Phase Worldwide
PHASE Worldwide is a UK registered charity that has been working in the Nepalese Himalayas since 2005. We empower isolated communities through sustainable health, education and livelihood opportunities. Our team of Nepalese staff provide vital basic services to villages that would otherwise have no access to medical care or education. By empowering these communities and supporting local government, we aim to ensure that essential services become sustainable for the future. The funding we provide from the UK provides real access to life opportunities for the people of rural Nepal.
Tutu Foundation UK
The Tutu Foundation UK was set up particularly with the purpose to help young people involved in gang violence. The foundation works with regional police forces, significant national institutions such as the NHS, in Northern Ireland helping to support the on-going peace process as well as local community and youth groups around the country. We are working with them to increase respect and an appreciation of each other’s individual humanity and so empower them as individuals and groups to achieve more, to overcome disadvantage and increase equality, efficacy and efficiency.
Four Paws
FOUR PAWS is an international animal welfare organisation with headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and offices in 11 other countries. The organisation strives to help animals in need with sustainable campaigns and projects. FOUR PAWS focuses on animals that are directly under human influence, for example stray dogs and stray cats, farm animals, wild animals and companion animals kept in inappropriate conditions. FOUR PAWS aims to help animals in need directly and quickly. www.four-paws.org.uk
Supporting Wounded Veterans
Supporting Wounded Veterans (incorporating Skiing with Heroes) helps wounded veterans get back into civilian life and occupation. Founded in 2012, our initial activity was the organisation of a rehabilitation ski week. Each of our veterans requires differing ongoing support and encouragement. Therefore we have created a needs-based Occupation, Training and Employment Programme. We have also recently opened a Pain Management Clinic in conjunction with King Edward VII hospital.
Walkabout Foundation
Walkabout Foundation is a UK and US registered charity with the mission of restoring dignity, freedom and independence to people with mobility disabilities by providing wheelchairs and rehabilitation in the developing world and funding research to find a cure for paralysis. To date, we have distributed over 10,000 wheelchairs in 21 different countries, opened rehabilitation centres in Kenya and India, and funded $1 million in ground-breaking research.
Ace Africa
Ace Africa is a charity who only works in communities where there is a real need, want and willingness to gain independent self-sufficient lives. The programme is long-term and bespoke to each community, reflecting local cultural, economic, political and environmental contexts focusing on all aspects of a child’s and community’s development.
Link Up
Link Up (UK) works to overcome divisions at a time when too many efforts are being made to pull us apart. We were set up to combat the constant drip feed of negative stories spreading fear about the ‘other’ which is fuelling these divisions. It’s a fact that diverse communities have always contributed greatly to Britain, that so much of what we now think of as being quintessentially British wouldn’t even exist without our wonderful diversity. That’s why Link Up (UK) is creating interactive programmes for schools and community groups that break down the myths and stereotypes, show the benefits diversity has brought, and combat prejudice and discrimination.
Allergy UK
Allergy UK is the leading national patient charity for people living with all types of allergy. We work with government, professional bodies, Healthcare Professionals and corporates to help improve the lives of the millions of people with allergic disease. Our mission is to raise the profile of allergy at all levels, with a vision for everyone affected by allergy to receive the best possible care and support.
Josie's Dragonfly
We passionately believe in the importance of happy memories and work tirelessly to help young cancer patients make the most of their final weeks. Josie’s Dragonfly Trust works with 34 hospitals across the UK and support children and young people up to the age of 24 years old who have been given the devastating news that their cancer cannot be cured. Cash Gifts and Dragonfly Dreams are granted at very short notice to enable families and young couples to create precious memories together. Our Footprint Fund supports those who are left behind to ensure young people can be remembered in the way they would have wanted to be.
Mayor’s Fund for London
The Mayor’s Fund for London is a social mobility charity.We empower young Londoners from disadvantaged backgrounds to acquire the skills and opportunities they need to secure employment, climb the career ladder and escape the threat of poverty. Our charitable activities focus on wellbeing, skills, employment and enterprise. We help children and young people play a greater part in the future of London.
Heart4More Foundation
The Heart4More Foundation was founded by Tobi Alabi after he suffered a cardiac arrest, while playing football, aged just 19. We are the first, in the World, in our field to be recognised by the Football Authorities as a cardiac focused organisation to provide cardiac health workshops to players and staff at clubs within the Premier League, Professional Footballers Association, professional clubs and various educational institutions. We also raise awareness by running community heart screening days and donate defibrillators to schools and sports clubs.
Brain Tumour Research
Brain Tumour Research exists to raise the awareness of and grow the funding for scientific research into brain tumours and improve outcomes for brain tumour patients. We are the only national charity in the UK dedicated to funding continuous and sustainable scientific research into brain tumours. We are a leading voice in this country calling for greater support and action for research into brain tumours. Brain Tumour Research supports the UK’s largest dedicated group of laboratory-based scientists progressing world-class research into brain tumours, working tirelessly to glean new layers of understanding about this disease.
Kartika Soekarno Foundation
Kartika Soekarno Foundation (KSF) was established in 1998. KSF's mission is to give Indonesian children the best start in life and to reach their full potential by fostering sustainable improvements in healthcare and education. Our posyandu revitalisation programs are about women helping other women. In rural areas, female volunteers help young mothers throughout their pregnancies and early childcare years. It is based on the old spirit of Gotong Royong "community spirit" where villagers work together with every aspect of life .
A Little Gesture
"A Little Gesture A Great Help" ("ALG") is a small UK Charity focused on overseas aid to vulnerable children in impoverished rural areas in southern Mozambique. We have been working locally for 12 years and through our volunteer work we apply 90p on the ground per pound donated. We directly benefit over 2’500 underprivileged children and their families annually on our charitable projects in poverty relief, basic infrastructure and advancement of education. Please help us reach more!
Carers Trust
Carers Trust is the UK’s largest charity for carers. A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction cannot cope without their support. With a network of 149 service providers we improve support, services and recognition for unpaid carers in communities right across the UK. We offer quality assured practical help, both in and outside the home, desperately needed breaks, information and advice. We also offer grants and provide 24-hour access to information, advice and peer support online.
Syria Relief
Syria Relief (UK Reg. N. 1143797) has been working on the ground inside Syria, in hard-to-reach rural areas, for more then 5 years, providing education, healthcare, food security, clean water, livelihood and shelters, to civilians and displaced communities . Syria Relief aims to "relieve the suffering and support the future" of Syrian people so deeply affected by the crisis, giving them training and tools to become self-sufficient once again
Call4backup
Call4Backup is a peer support network for serving members of the UK Police Forces. Providing support, advice and direction the charity's aim is improving the overall well-being of those who work within the Police Service to reduce the impact the role has on their mental health. The charity is there for all Police Officers, Civilian Staff and Volunteer Officers.
Harrison's fund
Harrison's Fund has one goal. To get as much money as possible into the hands of the world's best researchers, who are working to find a cure for Duchenne. It sounds like a horrible disease. And it is. Which is why we want to eradicate it. We're different from many other Duchenne charities out there because we're focusing on treatment rather than palliative care. And we work internationally. We invest in research that takes the science out from the lab, and into human clinical trials. So that, hopefully soon, more of those with Duchenne can grow into the strong men they're meant to be.
FareShare
FareShare is a UK wide charity fighting hunger and food waste by redistributing surplus food to frontline charities and community groups that support vulnerable people. FareShare reaches over 320 towns and cities, providing food for 18.3 million meals a year and supporting 211,565 people every week. The 2,489 charities that receive food from FareShare provide a lifeline to vulnerable people, including homeless hostels, children’s breakfast clubs and community cafes. By receiving food from FareShare, these organisations are better able to provide nutritious meals alongside life-changing support.
Marie Curie
Marie Curie is here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support to help them get the most from the time they have left. Our nurses work night and day, in people’s homes across the UK, providing hands-on care and vital emotional support. Our hospices offer specialist round-the-clock care. We also support people throughout their illness by giving practical information, support from trained volunteers and being there when someone wants to talk.
Children with Cancer UK
Every year, almost 4,000 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK. This means over ten families are given this devastating news each day. Despite the huge advances that have been made in recent decades to improve treatments, cancer is the leading medical cause of death in children and young people, responsible for the loss of more than 500 young lives every year in the UK. No child should die from cancer. That’s why Children with Cancer UK invest millions of pounds each year in cutting-edge research: to help us understand why children get cancer in the first place and to better treat it, so that one day we can save the life of every young patient.
Fight For Sight
Fight For Sight is the UK's leading charity funding research into preventing sight loss and treating eye disease. Since 1965 our mission has been to stop sight loss in its tracks. Macular degeneration, Glaucoma, Cataracts, Diabetic retinopathy, Childhood blindness, Rare eye diseases. No eye problem is too big or too small for us to take on. By funding pioneering research, we’re creating a future everyone can see. We don’t receive any government money and completely rely on the support of our incredible fundraisers and donors.
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth support rural development projects in India and run programmes focusing on women’s empowerment, income generation, health, education and environmental preservation. Our aim is and always has been to improve the life of the rural poor so they can lead poverty free lives in the villages that they were born in.
Damilola Taylor Trust
The Damilola Taylor Trust was established in May 2001 in memory of Damilola Taylor who was tragically killed in 2000 by an act of violence by two boys not much older than him. The Damilola Taylor Trust is committed to providing inner-city youths with opportunities to play, learn and live their lives free of fear and violence, and with optimism for a future where opportunities flourish.
World Cancer Research Fund UK
We are the cancer prevention experts. We champion the latest and most authoritative research from around the world on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity, so that we can help people make informed lifestyle choices to reduce their cancer risk.Over the past 25 years, we have has invested more than £100 million into cancer prevention and survival research which has shown that around a third of the UK’s most common cancers could be prevented if everyone followed our cancer prevention recommendations. That’s an extra 80,000 cancer-free lives every year.
Wormwoods Scrubs Pony Centre
The Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre was founded in 1989 with the mission of giving inner city London children a better quality of life. This mission continues and the charity is now highly recognized for its work done with children with special needs, including those with learning difficulties and physical disabilities. The centre is run by a skilled professional team and a large team of volunteers some of whom have been volunteering for well over 25 years and there are approximately 340 children and young people attending the centre. In 2015 the Pony Centre received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.