A4A raises funds, sponsors projects and trains and provides architects to work with NGOs, communities and charities worldwide, providing better shelter wherever there is disaster, poverty or need.

We are a charitable organisation that has been set up specifically to support projects designed to help alliviate poverty in Africa.

Abigail Ministries provides hope and comfort to destitute families in Kenya by sponsoring children's education, teenage apprenticeships and college courses. It has also set up micro-businesses and workshops for group work for women. Abigail Ministries renovates homes to make them weatherproof and provides basic needs including beds, blankets, cooking facilities, lamps and food. See www.abigailministries.org.

Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organisation, working in 43 of the world’s poorest countries. Its vocation is to save lives, especially those of malnourished children and to work with vulnerable populations to preserve and restore their livelihoods with dignity.

Disabled people in Africa and Asia are amongst the very poorest of the poor. ADD helps them to take control of their own lives by providing training and funds for their self-help groups. ADD supports them as they campaign for basic human rights and rightful inclusion in society.

ActionAid is a unique partnership of people who are fighting for a better world - a world without poverty. As one of the UK's largest development agencies, we work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, listening to, learning from and working in partnership with over nine million of the world's poorest people.

Advocates for International Development ("A4ID") draws together the skills and expertise of the legal profession to combat poverty and inequality of opportunity worldwide. A4ID works to build the capacity and resources of developing countries/development NGOs, promoting awareness of social, economic and legal issues that affect development and stifle opportunity.

Africa needs to create 8 million new jobs every year. Most of these jobs will come from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). AFFORD has developed innovative and effective ways of harnessing the resources of the African diaspora to create and maintain jobs in Africa.

Africa Foundation works with local organisations (NGO's) in Africa to ensure that children have access to their basic necessities. We achieve this through sustainable development projects. It works with locally established homes and schools, for street and orphaned children of Uganda, on sustainable development projects that fit well in their community. These projects fund the provision of food, water and health care for the children. They also provide vocational training skills in farming and crafts and empower the staff and children with a feeling of independence.

Africa Now supports enterprising solutions to poverty in Africa, making markets work for poor people. It supports farmers and small businesses that produce marketable products, and ensures they benefit from trade by promoting ethical trade policies between retailers in rich countries and poor producers in Africa.

African Initiatives is a social justice organisation working with communities in Africa and raising awareness in the UK. With its partners it builds self sufficiency and confidence to empower people to fully participate in the decisions that affect their lives.

African Revival works in South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Sudan and Kenya. It works where there is extreme humanitarian need, providing aid and hope through self sustaining projects in education, health, and rural development. Its running costs are sponsored to ensure that every penny raised from donations goes directly to the projects in Africa.

AFRINSPIRE supports indigenous African initiatives in community development and poverty reduction. Engaging in children’s education, women's literacy, transferring technology, and income generation, AFRINSPIRE supports local community development initiatives at their own pace. People and projects are supported in Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Sudan.

The Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. The Foundation supports social and economic development projects designed to benefit disadvantaged communities in South and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East irrespective of their race, religion, political affiliation or gender.

Akamba Aid works among poor rural communities in N.E. Kenya, relieving poverty by supporting primary and secondary education and affordable health care. It encourages self-help among local families, providing access to safe water and training seminars for the subsistence farmers, and assisting in construction of community buildings.

Amos is an international human rights organisation that works with local partners. These inspirational partner projects are: creating a future for street children in South Africa, working toward peace and reconciliation in Palestine and Israel, promoting human rights for Dalits in India and establishing education programmes in Nicaragua.

The Ampleforth Abbey Trust was formed to further the Roman Catholic religion. It undertakes as many activities as possible involving community and pastoral work particularly for the less advantaged, specifically in this case through FACE-FAW, (Friendship and Aid to Central and Eastern Europe-Friendship and Aid for the World).

AMREF, the African Medical and Research Foundation, is the largest African health development organisation. With pioneering health programmes across sub-Saharan Africa and based in Nairobi, Kenya, AMREF consists of a staff of more than 600, of whom 97% are African.

AACO, working in Ghana since 1989 and established as a charity in May 1999, exists to raise funds and apply them for the benefit of the people of Ashanti Akim, for the relief of poverty, sickness and distress, the preservation of public health and the advancement of education.

Basic Needs is an organisation concerned with the extreme levels of poverty being suffered in third world countries. Our main objectives are to provide basic food rations and permanent clean water through the construction of wells. We also provide support to local schools and to handicapped children. We give aid to needy people so please try and help us to help them.

Blythswood Care combines the Christian message with practical help for those in need at home and abroad. Whether through filled shoeboxes at Christmas time, relief and development aid or social projects for young and old, we bring hope to thousands in Europe, Africa and Asia. In 2007 we delivered aid valued at £4.5 m to 13 countries and also distributed over 140,000 shoeboxes in Eastern Europe and India. www.blythswood.org.

The main areas of focus are: programme implementation among diaspora communities in the UK, advocacy for southern led international development and fund raising for BRAC programmes in Africa and Asia.

Educating girls and women is widely recognised as the single most powerful weapon in the fight against poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa. Since 1993, the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) has been supporting girls through school in some of the poorest rural areas of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana and Tanzania. In 2005, more than 246,000 children benefited from CAMFED's programme of educational support, helping them to leave behind a life of poverty.

CARE International is a global humanitarian organisation working with over 45 million disadvantaged people in 70 of the world's poorest countries. Whether supporting primary health care, promoting sustainable agriculture or developing savings and loan schemes, its programmes promote positive and lasting change and reduce long-term dependency. CARE also provides emergency food and shelter to survivors of natural disasters, wars and conflicts.

It promotes new ideas in voluntary action, focussing on user involvement, social entrepreneurship and young people changing the world.

Challenge Africa is helping people to help themselves, currently working with rural Kenyans to rewrite the future for their children. Our sustainable projects include orphan care, HIV/AIDS prevention and food and clean water provision, training and education. ‘Challenge Yourself’ our volunteer programme enables everyone to make a positive difference.

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.

Christian Aid works with the world’s poorest people, whatever their race or faith, in nearly 50 countries overseas. We tackle the causes and consequences of poverty and injustice. Inspired by our values of hope, justice, courage and honesty, we are committed to seeing a just world - now. Not just in the future. We believe in life before death.

CMS is a Christian charity working to transform lives and communities in 60 countries by sharing the love of Jesus in practical ways.

The COINS Foundation funds projects offering relief to vulnerable and disadvantaged people. We make grants to organisations that can demonstrate the investment tangibly improves the lives of many, in a sustainable way. In particular, projects focusing on construction, education and technically innovative projects for learning and enablement.

Community Projects Africa provides support to impoverished people living in east and south Africa. Projects include: provision of safe water supplies, education about Aids/HIV, assistance for families affected by Aids/HIV, schooling, vocational training, and community projects. CPA works with the elders and community councils to ensure that all projects are approved by the local people.

Computer Aid International refurbishes donated computers in the UK and sends them to where they are most needed for use by schools and non-profit organisations in developing countries. It works in partnership with local people to ensure that all of its computers are used effectively by communities in need.

Concern Universal works with local partner organisations to support practical actions that help some of the world's poorest communities to create a better future for themselves and their children. The organisation believes passionately that each person has the right to what they need to live a life of dignity.

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering, and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries. Concern engages in long term development work, responds to emergency situations, and undertakes development education and advocacy on those aspects of world poverty which require national or international action. Concern is currently working in 30 of the poorest countries in the world.

Concern Worldwide is an international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering, and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in 30 of the world's poorest countries. Concern engages in long term development work, responds to emergency situations and undertakes development education and advocacy.

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering, and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries. Concern Worldwide engages in long term development work, responds to emergency situations, and undertakes development education and advocacy.

Concordis International is a British peace-building charity, currently working primarily on Sudan, both nationally and for the Darfur and Eastern regions. It works alongside those affected by armed conflict in the world, building consensus on the issues that divide and enabling them to create lasting peace and hope for their shared future

CORD assists people to rebuild the lives of individuals and communities that have been displaced by conflict.

The Cred Foundation partners with people in pursuing 'Justice for the Poor'. It partners with 4 groundbreaking international projects: 2 in Ethiopia, 1 in India, and 1 in Colombia. They're all run by local people; since Cred has direct relationships with them, your money goes directly where it's needed.

To support Sankwia a small Gambian Village by reducing poverty and disease and encourage economic and educational development. We currently provide education to 252 village children. Other projects include setting uo of a clothing manufacture co-operative and an adult literacy class.

Every penny of every pound donated to DAFA is put where it is needed with those who help administer the charity or are involved in facilitating any of its projects doing so entirely at their own expense. DAFA works predominantly in Zambia through a range of projects focusing on health care, education and self-help.

Our first project aims to provide a sustainable water source for a community of 5000 in Kenya. The community is facing severe water shortages and rely on dirty water in the rainy season and have to walk 20 km a day to collect water.

The Donald Woods Foundation aims to fight poverty in underdeveloped parts of South Africa, primarily through education, health and community-building programmes. Key partners in current programmes are: South Nottingham College's "Balls to Poverty" programme, Claygate Cricket Club's Feb 2008 Tour of the Eastern Cape and several government departments in Bisho, including the Depts of Education, Health, Social Development and Sport.

It is a grant making trust based in the UK. The Trust has a particular focus on aiding projects across the world that help to alleviate poverty as well as granting aid to Christian organisations.

Emergency Response Team - Search and Rescue is a charity and Non-Governmental Organisation that ulitises the many disciplines of Search and Rescue to provide a service of locating and saving lives in the UK and abroad. E.R.T. is also a national umbrella body for other Resilience SAR teams.

Supporting community, youth, vocational projects and local charities in the Eastbourne area and nationally where appropriate. Providing international relief, and supporting the Rotary Foundation and such other charitable purpose, as the club shall decide from time to time. Rotary is Humanity in Motion.

EGP was founded in 1990 by a group of students from Edinburgh University. The society was founded to encourage links between students in Scotland and communities around the world. During its 15 years EGP has grown enormously: it now has up to 80 volunteers participating in 8-10 projects across the world each year. Based at Edinburgh University, EGP is a student run charity that aims to assist in community development overseas. As a society its energies are centred around the active participation of members during projects in the summer holidays.

EAP works in the extractive industries, public sector infrastructure and engineering education, to fight poverty and promote sustainable development. It helps deliver practical benefits to poor people through creating jobs, promoting enterprise development and providing training.

Epiphany Trust is a charity primarily concerned with helping disadvantaged and disabled children. It facilitates projects through trusted partners; enabling maximum cost-efficiency and taking advantage of local knowledge. Projects include: funding schools in Burma, supporting families in Sri Lanka, India & D.R.C., and numerous endeavors within Romania.

Equity for Africa invests in equipment for small businesses to create sustainable employment in Africa. We aim to fill the financing gap which exists for small businesses, who repay the investment as the equipment generates revenues. So far, Equity for Africa has made investments worth ca £60,000 in 16 businesses, creating around 59 new jo