Participating Charities
The Small Charities supported this year……
Down Syndrome Derby. Our charity exists to make a positive difference for individuals with Down’s syndrome and their families in the East Midlands. Our activities are widespread and we work holistically to offer support, share positive experiences and raise awareness.
EQUINE MARKET WATCH Sanctuaries UK. UK Equine Welfare Charity “We will NOT look away”
Group B Strep Support is the most cause of life-threatening infections in newborn babies in the UK. Without preventative medicine, GBS infects around 700 babies each year of whom sadly 75 or so die and around 40 survivors suffer long-term problems as a result. Most GBS infections in newborn babies can be prevented. All the money we receive helps us achieve our goals of raising awareness about GBS, informing families and medical professionals about GBS and supporting research into prevention of GBS infection in babies, so we can get closer to our goal of families being free the trauma GBS can bring.
KARMIC ANGELS UK - Our mission is to continue building bush schools, putting young orphans into education working with health and agricultural engagements in the Gambia West Africa towards the Gambian Government’s 2020 Blueprint in the above subjects. Our aims are to make each project self sustainable with our continued support.
Luton Accommodation & Move-on Project Ltd (LAMP) is a Christian charity whose principle activity is the provision of accommodation; support and advice, to young people aged 16 to 25, about issues of homelessness and to develop their skills of independent living.
Onside Independent Advocacy supports people who may be disadvantaged or vulnerable to have a voice and ensure they are treated fairly and with respect and are included and involved in their wider communities. This support is provided in a number of ways: our Lifelinks projects support individuals who may face disadvantage or exclusion, by providing both 1:1 support and peer support networks.
Our Sansar is a young development NGO run by a team of volunteers, working on a number of projects helping communities that do not receive help from other sources.
Target Tuberculosis. Our vision is a world free from TB. Though preventable and curable, TB is one of the world’s biggest killer diseases, with 9 million new cases every year. We are based in Brighton but work with local partners in Africa and Asia to reach the poorest of the poor.
The British School of Osteopathy
The Cathedral Archer Project (CAP) is a day centre that helps people who are homeless. Homelessness can include sleeping rough, occasional hostel spaces, camping on friends’ floors and sofas, and squatting. The CAP is a place of safety and warmth, where homeless and vulnerable people will be welcomed and supported. Service users include alcohol and substance abusers, street workers, people with learning difficulties and disabilities, refugees and failed asylum seekers from a variety of backgrounds and ages.
TheFSI. Everyday small charitable organisations support individuals, families and communities and positively touch the lives of millions. On a daily basis thousands of these organisations struggle to remain open. The FSI delivers expert knowledge, strategy and support to them free of charge so their futures are secure and their users protected.
The Turning Point Trust. Turning Point is a UK based charity working in Africa’s largest slum, Kibera, Kenya to transform the lives of acutely vulnerable children and their families through a holistic range of programmes which provide access to education, healthcare, regular meals and psycho-social support.
Uganda Development Services (UDS) works in rural Uganda running a library, resource and study centre, which offers computer training and an internet café. It also works with farming communities, providing them with the skills and knowledge to improve their livelihoods by increasing their yields and choice of crops.
The United Youth Development Organization (UYDO) is a youth-led organisation working to encourage young people all over the world to stand united against poverty, inequality and injustice. UYDO was set up to provide small loans, training and support to young entrepreneurs in the developing world, therefore enabling young people to start their own businesses and take themselves out of poverty.
Village Aid strongly believes that African people are best placed to deal with the problems in Africa. We help them by providing resources and capital so they can develop solutions. Village Aid works closely in partnership with locally based grassroots organisations that are at the heart of the communities which they support.
