The Small Charities supported this year…     

Ostomy Lifestyle - support people affected by stoma surgery (resulting in a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy) ensuring that they are able to lead a full and active life.     

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.     

 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.     

The Cure Parkinson’s Trust -  has one bold aim, to cure Parkinson’s. 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.     

India Direct – is a small UK charity based in Cheshire, run entirely by volunteers who have a heart for the poor and have donated time and skills to achieve something real and lasting for India’s poorest people – the Outcastes and Untouchables (Dalits). We have a team of 7 Trustees and a small band of helpers.     

The FSI - 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.     

St Wilfred’s PTA - need to build a new school for our 400+ children, aged 3-11, and have taken on the task of raising the £300,000 required towards it. We want to Make A Difference and are racing towards the finish line to raise as much as we can.     

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.     

Platform 51 – supports girls and women as they take control of their lives. Girls and women are at the heart of all we do. Our activities, services and campaigns are about things they need and want. We give them a platform to have their say and challenge discrimination.     

Friends of the Peak District - works to protect and enhance the landscapes of the Peak District National Park and surrounding area. Despite its national park status, the Peak District is fragile and remains vulnerable to a wide range of threats. We are the only charity dedicated to protecting it.     

LivLife - gives people the chance to live a life they’ve chosen. We offer the communities we work with education, support and training to get them out of poverty and to where they want to go. Be it IT skills, tailoring, languages for tourism or business skills, we have a solution. Our centres in Tanzania are free for the local community and are hub of the communities we work in.     

Uganda Development Services - UDS empowers people, young and old, to escape poverty. We provide access to a world of information through our Development Centre in Kamuli and we train communities to improve their livelihoods. These practical solutions to poverty help people improve their livelihoods and health.     

Tameside Oldham and Glossop Mind - Tameside Oldham and Glossop Mind is an innovative charity that works with people with mental health issues.  Our mission is to be an organisation of excellence with an ever changing and diverse range of activities and services that promotes psychological and physical well-being, stimulates recovery and leads to social inclusion within mainstream society.     

SYEDA - Syeda is a regional charity that supports anyone suffering from an eating disorder and their carers. We use a wide range of services tailored to suit individual and family needs which include:-     

• Telephone helpline
• Support Groups
• Counselling & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Complementary Therapies
• Dietetics
• Mentoring & Befriending
• Workshops & Training

ReachOut! – creates, develops and supports dynamic mentoring relationships. Our student mentors inspire Manchester’s young people to learn new skills, broaden their horizons, aim high and be the best they can be. ReachOut! mentoring is based on our core values; by addressing the specific needs of each person, we build our mentees’ competence and help develop character.   

Karmic Angels - are now in their 3^rd year and are just starting their 4^th school build in less than 2 years in the bush in the Gambia, West Africa. We also place orphan children into education at the schools, support football academies and supply equipment for the health sector.   

Migraine Action - provide information and support to migraineurs and their families throughout the UK and overseas. Migraine Action strives to provide an excellent patient led, compassionate and empathetic support community for individuals affected by migraine.   

Down’s Syndrome Derby - The charity exists to make a positive difference for individuals with Down syndrome in East Midlands. We do this by working with the individuals, families and the professionals involved in their development.   

Asylum Welcome - exists for people fleeing persecution and danger in their own countries, who seek refuge in Oxford and Oxfordshire.  Our work is to reduce poverty, suffering and social isolation and to enable asylum seekers and refugees to live with the respect and dignity to which they are entitled.  

Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile - Through psychotherapy and practical support the Baobab Centre supports child, adolescent and young adult survivors of extreme organised violence who are refugees or asylum seekers.  Most are alone having lost close family in war and political violence.  

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