Rotary – Good company, good causes, good consequences. Rotary offers opportunity to meet other professionals, broadening your horizons; learning about issues in your local community; and engaging in fundraising and practical action.
The mission of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is to promote best levels of health and high standards of healthcare for people throughout the world.
RSTMH promotes and advances the study, control and prevention of disease in humans and other animals in the tropics and plays a leading roll in increasing awareness throughout the world of tropical medicine and international health issues.
The S.A.F.E. Foundation supports indigenous programmes overseas that help people out of poverty. It helps those who can't access mainstream aid, and it helps people take control of their own development. It facilitates improvements in health, education and livelihood access.
SafePoint Trust is a charity set up to inform people in the developing world about the healthcare risks associated with receiving an unsafe injection from a re-used syringe. SafePoint Trust's goal is to save lives by raising awareness about safe injection practise.
Saltpetertrust is a Christian charity working with needy communities in urban and rural Uganda to alleviate extreme poverty. We work in partnership with local communities, through community leaders because we believe local knowledge is paramount in finding solutions to problems local people face.
Safe surgery and obstetrics is impossible without safe anaesthesia. This charity delivers education on anaesthesia and intensive care to health care workers in Malawi. 34 courses have been delivered to Malawian anaesthetic clinical officers since 2006. The charity is completely funded by donations.
SMMHEP aims to provide sustainable support for psychiatric teaching for health care professionals in Malawi. The project has enjoyed close links within Malawi since 2006 and became a registered Scottish Charity in 2008. Currently the principal activites are delivery of undergraduate medical student teaching, and ECT equipment and training.
Selfless is an independent international development organisation, initiated and led entirely by young people, that works through volunteers to fight poverty and disease in developing countries. Our vision is to empower communities countries by sharing skills, knowledge and by providing healthcare where needed. Our only commitment is to try and make a difference. <p> Our ultimate vision is for Selfless to harness the enthusiasm of young people, from a variety of backgrounds and professions, and channel it towards worthwhile projects, bringing benefit to those communities in need, worldwide. <p> There is an old adage which goes, ‘give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime’. This closely reflects the ethos of Selfless; our aim, rather than giving financial assistance, is to equip people and communities with the skills they need to improve their lives and eventually, their nation. <p>
Sightsavers works with partners to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people in the developing world. Sightsavers provides specialist treatment and eye care and supports blind people by providing education, counseling and training.
Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft charity, is dedicated to helping the millions of children in the world who suffer from cleft lip and palate through providing free surgery and follow up care, and free training for medical professionals to promote sustainability. Charity Registration No 1114748
The Spiti Projects is a small, UK-registered charity, founded in 1993, that works to improve the quality of life for the 10,000 inhabitants of the Spiti Valley. Our focus is on health, education and the preservation of the region's unique cultural heritage.
Sport Relief 2012 is back on Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March! As one of the UK’s biggest fundraising events, it brings the nation together to get active, raise cash & change lives. All the money raised by the public helps people living tough lives in the UK and in the world's poorest countries.
RAG stands for “Raise and Give” and that’s exactly what we do. Every February St George’s goes into fundraising mode and we hold tonnes of events to raise money for a huge number of charities.
St Stephen's AIDS Trust -- the medical charity dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS through clinical research and education.
St. Thomas’ Handshake to Kware exists to provide medical and educational services for the population of the Kware slums in Southern Nairobi, Kenya. There are some 500,000 people living in the slums, many of whom lack access to clean running water, education, health care and a regular source of food.
The Parish Church of St. Oswald’s in South London, is constantly looking for ways to make the role of the Church more effective and relevant in its pastoral, social and ecumenical mission. The ability to respond and to fulfill this role depends very much on your generosity, so please continue to help us in supporting the many projects of the Church in making a difference to those who need it most.
SuChHope promotes the education of orphans and under privileged children of Sub-Sahara by providing healthy diet and anti-retroviral drugs,scholarships,clothing & empowering of communities through self-reliant and income generating projects.Aims to decrease incidences of child exploitation.
SOPB is a small family run charity which incurs no administrative or travel costs. All money donated reaches Burmese people inside Burma, along its borders, or where Burmese refugees are resettled. It helps pay for health, shelter, food and education.