ASAP aims to raise £100,000 to build Sizabantwana Orphanage, South Africa. 31 young Jewish people saw poverty at its worst - 63 children who lost their parents to AIDS, living on 4 pieces of bread daily, no clothing, nowhere safe to sleep… We promised to help them - WILL YOU?
Aberlour works in Scotland with and for children, young people and families who need additional support, to promote their development and wellbeing.
It works with HIV/AIDS orphans in Africa and helps with scholl fees, school uniforms and all school requirements. It also helps orphans with training so they can set up income generating projects and equips them with skills needed by employers. It also provides ARVs to infected children.
Arch is a local charity based in Stoke-on-Trent which helps homeless people in North Staffordshire. It also helps people who are at risk of homelessness. Services include housing, support in the community, two women's refuges and domestic violence services. The charity works with around 2,000 people each year.
A baby's nine month journey in to the world is hazardous and the last few hours and minutes crucial to life. It could be the life of your unborn child or grandchild. The NHS Capital Budget provides basic essentials only. Donating to The Baby Beat Appeal allows us to provide the very best in fetal monitoring equipment.
The Bala Orphanage and Children's Centre in south west Kenya exists to care for orphans and other needy children by providing food, clothing, education and medical treatment. The Orphanage is run along Christian lines and cares for around 350 children who come from the surrounding area. The Centre is a source of real, practical help and provides pastoral care as well.
As one of the UK's leading children's charities, Barnardo’s believes in children regardless of their circumstances, gender, race, disability or behaviour. We believe in the abused, the vulnerable, the forgotten and the neglected. We will support them, stand up for them and bring out the best in each and every child. We do this because we believe in children.
BBC Children in Need help to positively change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.
BREADLINE facilitates churches in Moldova and Siberia to develop ministries, which bring glory to God and have a lasting impact on their communities; including; evangelical missions, agricultural projects to help poor farmers attain sustainable livelihoods, advocacy for the disabled, and centres which protect young people at risk from trafficking.
Brentford Child Contact Center is a safe, friendly and neutral place where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents and sometimes other family members. They are child-centred environments that provide toys, games and facilities that reflect the diverse needs of children affected by family breakdown.
The school provides a nurturing education for vulnerable children in need of a boarding school place.
BAAF is a UK-wide charity that helps find secure, loving families for children who can no longer live at home. BAAF's work begins while children are waiting to be fostered or adopted and influences every aspect of childcare in the UK.
Bullying UK which was formerly known as Bullying Online helps parents and pupils deal with school bullying by giving practical advice and support to families who are often in despair. There are 30 sections on the website and personal advice is given by email. The website is also used in schools as a teaching resource.
The CAIRN Trust aims to ensure vulnerable children in Nepal have locally acceptable living standards, compassion and an education. It is working with three NGO's in Nepal to create homes in family groups for orphans or abandoned children, build village schools and support education by providing essential supplies.
Calvary Zion Children's Home is home to 31 orphaned or abandoned children in Mombasa, Kenya. Funds raised by the Trust assists with the everyday needs of the children such as food. The Trust recognises that a quality education is vital for the children's future so directly contributes towards these costs.
Casa Alianza provides care, rehabilitation and legal aid services for over 12,000 Street Children each year in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico. Our approach includes outreach services, crisis centres that are open 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, full time residential programmes and community support and family reintegration.
CCS Adoption is a Bristol-based adoption agency specialising in finding families for children with a variety of different needs. It is a small, friendly agency offering comprehensive support to families throughout the adoption process and beyond. It welcomes and offers services to adults and children of any cultural, religious or ethnic background. You can find out more about CCS at www.ccsadoption.org
To provide safe water in Malawi particularly at Chembe Village at Cape Maclear to help eradicate sickness and death especially amongst children.
Child Concern Consortium is a group of five charities supporting children who need help throughout the UK. So, your gift works five times harder, helping children with disabilities; those waiting for hospital treatment; children needing new permanent or temporary families, and those who need safe places to go after school.
CPAG is the leading charity campaigning for the abolition of poverty among children and young people in the UK and for the improvement of the lives of low-income families.
It works in developing countries to provide assistance in the investigation of cases of child sexual abuse by supplying and installing video recording equipment for interviews with child victims. This dramatically reduces the trauma experienced by child victims and helps bring perpetrators to justice.
Provides material support for any child up to the age of 16 who has been a victim or traumatised by any crime committed in the UK. Provides funding for counselling and also publishes child safety literature.
The Brentwood Catholic Children's Society provides a caring, professional response to the child and family in need, irrespective of race or religion. It engages qualified social work staff to deliver a professional service, which is structured and intensive, aiming to improve the quality of life of the hurt and needy child.
ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call at any time of the night or day. That's because ChildLine's helpline is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. But without help, that might change because of the lack of funds. ChildLine is in urgent need of funds so that we can continue to stay open overnight, which is when some of the most desperate children need us most.
Childnet works to make the Internet a great and safe place for children. It helps children acquire new net literacy skills and gives practical advice to children, parents, teachers and carers about Internet safety. Childnet runs several education and child protection projects, including resources such as www.chatdanger.com and www.kidsmart.org.uk.
CHILDREN 1st - the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children - supports families under stress, protects children from harm and neglect, helps them recover from abuse and promotes their rights and interests.
It helps under-privileged children in Africa by providing financial and other forms of help to enable children and those caring for them to house, educate and sustain children; it forms networks between schools in the UK & Africa to enable children to learn about each other's cultures
Children North East is the oldest children's charity in the North East of England - founded in 1891. Through its range of community-based projects, CNE aims to help the children and young people of the region reach their full potential and enables them and their families to overcome some of life's inequalities.
Children on the Edge is an international children’s charity committed to protecting and supporting orphaned, marginalised and vulnerable children across the world, regardless of their country's political, economic or social system. We operate in conjunction with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to provide for all children and young people a life that offers hope, dignity and independence for the future.
The Children's Society is a leading children’s charity committed to making childhood better for all children in the UK. Our national network of centres and projects deliver specialist services for children who face danger or disadvantage in their daily lives; children who are unable to find the support they need anywhere else.
Child-Safe provides practical advice, and promotes the safety, welfare and pastoral care of children and young people, involved in sport, community groups and travel. It is committed to improving care, reducing opportunities of abuse and helping parents, volunteers and schools to provide an environment, which is safe and fun.
Childtime offers accessible counselling for distressed children and young people and their families/carers in and around Bristol. These children are experiencing issues such as bereavement, parental separation, self-harm, bullying, domestic violence and sexual abuse. Childtime enables them to share their hurt and distress and overcome their mental and emotional difficulties.
CRY works towards restoring basic rights to under-privileged children – rights to survival, participation, development and protection. It works towards eradicating the root causes of injustice towards children and makes sure that they have access to schools, good health and experience a childhood; seeking permanent solutions that bring about lasting change.
“Having someone believe in me has stopped me thinking I can’t do things and started believing and seeing that I can” – Mary 21 Drive Ahead participant” Depaul Trust Ireland provides accommodation, outreach and training services to homeless and disadvantaged people, with 4 projects in Belfast and 8 in Dublin.
It helps South African children abandoned, abused, neglected and orphaned affected and infected by HIV and AIDS in the Eastern Cape
East Lancashire Women's Refuge Association has saved over 5,000 women and children since its refuge provision was established in 1976. It runs the largest refuge in Lancashire; delivers excellent community based services; supports telephone helpline; enabling women to make informed choices and empowering them to live free from Domestic Violence.
ECPAT UK campaigns against the commercial sexual exploitation of children, including child trafficking and child sex tourism. It is part of the international ECPAT movement and works to raise public awareness about the abuse and exploitation of children in the UK and across the world. ECPAT UK takes a leading role in lobbying the British government for new laws and policy to protect children.
Families-are-best is the adoption service of the Catholic Children’s Society, Nottingham and its objectives are to promote the care, welfare and well being of children and families through its Adoption Services. Founded in 1947 was registered as an Adoption Agency in 1948 and has continued to operate since that date working with children and families of any or no faith.
Family Care offers a full range of services in adoption, including the recruitment and preparation of potential adopters, family finding and adoption support. It provides emotional and practical support to children experiencing bereavement, domestic violence, parental divorce and separation. Family Care works in the City of Nottingham, the County of Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.
FCL helps anyone under stress by means of a telephone helpline staffed by trained volunteers, face to face counselling, and a Family Centre offering support to local parents and pre school children.
Family Focus is a unique support group which has provided practical help over the past 12 years to over 600 families facing serious difficulties. We rely solely on donations and face closure at the end of the year - this would leave at least 20 families without support. Please help us. For more information please visit www.familyfocusonline.org.uk
Family Rights Group advises and campaigns for families in England and Wales whose children are involved with or require social care services. It promotes policies and practices that assist families including grandparents who are raising children who cannot live at home. It works to increase the voice and influence children and their families have over the services they use.
For the Kids raises money to enhance the quality of life of local children in crisis in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. It helps children who are suffering from abuse, neglect, who are sick or disabled, or have special needs. Not only can a parent or guardian apply directly for a grant for their child but so can groups like children's hospices.
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading charity for everyone involved in fostering. We work to improve life for the 50,000 children and young people living with foster families. We provide training, advice, information and support, and make sure the views of children and young people are heard and respected throughout the care system. Our campaigns raise public awareness and ensure action at the highest levels.
Help An Oxfordshire Child, the very own charity of Fox FM awards grants to groups working with children in the local area. HAOC raises money by holding events throughout the year in association with the radio station, including Film Premiere's, Fundraising Dinners, sponsored abseils, and sponsored running events.
Mkombozi Centre for Street Children is a Tanzanian Trust established in 1997 to protect street and at risk children and young people by providing, supporting, strengthening and advocating for community services in Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions, Tanzania. Mkombozi has assisted over 1,000 street based youth through housing, education, protection, outreach, mental and physical health provision.
We are based in Karen, Nairobi and sponsor destitute, bright and eager kids through secondary schooling in Kenya. Most are in boarding schools which means they have a bed, food and security as well as a chance to learn and succeed in the face of otherwise extreme deprivation. Where funds allow they go on to further education to gain skills and professional qualifications.
We support a home for destitute Tibetan children in northern India which was set up in 1979 by Mrs Pema Mega, a Tibetan refugee. There are around 30 children at any one time who live in a positive family atmosphere with Pema and her husband. The children generally stay until they get a job or go to college. There are no UK admin costs except bank and mscellaneous charges.
Friends United Network (FUN) supports vulnerable children from underprivileged lone-parent families. FUN recruits, screens and trains, long-term adult volunteers who take a child out for 3-4 hours every week. FUN volunteers are a bit like honorary uncles or aunties - providing stability and emotional support to children that desperately need it.
Founded in 2006 the Global Children's Foundation has already received tremendous support from many people who give their time and skills voluntarily. The Foundation has already helped raise funds for orphanages and youth projects in Poland, Bosnia, Romania and Sierra Leone and we are establishing networks with other organisations to reach out and help children in South America, Africa and Asia.