The Croydon Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Support Group, based in Croydon, helps to improve the quality of life for individuals affected by Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, their families and carers. We fund-raise for activities with both young and older affected individuals and promote public awareness
Sankara Eye Foundation Europe (SEFE) is a UK registered charity (reg no 1109767) that was formed in 2004 to raise funds to support eye care activities in developing countries and to support the free opthalmic activities of Sankara Eye Care Institutions (SECI), India in particular. From a humble beginning in 1977 to being a national role model for community eye care, Sankara Eye Care Institutions, today stand for - super-speciality eye care that reaches remote regions of India and other neighbouring countries.Blessed by the devine grace of the Sankaracharyas of Kanchi and with the sustained involvement of various voluntary bodies and philanthropists around the world, like Vision for the Future Trust, SEF-USA, Mission for Vision Trust and Sight Savers UK, SECI has now brought light into the lives of innumerable people.The aim of SECI is to achieve 20/20 perfect vision by the year 2020 by establishing similar institutions in other under served areas of India.Further details on all the intitutions can be found at - www.sankaraeye.com
"Using the body's immune system to beat cancer" Topic of Cancer was formed to raise awareness and funds for the essential research into cancer immunotherapy being undertaken at the University of Surrey. By supporting ToC, you could be helping yourself and others to destroy cancer in the future.
BUDS aims to improve the quality of life of people experiencing dementia and their family carers in Sandwell. There is currently no cure for dementia, but with the right information and support people with dementia and their families can continue to lead positive and fulfilling lives.
Helping those whose lives have been touched by Cancer.
The Tamdown Foundation is fully supported by the Tamdown Group Ltd and exists to bring employees, clients and friends together in a unique way to make the world of difference to those who have been affected by life changing illness'. The charities are chosen because of the impact they have had on the lives of some of Tamdown's employees, through the support and help they have shown in the most difficult of times. The charities and organisations are nominated by staff throughout the year and a donation is made to them based on the sponsorship raised through the Foundation. To date the Foundation has raised just over £70,000 for these fantastic charities - a massive well done to everyone and thank you in advance to all future fundraisers !
The Linda Norgrove Foundation is a grant giving trust, which provides funding for women, families and children in Afghanistan. The Foundation offers help with regard to education and health, childcare including orphanages, and scholarships so that Afghan women can go to University. The Trust has been set up in memory of Linda Norgrove who was kidnapped and subsequently died during a failed rescue attempt in Afghanistan in October 2010. Linda was devoted to ensuring that the people of Afghanistan would achieve prosperity and stability as their country was rebuilt. She was completely committed to her development work and she loved Afghanistan and its people. We have set up this fund in our daughter Linda’s name to continue her work. We have given £100,000 from her and our life savings to demonstrate our commitment to the Foundation. The Foundations Trustees will not be remunerated and will only receive reasonable expenses. The Trustees will ensure that the charity’s funds will be devoted entirely to the charity’s objectives.
We are the Fylde Coast Head and Neck Cancer Support Group. The group was set up because of difficulty a lot of people have with swallowing and provides information and support for both patients and their carers. We need your donations or fund raising events. Please help us to help others!
Skcin raise awareness of the UK's most common cancer through education, prevention and early detection. 80% of skin cancers are are caused by over-exposure to UV from the sun/sunbeds, so are largely preventable! Thus, lives really can be saved by promoting sun safety and skin vigilance!
Action Duchenne is a national charity that aims to find a cure for Duchenne, a severe genetic muscle wasting disease. The condition affects mainly boys and without treatment most of these young men are completely paralysed by their early teens and die by their late teens or early 20s. To ensure we do not lose another generation of young people to this terrible disease we need more funding for research and treatment.
York Against Cancer is a local charity helping local people affected by cancer. We fund care for patients at York Hospital, research at The University of York and community education projects. The charity also provides transport to Leeds for radiotherapy and family respite breaks in Whitby
A local charity run totally by a caring team of volunteers: supporting LOCAL peopl touched by cancer including cancer patients, their families and carers, and those bereaved having lost a loved one to cancer. We offer one to one support and counselling, information, relaxation therapies at our Support & Information Centre, respite holidays at our holiday home, and social events offering the opportunity to meet and chat with others who are also on their own cancer journey.
Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) is a registered charity, established in 1998 to fund research into a cure whilst raising public awareness to Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes the associated complications and treatment, avoidance and relief and to provide support to people living with diabetes.
Hull & East Yorkshire Medical Research Centre (Daisy Appeal) opened in 2008. Raising £6.8m for permanent PET-CT Scanning centre and machinery - to locate & diagnose life limiting illnesses quickly for local people. £4.8m already raised (enough to open the new scanning centre). Only £2m to go!
Down's Syndrome Scotland works to improve the quality of life and maximise the potential of everyone with Down's syndrome in Scotland by offering advice, support and information from a team of specialist staff. Down's Syndrome is the most common form of learning disability occurring in about 1 in 1000 births.
FGM - procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external genitalia for non-medical reasons. The harmful effects of FGM can include haemorrhage, shock, infection, psychological trauma and even death.
The Lowe Syndrome Charity is run by parents for medical research for Lowe Syndrome (& Dent's disease) families. Babies are born with multiple symptoms including cataracts in both eyes, failure to thrive, weak muscles and bones, kidney problems, cysts & autism.
Thank you for visiting our profile page on MyDonate. We provide support, information, advocacy, education and research for people with pelvic pain (whether diagnosed or not) and their carers.
The Ewings Sarcoma Research Trust seeks to raise funds for much needed research into this rare, but curable, form of bone cancer. The charity also seeks to raise awareness amongst those groups most affected, namely teenagers and young adults. If you want to find out more about us and what we are doing then visit our website!
Joining Jack has the ultimate aim of finding a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, one of the most common fatal genetic conditions in the world. Recent scientific breakthroughs mean that the development of a treatment is closer than ever, and this will not only help Jack but all sufferers of DMD.
Supporting those affected, promoting awareness and aiding research. Haemochromatosis is one of the most common genetic disorders.
Cancer Vaccine is the only national charity in the UK specifically funding research to fight cancer with vaccines. It is determined and confident that vaccines, which have no side effects (unlike existing therapies such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy), will become an accepted form of treatment for cancer enabling patients to live longer with a better quality of life.
Tobi Adeyemi Foundation is a grant making foundation set up to support and enable disadvantaged children & young people get a first class education. The foundation was established following the sudden and unexpected death of Oluwatobi Adeyemi on the 5th March 2011.
Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research was established in 1994 with a mission to undertake research into common diseases that affect us all. We have two main arms of research - cardiovascular (heart and stroke diseaes) and organ regeneration. We are an independant medical research charity supported by public donations and grants. We do not receive any Government funding.We are truly grateful for all the support we have had from our supporters, but more needs to be done, so please help us. Our big campaign is the Heart and Stroke Research Campaign www.heartandstrokeresearch.org. Please visit this page and help in whatever way you can. The more help we can raise, the faster our reseach will progress. Together we can make a difference!
The Down Syndrome Group Northamptonshire is a local Charity, largely run by parents, which supports families and friends in the community who have a connection to people with Down Syndrome. It brings families together to offer advice, share experiences and learn from each other.