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United World Schools
(UK, 1129537) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,657.81
(UK, 1129537) United World Schools builds schools and trains teachers in some of the world's poorest regions. Piloted in Cambodia and now working in Burma and Sri Lanka, UWS has built 14 primary schools providing an education for 3000+ children. Our aim is to work in 20 countries supporting 500,000 children.
Itala Foundation
(UK, 1119132) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,639.00We set up the school in Zambia14 years ago in order to educate poor, disadvantaged and orphan children who could not afford to go to the State schools. We believe that education is the most important way of helping the children to achieve a better future for themselves
Royal School For The Deaf Derby
(UK, 1062507) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,632.00Royal School for the Deaf Derby is a non-maintained special school which provides education for deaf learners aged 3 to 19 in an environment which values British Sign Language as well as written and spoken English.
The Brickworks
(UK, 1127606) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,607.00The Brickworks was set up to support projects in South Sudan. We sponsor Sudanese health students to gain further qualifications; we build primary schools; we support the Martha Eye Clinic and the Martha childrens ward. We also limited financial support to the Diocese of Yei.
The Livery and Freeman Fund
(UK, 1069124) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,584.82The Merchant Taylors’ Company's charitable activities are education, with a particular emphasis on its own “family of schools”; to the relief of poverty, disadvantage and homelessness; the provision of assistance to those who are elderly and infirm; and support for people with disabilities
Gordonstoun School
(UK, SC037867) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,556.26Gordonstoun School International Community Service Projects around the world in Egypt, Romania and Thailand and Ethiopia. If you would like to make a donation to one of these projects please tag your name with the project.
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>>
Wherever The Need
(UK, 1070826) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,448.50Wherever 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!
Petts Wood Playgroup (for Children With Special Needs)
(UK, 803792) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,422.00Started in 1968, Petts Wood Playgroup for Children With Special Needs provides pre-school care and education for 0-5 year olds with additional / special needs. Staffed primarily by volunteers from the local community, supported by therapists from the local authority, PWPG has been judged Outstanding in all Areas by Ofsted. On going training and qualifications enable the group to provide a safe and stimulating environment for each child and meet their individual needs, then support the families at the transition to school. No fees are charged, so the group has to raise funds to provide basic commodities and specialist equipment to maximise each childs ability to achieve their potential. Thank you for considering this group as your charity.
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: £4,417.00Linden 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!
Teach First
(UK, 1098294) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,357.48When we think about people living in poverty, the images that come to mindaren’t often of the communities that surround us. Yet in Britain today, 3.6 million children are growing up in households so poor, providing basics like heating andfood is a daily struggle. A child growing up in poverty can all too often become trapped in a downwardspiral of low educational achievement, inferior job opportunities and greatlyincreased chances of drug use, poor health and involvement with crime. In someareas they will even die sooner than their wealthier neighbour. We are Teach First and we think this is wrong. We are working towards a future where every child can succeed, regardless of their background. And we have seen how excellent classroom teachers can transform a child’s life opportunities. We recruit dynamic, passionate graduates and career-changers to teach in schools in low-income communities. We only work with schools where more than 50% of pupils come from the poorest homes. Only 4% of newly qualified teachers would consider working in these schools, but all of our teachers commit to working there for a minimum of two years. In ten years, more than 4,000 Teach First teachers have worked in over 500 schools. We are building a movement of leaders who will change the education system, eradicating educational disadvantage and making a meaningful impact on children, their families and communities.
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.
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.
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!
The Sparrow Schools Foundation
(UK, 1082286) Browse events
YTD Raised: £4,077.11The Sparrow Schools Foundation in the UK helps the Sparrow Schools in South Africa to provide education for those who need it most.
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.
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.
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.
Action Through Enterprise
(UK, 1149988) Browse events
YTD Raised: £3,815.00Action Through Enterprise (ATE) is a registered charity that supports economic and social development in the Lawra region of North West Ghana through enabling Small Business Development, SNAP (Special Needs Awareness Program) and the Provision of School Meals in primary schools.
University of Leicester
(UK, N) Browse events
YTD Raised: £3,691.21The University of Leicester is the most inclusive of Britain's top-20 leading universities with the greatest proportions of students from under-represented groups. Our commitment to an inclusive and accessible culture opens the doors to the very best, no matter their background.