The charities listed below are the charities that are currently actively promoting this specific event or Across the Divide as a whole. Not to worry if your chosen charity isn't listed here, you can still sign up to any of our events for a charity or not for profit organisation that is not listed.

Further information about all of our events and the benifits to the charity can be found at the following link - Charity Advice 

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Every hour, someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson's. Because we’re here, no one has to face Parkinson’s alone.

We bring people with Parkinson’s, their carers and families together via our network of local groups, our website and free confidential helpline 0808 800 0303. Specialist nurses, our supporters and staff provide information and training on every aspect of Parkinson's.

As the UK's Parkinson's support and research charity we’re leading the work to find a cure, and we're closer than ever. We also campaign to change attitudes and demand better services.

Our work is totally dependent on donations.  Help us to find a cure and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson's.

Parkinson's UK is the operating name of the Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom. A charity registered in England and Wales (258197) and in Scotland (SC037554).

Spirit FM is the number one commercial radio station for West Sussex and part of the Sunday Times Number 1 Best Company to work for in the UK for 2011. We are extremely proud to be able to support Across the Divide again for the second year and are looking forward to seeing some of you at the finish line. Best of luck to you all.

4SIGHT was established in 1921 to support blind and partially sighted people and is based in West Sussex.  There are an estimated 20,000 people with low vision or sight loss in the County.  As well as our hospital and resource centre services, we now support over 2,000 members and also provide people with a wide range of practical support solutions to help them remain independent following sight loss.

We do this, thanks to the help of over 500 volunteers.  Everything we do is to ensure that visually impaired people are able to access information, advice, equipment, skills and services needed to continue to live independently, to build confidence and to participate actively in their community and family lives.

The aims of the charity are to provide grants for disabled & disadvantaged children, to allow them to participate and progress in sport, this can be to a Club, an Organisation or to an individual child. This could be funds for a sports wheelchair for a disabled child, to sports equipment for a club or organisation.

Abbeyfield is a national and international charity dedicated to making the lives of older people easier and more fulfilling. Since 1956, Abbeyfield volunteers and staff have helped an increasing number of older people enjoy a high quality of independent living, providing a range of services, which include housing, support and care, all with local community involvement.

ACE is a fully functioning Veterinary Hospital based in Luxor, we provide free veterinary care and treatment to all kinds of neglected and abused animals, we are also committed to prevention through education of animal care and maintenance.  ACE has already seen the difference this can make.  We have an official education programme with up to 300 children a week visiting us from local schools to learn that animals feel pain and should be treated with respect as they serve their human masters. 

ACE has been established for 10 years and is growing fast due to the desperate need for our services.  Over 5,000 animals can come through our gates every month, most require medical attention from our qualified Egyptian and International vets.  Many are just brought to use the washing facilities before another long day’s work in the hot sun.  ACE support some of the poorest families of Egypt by providing them with free veterinary and maintenance services for their working animals, often their only means of providing for their family.

ACE is a small charity making a big difference in Egypt, doing all that we can to ensure better animal welfare standards in the future for all animals of Egypt.

Advance International Ministries are currently building a school for over 500 children in Kiyindi Uganda together with a home for 100 children that have been orphaned by AIDS.

African Initiatives is a small but effective social justice organisation that supports the rights of people to take part in the social, economic, political and environmental decision-making that affects them at a community, national and international level. Our vision is of an equal world in which everyone has their voice heard and is empowered to claim their rights. African Initiatives concentrates its work on girls’ education, women’s rights, health education, sustainable livelihoods, land rights and supporting youth at risk. We work in long-term partnerships, strengthening the capacity of a number of grassroots organisations in Tanzania and Ghana. These partnerships are supported through the provision of funds, information, resources, training, advice, mentoring for staff, monitoring and evaluation, as well as impact assessments. We also work with our partners to support communities themselves in finding their own long term solutions to the problems that they face as well as empowering them to make their voices heard, stand up against corruption and lift themselves out of poverty.

To support our work in Africa, African Initiatives also implements a Global Education Programme here in the UK dedicated to raising awareness of development issues and promoting positive images of the developing world. Working with schools, universities, local authorities, community groups and the African Diaspora we seek to put global education firmly on the agenda and change people's understanding about the issues and causes of poverty and injustice.

The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) works with healthcare providers throughout Africa to relieve the pain and suffering of people with terminal illnesses.

By improving palliative care provision APCA helps transform the lives of many men, women and children suffering as a result diseases such as AIDS and cancer.  Our mission is to ensure every patient receives the care they need to lead a full life and, when the time comes, to have a pain free and dignified death.

ALONE is an independent registered charity working with older people in need providing long-term housing, a befriending service and crisis supports in the community. We have a vision of a society where all older people are included as valued and empowered members of their communities. 

Our services ensure that vulnerable older people do not live in isolation or distress.  ALONE works at all times to maximise the quality of life and independence of the people who use our services. We provide accommodation in a supportive environment for older people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

We operate a crisis response service for older people in emergency situations or suffering from hardship.  We offer companionship to older people who would otherwise be lonely or isolated.

We campaign to keep the issues that affect our service users on the public agenda. ALONE doesn’t receive any Government funding and therefore relies on the generosity and support of the general public to continue this vital work. 

Alzheimer's Society is the UK 's leading support and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. We provide information and support to people with any form of dementia and their carers through our publications, National Dementia Helpline, website, and more than 2,000 local services. We campaign for better quality of life for people with dementia and greater understanding of dementia. We also fund an innovative programme of medical and social research into the cause, cure and prevention of dementia and the care people receive.

Amnesty International is a movement of ordinary people from around the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

We're a movement that produces extraordinary results. Prisoners of conscience are released. Death sentences are commuted. Torturers are brought to justice. Governments are persuaded to change their laws and practices. Our achievements have a huge impact on the lives of individual people. And your support makes us even stronger.

Join Team Amnesty in our 50th anniversary to help us protect people wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied.

Essentially the Anthony Nolan exists to take back as many lives as possible from Leukaemia. Every twenty-one minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with Leukaemia and may need a bone marrow transplant to save their life. Our job is to find that donor and save that life. How do we do this? In one sense, all we do is connect people. We connect one person, whose immune system needs a boost – with another person, who is prepared to share a little of theirs. Matching patients with donors. The Anthony Nolan holds the UK’s most successful register of potential donors and every day we are recruiting more and more people to the list.

Arthritis is a widespread, disabling condition, the most common long term medical condition that limits people’s daily activities.  One in five adults are affected by arthritis, the biggest cause of physical disability in the UK. Arthritis impacts on day to day living and can make the most simple of tasks difficult - cooking, getting a good night’s sleep, even sipping a cup of water. 

Arthritis Care exists to support people with all forms of arthritis. We are the UK’s largest charity working with and for all people who have arthritis.  We are a user led charity which means people with arthritis are at the heart of our work. We offer people with arthritis the information and support they need to make informed choices about managing their arthritis, to reach their potential in society and to fully participate in their communities.

Incurring a spinal cord injury can be life changing, but you can still enjoy independence, choice and the opportunity to lead a fulfilled life.  We know because we’ve helped thousands of people go from injury to independence.

Aspire is national charity which offers practical support to the 40,000 people living with a spinal cord injury in the UK so that they can lead fulfilled and independent lives.  Our services cover a diverse range of areas: our Human Needs Fund gives grants to help people buy the specialist equipment needed to live a more independent life; we provide a number of specially Adapted Houses which serve as accommodation for patients newly discharged from hospital, while permanent accessible accommodation is being arranged; our Independent Living Advisors all have a spinal injury themselves and share practical advice on how to live a more independent life; and we also provide Assistive Technology facilities at Spinal Injury Centres which help people use computers, regardless of their level of injury.

Astro Fund: offering information, inspiration and hope to those living with a low-grade brain tumour

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disturbance encountered by doctors.  NHS 2011 figures suggest AF affects in excess of one million people across the UK, although this is considered to be an under estimate due to delayed detection and diagnosis.

The Atrial Fibrillation Association (AFA) is a registered charity which focuses on raising awareness of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) by providing information and support materials for patients and medical professionals involved in detecting, diagnosing and managing Atrial Fibrillation. All publications are free, medically approved and endorsed by the Department of Health, meetings and educational events are held across the UK.

Committing to a trek is a huge personal challenge, physically and mentally it can be a gruelling adventure but the feeling when you cross that finish line will be euphoric… With each day of training you grow stronger, healthier, faster, and even happier, this challenge will change your life for the better no doubt…  Now think of the challenges children and there families who are affected by childhood cancer face every day, gruelling treatment regimes, endless hospital visits, hair loss, mobility issues, infections and in some cases even the loss of limbs.

Barretstown is passionate about challenge; our challenge is to rebuild lives affected by childhood cancer. By providing a therapeutic recreation programme that is recognised by leading paediatric specialists, Barretstown puts back what serious illness takes away. Based in a castle in the Wicklow hills in the Republic of Ireland, we run a life changing residential programme of Therapeutic Recreation in a safe, fun and supportive environment. 

We aim never to turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We reunite lost dogs and cats with their owners; when we can’t do this, we care for them until new homes can be found for them; and we educate the public about responsible pet ownership. Every year the Home takes in around 12,000 dogs and cats.

BBC Children in Need is the BBC's UK corporate charity. Thanks to the support of the public, we're able to make a real difference to the lives of children all across the UK. How do we do this? Read all about our vision and how we operate below.

Our vision is that every child in the UK has a childhood which is:

• Safe
• Happy and Secure
• Allows them the chance to reach their potential

The Beatson Pebble Appeal is a £10M campaign to raise funds to build the Beatson Translational Research Centre; the final element in the creation of the Glasgow Centre for Cancer Research.The Beatson Translational Research Centre (TRC) will convert basic cancer research into real improvements in treatments for patients. It will focus upon especially common tumours, those that cause the most deaths in Scotland such as endocrine (breast, prostate and ovarian); smoking related (lung, throat, oral) and gastrointestinal cancer.

Every year, over 225,000 sick children from across the UK are treated at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Many face incredibly difficult circumstances.  Their stories of courage, determination and hope are truly amazing.   

Our medical and nursing teams provide the best possible treatment and the very highest standards of care, but we want to do so much more for the children who rely on us.

We aim to raise £3m each year to create modern and child-friendly environments; purchase state of the art medical equipment and fund research into the prevention and treatment of childhood illnesses.

We cannot do this without your help. By supporting Birmingham Children’s Hospital you will be making a real difference to the lives of thousands of children and families, when they need it most.

Birmingham Children's Hospital - making small miracles happen every day

Bliss, the special care baby charity, provides vital support and care to premature and sick babies across the UK. Founded 30 years ago, we offer guidance and information at a critical time in families' lives. We also fund ground-breaking research and campaign for babies to receive the best possible level of care regardless of when and where they are born. To find out more about supporting Bliss please contact us on katiaw@bliss.org.uk or call 0207 378 5745.

The Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK raises money for research into bowel cancer in memory of footballer Bobby Moore.

BookRelief UK (Registered Charity Number 1134724) helps promote literacy both in the UK and abroad. We currently run an extra-curricular reading programme as a pilot project in 3 North Devon schools and will be looking to expand this over the coming years - and through our Books Overseas Programme we send text books, children's books and computer books to various projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

Brain Tumour Research was launched specifically to raise substantial funds for brain tumour research.

In the UK more children and people under the age of 40 die of a brain tumour than any other cancer - yet brain tumour research is woefully under-funded!  We aim to change that bringing better hope and care to thousands of brain tumour patients and their families through raising at least £7million per year to fund world class brain tumour research programmes and projects at UK universitites where brain tumour research is more establisted.  This will accelerate progress significantly, making a clinical difference and improving outcomes.

Brain Tumour UK is the leading, caring charity committed to fighting brain tumours. Our personalised support is available online, on the phone, by email and through friendly support groups. Our scientific research improves the quality of life for brain tumour patients and identifies better treatments. We raise awareness to change things for the better, for everyone affected by a brain tumour.

Please help us make a difference and consider walking for us. In return, we will send you a free fundraising pack including charity t-shirt, sponsorship forms, our newsletter and lots of encouragement.

www.braintumouruk.org.uk E: fundraising@braintumouruk.org.uk T: 0845 4500 386

Bread and Water for Africa UK was founded to support and strengthen grassroots organisations across Africa. Over the years, we have identified 11 community programmes in Kenya, Ethiopia, Burundi, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, founded by driven and innovative leaders that address key problems within their respective communities.

Together with these partners, we are working to build real, lasting solutions to local problems and to give communities the tools and resources they need to help themselves. We know that the people of Africa are ready and willing to take hold of their own futures and make their tomorrows better than their todays, but that they often lack the resources they need to take action. Bread and Water for Africa UK provides support in the form of both cash grants and, in the case of the clinics we support in Sierra Leone, life-saving, high quality medications.

Breakthrough Breast Cancer is a pioneering charity dedicated to the prevention, treatment and ultimate eradication of breast cancer.
We fight on three fronts: research, campaigning and education. Our aim is to bring together the best minds and rally the support of all those whose lives have been, or may one day be, affected by the disease. The result will save lives and change futures – by removing the fear of breast cancer for good.

Their mission is to make a significant and meaningful difference to the lives of people affected by breast cancer or with breast health concerns through the provisions of high quality, innovative, responsive services and by campaigning for excellence in breast cancer treatment and care

The British Lung Foundation is the only UK charity that provides support for everyone affected by lung disease today and in the future. We work in a variety of ways, including funding world-class research, to bring about positive change, to improve treatment, care and support for people affected by lung disease. And it's only with help from people like you that we'll be able to continue this work in the future.

The British Red Cross is a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities. When the crisis is over, we help people recover and move on with their lives.

The Brittle Bone Society is the only UK charity supporting all people who are affected by OI (Osteogenesis Imperfecta). OI is an extremely painful and debilitating bone condition caused by defects in collagen which leads to bones fracturing very easily, healing badly and often becoming deformed.   

• Provides information, advice and support to any one affected by OI including family, carers, social workers and medical professionals 
• Raises funds to supply specialized wheelchairs and equipment that can transform the lives of people of all ages with OI
• Organises Regional Meetings throughout the UK and an Annual Conference enabling people affected by OI to meet, gather information, share their experiences and support each other
• Provides a Forum for people with OI to contact each other and share information.

We strive to enable people with OI to live as independently as possible and to lead fulfilled personal and professional lives. Our vision is that all people affected by OI and their families will feel they have a Society which understands their needs supports them through their difficulties and continues to work towards improving  their quality of life.

The Brooke is the UK’s leading overseas equine welfare charity – dedicated to improving the lives of horses and donkeys working in the poorest parts of the world. These animals are often the only source of income for many poor families. Our mobile vet teams and animal health workers provide free treatment and train animal owners and local people. We work in nine countries in Asia, Africa, Central America and the Middle East, and currently reach 700,000 suffering animals every year.

The Burma Campaign UK works for human rights, democracy and development in Burma. Founded in 1991, the Burma Campaign UK is one of the leading Burma campaign organisations in the world.

We play a leading role in raising awareness about the situation in Burma, and pressuring the international community to take action in support of the people of Burma.

CAFOD works in over 60 countries across the world to fight poverty and injustice. We promote long-term development, respond to emergencies, and raise public awareness of the causes of poverty. CAFOD works with more than 500 partners both overseas and in the UK - all working to reduce poverty in some of the world's poorest communities. Our partners overseas are trusted, local groups staffed by local people, and our aim is to strengthen partners through improving skills, resources and systems so they can better help those in need.

CPRE campaigns for a sustainable future for the English countryside, a vital but undervalued environmental, economic and social asset to the nation.  We are one of the longest established and most respected environmental groups, influencing policy and raising awareness ever since we were founded in 1926.  With over 200 district groups, a branch in every county, a group in every region and a National Office, CPRE is a powerful combination of effective local action and strong national campaigning.

Canal & River Trust will be a new charity, created in early 2012 to protect and promote the network of canals and rivers in England and Wales that are currently managed by British Waterways. Every penny donated to Canal & River Trust will be spent directly on the waterways, allowing the charity to:

-          Enhance the experience of the 13 million boaters, angler, walkers and cyclists who visit the canals and rivers for pleasure, health and well-being every year

-          Protect the wildlife that depends on the waterways for both precious habitats and migratory corridors

-          Preserve unique heritage structures and sites

Your support of Canal & River Trust will help ensure that our inland waterways remain a valuable part of local landscapes and communities now and forever.

The Cancer Counselling Trust provides specialist face to face and telephone counselling to anyone affected by cancer, patients, family members and carers of cancer patients at any stage from diagnosis, and beyond treatment. We receive no government funding, and so though the service is presently free of charge, donations are encouraged from those in a financial position to help us continue to provide this very necessary service

Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading charity dedicated to cancer research. We have discovered new ways of beating cancer that together have saved hundreds of thousands of lives across the world.
One in three of us will get cancer at some point in our lives. Our groundbreaking work, funded almost entirely by the general public, will ensure that millions more people survive.

The purpose of Canine Partners is to assist people with disabilities to enjoy a greater independence and quality of life and, where possible, to help them into education and employment, through the provision of specially trained dogs, whose well-being is a key consideration. £500 sponsorship from your challenge can purchase another puppy for training to become a future Canine Partners Assistance Dog. You can follow a puppy through their training and adventures and be part of our vital work!

CARA (Charity No. 1135610) is an independent international charity, which activities include:
Legal: helping the poor to know, understand and achieve their rights;

• Translation & Interpretation Services in French, Portuguese, Somali, Kinyarwanda, Lingala & English;
• Health: striving to reduce childhood death and illness;
• HIV/AIDS: prevention, care and support for those affected by HIV and AIDS;
• Education: providing quality basic education for all, especially girls;
• Water and sanitation: provision of clean water and adequate sanitation;
• Protection: protection for people affected by conflict, natural disaster and exploitation;

We rely on our members and the generosity of the public in securing donations and legacies so that we can continue the work we provide.

Every week in the UK at least 12 apparently fit and healthy young (35 and under) people die of undiagnosed heart conditions.

CRY strives to prevent tragedies through: -

• Our National Screening Programme
• Funding medical research into young sudden cardiac death -
• Developing the CRY Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions and Sports Cardiology
• Raising awareness of the risk of undetected cardiac conditions in young people

CRY also supports young people diagnosed with life-threatening cardiac conditions through the Surgery Supporters Network and those affected by young sudden cardiac death by:

•  Offering a fast-track expert cardiac pathology service through the Centre for Cardiac Pathology
• Providing a Bereavement Support Service
• Providing information and literature free of charge

People diagnosed with cardiomyopathy face a bewildering situation as they come to terms with their situation and seek to learn more about the condition. The Cardiomyopathy Association is there to help them. Our services respond to the feelings of anxiety, isolation and confusion that people commonly feel when affected by cardiomyopathy. We understand and we sympathise but mostly we take action to help.

Help us to fight cardiomyopathy.

Formed in 1927, Cats Protection has grown to become the UK's leading feline welfare charity. We now rehome and reunite 55,500 cats and kittens every year, through our network of over 250 voluntary-run branches and 29 adoption centres. Our vision is to ensure that every cat is given the chance of a life where it will be treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs.

The CGD Research Trust is the world's leading specialist organisation involved with Chronic Granulomatous Disorder, a rare immune deficiency.

Changing Faces is the leading UK charity that supports and represents people who have disfigurements to the face, hand or body from any cause. We were founded in 1992 by James Partridge OBE, Chief Executive, who was injured in a car fire when he was 18 years old. Today, we have a team of 25 professionals with expertise in psychology, education, employment, health and social care, media and campaigning.    Our work involves:
 

• Providing personal support for children, young people, adults and families;
• Working with schools, employers, and health and social care professionals to ensure a culture of inclusion for people with disfigurements; and
• Campaigning for social change by working with the media, government and opinion leaders.

Chestnut Cat Sanctuary is one of the largest cat rescue and rehoming centres in the South of England. We care for stray, unwanted and mistreated cats and kittens, and help them find new homes. Based in Essex, near Epping, we're the officially appointed cat rescue centre for the RSPCA's South West Essex branch, and we help hundreds of homeless cats every year.

The Child Bereavement Charity provides specialised support, information and training to all those affected when a baby or child dies, or when a child is bereaved. By learning continuously from children and parents, CBC leads the way in improving the quality of care offered by professionals to such families, both in the immediate crisis and in the time following the death of someone important in their lives.

Child's i Foundation is a registered UK charity committed to tackling the problem of baby abandonment in Uganda. Poverty, HIV and domestic abuse result in hundreds of babies being deserted by their desperate mothers who feel they have no other option. Child’s i Foundation is setting up a home to provide short-term, life-saving care for these babies as well as a crisis centre to support vulnerable mothers and babies, working to enable them to find alternatives to abandoning their children.

Around 6000 children die every day in India; one child every fifteen seconds. Most of these deaths are preventable.

CINI (UK) is the British counterpart of India based charity Child In Need Institute. CINI helps mothers and children in India break free from the cycle of poverty. It reaches out across all levels of Indian society by going from door to door in the villages and slums as well as talking to locally elected representatives and influencing public policy. Adopting a multi-layered, rights based approach, CINI works towards a sustainable improvement in nutrition, healthcare and education while trying to protect children whose lives are blighted by poverty.

Around 6000 children die every day in India; one child every fifteen seconds. Most of these deaths are preventable.

CINI (UK) is the British counterpart of India based charity Child In Need Institute. CINI helps mothers and children in India break free from the cycle of poverty. It reaches out across all levels of Indian society by going from door to door in the villages and slums as well as talking to locally elected representatives and influencing public policy. Adopting a multi-layered, rights based approach, CINI works towards a sustainable improvement in nutrition, healthcare and education while trying to protect children whose lives are blighted by poverty.

We are an international development organisation, dedicated to supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people in Nepal. We work closely with local Nepalese organisations, on projects which are child-focused, child-friendly, and aim to empower children and communities to create a brighter future for themselves.

ChildAid transforms the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. We work with local partners who bring hope to orphans, children with disabilities and children living in vulnerable families. Our work includes:

• Promotion of fostering
• Free medical and therapy treatment
• Life skills training
• Respite Centres
• Care of abandoned babies
• Family and educational support
• Education Inclusion
• Counselling

Throughout the UK, thousands of children and young people are facing challenges in their lives as a result of illness, disability or social circumstances.  Childlife helps to improve the lives of children and young people by raising funds for the work of its four member charities.

Our partner charities are Ataxia UK, Acorns Children’s Hospice, National Deaf Children’s Society and the National Children’s Bureau.  Together they reach many thousands of children and young people every year, providing a range of direct services, information and advice to promote the interests and wellbeing of all children and young people

Children in Crisis was established in 1993 in the UK to give children in some of the world’s poorest countries the education they need to help transform their lives.We work in partnership with local organisations to provide educational opportunities for some of the world’s most vulnerable children.

In Africa and Asia we support local organisations to develop education programmes for children and their communities. This includes training teachers, building and equipping schools, delivering community education programmes and training in basic health education including HIV prevention. In Europe, there is a need for drugs education, particularly for children living in societies in which drug and alcohol misuse is common. We work with these children to ensure that they have the information and skills needed to make positive, informed decisions about their own lives.

Children in Crossfire exists to make a significant and lasting contribution towards the eradication of poverty. We do this not alone, but by working in a vibrant web of collaborating agencies, each of us contributing something valuable and unique towards our shared vision for a better world.

1 in every 133 children is born with a heart defect. Our vision is of a society in which all children with congenital heart disease can live life to the full because their medical, educational and social needs have been met.

The Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is a Scottish charity that provides the only hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

A children’s hospice offers professional care, practical help and emotional support to the whole family usually from the day of acceptance, to the death of their child, and beyond.  Rachel House in Kinross, Scotland’s first children’s hospice, opened in March 1996. Robin House in Balloch opened in August 2005. Both hospices are purpose-built and each can provide ongoing support for up to 200 families across Scotland each year. The CHAS at Home Team offers support to families referred to the hospices by providing a care service to families in their own homes when they need it most.  Visit CHAS at www.chas.org.uk

The Children’s Society is a national charity driven by the belief that every child deserves a good childhood. It provides vital help and understanding for those children who face the greatest danger, discrimination or disadvantage; children who are unable to find the support they need anywhere else. Visit www.childrenssociety.org.uk

Contact Name: Hannah Rzysko
Telephone: 020 7841 4507
Email: major-events@childsoc.org.uk
Website: www.childrenssociety.org.uk

The combination of services offered by The Children’s Trust is unique. Every year we help hundreds of children and young people and their families from across the UK.

We are a community of people committed to a world transformed by the love of Jesus.  We look forward in hope to a future day when the entire creation is united in a restored relationship with Christ.  Don your walking boots for CMS and help our mission partners working to share Jesus and change lives in over 40 countries worldwide!  Get walking for the Kingdom!

Take part in Just Walk and support our mission partners sharing Jesus and Changing Lives all around the world.

As the leading independent mental health organisation in the City and Hackney, we offer high quality services to local residents seeking mental health advice and support. Our aim is to promote positive mental health and to enable people with mental health issues to live successfully and independently in the community.

The Civil Service Benevolent Fund is the in-house charity for current, former and retired Civil Servants and associated organisations. It gets things done quickly, in complete confidence and it's here for you for life.

In 2009 alone, we helped more than 7,300 people with financial support totaling nearly £5 million.

Everyday 10 families are told that their child has cancer. Diagnosis often comes as a shock. Treatment usually starts straightaway and can last up to three years. As the children's cancer charity, CLIC Sargent is there...with clinical, practical and emotional support, every step of the way.

Coeliac UK is the leading charity working for people with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis (DH).  Our mission is to improve the lives of people living with the condition through support, campaigning and research.  Our vision is that the needs of people with coeliac disease and DH are universally recognised and met.

We work to achieve this vision by:

• providing expert and independent information to help people manage their health and diet
• campaigning on their behalf to improve access to fast diagnosis, good subsequent healthcare and safe foods - in the home and out
• researching new treatments and the possibilities of a cure.

Anyone who has been medically diagnosed with coeliac disease can join Coeliac UK and we get about 10,000 new Members each year.   We provide a dietetic and food and drink Helpline for people struggling with diagnosis and management of their condition.  We have a wide selection of helpful information leaflets and booklets.

The COINS Foundation builds schools, hospitals and homes – and so much more. We seek to work in genuine partnership to address the needs of the most excluded communities in the world. We aim to support entire communities through projects which address local issues in a sustainable way. We address the root causes of poverty and discrimination and work closely with communities in Africa and the UK to develop long-term solutions which will help to bring about permanent change.

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading military charity specialising in the care of Veterans' mental health.  Many Veterans leave the Armed Forces with highly debilitating conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety disorders. Their problems can remain masked for years, and they and their families may be struggling to deal with matters at home.   Combat Stress is able to provide two integrated services to meet Veterans' needs:

• Specialist clinical treatment at three short-stay residential centres in Shropshire, Surrey and Ayrshire. 
• Community outreach – delivered through an expanding network of Mental Health Practitioners, Community Psychiatric Nurses, and Regional Welfare Officers.

We are receiving 1,000+ new referrals a year – and already have more than 4,300 ex-Service men and women in our care

Community Links is an innovative local charity running 60 community projects in East London, working with 30,000 people each year.  We have over 30 years experience working in one of the most deprived, diverse and vibrant areas in the UK. Half our staff live locally and 40% are former service users or volunteers. Our work is about far more than numbers, but here are some.

Last year we:
• Ran youth clubs and children’s activities for almost 4000 young people
• Advised almost 9,000 people with benefits, housing and debt problems
• Ran the most successful New Deal project in London and the South East, helping over 5,000 people look for work
• Worked with 144 young people excluded from mainstream education, in our own Community Links school, notching up a 93% A*-G pass rate at GCSE.
• Organised 35 grassroots meetings around the country, with over 550 participants, as part of our work on the European Year Against Poverty. 

Our work is based on the belief that we all have the potential to do great things.

Putting Compassion on the map

Join fellow Compassion in World Farming supporters by putting your best foot forward on Saturday 12th May as part of the sponsored walking event Just Walk.

Compassion has been campaigning to end factory farming since 1967. Over the past 40 years we have made a significant change to millions of animals farmed for food across the globe.

2 out of 3 farm animals on the planet are factory farmed. Around 40 billion intensively farmed animals are slaughtered globally each year. That’s around 100 million every day; around 4.5 million every year; around 76,000 every minute and over 1,200 every second.

Let’s take steps together and stamp out factory farming

Concern Worldwide works with the poorest of the poor in 28 countries worldwide through emergency and long term development programmes. By joining our team of fundraisers you will be raising vital funds to help Concern reduce suffering and to work towards the elimination of extreme poverty.

Charity No: 1092236

Contact a Family has unrivalled experience and expertise in providing information and advice for families of disabled children, no matter what their disability or medical condition.  We do this through a national freephone Helpline, offices across the UK providing workshops, newsletters, information and support for families and parent groups, a range of factsheets and guides, social events for families, linking families together for mutual support, a team of Family Workers and Volunteer Parent Representatives, websites that received 600,000 unique visits last year, and innovative online social media services.

Contact a Family will work to remove the barriers imposed by society which prevent families with disabled children achieving their full potential, and to empower these families to live the lives they want to lead.  Last year we helped around 324,000 families with disabled children, help us to reach more families by joining us on this Just Walk event and step out for families with disabled children.

Core is the only charity in the UK funding research into the whole range of gut and liver diseases. Core also provides expert information for sufferers, their family and friends. Core also aims to increase the knowledge of the symptoms of digestive disorders and urge those experiencing those symptoms to seek a swift diagnosis

Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people. We are dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change. Our innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services address individual needs and help people to transform their lives. We are determined campaigners, working to prevent people from becoming homeless and advocating solutions informed by research and our direct experience. We have ambitious plans for the future and are committed to help more people in more places across the UK.

Some 5% of cancer diagnoses are of Cancer of Unknown Primary. To be told that you, or a loved one, has cancer but that the type is unknown (information that is fundamental to treatment) is a double blow. Jo's friends offer information and support to patients and carers whilst raising awareness to develop improved diagnosis and treatment.

For further information see the website: www.cupfoundjo.org.   Registered Charity No: 1119380

The aim of The Cure Parkinson’s Trust is to put people who live with Parkinson’s back in control of their lives. Parkinson’s is a life sentence and there is no parole. For us, the people living with the condition, the question is not simply a matter of ‘Will we cure Parkinson’s?’... The bigger issue is ‘When will we cure Parkinson’s?’ The Cure Parkinson's Trust invests in under-resourced and under-funded research projects that offer real hope of a cure for Parkinson's in the future. There is science out there now which can make a difference, and we can all help in the drive to accelerate it. Support us today ……

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the UK’s most common life-threatening inherited disease affecting over 8,500 young people in the UK. CF is caused by a defective gene that clogs the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, with thick sticky mucus resulting in chronic infections and inflammation in the lungs and difficulty digesting food. Three children die from the effects of Cystic Fibrosis each week in this country. At present there is no cure.

The Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust creates life chances for young people.

We inspire young people and unlock life chances for them by improving their skills, knowledge and self belief. We do this through support and mentoring projects with sporting champions.

Every young person we help works alongside our team of Olympic, Paralympic and World champions, who, having experienced the highs and lows of world class competition, know what it is like to face adversity and overcome the odds to succeed.

The Dame Vera Lynn Trust, School for Parents has a unique place in the development of Conductive Education in this country and currently supports around 60 families. School for Parents  works in partnership with parents to educate pre-school children with motor learning difficulties.

For a family to be suddenly and unexpectedly faced with the news that their child is affected by cerebral palsy is a life-altering experience. The special attention that their child will need in his or her early years is vital and early intervention is crucial. A highly skilled and professional team helps parents to recognise their child’s unique qualities and achievements.  Every day is an exciting experience, and parents can talk openly to each other about their child’s activities, sharing an understanding of each other’s situation.  We have to raise £450,000 every year to provide this vital service and the Trust receives no statutory funding.

Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes, their family, friends and carers. Our mission is to improve the lives of people with the condition and work towards a future without diabetes.

At present there are more than 3.5 million people in the UK living with diabetes. The complications of diabetes are very serious – diabetes and its associated complications kills more people each year than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined.

Diabetes UK stands up for the interests of people with diabetes by campaigning for better standards of care. The charity is one of the largest funders in the UK of research into better treatments for diabetes and the search for a cure. Diabetes UK also provides practical support and information for people with diabetes and their families and carers.

Putting Animal Welfare First.

Donegal Pet Rescue (DPR) is a voluntary, non-profit organisation committed to the rescue & re-homing of dogs & cats. We rely solely on the dedication & hard work of volunteers & heavily on public donations to fund our work.

In a broader sense, studies have shown that doing voluntary work and/or owning a pet can be hugely beneficial to people suffering from Depression, Anxiety & other Mental Health problems.   It costs us on average €70000 to fund our work for one year. We cannot do this without your help.

Thank you for Helping Us Help Them.   Join us on Facebook

Dreamflight is a registered UK charity that changes young lives through taking seriously ill and disabled children, without their parents, on the holiday of a lifetime to Orlando, Florida.

Once a year, 192 deserving children from all over the UK, accompanied by a team of medical carers, board a chartered Boeing 747 and head to Florida to spend 10 magical days of fun and excitement. Many children could not undertake such a trip without the support of the army of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and non-medical volunteers who care for the children 24 hours a day.

Dreamflight is not just a holiday. The children leave their families behind giving them an opportunity to discover independence, confidence, and a whole new outlook on life. Often for the first time, these children realise that they are not alone, and they are not the odd one out. They see children around them who have also suffered, they gain perspective, and experience things they never thought possible.  Dreamflight does something that medicine can't.

Earthwatch is an international environmental charity which supports around 90 scientific field research projects in 30 countries. Earthwatch’s research is vital as good conservation is most effective when founded upon good science. We also work with people worldwide, aiming to inspire, educate and engage them in conservation - creating a global community of informed, impassioned people to take action to protect the environment. Earthwatch is the working name for Conservation Education and Research Trust (CERT).

Despite receiving no direct government funding, the East Anglian Air Ambulance operates two air ambulances, 365 days per year, across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.  It has recently launched an enhanced service with a highly skilled doctor and paramedic team now aboard both its aircraft every day.  It has worked in partnership with the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EAAT) in developing the service, which operates from Cambridge Airport.

For more information about the East Anglian Air Ambulance, contact the charity on 0845 066 9999 or visit its website at www.eaaa.org.uk

What is Encephalitis and what does the Society do?

Encephalitis Facts

- Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain
- Inflammation is usually caused by infection or an inappropriate autoimmune response
- The Society currently estimates approximately 4000 Encephalitis cases occur per year in the UK
- Anyone can become ill with encephalitis, at any age. The inflammation can damage nerve cells resulting in “acquired brain injury
- Compared to other infectious diseases, encephalitis has a high mortality rate

The Encephalitis Society is a UK based charity and was established in 199. We conduct our work in the UK, Ireland and Worldwide.

We support adults and children affected by encephalitis, their families and carers by providing advice and information and work at a national level to improve services.

We are supported by a professional advisory panel and we produce evidence based information on all aspects of the condition in printed, electronic,video and audio formats. We provide training to health, education and social care professionals.

We raise awareness about the condition and it’s subsequent problems among relevant professionals, statutory agencies and the general public.

We conduct research and work in partnership with other researchers and their establishments.

We are the only resource of our kind in the world.

Endometriosis UK helps those affected by endometriosis, a chronic and debilitating disease affecting 2 million women in the UK. The condition can drastically impact on quality of life - physically, mentally, personally and financially, but with the right help many of the issues can be addressed. Endometriosis UK helps women regain control of their lives by providing a free helpline (0808 808 2227), regional groups and information services. We work to increase understanding through campaigning and awareness and to raise funds for research into this little understood condition

Everyman, the UK's leading male cancer campaign, raises awareness of, and funds research into, prostate and testicular cancer. One man dies of prostate cancer every hour in the UK and testicular cancer is now the most common cancer in men between the ages of 15-44. Despite these alarming figures, awareness among men remains low and research in this area is severely under-funded. All funds raised from your adventure will help fund the Everyman Centre, Europe's first and only centre dedicated to research into male cancer.

The Family Holiday Association is the UK charity working to give disadvantaged children the chance to have a much-needed break away, usually in a caravan by the British seaside. We help families who are struggling with difficult circumstances, such as poverty, poor housing, abuse or family break-up. Most of the families we help have never had a holiday together before.

Family Support Work – Rebuilding lives

Family Support Work (FSW) helps families across East and West Sussex to overcome major difficulties in their lives. Families can get in touch with FSW individually or via local children’s services, schools, GPs and health practitioners.

FSW offers parents - or carers - and their children:

• Emotional support – in the form of home visits, one-to-one or group meetings
• Practical advice and information
• Short family breaks - at FSW’s 5 acre site,Knowles Tooth Children’s Centre, in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex.

We rely on donations of:

• Time (from individual volunteers and groups of employees)
• Money (through donations, grants and corporate sponsorship and bequests)
• Food, toys and clothing (for discreet distribution to those in need).

More information from 01273 425699, online at familysupportwork.org.uk or you can follow us on Facebook (Knowles Tooth) and Twitter at KTFSW

Friends of Forest Holme supports the specialist palliative & hospice care unit in Poole, by raising funds to enhance the quality of life to patients with cancer and other life limiting illnesses.

Forest Holme is managed by Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and offers a tranquil setting for the physical and psychological comfort of patients with complex needs. The unit also provides support and advice to carers, family and friends.

The funds we raise go towards supporting all aspects of the unit including the 10 bedded in-patients ward; the purchasing of specialist equipment; the funding of additional staffing posts; complementary therapies; counselling and bereavement support to patients and their families.

Friends of PICU is a registered charity that supports the patients and families of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Southampton General Hospital, by raising funds to provide vital equipment & services that are not normally provided by the statutory authorities, directly to the unit itself. All of our volunteer fundraisers and trustees have had, or have known, a child that has been admitted to the unit and so we are all personally aware of the importance of maintaining and supporting this specialist unit for the wellbeing of future patients and their families.

The association of Friends was established in 1946 to provide individuals with a way of supporting the important work of the Institute. Funds are raised through subscriptions of varying levels to suit all pockets. We provide assistance to all aspects of the Institute's work as requested by Institute staff, principally through financial and practical help for the Library, Museum and Picture Library.

Gearing Up 4 Gorillas’ (G4G) is the only UK charity that focuses 100% on the conservation of the mountain gorilla in Virunga National Park, eastern DR Congo, through providing funds and equipment to the rangers whose job it is to protect them.

The GVI Charitable Trust works with local communities and grassroots organisations to improve facilities, resources and environments by funding education, training and opportunities which would otherwise be denied.

Born out of International volunteer organisation GVI the GVI Charitable Trust has grown to support projects in over 20 countries.

Great Ormond Street Hospital provides inspirational and world class care to hundreds of children every day. Amazing things happen at Great Ormond Street Hospital every day. With your help we can keep the magic alive for our very ill children and their families.

Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy has grown from a long Christian heritage of service and a desire by Guildford’s Christian Community to show care and love to anyone in need in our town centre. It runs the Guildford Street Angels Programme and Town Centre Chaplaincy Service and aims to bring a spiritual dimension to town centre life.

Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy has grown from a long Christian heritage of service and a desire by Guildford’s Christian Community to show care and love to anyone in need in our town centre. It runs the Guildford Street Angels Programme and Town Centre Chaplaincy Service and aims to bring a spiritual dimension to town centre life.

Habitat for Humanity is an international housing charity dedicated to enabling grassroots communities to identify and solve their own housing problems. By working with people living in shocking poverty, we aim to equip, resource and inspire these communities across the world to improve their housing situations in a way that is long-lasting, appropriate and truly sustainable: by the community and for the community.

An Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is an injury caused to the brain since birth. There are many possible causes, including a fall, a road accident, tumour and stroke. ABI is often described as the hidden disability as the effects of a brain injury can be wide ranging. Every person's injury is unique, so they will experience any number of the symptoms, which can range from mild to severe.  Brain injury doesn't just affect individuals; it can drastically alter the lives of entire families.

Our aims:

• Providing information and signposting
• Providing Support Groups
• Providing a range of community based services for people with ABI, their families and carers
• A Service User Informed organisation

We have professional links within the ABI community and our committee is made up of people who have personal and professional experience of supporting people with ABI.

Helen & Douglas House is a registered charity providing respite and end of life care for children and young adults with life-shortening conditions, as well as support and friendship for the whole family.

 The two hospice houses are bright, vibrant and positive places, where the emphasis is on living life to the full, even when that life may be short.

Hft is a national charity that supports people with learning disabilities.

Hives Save Lives – Africa is working to alleviate poverty by helping people achieve self-sufficiency through beekeeping. One hive can produce up to 50 kg of honey a year, plus propolis and beeswax which produces more income, while increasing crop yields and sustaining the environment through bee pollination

Homeless International works with local organisations in Africa and Asia to help people living in slums improve their living conditions through community-led initiatives. It helps communities transform slums by supporting them to secure land, build decent homes, get safe water and sanitation, and negotiate with governments – ensuring that they have a voice that gets heard.

Homeless International supports slum communities in Africa and Asia to reduce poverty and to improve living conditions.  For over twenty years we have been supporting slum dwellers to secure land, build decent homes, get safe water and sanitation, and negotiate with governments – ensuring that they have a voice that gets heard.  Each year our work reaches thousands of households, helping to create safe, healthy and secure communities. 

Hope for Children (HOPE) objectives are to help disabled, orphaned, poor and exploited children, particularly those living in developing countries. This is achieved through providing, promoting and advancing children's rights to basic necessities, including education and healthcare.  HOPE supports a number of projects; we are supporting the Kidzone Orphanage.

Kidzone is situated close to the Nairobi slums in Kenya and is home to 23 orphaned girls (aged 5-18). It provides permanent living accommodation, food, clothing, medical care and education in an adjoining school.  The orphanage though basic is a tremendous improvement compared to the former conditions and abuse suffered by the girls in the slums.

The HPV and Anal Cancer Foundation is dedicated to reducing suffering of and ensuring quality care for those affected by anal cancer and the virus that causes the majority of cases, HPV. According to the NHS, 8 out of 10 people are infected with HPV at some time during their lives. The Foundation incorporated three months after the death of Paulette Crowther, by her children Justine, Tristan and Camille Almada after they lost their mother to HPV-related anal cancer.

Please join us to raise awareness, provide support to patients and families, and fund research for those with HPV-associated malignancies.

"My name is Brian Gubbin, I have been Chairman of The League of Friends of Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre, Haywards Heath since 1994.  When I took over as Chairman, I promised the Committee that I would take this wonderful Centre forward and upwards, this I am sure has been achieved with a lot of hard work, wonderful support from Patients, their Relatives and Friends. It now has worldwide recognition and is the only Operating Theatre for Neuro-surgery in the South East of England.

The Surgeons have benefited over the last few years with some amazing state of the art equipment, the Doctors and Nurses have received what they have wanted via 'Matron's Wish List' which is submitted to every Committee meeting and I am very proud of the fact we have not had to refuse any request so far.  The Patients have benefited with many comforts, albeit beds, pillows etc, blood pressure monitors and lockers in which to keep their personal belongings, the Relatives Rest Room has been totally updated with new flooring and furniture, for them to relax (if this is possible) whilst waiting for news of their loved ones.

The Gardens have been a great success, these were the brain child of my wife, Sue who has been a great help and support to me over these past years. I have said I will carry on as Chairman as long as I am wanted or until the Centre is moved to Brighton, this will not be for a number of years.   I hope you enjoy our website and can always get in touch for anything via our Contact Page."

I CAN is the children’s communication charity.  Our vision is a world where all children and young people who struggle to communicate get the help they need to have a happy childhood and fulfil their potential.  Our mission is to ensure no child is left out or behind because of a difficulty communicating.

In the UK, 1 in 10 children have a difficulty communicating.  This is either a primary problem caused by genetic factors or damage to the developing brain, or a feature of a disability for example cerebral palsy or Asperger’s syndrome.  This means that at least two or three children are struggling in every class. Left unsupported children who struggle to communicate can have very poor outcomes.  It affects them severely, affects them early and can affect them for life. But with support outcomes can be very positive.  For more information on what we do to help, visit www.ican.org.uk

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) works to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitation of animals, protecting wildlife habitats and assisting animals in distress. IFAW seeks to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies that advance the well being to both animals and people.

International Aid for the Protection & Welfare of Animals (IAPWA) are a non profit animal welfare organisation dedicated to creating a better future for animals in need. Based in the UK, the team aim to provide help for companion animals worldwide, with their first project being established in Sabah, Borneo. IAPWA are working tirelessly to end pain, neglect and inhumane practices whilst restoring respect to the animals that have suffered for so long. 

For nearly sixty years the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has worked locally and nationally rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming animals. The ISPCA has continued to develop its facilities and staff functions in order to fulfil its core function, the rescue, rehabilitation and responsible rehoming of cruelly treated and neglected animals.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation exists to find the cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications, and is the world's largest charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research. About 350,000 people in the UK alone are affected by type 1 diabetes with over 25,000 of them children. It is a leading cause of kidney failure, adult blindness, stroke, heart attacks and nerve damage leading to amputation. JDRF was founded by a small group of parents of children with type 1 diabetes who recognised that insulin injections are not the cure for this life threatening and lifelong condition!

The Kathmandu Arts Centre, registered charity no 1121118, is a unique project which helps contemporary artists in Nepal who have become isolated due to politics, geography and poverty. We aim to establish a world-class contemporary arts centre in Nepal with the broader remit of educating the young people of Nepal in the wealth of their artistic heritage, an area currently not covered by the school syllabus. The first stage in implementing this aim is to secure the lease on a suitable building we have found in Kathmandu and to then it it out. The plan is that the Centre should be self-financing within five years.

KIDS is a leading UK charity which offers direct and practical help to over 7,000 disabled children, young people and their families. KIDS supports the inclusion of disabled children and young people into society and believes that disability does not have to be a barrier to fulfilling potential. We encourage disabled children and young people to take risks, push boundaries and enjoy their lives.

Kids Can Achieve supports and provides services for children and young people with additional needs. The children have a range of social, emotional, behavioural and learning difficulties, including Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. We aim to develop the children’s education, social skills and self esteem to help them achieve their goals and have normal life opportunities. Services include after school clubs, play schemes, support with education issues, youth activities, therapies, counseling and advocacy. We work with families in the London Borough of Harrow and neighbouring boroughs.

Kids Company was established by Camila Batmanghelidjh in 1996. We provide practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children and young people. Many of the 14,000 children we support have experienced severe and multiple trauma. Often these are ‘lone children’ living in chronic deprivation, with little or no support from the adults in their family.

We support these incredibly courageous children and young people by offering a safe, caring, family environment. We deliver services in 38 inner-city schools, two street-level centres, an early intervention therapy house and an over 16s educational academy. In 2007 Kids Company was awarded the Liberty and Justice Human Rights Award. Visit our website at www.kidsco.org.uk

KIDS FOR KIDS helps children the world has forgotten, children in Darfur, Sudan, who live lives of inexcusable, and unimaginable, hardship. We are the only organisation created specially to help the children of Darfur, living out of sight of the world in the remote villages. Children who have never seen a toy, who have no books, no bed, often not even a blanket, who have little chance of education and, worst of all, who walk miles for every drop of water. Key to our help is our Goat Loan Project - we lend 6 goats to a family so that the children have milk, often for the first time in their lives. After 2 years they pass on 6 offspring to another family. Simple help that makes an enormous difference particularly now when inflation in Darfur is soaring and the price of a goat - just £22 ($40) is beyond a mother's dreams.

Kidscape work to prevent the abuse and exploitation of children. Though we are known for providing information about street safety and child abuse, we have a special interest in and experience with bullied children, bullying that may take the form of emotional, physical, or cyber attacks. Always a part of school life, bullying affects, according to a recent national survey, almost three-quarters of children. Not all of these receive the direct attentions of bullies, but learning can be seriously affected if children witness or participate in aggression.

Kith and Kids supports families who have children with a learning disability or autism. Many of those who we work with have multiple disabilities including physical and/or sensory disabilities and we provide a wide range of training, social development projects and activities for children and young people. We also provide essential family support across the UK to parents, carers and siblings; providing information on all kinds of disability issues and much needed help in times of crisis. We support around 350 families a year in a variety of ways and each of our projects hold 40-45 placements for young people with disabilities or autism.

Leonard Cheshire Disability supports over 21,000 disabled people in the UK and works with 250 independently managed disability organisations in 54 countries. We campaign for change and provide innovative services that give disabled people worldwide the opportunity to live life their way.

Our international programmes support people with disabilities including the promotion of disabled children’s rights to a meaningful education; provision of training and economic support to help disabled people find employment and provision of a wide range of care and support services, including residential, health and rehabilitation, support for everyday living and home-based care.

Lily Anna Merritt was a beautiful little girl and despite being given days to live, she graced this world with eight months of life. The Lily Foundation was built on Lily's strength and inspired by her fighting spirit.  Although The Lily Foundation was founded in Lily's memory - it is not for Lily. It is to give hope, answers and support to the many other children and families that face the challenges of this disease today.

There is no cure or treatment for Mitochondrial Disease

The Little Princess Trust is a national charity supplying real hair wigs, free of charge, to children who have lost their own hair due to cancer treatment.

Finding out that your child has cancer is devastating for parents.  The trauma for both parent and child can be increased by the worry of side-effects of the treatment, particularly hair loss.

Since its inception in 2006, the trust has helped over 500 girls and boys, a number which increases every day.

Please support this charity and help us to continue to provide these much-needed real hair wigs.

The Lymphoma Association was set up as the only UK support organisation specialising in lymphoma.  It remains unique, being the only UK charity providing unbiased information and emotional support to anyone affected by Hodgkin lymphoma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma, whether patient, family member or carer.  In the UK, lymphoma is the 6th most common cancer diagnosed by clinicians and the most common cancer affecting the 16-30 age group.

Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK has a very simple objective – to grant magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. The charity was founded in the UK in 1986 and since then has granted over 5,300 wishes.With over 20,000 children in the UK living with life-threatening conditions at any one time, our work is never ending. Our aim is to ensure that every one of these children is able to experience the magic and joy of a Make-A-Wish wish.

Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. Since being established in the UK in 1986, we have granted over 6,400 wishes.

There are over 20,000 children in the UK living with a life-threatening illness. We believe that every one of them deserves to experience the magic of a Make-A-Wish wish – and they are truly magical.

This year, around 1,200 children will turn to Make-A-Wish to have their special wish granted – we need to raise over £5.5 million per year to continue granting these magical wishes.

Make-A-Wish receives no government funding or lottery grants, relying on the generous donations of the public and that's why, for our charity, every donation really counts.

The vision of Malaika Kids is to care for as many Aids orphans in Tanzania as we can, giving them a home, medical care and education.  Some children are fostered in the community with relatives and supported with food, school uniforms and books.  Others will live in family houses in our Childrens Village until they are able to be self-sufficient.  A caring environment, good food, an education and skills training are our priorities.  Malaika Kids is a small charity run entirely by volunteers and with tiny expenses (under 3% of income) so we believe we provide excellent value for money to fundraisers and their sponsors.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the UK’s leading charity for the protection of our seas, shores and wildlife. Our seas are under immense pressure: too many fish are being taken out, too much rubbish is being thrown in and too little is being done to protect marine wildlife and fish stocks. MCS has been the voice for our seas for almost 30 years and we want to see better protection for marine wildlife, sustainable fisheries and clean seas and beaches. MCS talks to individuals, communities, industry and Government to work towards solutions that will achieve our vision of seas fit for life.

The Mary Rose Trust preserves and conserves Henry VIII's flagship, for the education and benefit of the nation. The new Mary Rose Museum will unite for the first time since 1545, the remains of the Mary Rose and the possessions of her crew, presenting a unique snapshot of Tudor life. The Mary Rose 500 Appeal is recruiting the new crew to raise money for the new Mary Rose Museum. Each new crew member will pledge to raise £500 toward the Appeal’s target of £250,000 – a start point for the overall target of £1 million. We urgently need your help to preserve this nation’s heritage. www.maryrose500.org

The ME Association is a campaigning national charity that provides support and information to up to 240,000 people in the UK who have ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, their families and carers. The MEA also runs the UK's premier telephone helpline for ME/CFS on 0870 444 1836. It's open every day of the week: 10am-12noon, 2-3pm and 7-9pm.

The Medical Foundation is the only human rights charity in the UK which works exclusively with adult and child survivors of torture and organised violence. Using a holistic approach it provides psychological and physical therapy, counseling and medical treatment to enable torture survivors to rebuild their lives.

Mencap is the voice of learning disability. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability and their families and carers

Mercy Ships operates the world’s largest charity hospital ship which provides free surgeries and health development services in the poorest countries.  Formerly a Danish ferry, the Africa Mercy was transformed into a fully-equipped hospital at a Newcastle-upon-Tyne shipyard. Dedicated medical teams provide operations for those suffering from disfiguring, disabling and often life-threatening conditions.  Given free treatments, they are restored and renewed, and can return home to join in education and work life. Mercy Ships partners with local organizations, training local health and dental workers, birth attendants, and surgeons in new surgical techniques; and in constructing village clinics and local hospitals to improve healthcare capacity.  Mercy Ships is also providing emergency relief in Haiti. Take up the challenge to bring hope to the horizon for thousands needing medical care in the poorest countries of the world!

Miracles is a UK registered charity working for families with terminally sick children and giving them respite breaks, treats after treatment - and hope in the place of despair.

Momentum is a registered charity established in 2004, covering South West London and Surrey. Its aim is to help children and their families who have cancer or a life-limiting condition.

Momentum assists children and their families in the following ways:

• Through the provision of equipment and the improvement of facilities in local hospitals, where children undergoing treatment for cancer and other serious illnesses will typically spend prolonged periods of time.
• By organising events at which sick children and their siblings have the opportunity to meet with other children and share their experiences.
• By offering mutual support for parents and families.

MS Research Training and Education will raise funds for research to make a real difference for persons who have Multiple Sclerosis (MS), who share their lives and who treat MS: new drugs, technologies, healthcare ambitions and also will support training and education to further knowledge about MS.

The MS Society is the UK’s largest charity for people affected by multiple sclerosis, about 100,000 in the UK. MS is the most common disabling neurological disorder affecting young adults, often characterised by distressing symptoms such as muscle spasms, fatigue, depression and pain. The MS Society provides services including respite care, a freephone helpline, grants, education and training, specialist MS nurses and information.

The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre (MSRC) is a proactive and innovative charity, passionately committed to supporting anyone affected by MS through access to unbiased information and advice. Our approach is to encourage individuals to make choices that are appropriate to their daily lives, empowering them to maximize their potential.

The MS Trust is a charity which works with and for the 100,000 people in the UK with multiple sclerosis. Our vision is to enable people with MS to live their lives to the full. We provide:

• information that is tailored to what people want to know
• education for health professionals about what people with MS need
• research into better management of MS
• support for anyone affected by MS

We are the leading charity focusing on all muscle diseaase.  We are dedicated to improving the lives of all babies, children and adults affected by muscle disease. 

Our work has four main focuses:

• we fund world-class research to find effective treatments and cures
• we provide free practical and emotional support
• we campaign to raise awareness and bring about change
• we award grants towards the cost of specialist equipment, such as powered wheelchairs

We rely almost entirely on voluntary donations and legacies to fund our work. Dedicated children and adults, companies, trusts and foundations help us to raise money to fund our vital work.

The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) is a registered charity which provides pioneering faith and culturally sensitive services to Muslim youth in the UK.

Our core service is a free and confidential emotional support service available nationally via the telephone, email, internet and through the post. The service uses male and female volunteers trained in active listening and listening skills to respond to client enquiries.

N/a’an ku sê Foundation works to protect and conserve the land, cultures and wildlife of Namibia. Our vision is an Africa where humans and wildlife can live and thrive together. We run several projects including our Clever Cubs School and Lifeline Medical Clinic for the marginalised San Bushman community, as well as a Wildlife Sanctuary and Carnivore Conservation Research Project for Africa’s vulnerable wildlife.

Nacro, the national crime reduction charity, works with disadvantaged people, deprived communities and ex-offenders to give them a positive stake in society. It has unrivalled expertise in developing practical responses to crime and stimulating fresh thinking on how best to reduce it through policy, research and campaign work.

Nacro runs preventive projects to steer young people away from crime. Nacro also provides housing, education and employment programmes for ex-offenders and people at risk of offending, resettles prisoners into the community and works with families and communities to prevent crime.

Every year Nacro works directly with over 90,000 people and many more benefit from our work with local, regional and national partners to help reduce crime.

NASS provides advice and information to people with AS and their families. We are committed to keeping people as informed as possible – informed patients have the best outcome in managing their symptoms.

Three babies are born deaf every day in the UK and 90% are born to hearing parents with little experience of deafness. Deafness makes it harder for children to learn to communicate and they can often feel isolated and alone. By taking part in Just Walk for NDCS you are supporting our work with deaf children all over the UK and helping us provide vital services like our Freephone Helpline.

Northern Ireland Hospice is a local charity providing hospice care at the heart of the community.

Caring for adults, children and young people with life threatening illnesses both in hospice and in their own homes, we offer emotional, practical & spiritual support for both patients and their family.

Our services are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year and there is no charge for hospice care. With limited government support we rely heavily on the support of the public to help us maintain and develop our services.

Their purpose is to end cruelty to children. FULL STOP.

They want to see a society where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfil their potential.

Oakleaf Enterprise empowers people with mental health needs and/or other disabilities to lead independent, productive and fulfilling lives by providing opportunities toward employment.

Ostomy Lifestyle is a UK charity providing support, advice and information to anyone affected by stoma surgery on their bowel or bladder. They believe that having a stoma should never be a barrier to leading a full and active life.

We are a UK-wide support network providing information and support for everyone affected by ovarian cancer.  Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women in the UK. Each year, there are around 6,800 new cases. Join Team Ovacome and help us to funds and awareness and about ovarian cancer.

The money you raise can contribute towards running our telephone and email support service, producing our factsheets and information booklets and holding our annual Members' Day, every penny goes towards helping us to support all those affected by ovarian cancer.

Ovacome also provides a free fundraising pack, cap and t- shirt to all of our fundraisers!  

Email s.vig@ovacome.org.uk

Every 2 hours a woman in the UK dies from ovarian cancer. It is the 5th most common cause of death for women in the UK and the most deadly of the gynaecological cancers. Every year 6,500 women in the UK are diagnosed with the disease and 4,400 women lose their lives within 5 years of the diagnosis, leaving behind thousands more family members and friends to live on without them. Ovarian Cancer Action, the UK’s leading ovarian cancer charity, is dedicated to driving up survival rates for the disease by funding world-class research into its causes, treatment and prevention; by raising awareness of the symptoms to enable women to alert their GPs at the earliest possible stage; and by giving a voice to all those affected by it.

Oxfam is a leading international NGO with a worldwide reputation for excellence in the delivery of aid and development work.

Our purpose is to work with others to overcome poverty and suffering

Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working together in 98 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.

We work directly with communities and we seek to influence the powerful to ensure that poor people can improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them

Pancreatic cancer has a survival rate of only 3% - a figure which has not changed in forty years. Despite being the most lethal cancer, it has received little research attention and funding in the past. Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund is dedicated to defeating the disease and exclusively funds innovative research throughout the UK

ParalympicsGB is the charity responsible for taking the best prepared British team to compete at the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games. London 2012 gives us an opportunity to inspire a new generation of disabled people to get in to sport and change public perceptions of disability. By joining the ParalympicsGB fundraising team your support will help British Paralympic athletes give their lifetime’s best performances in London and get the recognition they deserve. ParalympicsGB receive no funding for its’ core activities, and so have raise funds to ensure the British team receive the preparations they need and deserve to perform at their best when it matters most.

With your help, we can make the London 2012 Paralympics our best Games yet.

Every hour, someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson’s. Because we’re here, no one has to face Parkinson’s alone.

We bring people with Parkinson’s, their carers and families together via our network of local groups, our website and free confidential helpline. Specialist nurses, our supporters and staff provide information and training on every aspect of Parkinson’s.

As the UK’s Parkinson’s support and research charity we’re leading the work to find a cure, and we’re closer than ever. We also campaign to change attitudes and demand better services.

Our work is totally dependent on donations. Help us to find a cure and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s.

The Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre was officially opened on the 22nd of May 2008 by Dr Richard Rockefeller. The facility is state of the art and incorporates the latest research technologies and will attract international leaders in leukaemia research who will translate laboratory findings into new treatments for patients. It is essential that we continue to raise funds for this appeal, to help support the good work already happening.

We are here to support men and women affected by cancer at any stage of their illness. We are also here for families and supporters of those living with cancer.

We are the pioneers in complementary cancer care: the Bristol Approach. The Bristol Approach is our unique combination of physical, emotional and spiritual support for anyone affected by cancer.

In 2008, around 850 people were diagnosed with cancer everyday and thankfully more people are surviving and living with cancer. Currently there are around two million people living with cancer or beyond cancer in the UK, but by 2030 this figure is expected to be around four million making the need for emotional support even higher.

Through the Bristol Approach we help people to

• Cope with the emotional aspects of a cancer diagnosis
• Manage fear and anxiety
• Deal with the specific problems and challenges a cancer diagnosis brings
• Manage and reduce symptoms and treatment side-effects
• Improve your health

The Piers Simon Appeal was set up in January 2005 in memory of Piers who died in the Boxing Day Asian Tsunami. Our mission statement is: To aid the regeneration of communities and to alleviate suffering and hardship caused by disasters worldwide regardless of race, religion or politics.

For over 20 years PIP (Pursuing Independent Paths) has been passionately committed to encouraging and empowering people with learning disabilities to reach their full potential. We are a local registered charity that operates in London. 

PIP offers a flexible and dynamic range of services, including accredited training and education, travel training, independent living skills, social and emotional development, employment skills and work placements, and support into mainstream education. All of PIP’s activities focus on promoting choice, participation and independence.

The Poole Hospital Charity fundraises for all wards and departments at Poole Hospital ranging from A&E to the Children’s Ward to Elderly Care so that you can choose where you would like to donate.

In addition, we select larger projects as priorities for the Charity.  Currently we are concentrating on raising funds for the Maternity Unit Equipment Appeal, which includes the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Funds will be used to purchase items of new equipment to ensure that we can provide the very best in modern maternity and neonatal care.

Porchlight is a forward thinking and innovative charity, passionate about helping people and communities. We work throughout Kent to help the most vulnerable and isolated people in our communities to access housing and related support services. We help change lives through the following services: Help and Advice; Kent Outreach Service; Young Persons Services; Homelessness Prevention; Supported Accommodation; Community Support and Building Skills. In 2009-10 we supported over 2,300 people to change their lives for the better.

Charity registration No:267116

Practical Action is an international development agency working with poor communities to help them choose and use technology to improve their lives for today and generations to come. Our work in Africa, Asia and Latin America is in partnership with poor people and their communities, building on their own knowledge and skills to come up with innovation, sustainable and practical solutions. Our work is people focused, locally relevant, environmentally sensitive and offers tangible ways out to poverty. Through our work we demonstrate alternatives, share knowledge and influence change.

Helps young people through training, skill building, business loans, grants, personal development and study support outside school

Project Moz is a registered charity that financially supports community work being carried out in Mozambique, principally the care of orphaned children and the running of community projects. These projects include supporting business ventures, care and education for street children, providing food and medicine to families in need and AIDS awareness education for adults. Project Moz are currently fundraising towards the build of a house within an orphanage to create a permenant home for 15 orphaned and abandoned children.

The Prostate Cancer Charity is the UK’s leading charity working with people affected by prostate cancer. We fund research, provide support and information, and we campaign to improve the lives of men with prostate cancer. We provide the only UK-wide prostate cancer Helpline staffed by prostate cancer specialist nurses. Our nurses offer free and confidential information and support to anyone affected by prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Charity is working towards a world where lives are no longer limited by prostate cancer. The Charity is fighting prostate cancer on every front - through research, support, information and campaigning.

The PSP Association is the only UK charity dedicated to providing support for those living with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Cortico Basal Degeneration. We provide help and support for those affected by PSP and CBD whilst funding research into the causes, treatment and eventually a cure for this disease.

PHA-UK is a national patient charity that provides support, help, understanding and information for people whose lives are touched by this rare and devastating lung disease.

Contact Details: PHA-UK, Unit 2, Concept Court, Manvers, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 5BD. Telephone: 01709 761450, email: christine@phassociation.uk.com

Some children don’t live long enough.  We are here for them and the people who love them most. As the only Hospice in the East Midlands for children and young people, now more than ever we need your support.  Rainbows helps children and families with the emotional and physical challenges they face – enabling them to make the most of the precious time they have together. 

The truth is that Rainbows could not make this difference without people like you – please help us be there.

The Refugee Council is the leading charity in the leading charity in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. We not only give direct help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.

As a human rights charity, independent of government, we work to ensure that refugees are given the protection they need, that they are treated with respect and understanding, and that they have the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities as other members of our society.

We achieve this mission by:

• supporting refugees and working with them as they build a new life
• speaking up for refugees and ensuring that refugees themselves have a strong voice in all areas of UK life
• building links with people from across our society to increase mutual understanding of refugees
• making the case for a fair and just asylum system
• taking a leading role in helping to build up a vibrant, sustainable and successful refugee sector in the UK and internationally

reMEmber was founded 1999 to help adults and children who suffer from from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis otherwise known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME). We campaign locally and nationally on behalf of sufferers.

We helped to establish a CFS/ME service for the whole of Sussex. We provide self management courses for patients and carers, presentations by experts, social and fund raising events, a quarterly newsletter and an information and advice service.

Rockinghorse wants to make all children’s health facilities in Sussex child-friendly environments and believes that no child should be frightened to go into hospital. Specifically, we provide games, toys and televisions for children’s wards, we provide entertainers to go onto the wards and we will even redecorate wards to make them more welcoming and homely for the children to visit. Additionally, we provide cutting edge medical equipment that makes surgery less invasive, quicker or less painful.

The Rose Road Association works with hundreds of children and young people from across Hampshire and the south of England, all of whom have a range of complex and multiple disabilities. These young people are, in most cases, both cognitively and physically disabled. All of our children and young people face extreme challenges in relation to their day-to-day lives, but we believe they have the right to develop and flourish just as every young person.

The Association provides a variety of essential services including Rosewood School, The Oaks and The Acorns short-break centre, an outreach service, fostering services and play schemes and youth clubs. Rose Road also provides support and information and believes passionately in valuing individuals, promoting their potential, respecting their choices and always celebrating their achievements. Caring for a child with complex disabilities can be very challenging and the help and advice provided by the Association is often a lifeline for those who need our support.

Through our fundraising we have been able to do so much, providing music therapy sessions and specialist equipment through to wonderful day trips and activity days which otherwise would not have been possible. However, we want to do more to support not just our young people but also the families and carers of those who attend Rose Road, ensuring that they continue to benefit from the innovative and creative opportunities we know make a real difference to our school, outreach and respite services.

The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign supports the work of The Royal Marsden, raising money to help the hospital stay at the leading edge of cancer treatment and care

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the coasts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. RNLI lifeguards provide a seasonal lifeguard service on over 100 beaches across the UK. An average of 21 people are rescued every day from the water, in situations that are often difficult and sometimes dangerous. The RNLI relies on voluntary contributions, and so it is only with the help of supporters like you that we are able to provide our lifeguards and crew members with the most efficient equipment and training to continue saving lives from the beach to the open sea.

The RNLI is a charity registered in England and Wales (209603) and Scotland (SCO37736). Charity number CHY 2678 in the Republic of Ireland.

Also known as the British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society, RP Fighting Blindness is a registered charity dedicated to finding a treatment or cure for retinitis pigmentosa (RP). We also pride ourselves on providing high quality information about RP and a telephone helpline for those who need to know more or need help.

Sands (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society) is a national charity, which offers support to anyone affected by the death of a baby, either before, during or after birth.

It promotes research into the causes of stillbirth and neonatal death by working with researchers and organisations in the UK and internationally, and recommending changes in practices which could help to save more babies’ lives.

It lsao works with health professionals to improve the quality of care provided to bereaved parents and to transform the way the death of a baby is understood and managed.

The Scoliosis Campaign Fund raises funds for the Scoliosis Association (UK) which aims to provide advice, support and information to people with scoliosis and to raise awareness among health professionals and the general public and the British Scoliosis Research Foundation which is the only charity that exists solely to promote research into the treatment of spinal deformities in the UK.

Secret World Wildlife Rescue is now the only 24/7 wildlife rescue centre in the South West England, annually caring for over 4000 sick, injured and orphaned animals. The aim of our rescue and rehabilitation work is always to return the animals to the wild whenever possible, and believes in always giving an animal the best possible care.  Our orphan programme can see as many as 30 orphaned badgers, foxes and deer on the premises at any one time. With a very dedicated team of staff and around 623 volunteers, we ensure that each casualty is given the best care. Secret World takes an active role by opening its doors to the public 6 times a year, visiting schools, providing Wildlife First Aid training and by working with colleges and other training establishments.

Every day, thousands of young children across Africa, have their lives shattered by the death of a parent through HIV/Aids. Their turmoil begins before death, it starts while nursing their sick mother or father and enduring the insufferable agony of not being able to do anything to make and stop. Then being left completely alone, vulnerable and without hope.

Prince Harry set up Sentebale, in memory of his mother Princess Diana, to help the most vulnerable children in Southern Africa. Since we began, just four years ago, Sentebale (which means ‘forget me not’) has changed the lives of thousands of children through care, health and education – giving children hope and the opportunity to begin to enjoy their childhood.

By supporting this event, you too will be making a big difference and helping to transform the lives of many, many more; giving them hope for future. On their behalf, thank you.

Shaw Trust is a national charity which supports over 75,000 disabled and disadvantaged people each year to live more independent lives including helping over 15,000 into employment. Our vision is a society where every disabled and disadvantaged person has the opportunity to work but we can only achieve this with your support.

Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing. We do this by giving advice, support and advocacy to people with all kinds of housing problems, and by campaigning for lasting political change to end the housing crisis for good.

Sightsavers is an international charity that works with partners to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people in the developing world.

Founded in 1950, the charity works with a range of local partners, in 34 developing countries. They provide specialist treatment and eye care and support blind people by providing education, counselling and training.

75% of blindness around the world could be easily avoided. 90% of children who are blind don’t go to school. Sightsavers is working through local organisations to change this.

Southwark Irish Pensioners Project enables elderly Irish-born & second generation Irish people to enjoy a happy, healthy & dignified life. Through a range of social, therapeutic and cultural activities, we provide practical support, ease hardship & distress, build confidence and relieve loneliness.

Brain Tumour, Brain Injury, Stroke, Alzheimer’s, Epilepsy, Spinal Injury, Brain Haemorrhage, Hydrocephalus, Motor Neurone Disease, Sleep Disorders, Dementia.... these are just a few of the conditions that are treated at the Wessex Neurological Centre (WNC), the provider of specialist neurological services to patients across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, West Sussex, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.

The Smile4Rich Appeal aims to improve the range and quality of patient care at the WNC by raising funds to provide new equipment and facilities that would not otherwise be available, and by sponsoring pioneering research into new treatments for a variety of neurological conditions. Previously funded projects at the Centre include a dedicated neurological intensive care ambulance which has carried over 1,700 patients since becoming operational in March 2007, and a Paediatric Video-Telemetry Suite which is used to asses children with severe epilepsy for life-changing corrective surgery.

Our current appeal aims to raise £200k to equip one of the Centre' operating theatres with a state-of-the-art neurosurgical operating microscope fitted with FL800 Fluorescence imaging technology, a system that will enable surgeons to see real-time images of blood-flow in the brain during neurovascular surgery, such as for the clipping of aneurysms.

Southern Area Hospice Services (SAHS) provides invaluable support and care to people living within the Southern Health Board Area, who are suffering from Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neurone Disease and other terminal illnesses. Our aim is to provide the best quality of life for our patients and their families. All our services are provided free of charge and we rely heavily on voluntary donations to continue providing our special care.

St Catherine’s Hospice is a charity dedicated to providing end of life care to people and their loved ones from Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex & East Surrey. All the care we provide is free of charge and every day we need to raise £13,698 to fund our work. You can help by taking part in the South Downs Walk and raising sponsorship.

Hospice care is based on the belief that each person is more than their illness, and that each of us has unique physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. St Catherine’s responds to the needs of each individual, helping people to achieve the best possible quality of life.

This highly personal, holistic approach to care takes time, skill and experience from a multi professional team. We care for people in the hospice, in their homes and in nursing homes. We also provide training advice and support to other health professionals.

Our vision is that everyone who needs it should receive first aid from those around them. No one should suffer for the lack of trained first aiders. We have over 44,000 life saving volunteers.

St Mungo's opens doors for homeless people. Mainly based in London and the South, we provide over 100 accommodation and support projects day in, day out.  We run emergency services - including street outreach teams, emergency shelters for rough sleepers and hostels.

We support homeless people in their recovery - opening the door to safe housing, drug and alcohol support and physical and mental health care. We provide more help for homeless people in gaining life skills than any other charity - from job training to independent living skills in our 'semi-independent' houses.

Preventing homelessness is very important to us. Our 'complex needs' housing provides safe and supportive homes for nearly 400 vulnerable people. Our community support teams work with thousands of people at risk - including former rough sleepers.

By opening our doors, and by opening the doors to services within St Mungo's and in the broader community, we are able to help thousands of homeless people change their lives for good every year.

St. David's Foundation Hospice Care has been providing community-based hospice care for people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, and their families, in South East Wales, since 1979. .In addition to the four teams of Clinical Nurse Specialists, St. David's Foundation Hospice Care has a Hospice at Home team of nurses and healthcare assistants who provide hands-on care for our patients. 

St. David's Foundation Hospice Care wishes to provide our patients with real choice about where they receive their care and their place of death but this does have financial implications for the Charity.  It costs St. David's Foundation Hospice Care approximately £5 million each year to provide our services and we receive less than 20% of this from the NHS.  In order to raise much needed funds we have 27 charity shops, a weekly lottery, and organise many fundraising events throughout the year

St. Luke’s provides specialist care for people who have an advanced disease, as well as those who love and care for them, in a warm caring and friendly environment.

The Hospice is a registered charity serving Basildon and Thurrock local Authority districts. We make no charge to patients or their families for any of the services provided. We commenced as a community project and are still sustained today by the community we serve.

Without the generosity of businesses, clubs, organisations and individuals we could not continue to provide a quality and much–needed care service.

The Stroke Association Northern Ireland (formally Speechmatters) is a community based charity, providing vital, professionally led services such as speech and language therapy, family and carer support, training, information and advice to stroke survivors and people living with aphasia, their carers and families right across Northern Ireland.

The Stroke Association is the only charity solely concerned with preventing stroke and ensuring that everyone touched by stroke across the UK gets the help they need.

Target Ovarian Cancer is dedicated to achieving a long and good life for every woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Its aim is to accelerate progress in beating ovarian cancer and will do this by

• Funding high quality strategically important research around the UK
• Increasing the understanding of ovarian cancer and promoting best practice in diagnosis, treatment and care
• Responding to the wants and needs of women with ovarian cancer and working with them and others to bring about change
• Complementing the work of others in the field.

Target Ovarian Cancer is dedicated to achieving a long and good life for every woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the United Kingdom, and working to improve diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

We are Target Tuberculosis and our vision is a world free from TB. Here in the UK we think of TB as a disease that has been eradicated but the reality is TB is still one of the world’s biggest killer diseases, with 9 million new cases every year.  Despite being preventable and curable, 2 million people will needlessly die of TB this year alone.  Our mission is to address the health, social and economic impact of the global TB epidemic. We are based in Brighton but we work with local partners in countries across Africa and Asia to reach some of the most isolated and impoverished communities in the world.

At Teenage Cancer Trust, we understand that young people with cancer require specialist care.

We know how damaging it is to take a young person away from their everyday life, their friends, their environment, their family – and put them in a cancer ward with small children or older people.  Young people have a much better chance in their fight against cancer if they are treated by teenage cancer experts, in an environment tailored to their needs. So we’re working every day to make that happen.

Teenage Cancer Trust is devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults coping with cancer in the UK, focusing on the needs of young people and their families at every stage of the cancer journey. Teenagers can get some of the most aggressive forms of cancer and survival rates for this age group still fall below those for children and adults. Usually placed on a children’s ward or with elderly patients, their specific needs are often neglected. So we build specialist units in NHS hospitals providing expert medical treatment, professional care and essential emotional support.

The Cure Parkinson's Trust has one bold aim - to cure Parkinson's. We fund innovative projects and inspirational scientists. Our research profile is dynamic and we have become known for our trailblazing approach which has uncovered new targets in the treatment of Parkinson’s. In addition, we bring scientists together to improve communication and collaboration. Founded by patients, and driven by our patient supporters who are demanding new treatments, we are passionate about finding a cure and making an impact on the lives of those living with Parkinson’s.

The Stroke Association is the only UK wide charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages. Across the UK we help stroke survivors and their families directly through our Life After Stroke Services, as well as being the leading funding into research against stroke and campaigning to raise awareness about stroke.

>Every year an estimated 150,000 people in the UK have a stroke – that’s one every 5-minutes. Stroke is the third biggest killer in the UK, and the leading cause of adult disability.  

>However, up to 40% of all strokes can be prevented. By watching what you eat, taking regular exercise, stopping smoking, drinking in moderation and watching your blood pressure you can have a positive effect on your stroke risk.

Threshold was founded in 1978. We are a registered charity whose aim is to secure a right to housing, particularly for households experiencing the problems of poverty and exclusion.

We do this by:

1. Campaigning for suitable housing delivered on a rights base approach
2. Analysing existing problems and seeking innovative approaches and solutions through quality research
3. Providing independent advisory and advocacy services
4. Working in collaboration with others for those disadvantaged by the housing system
5. Providing long-term solutions for people who are homeless

Autism affects 1 in every 100 children. That means that every week, 115 of the babies born in the UK are likely to go on to receive a diagnosis of autism. Children with autism have profound difficulties with communication, imagination and social skills. TreeHouse exists to transform through education the lives of children with autism and the lives of their families. With your help we can educate children, support parents, train professionals and influence policymakers.

The Universal Beneficent Society, (UBS), is a national charity dedicated to providing lifelong friendship and financial support to some of the poorest and most vulnerable older people throughout the UK.   Our services include volunteer visitors, telephone buddies, penpals, small financial grants in emergencies, food hampers at Christmas plus bedding and thermal-wear to guard against hypothermia. 

With our help, the older people we support are better equipped to remain living in their own homes for as long as possible.

UNICEF UK raises funds for UNICEF’s worldwide emergency and development work. In 2008 UNICEF UK raised £42.9 million for UNICEF’s work with children worldwide.

UNICEF UK also advocates for lasting change for children. For example UNICEF UK’s Public Affairs Team works to change government policies and practices that are detrimental to children’s rights in the UK and internationally.

Vita is a small but very effective Irish not-for-profit organisation. Founded in 1989, and originally called Refugee Trust International (RTI), Vita’s vision is to forge long-term international partnerships which bring an end to extreme poverty, reduce vulnerability and increase the sustainability of people’s livelihoods by Building Sustainable Livelihoods. Our mission is to bring about lasting positive change in the living conditions of poor and marginalised people in our priority countries of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya.

VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers. Our aim is to fight global poverty and disadvantage by bringing people together to share their skills, learning and creativity.  Instead of sending food or money, we send women and men from a wide range of professions to work in partnership with colleagues and communities in over 40 countries worldwide to achieve positive change together.

War Child are an international charity that protects children from the brutal effects of war and its consequences. We currently work in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq and Uganda.

Our staff are on the ground - supporting the most vulnerable children that are too often forgotten in the aftermath of conflict.

WaterAid’s mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world’s poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

WellChild is the national charity for sick children helping sick children and their families throughout the UK to manage the consequences of serious illness and complex health conditions through our programme of care, support and research.

We are not limited to a single illness but try to offer help to young people whatever their condition.

We focus on three key areas:

Care – through our WellChild Nurses who support sick children at home.

Support – through our Helping Hands projects which give practical help such as garden makeovers.

Research – we have invested more than £20 million in children’s health projects.

Find out more about WellChild at www.wellchild.org.uk

The Werewolves of London Special Ice Hockey Club is unique in that it is the only non-profit organisation in the UK that is dedicated to providing an opportunity for children and young adults with developmental disabilities to participate in the sport of ice hockey.   The Club’s programme is adapted for special needs and is non-contact and non-competitive with an emphasis on having fun. Participants enjoy the opportunity to improve gross motor skills, co-ordination, self-confidence, self-esteem and the camaraderie that sport can bring.   Being part of a team also encourages the development of self-discipline and social skills with longer term benefits to quality of life and social inclusion

Wessex Heartbeat was established in 1992 and thanks to the generosity of many individuals and organisations over the years, we have been able to make a real difference to the care of the patients of the Wessex Cardiac Centre (WCC) in Southampton. Now a Centre of Excellence, the WCC treats over 20,000 patients annually and around 1000 babies and children born with congenital heart defects. Cardiovascular disease causes nearly 40% of all deaths annually in the UK. This sadly means that at some time, most of us will be affected by this disease whether it is ourselves, our loved ones or our colleagues. Our Mission is to ensure that everyone affected by heart conditions receives the best possible support.

Established in 1992, Wessex Heartbeat is one of the region's major charities and exists to support the work of the Wessex Cardiac Centre (WCC), one of the UK's leading heart treatment centres. Since 1992, the generosity of our supporters at all levels has enabled Wessex Heartbeat to raise over £13m which we have used to help ensure that the best possible care is provided to more than 20,000 patients treated at the centre each year.

Every 22 minutes a child in Britain is bereaved of a parent. This equates to over 24,000 newly bereaved children each and every year. Winston’s Wish helps bereaved children rebuild their lives after the death of a parent or sibling, enabling them to face the future with confidence and hope. We are the largest provider of childhood bereavement services in the UK and offer the widest range of practical support and guidance to children, families, professionals and anyone concerned about a bereaved child. We know from experience that the right support offered at the right time can have a life-changing impact on bereaved children and young people

World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) is committed to preventing cancer. WCRF UK is the principal charity dedicated to the prevention of cancer through the promotion of healthy diets, physical activity and weight management. We fund cutting edge scientific research & provide people with the information they need to reduce their cancer risk. By spreading the good news that about a third of cancers can be prevented, WCRF UK hopes that many thousands of lives will be saved.

Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) supports animal charities and non-profit organisations all over the world. From domestic animal welfare shelters in Greece, equine welfare projects in Gambia and exotic conservation projects in Grenada and India, WVS provides:
 

• Veterinary and non-veterinary volunteers
• Free veterinary drugs, supplies and equipment
• Free veterinary advice and consultation

Working with local communities, WVS aims to promote and produce long-term sustainable projects to the benefit of local animal and human populations.