We've
listed several well-known
charities
that we believe are doing important work around the world and in the
UK. Their
main activities are summarised below. More information is
available from the charity websites.
If
you
decide to donate, and there's no obligation, a small
monthly charitable donation of e.g £2 to £5 is
typical
and can make all the difference.
You can securely and easily give
online to the charity
of your choice. Our links take you to the charities' own
websites. One-off charity payments or gift purchases are also
available.
Just 50p a day can
transform a child’s life and give a child in poverty the opportunity to
receive the education, clean water and health care they urgently need. ActionAid works hard with communities in
the World's most impoverished locations so
that they can overcome the numerous problems that they face. If you
donate, you can change a child's life for the better, today.
ChildLine, the
confidential
helpline for children, aims to
provide a secure space for children in distress or at risk of abuse,
and who have no one to turn to. The service gives support and
counselling to children, advice on how they can make choices to change
their lives, and takes action to protect children at serious risk.
With your help,
they can
extend
our reach to even more children.
Every day, 4500 children call and yet only 2500 get through to someone
who can help. You can help them achieve their targets. You can make a difference.
The NSPCC
exists
to change our society and bring about an end to cruelty to children.
Their vision is to help create an environment where all children are
valued and able to fulfil their potential. To this end, they seek to
protect abused children and those at risk of abuse and develop
programmes of action to help rescue and protect vulnerable children.
They cannot protect themselves but you can help to protect them.
Cancer Research
UK is
the world's leading independent
organisation dedicated to cancer research. With an annual scientific
spend of £217 million, the charity funds over 3,000
world-class scientists, doctors and nurses across the UK. The
organisation is making significant progress – thanks to earlier
detection and improved treatments, survival rates have improved for
nearly all cancers. But there is still so much more to do. To fund its
vital long term research projects, Cancer Research UK needs regular
support. To this end, supporters can set up a direct debit online for
as little as £2 a month. Together
we will beat
cancer. You can help today.
As the UK's leading
children's cancer charity, CLIC Sargent is the only organisation to
offer families all round care and support. They provide support during
treatment, providing specialist nurses, doctors and play specialists.
They also offer specialist social care & family support in the
community during and after treatment, helping cancer survivors
and supporting those bereaved by cancer. They provide funding for
ongoing research
Shelter is the UK's
leading housing and homelessness charity. Shelter's vision is that
everyone should have a home. Each year Shelter helps over 170,000
people. They do this by providing vital advice through their free
housing helpline, their national network of Housing Aid Centres and
specific locally tailored projects. Shelter also campaigns for fairer
legislation and better housing policies in order to address the root
causes of homelessness and bad housing. They rely on voluntary
donations in order to be able to continue their services, and regular
monthly direct debits from members of the public provide the backbone
of their funding.
The
need for Shelter's services is huge:
One in seven
children in Britain lives in overcrowded, dilapidated or temporary
accommodation.
Children living in
bad housing are almost twice as likely to suffer from poor health.
They are also more
likely to miss school, be unhappy and run away from home.
When
these children grow up, they are more likely to develop long term
illnesses, to be out of work or on low pay, and to suffer from
depression. 1.9 million households in Britain are on the waiting list
for a council home. Nearly 75,000 homeless households in England alone
are stuck in temporary accommodation
Thats
why Shelter has launched their campaign to raise funds for their wide
range of services and projects. They are hoping that this
initiative will provide a long-term source of support, by educating and
inspiring members of the public and showing them that a few pounds a
month can make huge differences to the lives of families who are facing
homelessness or enduring bad housing.
The British Red
Cross is a leading member of the largest independent humanitarian
organisation in the world – the International Red Cross and Red
Crescent Movement.
The
British Red Cross provides relief to people in crisis – both in the UK
and overseas. They respond immediately to conflicts and disasters
around the world, providing essentials such as food, clean water,
shelter and medicines. Across the UK they respond to emergencies such
as rail crashes, fires and floods and train over 150,000 first aiders
every year.
The
Red Cross helps people without discrimination, regardless of their
ethnic origin, nationality or religion.
Their
Vision is to provide unconditional care in a crisis and their mission
is to be the leading voluntary provider of emergency help to people
most in need, anywhere in the world.
PDSA is the UK’s leading
veterinary charity. This year they will provide over 1.8 million free
treatments to sick and injured pets. Right now, they have a special
group of patients who have long-term illnesses and are in desperate
need of help. They are looking for kind people to sponsor these
pets.
