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Wherever The Need
(UK, 1070826) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,548.41
(UK, 1070826) Wherever the Need is the only UK charity that puts sanitation first. Clean water is also vitally important to help save lives, but without efective sanitation in place, water supplies continue to become contaminated. Its not just us that says this - research has shown that the installation of ‘improved sanitation’ shows a reduction in illness by an average of 32%, whereas an improved water supply only does so by 6%. We provide ecologically sustainable composting toilets which are long-lasting, and provide valuable fertiliser which can be used on crops. With proper sanitation in place, we then make sure there is clean drinking water available. With both sanitation and water in place, peoples health vastly improves, enabling them to maintain employment and stay in education. Our last step is to create livelihood programmes where they are needed, so people have the opportunity for sustained employment. Good health and an income leads to a route out of poverty, and that is what we are all about!
FARMS FOR CITY CHILDREN
(UK, 325120) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,527.56Founded 1976 by children's writer Michael Morpurgo and wife Clare. A seven day stay on one of their working farms aims to develop potential, build self-esteem and enrich lives of 3,000+ school children from inner cities, towns and deprived rural areas annually. Many are disadvantaged or have special educational needs.
Ardingly College Kenya Project
(UK, 1076456) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,519.00More than half of Kenyans live in POVERTY –approximately 22 million people. 13% are unable to read; less than 30% of people living in rural areas have access to a toilet and only half of the rural population have access to clean water. Our desire is simple: to HELP and make a difference. The Ardingly – Ndogo School Partnership To mark the 150th Anniversary of Ardingly College we decided to raise enough money to help build a new primary school in Kenya through the Charity ‘The Kariandusi School Trust’, set up by Old Ardinian, Harry Vialou Clark. Ndogo is the thirteenth school he has built. Ndogo Primary School was mainly a mud hut school, situated in a very remote part of Kenya. It sits at the bottom of the northern edge of the Eburru Hills some two hour’s drive north of Nairobi in a semiarid area of the Great Rift Valley. The hills are the result of now extinct volcanic action. The tribes who live in the area rely on condensing steam that spurts from holes in the hillside for drinking water. To the north, stretching as far as the eye can see, are square miles of wild emptiness that not so long ago were inhabited by teaming animals of all types. Sadly, much of these have been hunted for meat and profit. The area has been described as being ‘at the epicentre of Black Africa’. Yet, for all that, the Rift Valley is strikingly beautiful and the children you encounter are always neatly dressed in their school uniforms and invariably cheerful in the face of considerable adversity. They are desperate to improve their lot by gaining the best possible education. Neither political intervention nor massive foreign investment will solve Kenya’s problem. The answer instead lies in educating the country’s children; indeed the more immediate issues of Aids and ecological degradation can only be tackled effectively if the next generation understands the problems and is taught how to deal with them. The Ardingly College community raised £80,000 to build new classrooms, a library and water harvesting system and tank at Ndogo and last summer we introduced a lunch-time feeding programme for the all Ndogo pupils (for some this will be the only main meal they will have). The building work has now been completed and we have converted the old colonial railway station which is on school land and built in 1903 at the edge of the infamous ‘badlands’, into accommodation for four teachers and their families. Because of the remoteness of the school staff have long distances to travel and sometimes didn’t arrive at work at all. We anticipate that this unique addition to our work will greatly increase the teacher/pupil contact and that learning will be greatly improved. At the last count there were 160 Luo, Kikuyu, Masai and Turkana children at Ndogo Primary School but there is no doubt that many more will wish to be educated there now the project is completed so we have built a school suitable for 320 children and due to increasing pupil numbers we will have to raise more money for the feeding programme. The fact that children from the main tribes in Kenya are represented at Ndogo was one of the reasons that attracted us to the project as it reflects the multi-cultural community we have here at Ardingly. Last year the group built a playground at Ndogo which was a resounding success. It’s an amazing privilege to see a 16 year old sit on a swing for the first time in their life (see pictures below). This year we plan to raise money to decorate the newly constructed nursery as well as build a large adventure playground at a nearby centre for street children. The Kenya Equatorial Challenge Fundraising Page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=ardinglyinkenya Please click here to see some footage from previous years' trips>>
University Of Glasgow Trust
(UK, SC008303) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,517.24The University of Glasgow Trust is the main vehicle for philanthropic donations to the University of Glasgow. The Trustees are responsible for disbursement of grants from gifts made to University of Glasgow priority fundraising projects. These include; the Medical Fund, Chancellor's Fund, Scholarships Fund, Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, The Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE), the Small Animal Hospital Campaign and the Beatson Pebble Appeal. The Trust also receives and administers unrestricted gifts and bequests for the benefit of the University.
Give A Book
(UK, 1149664) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,420.00Give a Book is a UK based charity that started in May 2011 with the sole aim of giving books where they will be of particular benefit. Our core belief is that to pass on a good read--to give someone a book--is a transaction of worth.
Friends of Linden Bridge
(UK, 274044) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,417.00
(UK, 274044) Linden Bridge is a Surrey-maintained school for pupils aged 4 to 19 with autism and social communication difficulties. Friends of Linden Bridge (or FLB) is its parent-teacher association.
Education For The Children Foundation
(UK, 1099280) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,361.00Education for the Children offers an integrated approach to learning to children living in chronic poverty in Guatemala. Over 550 children receive an education, nutritious food, healthcare, counselling & social support. This approach keeps them healthy and alert, achieving their academic best.
Kondavil Welfare Association
(UK, EW03000) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,358.00To help Kondavil Village (in Sri Lanka) to progress well in education and literacy. To improve the standard of education in Kondavil Hindu College school and the local Nursery. Improve the facilities in the local Library and local public places!
Westbury Park School Association (WPSA)
(UK, 1038593) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,286.79Created via charity sign up service.
WLSIS & Lady Nafisa School for Girls
(UK, 1123451) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,270.00WLSIS appeal for Lady Nafisa School for Girls: The aim is to make LNS a beacon of learning for the Muslim community by integrating the best aspects of traditional Islamic education and modern Western curricula to give students a strong Islamic identity and become well-rounded, literate individuals.
Fairlawn PTA
(UK, 1156424) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,248.04Our object is to - Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school; - Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils through fun Fundraising events like the Fun Run
Derwen College
(UK, 1153280) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,203.33Derwen College provides specialist further education for over 250 students in residential and day placements. The college is able to meet the individual and diverse needs of young people aged between 16 and 25 with a wide range of learning difficulties and associated disabilities
Parkwood Hall School Voluntary Fund Limited
(UK, 1149587) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,184.00Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy's charity supports aims to enrich the experiences of students and their families and help pay for extra curricular activities of students at the school. PHCA is a wonderful day and residential school in Swanley, Kent for children and teenagers with Special Educational Needs, ranging from moderate to severe learning difficulties. Most have speech and language difficulties and many are on the autistic spectrum.
SHS
(UK, 1084696) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,132.35SHS (School-Home Support) is a national charity that places highly trained practitioners in schools to support children and families, whatever they're going through. To visit SHS's website please go to www.shs.org.uk
THE FRIENDS OF KIPKELION CHARITABLE TRUST
(UK, 1142476) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,117.57Kipkelion District is a rural area in Western Kenya. We are working with local people and partner organisations (including The Friends of Londiani) to provide clean water, better schools and healthcare. In 2013 we supported the following projects: Kimologit Community Water Scheme- this will ensure that a safe water supply is provided to the community of Kimologit throughout the year. The main element will be the building of a storage tank with a capacity of 100 cubic metres. School washrooms for girls- Girls in rural Africa frequently miss school when they have their periods, as the schools' washing facilities are generally inadequate. We are helping to build four girls' washrooms in schools in Kipkelion District. School toilets- we are supporting the building of a new pit latrine block at a primary school in Kipkelion District. We are collaborating on all of these projects with our sister charity The Friends of Londiani, an Irish registered charity (number CHY 16505) which is very well established in the area. These projects will cost approximately £40,000 in total. Please give what you can!
Reed's School
(UK, 312008) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,107.37Reed's School provides a boarding school education and pastoral care for children who have had the misfortune to have lost one or both parents through death or a family tragedy. Support and encouragement is given to help them recover and achieve their full potential.
The Unicorn School For The Dyslexic Child
(UK, 1070807) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,072.49The Unicorn School offers a unique learning enviroment, where children with dyslexia, dyspraxia and speech and language difficulties can discover their full potential. Small classes and individual 1:1 sessions help the pupil to return to mainstream education as soon as possible.
St John's School Leatherhead
(UK, 312064) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,053.91St John’s School Community Holiday is a week’s residential holiday for children with special needs aged between 10 and 16.
Kitale School Uganda
(UK, 1139453) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,035.95Kitale School in the Mukono District of Uganda provides education and support to orphans. We do our best to set them up for a better life through schooling and later by offering support for their business ventures. The school was set up in 2006.
Sherbourne Fields SpecIal School
(UK, 528910) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,013.52Sherbourne Fields is an all age special school (2 - 19) for pupils with a broad spectrum of special need. Judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted on the last two inspections we are proud of our teaching methods and the opportunities we create for all pupils to fulfil their potential.
Friends Of Northway.
(UK, 1003262) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,007.11Friends of Northway is a charity which raises funds for Northway School in Mill Hill London. Northway School is a school for special needs children, aged 4-11, with a range of moderate to severe learning difficulties including cerebral palsy and autism. The school is described as outstanding by OFSTED in 2007 and 2010. If you would like to sponsor our team of staff doing a charity skydive for Friends of Northway please click here to visit their page.
St Barnabas Primary School PTA
(UK, 1050421) Browse events
YTD Raised: £3,928.46St Barnabas PTA is fundraising in support of St Barnabas School - in the heart of Jericho, Oxford. Annual PTA fundraising events include the school fete, Christmas fair and Run Jericho, a 10 K multi-terrain run through Jericho and along Port Meadow and the Oxford canal, as well as a 1 mile childrens' fun run on closed streets in Jericho and through Worcester College sports ground (www.runjericho.com). THe PTA supports a lot of different school activities and new equipment , the last bigger project being an update of the popular school library. This year, St Barnabs PTA is collecting funds for more playground structures on the main school field, especially also for older children.
Marshgate Primary School Pta
(UK, 1102505) Browse events
YTD Raised: £3,842.00Marshgate School PTA is an active and enthusiastic group of parents, teachers and staff, devoted to raising money to help the school.
Together Trust
(UK, 209782) Browse events
YTD Raised: £3,745.54The Together Trust provides care, education & support for those experiencing emotional, physical & learning disabilites & autism. Services include residential homes, fostering, domiciliary care & special schools & colleges. Every penny we receive makes a difference - thanks for your support.
CLASP
(UK, 1122254) Browse events
YTD Raised: £3,736.10CLASP is a self-advocacy charity for people with learning disabilities in Wokingham. Self-advocacy is when you speak up about the things that are important to you; we support people with learning disabilities to do this. We run a range of projects that teach our members the skills to make their voices heard and encourage their independence and sense of responsibility. We hope our members are role-models for their peers and demonstrate to the wider community what people with learning disabilities can achieve. As a user-led organisation, our Board of Directors and staff team includes people with learning disabilities. By working together with our members, we aim to make a real difference in our local community.