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APT works with churches in Burkina Faso, West Africa, to bring God's blessing to their communities through church planting, education, poverty relief, and community development. APT also partners churches in Burkina Faso with churches around the world.
Action for Children in Conflict (AfCiC) works to transform the lives of children affected by extreme poverty, hunger, illness, persecution, abuse, & neglect. Our projects focus on helping some of the most vulnerable children & young people in Thika District, Kenya. The children & families we work with come from backgrounds of abject poverty, family breakdown, abandonment, & abuse. They are often forced to live on the streets, working & begging, in conflict with local residents & the police. Many resort to substance abuse as a means of escaping cold & hunger. We believe that these children have the capacity & desire to transform their lives, & AfCiC operates several programmes designed to help them do so: <p> Outreach Programmes for Vulnerable Children prevent children from ever going to the street & rehabilitate those who are already there. Some projects include school drop out prevention, child sponsorship, microfinance & business assistance, outreach clinics for street children, & after school children’s clubs. <p> A residential Interim Care Centre for street children, carrying out non-formal education, rehabilitation, counselling & family reintegration work. <p> Kenyan Children’s Legal Aid Work provides free legal advice to children & their guardians. <p> School Feeding programmes feed 1000 vulnerable children daily. <p> Holiday clubs Keep 400 vulnerable children away from abuse/exploitation on the streets by providing food & activities during school holidays
Action Village India has long-term relationships with six Gandhian organisations all working for non-violent change in rural India. For 20 years, it has supported programmes which enable disadvantaged communities to help themselves including; women's empowerment and employment (Tamil Nadu), organic farming (Kerala), girls' education (Jharkhand) and fishing communities' rights (Orissa).
Acts of Hope is a children's charity now in its 9th year. It funds and manages a primary school for more than 300 children in Kasavanahalli on the outskirts of Bangalore. The school is for underprivileged children who would not otherwise receive any education.
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.
Adventure Ashram is to set up a medical, educational and social care outreach programme in the Palani Hills villages of south India. These remote hill villages have limited access to such care due to the difficult terrain and distances involved in reaching hospitals in the region.
The AECC is a charity because of its extensive work within chiropractic research, education and the provision of low-cost chiropractic treatment for the local community in which it is based. Each year over 50,000 low cost or free patient treatments are offered to the local community from the training clinic.
Adventures for Development was set up by The Adventurists to provide funding for small, locally managed charities in far flung corners of the world who find it difficult to receive multiple donations from abroad. The result is a combination of local expertise at a grass roots level and transparency at an international one.
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.
The organisations aim is to enable every African Child to receive primary education. The single greatest deterent is hunger and family poverty, our first campaign to combat this is 'the Porridge Club' where we offer a free breakfast of porridge at school before the school day commences.
African Promise is a UK registered charity working to develop five village primary and pre-primary schools in the isolated rural community of Kasigau in south-east Kenya. The initiative of 24-year-old graduate Charles Coldman, the charity has grown from a one-off pilot project which saw the transformation of one of the schools in early 2007. African Promise is committed to advancing education in the five schools and to building a brighter future for their pupils and initiates a number of programmes in order to successfully realise this vision.
The Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. The Foundation supports social and economic development projects designed to benefit disadvantaged communities in South and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East irrespective of their race, religion, political affiliation or gender.
Agapao International works with communities to develop skills through leadership and training. Health care and educational needs are addressed through sustainable projects which are managed by the community - learn a skill, use a skill, share a skill. Volunteers can share their skills on an 'Impact Holiday' in developing countries.
The Alexander Ewart Fund for Nepal was set up in 2004 in memory of Alex who lost his life in a rafting accident while a volunteer teacher in Nepal. The fund supports development of education in Nepal through providing both buildings and support for students and teachers.
AAD supports several projects in the Kasese district in Western Uganda. It supports the St Marks Primary School and the 270 pupils of which about 100 are orphans. It provides sustainable micro-enterprise opportunities for the local community and it supports the training of local church pastors.
The Anglo-Thai Foundation supports poor people in Isarn, a deprived region of Northeast Thailand. Education grants from primary school to college level mean families can afford to let their children complete state education. The Foundation also pays hardship and disability grants, and provides schools with clean drinking water systems, etc.
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.
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.
Aspire has been set up by CILT to be an innovative and inspirational careers foundation to support career development and promote excellence within the logistics, supply chain and transport industry around the world.
The Attlee Foundation was set up to commemorate Clement Attlee's life, work and achievements through piloting projects that benefit the people he cared most about - those disadvantaged by poverty, disability or lack of opportunity, particularly young people. Its work ranges from making small grants to research and major capital projects.
AURORA AFRICA TRUST AIMS DEVELOP, SUPPORT AND PROMOTE LOCAL INITIATIVES GEARED TOWARD POVERTY ALLEVIATION, IMPROVEMENTS IN LIVING CONDITIONS AND ADVANCEMENT IN EDUCATION, BETTER SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA.
The AV Foundation is an educational charity supporting rural schools in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It was established by the volunteering organisation Africa & Asia Venture ("AV") to help enhance the quality of school education in the communities served by AV volunteers. <p> Our fundraising efforts are focused around one project per year in each country where AV operates. Projects involve providing new or refurbished school classrooms, libraries, washrooms and kitchens; supplying books, teaching materials and sports equipment; financing teachers' costs and training expenses, as well as selectively financing pupil subsidy schemes or bursaries. </p> <p> AV's strength at grassroots level, with its network of in-country representatives, enables us to establish genuine community needs, closely monitor the implementation of projects and ensure that funds are properly spent. Wherever possible we work with former AV volunteers who have dedicated time and energy to helping the schools and communities where they spent time as volunteers. </p> <p> For further information, see www.avfoundation.org </p>
AVIF is an innovative online charity, with a promise to Invest in our Volunteers. We assist with sustainable development via online & onsite volunteering in rural Kenya, East Africa. Being virtual means negligible administration costs for worldwide impact. We believe in efficiency, honesty and transparency. AVIF doesn’t do bureaucracy or charge fees.
BAPS Charities works with the vision that every individual deserves the right to a peaceful, dignified and healthy way of life. And by improving the quality of life of the individual, we are bettering families, communities, our world and our future
The Beacon Projects provides hope for the orphaned children in Blantyre – Malawi’s largest city and capital of the country’s southern region.
Birkbeck student Benedetta Ciaccia was tragically killed in the July 2005 London Tube bombings. With the help of international media group Pearson, the fund has been established in her memory to assist students who encounter hardship while studying.
The Society seeks to promote the Bible in Northern Ireland and awareness of the need to provide it abroad where that privilege is denied. They finance Bible translation and distribution, in appropriate formats, in over 30 countries each year with the support of the various church denominations and individual Christians.
Big Shot Cricket takes qualified cricket coaches to developing countries to run fun, exciting and educational cricket camps for children who would never normally get the chance. BSC provides all clothing, food and equipment for the hosting charities.
Bishop Grosseteste University College is an independent Anglican higher education institution offering courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level in education, arts, humanities and heritage. It is a registered charity raising funds to enrich the student experience, ensuring that they will benefit the communities in which they live and work.
Eighty million of the world's children do not go to school, and one-fifth of the world's adults are illiterate. All these people live in absolute poverty, and are effectively excluded from taking control of their lives. Book Aid International increases access to books and information to support literacy, education and development in Sub Saharan Africa. We work in partnership with local organisations to support public, community and education libraries, organisations working in human rights, and initiatives that seek to improve the quality of primary education. Because we believe that books change lives.
A small independent "kitchen table" organisation sourcing books for libraries, reading rooms and small educational projects which lie outside mainstream or the reach of government resources. It identifies beneficiaries before book boxes are sent and ships book boxes directly to those Tanzanians, hungry for knowledge.
The main areas of focus are: programme implementation among diaspora communities in the UK, advocacy for southern led international development and fund raising for BRAC programmes in Africa and Asia.
Breakfast Club Tanzania is an NGO based in the Mtwara region of Southern Tanzania. It is committed to combating hunger amongst schoolchildren by developing sustainable school meal programmes. Breakfast Club Tanzania currently works in partnership with two rural schools, helping to provide daily porridge and fruit to hundreds of pupils.
Bridge2Aid provide dental care, education and training programmes in North West Tanzania, and run a community development programme for the poor and disabled living on the streets of Mwanza.
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School provides the premier, conservatoire level drama training in the South West of England. For over sixty years, the School has enjoyed a national and international reputation for excellence. Students are selected solely on the basis of talent.
B-BAP works in two primary schools in Bweyale, Uganda with internally displaced children, many of whom have come from districts which have been severely affected by the war in Northern Uganda and several have been child soldiers. B-BAP aims to provide basic resources and facilities and volunteers to contribute to education in the schools.
With its bilingual and bicultural primary school and Conflict Resolution and Pluralistic Spiritual Centres, Neve Shalom ~ Wahat al-Salam, an Oasis of Peace where Israeli Jews and Arabs have chosen to live together, demonstrates that peace and cooperation is possible. British Friends of NSWaS supports its educational aims and institutions.
The British Friends of the Hebrew University (BFHU) is a national charity dedicated to supporting and promoting the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. BFHU is committed to providing funds for the University, supporting students and academics, and sustaining research projects across all academic disciplines. It also works to promote opportunities to study at the University. BFHU invests in its donors through its programmes, social events and missions to the University. BFHU is a partner with the Hebrew University in its contribution to the improvement of people's lives around the world.
JCT has opened its doors to hundreds of men, women and children fleeing the horrors of Northern Israel who simply have nowhere else to go. BFJCT is supporting the college at this difficult time and needs whatever help you can give in order to reach this goal.
Established in 1947, the BHS was initiated to actively promote and support the study of reptiles and amphibians worldwide. The BHS focuses on education, conservation, scientific research and care in captivity. Run entirely on a voluntary basis, the society produces a number of high quality publications including the scientific Herpetological Journal.
The promotion of cultural understanding and exchange between Italy and the English-speaking world through maintenance in Florence of historic library and archive, teaching of language and culture and organisation of cultural events and conferences.
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.
The BSA supports Hellenic studies in all periods from the stone age to the present, and promotes research links between the UK and Greece. Its listed building in Athens offers to artists,archaeologists, scientists, historians - and many others - a hostel, library and unique research archive of international importance. It provides scholarships for study on Hellenic topics.
Brunel University pioneers cutting edge research, development, teaching and learning, seeking and delivering innovative solutions to challenges and issues of our modern world. Brunel students, staff and Alumni contribute to our Global community with their unique and exceptional educational experience.
A small charity which has been providing 'A' level bursaries to talented and needy African students in a selection of schools across Zimbabwe for over 40 years.
Build A School builds schools in the developing world AND promotes sustainable development education.
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.
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.
Bukka is an urban and architecture research trust.
The Burma Education Partnership supports education in displaced Burmese communities along the Thai-Burmese border. It provides funding for schools and educational initiatives, including teacher training. It finds placements for teachers in schools, refugee camps and within a mobile teacher programme. It also develops materials for English teaching and general education.
It work in the townships of Port Elizabeth, South Africa and in the UK raising awareness and funds to support projects under three criteria; nutrition, education & enterprise. Within the UK the focus of our work is in schools and sending containers of resources to South Africa.
Calcutta Rescue provides free medical care, education, and skills training for the poorest people in Kolkata and rural West Bengal (India), including people living in slums and on the streets. Founded by a British doctor, Jack Preger MBE, in 1979, Calcutta Rescue helps 100,000 people each year.
CAROM is dedicated to helping disadvantaged children in Romania: in particular, we support the Atelier Sacelean - a women’s self-help project that provides remedial education, play activities, and practical assistance with clothing etc to disadvantaged children and their families in the area of Sacele, in Transilvania. At the moment they have around 50 children on their books, but could do more if they had enough support. We are totally run by volunteers, and take no salary or expenses ourselves. Our aim for 2008 is to ensure the costs of the Atelier Sacelean – about £700 per month – are met.
In short Chabad is really changing people’s lives for the good by answering the strong need in the community for an exciting, non-judgemental, warm and inspiring centre for Jewish people young and old. Please support this initiative by sponsoring part or this entire Trek and become a partner in helping Chabad of Hendon continue its fantastic work in our community.
Relief of poverty, advance education and the preservation and protection of good health of children in Venezuela.
The Changarawe Project supports a school for orphans in Changarawe, Tanzania. It is a small-scale charity based on the principle of sustainability. We also run and finance a number of local initiatives, including a micro loan scheme to assist women to establish small business ventures and HIV/Aids seminars.
Chariots for Children aims to be, as far as possible, at the forefront in service provision, delivering education, relief from poverty and sickness to children, globally. Providing ethical services that collect and distribute funds and in kind donations in an effective, efficient and transparently accountable manner.
A charities intermediary helping to raise funds for 'La Rennaissance' school in Burkina Fasu, Africa. It also administers several Trusts and funds that are grant giving.
The Chiapas Children’s’ Project (CCP) raises money for La Chozita – an education centre for Mayan children in San Cristobal de Las Casas, in the mountains of southern Mexico. This oasis allows children to learn through Spanish and their own Mayan language instead of being on the streets begging or selling.
Founded in 2003, ChildReach International is an innovative children's charity that works with communities in some of the world's poorest regions, helping them to give their children a brighter future. Thanks to our support children are able to escape a life of grinding poverty and reach their full potential. We believe that: *Every child has the right to enough food, clean water and shelter *Every child has the right to a good education *Every child has the right to a good health service *Every child has the right to live in a loving environment without fear of abuse or violence. Your donation will be used to continue our vital work. If you would like the money spent in a specific area where we work please get in touch
CMS is an evangelistic mission community working to see a world transformed by the love of Jesus.
CID Ghana is a Volunteer and Development NGO based and working in Northern Ghana, West Africa. It is supported by volunteer groups based in Uk&Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, Netherlands and France. Currently we are rainging £50,000 to build a Primary School for 200 kids in rural Ghana, near the town of Tamale. Volunteers can work in a variety of
Classrooms For Kenya is a charity started by staff and students of The Weald School, West Sussex. The charity's aim is simply to promote education in Kenya by raising funds to build new, permanent and safe classrooms for Kenyan children.
The foundation are oganising a 3500 mile cycle ride from the UK to Uganda to raise money to build a farm and school for a displaced community in Koch Goma. They are doing this with the support of young adults in the UK who are committed to helping people start new lives with a “Clean Sheet”
The CCLEF brings hope of a better future through its secondary/high school sponsorship scheme. About 200 bright but needy girls from 25 countries benefit annually. Sponsorship is individually tailored to meet their requirements, eg tuition fees, books, transport, boarding and examination fees. Contact and funding is channelled via the headteacher.
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.
Our Foundation has been set up to work together with other like minded Companies & Institutions who wish to support Coffee farmers and their families. Our focus tends to be on education and food security projects and where possible children will be the focus of our help.
Computer Aid International refurbishes donated computers in the UK and sends them to where they are most needed for use by schools and non-profit organisations in developing countries. It works in partnership with local people to ensure that all of its computers are used effectively by communities in need.
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.
CAA is a registered charity set-up to promote and support the best of British craftsmanship and is the UK’s leading exhibition and retail venue for learning about, appreciating and purchasing contemporary craft. CAA represents over 300 leading craft-makers, covering all disciplines: silver, metal, jewellery, glass, ceramics, textiles, wood and paper.
The Cooper Kenya Educational Trust is a charitable trust established to entirely support and educate orphans and very poor children to give them the best possible chance in life. It was set up in 1999 by Michele Cooper.
Cornerstone Foundation is charity operating primarily in Britain and West Africa. In August01 it began working in Partnership with Nigerias Babcock-University to relieve poverty, promote education and medical developments. From 2008 to 2012 well be working with Babcock-University on specific goals in Nigeria through the Touch the Future Capital Campaign.
CARA assists university lecturers and researchers who are forced to become refugees in the UK. CARA helps them to re establish their lives and careers so that their specialist knowledge and abilities may continue to benefit humankind. In this, its 75th anniversary year CARA is assisting over 140 refugees through subsistance grants and practical support.
Crossflow works with partners in Nepal and India to provide health and education to vulnerable communities and the excluded.
The Cusichaca Trust works with poor, isolated farming communities in the Peruvian Andes. The centre-piece of its programmes are projects to restore systems of agricultural terraces and irrigation canals abandoned since the Spanish conquest, increasing the yields of agriculture and with a real impact on the lives of rural families
welfare & education of students
Our objective is to support the school by: Improving classroom facilities (Infrastructure) Providing teaching aids and pedagogical support (Teaching) Promoting oral hygiene awareness (Health) We have renovated 4 out of 9 classrooms and provided dictionaries and writing materials. 2009's focus will be on improving pedagogical support and health.
The Trust supports small-scale, locally initiated, sustainable development projects for the benefit of the most disadvantaged communities in Syria. In particular it targets projects that build local capacities in the fields of welfare, education and training, which meet the needs especially of young people, women, the elderly and persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups and whose achievements can be replicated or expanded. We hope that such projects will foster greater understanding and cooperation between people in Britain and Syria.
The Daneford Trust is a small charity that promotes youth development and active global citizenship through educational, volunteering and cultural exchanges and Links. It's operational areas are the London Boroughs and parts of Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
It supports under-privileged children and young people in Darjeeling. It repairs schools, provides basic equipment and facilities such as toilets, organises child sponsorship, provides books and a travelling librarian to visit schools to encourage children to read, and supports children in two orphanages.
DAAT supports people and organisations in Africa, providing money for training and further education. It focuses on empowering people particularly from disadvantaged groups, such as people with disabilities, women and refugees.
The aim of the Trust is to commemorate David Rattray in the UK by sponsoring an essay prize for young people to reflect the values for which David stood and to support the development work of the David Rattray Foundation in South Africa.
<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.
To Promote the conservation of endangered Asian species. To advance the the education about and research into endangered Asian species
Eco-Schools is a worldwide environmental programme for schools which encourages children to become more environmentally aware and have a positive impact on their own surroundings.
EUS strives to enhance public provision for people who are disadvantaged through circumstance or disability. It aims to help local people bring about social change and regeneration for their communities. It aims to develop respect for the whole person and the dignity and diversity of all people.
The charity works in partnership with parents and provides financial support for the secondary education of young women in Lesotho. It also raises awareness of the particular difficulties faced by women in Lesotho, in gaining access to school or advanced education and the impact this has on their community as a whole.
Education Action works with war torn communities across Africa and the Middle East to help rebuild their lives through education. We work with teachers and refugees here in the UK to help educate young people about the realities of war.
our strategy : to empower poor Palestenians through education and training so that they are able to depend on themselves and earn a living, support their families and escape the poverty trap.
Education for Africa is a charity with one vision, to change the world for the better. Its aim is to advance the education of people in Africa, most specifically in mathematics, technology and the sciences.
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 Health is the UK's leading education charity for health professionals working with patients with long term conditions. It aims to provide a consistent, comprehensive and innovative approach to professional health training across the fields of cardiovascular disease, allergic conditions, diabetes and respiratory health.
TEFT is supporting the Kisima Pastoralists' Centre (www.kisima.org): a Kenyan charity for children from communities in Northern Kenya. The area is blighted by drought, banditry, ethnic clashes and a lack of infrastructure and basic public services. KPC has established and is running a free secondary school for girls and boys from Northern Kenya so that they can be equipped to contend better with these conditions.
EdUKaid aims to enable the children of the developing world to gain dignity and future prosperity for themselves and their communities by providing education. EdUKaid provides books, volunteer teachers, teaching aids, sexual health education, scholarships and much, much more...
edukid helps disadvantaged children and families access education in Cambodia and Uganda. For many in these countries education is seen as a way of breaking the poverty that they live in. edukid aims to provide everything a child needs to go to school and therefore providing hope of a brighter future.
The EES has been working in Egypt since 1882. Our aim is to make all aspects of ancient and historic Egypt better known to the public. Our fieldwork and research is undertaken in Egypt itself and the results are made available through our website, publications and events in London and Cairo.
Elephant Nature Foundation is a non-profit organization which advocates and acts on behalf of the rights of Asian elephants in Thailand. Our mission is to increase awareness about the plight of the endangered Asian elephant, educate locals on the humane treatment of their elephants, and provide sanctuary for rescued elephants at our nature park.
Elephants for Africa supports the advancement of education and research for the benefit of the public in the conservation and protection and monitoring of the African elephant.
Encompass empowers young people across the world to confront issues of conflict, stereotype and identity within their communities. Encompass exists to create social cohesion and cultural understanding across political, religious and socio-economic divides through residential, non-formal education reconciliation programmes.
EnlightenNext is a not for profit educational charity, dedicated to furthering the evolution of human consciousness. Through a variety of cultural programmes and publications, and a network of centers and members, EnlightenNext seeks to inspire all of us to engage more deeply in life and help create a better future.
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.
Families Relief is an international humanitarian aid and development organisation based in London, UK. Established in 1994, they work directly in communities helping families and orphans become self-sustainable and lift themselves out of poverty and destitution throughout the world.
FARM-Africa works at a grassroots level with rural communities in eastern Africa, providing long term solutions to poverty. By working with farmers and herders to introduce new and innovative ways to increase food production and manage natural resources, we aim to improve their food security in a sustainable way. We are reliant on voluntary donations to carry out our work.
Five Talents empowers the active poor in developing countries with business training and small loans - helping entrepreneurs to start and expand small businesses. Our motto is; "Fighting poverty, creating jobs, transforming lives" - using microfinance to give people a hand-up out of poverty rather than a hand-out! Thanks for supporting us.
The charitable purpose of FOGADD is to raise funds for educational, social and welfare purposes in the Grahamstown area of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. FOGADD supports a number of projects involved in pre-school and AIDS education, teacher training, facilities improvement (such as a mobile laboratory) and funds many educational scholarships for able children from poor families.
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 FBC works to challenge myths and stereoypes and to develop better understanding between Britain and France. Meetings of key people from the worlds of culture, science, education, politics and business lead to joint action. Our current focus is on exchanging experience to achieve better social cohesion, environmental action, economic reform and a broader cultural experience for all.
The Freeplay Foundation is unlike any other non-profit humanitarian organisation in the world. Its mission is to enable access to information and education to the most vulnerable populations through appropriate and sustainable technologies particularly self-powered radios. The Freeplay Foundation is committed to promoting the importance of radio as a vital communication medium in the developing world and believes that, like education, access to information is a fundamental human right.
We are a young charity and are proud of the fact that we are modern and innovative capturing support from you and the famous including Keira Knightley, Will Smith, Lily Cole, J-Kay, Rebecca Adlington and Lewis Hamilton to name just a few! Our reach is already global, the press love our unique underwater pictures of celebrities and our fun initiatives mean we can keep overheads low helping to achieve our mission in the long term. <p> fresh2o's mission is to reduce poverty, improve health and prevent death by enabling the provision of clean water for drinking and sanitation purposes globally. <p> Pay just £2 a month by direct debit and become a fresh2o friend. You'll be the first to hear all the fresh2o latest news and also have a chance to buy any exclusive signed fresh2o merchandise before anyone else. Get 10 of your friends to join and receive a free A5 photograph dedicated to you and signed by Candice! <p> Give fresh2o Give Life
Friend of EduSport works with a local NGO in Zambia with an aim to provide opportunities for young people to develop through sport and education to reach their potential. To ensure Zambia's youth can contribute to their own and their communities development. Our guiding principles are Educate.Empower.Inspire. We support community groups, schools and provide school/college scholarships.
IT HELPS STREET CHILDREN IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN BY PROVIDING EDUCATION VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND GENERAL SUPPORT
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 it would be forced to close, it gets no other help.
Friends of The Citizens Foundation (FTCF) is a UK registered charity that raises funds for The Citizens Foundation (TCF); Pakistan's leading non-profit education charity. Since its inception in 1995, TCF has built 600 purpose-built school units nationwide in which it provides formal quality education to 80,000 children regardless of ethnicity, gender, caste or religion. Our 4,150 female teachers ensure 50% of all children enrolled are girls. "The quality of teaching provided, in many cases, equals that of Pakistan's smartest private schools. Yet the children who enrol are from the very poorest and most deprived families." - William Dalrymple, Historian and Author.
Dhammaloka means 'Realm of the Dhamma', or the 'Land of the Teaching of the Buddha'. Dhammaloka is dedicated to helping Indian people revive Buddhism and Buddhist values - compassion, wisdom, and equality of opportunity - all across India. Dhammaloka supports social and Dhamma projects across India and also in Nepal
The FWBO Growth Fund is for people who want to contribute to helping the teachings of Buddha spread in the modern world, world-wide. Part of the ‘Friends of the Western Buddhist Order’ (www.fwbo.org), it’s a one-stop-shop where you can see what’s going on, decide what to support, and get active.
Gemin-i.org is a charity specialising in developing innovative web based solutions to improve education in the developing and developed worlds. It works at bridging cultural, religious and digital divides between disparate peoples around the world and lends a voice to young people, raising their concerns with policy makers. Gemin-i.org is a UK registered charity with charity registration number 1122931 and VAT number 899337552.
Gencad aims to advance the education of vulnerable communities in the horn of Africa by providing teaching and learning resources, improving existing scholastic facilities in partnership with other stakeholders, linking schools in the UK to those in the area of benefit and supporting adult literacy and education of out of school children.
The Georgetown Trust, a foundation which provides education, through your donations, to children of all ages in The Gambia Africa. For more information, please visit www.thegeorgetowntrust.co.uk. Thank you for your support!
Gesture International is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of the disadvantaged Its humanitarian and education projects, includes developing a Shelter and School for Street kids in India and Student aid in St Vincent. With your help we can make a world of difference, one person at a time
Ghana Education Project looks to promote the advancement of education in the Nkwanta region of North East Ghana and has helped to build and equip schools there. Founder Gill Norris was awarded the MBE for her efforts with GEP and now lives in Nkwanta.
Girton is a constituent College of the University of Cambridge. It fundraises to provide bursaries and grants to its students and subsidise research, teaching and improve its facilities.
Global Action Nepal's chief focus is on educational and social improvement throughout Nepal. Its major project areas include teacher training, supporting the education of disadvantaged children, building adequate sanitation and water facilities and developing the skills of Nepalese youth.
Global Footsteps links communities at a grass roots level through education for sustainability
Reaching the Nations in the 21st Century "Empowering people to fulfil Jesus’ Great Commission, in partnership with others across the world" Global Horizons funds projects that promote the training of people in the word of God. The principal vehicle for training God's people is Trinity School of Theology, Rugby.
God's Children Empowered: Your chance to improve the lives of underprivileged children and orphans in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. We are helping to build a boarding school, which will bring necessities such as education and health care to these children. Please give what you can, every penny counts. Act Today . Thank You.
Charities Advisory Trust is the charity behind the Good Gifts Catalogue. Good Gifts give practical help with long term benefits to poor people around the world by providing simple solutions to problems. Simple things but not little things.
Goodenough College provides residential accommodation in London for postgraduate students from all over the world. Founded in 1930, its aim was to improve international tolerance and understanding amongst people starting their careers by providing a forum in which they could interact. Today the membership comprises 650 students from 90 countries.
This charity helps to improve access to education in Tanzania. It is currently raising funds to build a community school in Moshi. This will help to take children off the street and give them a future.
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.
The Gumboots Foundation (UK) is a small charity supporting projects in South Africa working to alleviate poverty. Gumboots provides avenues for people living in the UK who are interested in making a difference to the countrys future. By supporting community based projects with local leadership Gumboots helps change the life chances of some of the countrys poorest people.
Gwalior Childrens' Hospital Charity is working to help and provide for poor, needy, destitute, disabled and underprivileged esp. children, women and old, the most vulnerable of Gwalior and Chambal region through Gwalior Hospital for Children and Women, Ophthalmic Centre, General Hospital, Rural health centres and Gwalior mobile hospital to provide a wide range of specialised medical care and health educational services in Gwalior and Chambal region, its slums, rural and remote areas. In addition GCHC supports children in existing schools and Orphanages as well runs a School for special needs and is building an Orphanage- Snehalaya to accommodate 200 of disabled and destitute children, details on http://www.helpchildrenofindia.org.uk
H2H Empowerment is a UK charity established to bring spiritual and practical help to adults and children across the world using Christian principals. Our vision is to provide for the sick, elderly, and underprivileged in the UK and around the world by means of fundraising events and donations. In addition, we also use workshops to empower and inspire people to maximise their potential.
We work with rural Kenyan communities to improve educational opportunities by providing and upgrading school buildings and teaching materials. We provide direct support to primary and secondary schools in rural Kenya. We have no overheads, so all of your money goes towards the schools.
The Harrow Development Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is to increase funding for high priority capital projects at Harrow School, to increase funds for scholarships and bursaries awarded to pupils, and to establish a permanent endowment for the future of the school. Visit www.harrowdevtrust.com for more information.
An educational charity providing help for young people (under the age of 21) in Africa based on ability and need.
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.
Healing Through Remembering is an extensive cross-community project made up of a range of individual members holding differing political, social and religious perspectives who have come together to focus on how best to deal with the past relating to the conflict in and about Northern Ireland.
HEART - Harmonising and Empowering Africa to Regenerate Together - alleviate poverty by bringing hearts and minds together to empower the countries within Africa to help themselves through the synergy of a Global Collaboration
A charity who's objective is to help relieve poverty in Africa through 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.
We care for and provide education to child labourers in Nepal. We visit stone quarries, brick kilns and coal mines to interview children working in dangerous and unhealthy environments. Children are then selected on the basis of the results of our questionnaire, field interview and observation. We do so because we want to help the neediest children.
It builds and equips nurseries in The Gambia (now on number 8) sponsors children (200) and nursery teachers(14) it also provides toilets, kitchens and wells so that the children can be fed and kept healthy. It also helps a number of schools by supplying equipment and stationery.
Founded in 2008, we aim to lift Ugandan children out of poverty through education, by improving school buildings and providing educational resources. The charity, whose Patrons are Prince William and Prince Harry, has already helped over 7000 children. All funds go direct to the schools, not via government departments. <p> www.henryvanstraubenzeemf.org.uk
Home-Start International is a grass roots organisation, working worldwide to support families with young children. Working in rich and poor communities with networks of trained parent volunteers Home-Start reaches out to families in need to provide friendship and practical help. Parents helping parents – a simple idea that really works.
HOPE 4 the World is a new and exciting charity which was started in June 2007. We have been training & equipping "medics" on the Thai/Burma border for the last 6 years to deliver medical, dental, paediatric and midwifery skills to the internally displaced Karen & Shan people. In the last 2 years we have built 4 schools and are involved in training teachers and supporting the education of the children of the ethnic minorities of Burma who are being abused by the Military Junta.
Hope for a Child relies on people to sponsor workers through their 'Sponsor a Worker' scheme. These people work in the areas of Income, Well-being, Health or Nutrition. Working with children, their families & communities, they help whole areas rise from poverty through effective Income schemes. The effect of this is to support children & families devastated by HIV/Aids in Africa.
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
The Hope Foundation for Street Children is the UK registered branch of the established charity The Hope Foundation (Ireland). Hope's mission is to provide sustainable development for severely underprivileged and vulnerable children, many of whom live on the streets or in one of the thousands of slums in Calcutta, India.
House of Hope Nepal supports an orphanage on the outskirts of Kathmandu, ensuring the children are cared for and educated in a family environment. House of Hope encourages community and educational links in the local area and with students from the UK.
On the 13th September 2009, HSBC will be holding their annual Triathlon and Fun Run at Dorney Lake near Windsor. The challenge, to swim, cycle and/or run is exclusively for employees, friends, family and colleagues of HSBC and corporate teams. It has been organised to raise funds for two special projects in, one in India and one in the UK. The first £100,000 raised will cover the cost of the 2009 HSBC Build a School project which will see the re-building a school and adoption centre in Bangalore, India. Re-building this struggling school and adoption centre will mean that disadvantaged and orphaned children in Bangalore will be able to come to the school not only for education but for shelter, food and clothing. If we raise over £100,000 the remaining funds will go the the UK charity The Place2Be. The Place2Be is an innovative award-winning charity that works inside schools to improve the emotional wellbeing of children, their families and the whole school community. By making a donation, you can help us give children in India and the UK hope, a positive attitude, opportunities for success, and above all the chance for a better future.
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The Hunger Project works to end hunger in over 20,000 villages across 13 countries of South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. It empowers local people to take effective, sustainable and strategic action themselves, through training, education and inspired leadership, reaching an estimated 35 million people, primarily through 275,000 trained volunteer leaders.
HVP UK is a registered charity supporting the work of the Hindu Vidyapeeth (HVP) movement in the Himalayan nation of Nepal. Through its schools and associated projects, the HVP movement aims to provide holistic education to children in Nepal and spread the ideals of peace, tolerance and international fellowship.
IACD is a volunteer led, not-for-profit, non governmental organisation committed to building a global network of people and organisations working toward social justice through a community development approach.
Supports charitable foundations.
I-Foundation is a charity that aims to establish sustainable projects that promote and advance Vedic culture and philosophy in the modern world. The culture and philosophy of the Vedas, which originate in ancient India, bring with them a depth and richness to life, as well as a wholesome approach to living in harmony with nature.
Iftiin is an international education & development charity that aims to alleviate the symptoms of poverty through the power of education. At Iftiin Education & Development Association, we have chosen to focus on education as we believe that education is one of the first steps in a person’s awareness of his/her world.
The objective of the London Chapter of IIM Ahmedabad Alumni Association is to provide a forum for the IIMA Alumni to interact and to undertake various activities - both social and professional in nature. Key objectives are IIMA Branding,Networking & Platform building. Two areas on which charity is currently focussed are Girl Child Education and women managers.
Improves medical education around the world by improving teaching infrastrucure or directly supporting medical students in key areas
Imperial College London is a world leading, science based university, whose research explores the interface between science, medicine, engineering and management to deliver practical solutions.The Faculty of Medicine is a centre of excellence in research, development and teaching, and aims to improve patient care in associated NHS Trust hospitals.
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IWPR builds peace and democracy through free and fair media, undertaking training, reporting and institution-building programmes for local media in crisis areas around the world, and strengthening women's, human-rights and other local NGOs. Our website, www.iwpr.net, is an award-winning platform for local voices at the frontlines of conflict and change.
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.
The International Rescue Corps is an independent UN registered disaster rescue service. Formed in 1981 in the aftermath of the Italian earthquake, and has since undertaken numerous missions at home and across the world. All the IRC's services are provided free of charge, our aim is purely to save life.
We help provide education for young people living in disadvantaged areas around the world. Through our projects we hope to improve levels of educational participation and achievement amongst those who need it most.
iPartner India – Putting the ‘I’ back into giving with Imagination, Inspiration and Insight.<p> iPartner India is a boutique charity that is at the forefront of a new kind of international philanthropy. We help donors to discover, get involved with and continue to support inspiring projects in India and help bring about real change. <p> iPartner India has a unique way of addressing the various barriers to giving faced by many people who would like to make a difference in India. We provide a very tailor made service combining choice with effectiveness and personal rapport. <p> Please see www.ipartnerindia.org for more information and stories that will capture your imagination and your heart.
Our scholars come from countries across the globe where the financial strains of the country, and individual circumstances act as a barrier to further study. AT ISH we are here to provide both scholarships and a home from home for these students.
IFEES is a charity raising awareness among both Muslims and non-Muslims of the Islamic teachings on environmental issues. It trains people working on conservation projects in Muslim countries. In the UK and elsewhere IFEES provides Islamic consultancy and communication, and supports and initiates environmental education and awareness projects .
Jamia Al-Karam is a leading educational charity that strives to promote, enhance and develop communities in terms of education, training, resources and capacity building transcending race, gender, creed and ethnic background.
The Jim Cronin Memorial Fund has been set up to rescue, rehabilitation, conservation, preservation and care of Primates and to advance the education about and research into primates.
Set up in memory of Jonny who drowned in August 2005 aged 21, the Memorial Scholarship Fund funds needy students from the developing world, particularly Africa, to study at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. To date, four scholars have followed courses in plant sciences and nutrition, which will enable them to return with new knowledge to help their own communities.
It helps the underprivileged, orphaned children in the area by giving them a loving home, security, food, clothing and an education in order to have a better chance in life; and it helps to support the community by developing skills that they may use to excel and support a basic living.
Karin Dom Day Centre for Children with Special Needs in Varna, Bulgaria, provides tailormade therapy for children with physical, mental or learning difficulties. Our aim is for all children to achieve their full potential. Please visit our website for more details: <u>http://www.karindom.org/</u>
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.
The Kent Muslim Welfare Association was set up in 70’s by Muslims living in Kent. Since that time it has become a source of support and knowledge to its diverse Muslim community, as well as an enriching initiative to help serve the wider host community and strenghten community cohesion.
KAT helps to fund two impoverished NGOs set up and run by Tanzanians who care and educate 100 children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. One of the orphanages desparately needs re-building because of overcrowding and insanitary conditions. An overseas volunteering programme is also provided.
KINOE raises funds for educational projects in the Indian subcontinent, helping 2,500 children who would otherwise receive no education. It funds the Akanksha project in Mumbai (Bombay) which provides schooling to children from the slums to help them have a better life, as well as two schools in Nepal.
The charity aims to advance the education of the poorest nursery and primary school children in the Urugero and Umutaka areas of Kigali, Rwanda. The project also works in these areas to relieve poverty by creating opportunities for the illiterate and/or unemployed adults and young people so they can acquire basic skills to enable them to earn a sustainable living.
A group of adults from King Alfred's - teachers, support staff, parents and friends. The team travel to some of the poorest areas of the world to support health and education based projects. All money donated is spent directly on the people who need it most and none is spent on administration.
The Kipungani Schools Trust is a charitable organization that rebuilds primary schools along the coast of Kenya, funds related community projects and sponsors scholarship students to move onto secondary education. Every pound that is donated to the KSTrust arrives in Kenya without deduction and is spent ethically and wisely, demonstrating that small sums of money can - and will - change Africa.
The trust was set up by veterans of the Battle of Kohima to honour those who fought and died in the Battle of Kohima and the Nagas who were their allies by assisting with the education of succeeding generations of Naga children.
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.
It support older/elderly people, people affected with disabilities or ill-health problems, poor single parents families, children and young people, the unemployed, refugees and asylum seekers and people affected by wars, poverty, natural disasters and many other calamities.
Lattitude Global Volunteering is a charity specialising in volunteering for 17-25 year olds. We have a global vision and aim to provide unique experiences of voluntary work placements for young people from around the world.
It provides grants for medical and educational purposes with an emphasis on Africa
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.
Learning for Life works with regional partners in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, to provide education and opportunity to children and young people, in areas where there is none. It supports the development of innovative curricula, and programmes that increase the enrolment and retention of children in schools - particularly girls in rural areas.
'Let Us Shine is charity registered in the UK and Ghana with an aim to providing free education to as many children as possible through the construction of primary schools in Ghana. Our schools enable children to be educated for the first time without the constraints of school fees their families are unable to pay. We also offer scholarships to high school children allowing them also a chance at finishing schooling. We believe every child deserves the right to a free education. For more information please see our website www.letusshine.org
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 a charity dedicated to supporting education in Ethiopia and increasing cultural awareness between young people in Ethiopia and the UK.
Global Hope is the term used for Liverpool Hope University’s educational programmes and exchanges that enable students and staff to share skills and knowledge with partner institutions in developing countries. Staff and Students involved in the programmes are expected to fundraise to enable their participation and the provision of resources.
The Loden Foundation supports education and learning in the Himalayan countries and promotes awareness of Himalayan culture and religion.
Loldia School Fund is dedicated to the support of Loldia Primary School, Lake Naivasha, Kenya. The school has 1,600 children aged 4-16 and few resources of its own. Loldia School Fund helps provide buildings, support teachers, provide teaching equipment and scholarships to secondary school.
The Lotus Trust is an educational, relief and development agency seeking to transform lives and improve the environment both in the UK and overseas. It works with partners at times of crisis to combat poverty in the lives of individuals and communities, helping them to find hope in desperate circumstances.
Lucy Cavendish College is uniquely for women: women over 21 from every possible background come to study here. The average age of our undergraduates is 29 years; currently the youngest student is 21, the oldest student is 66.
<p>MAD4Africa are working with a remote community in Rwanda and will also be starting a project in Uganda within the next year. <p/> <p>We are in the process of building a Youth Centre which will help the young people in the community develop much needed skills and provide them with health and communicable disease awareness. We are also planning to provide sports facilities to help bring communities together using the spirit of sport. <p/> <p>MAD4Africa are committed to delivering projects that will will be self sustaining and allow the communities we work in to help themselves and continue the work we have started. <p/>
The Makhad Trust provides a meeting place ("makhad") in nomadic regions where there is a powerful relationship between the environment and the human spirit. Working through community leaders it sets up projects to assist the economic and social wellbeing of a community whilst seeking to protect their environment and culture.
To advance education for the public benefit of adults and children in Africa, in particular Malawi by the provision of equipment and materials to schools, orphanages, colleges and communities.
The MWSRP was originally formed to protect the whale shark. The research has led to the MWSRP developing and managing the largest Marine Protected Area in the Maldives. Future goals - reduce habitat disturbance, introduce waste management systems and provide education opportunities.
It assists the Mara Rianda School (which currently has approximately 500 pupils) and the immediate local community in the Mara Rianda, Maasai Mara, Kenya by providing the school with resources, providing bursary's for secondary education, assisting in the funding of its teaching staff and helping to provide fresh clean drinking water.