The Healing Foundation is a national fundraising charity championing the cause of people living with disfigurement and visible loss of function, by funding research into pioneering surgical and psychological healing techniques. Through research, we also raise awareness about the cause and provide information about the sources of support.
We raise Cancer awareness and educate the rural villages in Africa about the early Signs and Symptoms of Cancer. We aim to reduce the rate of Mortalities & Morbidities caused by Cancer in Africa, by building capacity, raising local awareness and providing free screening services.
IASO represents professional members of the scientific, medical and research communities from over 50 regional and national obesity associations. IASO offers an internationally recognised obesity education programme for health professionals, with an aim to improve clinical care.
She just wanted to be remembered.
Alstrom Syndrome causes childhood blindness, hearing loss, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes type two, obesity and many related health problems. Alstrom Syndrome UK (ASUK) is a small family run charity providing support and advice to families living with Alstrom Syndrome. We provide newsletters an annual family conference and quarterly clinic support.
The Jude Brady Foundation was set up in 2008 in memory of Peter and Lynn Brady’s son Jude, who was stillborn in 2006. The foundation’s main priorities are to raise awareness of stillbirth and neonatal death and to raise funds for child related good causes and the charity SANDS.
By donating to TNSIF, you’ll be helping us rewrite the future of the 2.5 million people worldwide living with paralysis caused by spinal cord injury. Every pound raised puts us one step closer to the cure. Donate using Justgiving.com: For every £10 you donate, we receive almost £12.
SAUK was founded in 1981 and is the only independent support group for scoliosis in the UK. Scoliosis is a curving and twisting of the spine for which there is corrective treatment but no cure. Relying solely on donations the organisation provides valuable support and advice to those with the condition. SAUK works closely with the British Scoliosis Research Foundation.
Cancer of Unknown Primary affects about 10,000 people in the UK each year. To be told that you, or a loved one, has cancer but that the type is unknown - information that is fundamental to treatment - is a double blow. We offer information & support; and promote research into improved diagnosis.
Adderstone Foundation raises funds on behalf of a variety of important charities & worthy causes. Set up by Adderstone Group in 2007 with the intention of ‘making good stuff happen’, we are raising funds on behalf of Norcare Veterans through the Warrior Beach Assault Challenge on 29 March.
Thank you for visiting our profile page on MyDonate.SAMM is an independent voluntary organisation. Our primary aim is to offer help and support to families and friends who have been bereaved as a result of murder or manslaughter. Our main strength lies in the fact that our members have been similarly bereaved. We are also involved in training, research and raising public awareness about the effects of homicide.
The Chromosome 18 Registry and Research Society (Europe) is a European organisation set up in the UK in 2009 to cater for the specific needs of those with Chromosome 18 disorders, their parents, relatives and siblings. Our mission is to help everyone affected by Chromosome 18 disorders to achieve their full potential, and to lead happy, healthy and productive lives. It is closely associated with the Chromosome 18 Registry and Research Society in San Antonio, Texas, as well as having ties to the associations throughout Europe that deal with all rare chromosome disorders (such as Unique in the UK, Valentin-APAC in France, Leona e.V. in Germany, Genetic Alliance and Eurordis). Our website http//:www.chromosome18eur.org allows families from across Europe to register as members and to communicate with other famiies facing the same challenges every day. We are now organising our third family conference to be held in England in the summer of 2014, where for a long weekend parents, siblings, grandparents, carers and affected men, women and children will laugh, learn and play together. For many families, this will be the first time they have met others with children just like their affected child. For most, it will be a life changing experience. Your help in fundraising will make that possible!!!! Thank you
Helping those whose lives have been touched by Cancer.
The Stan Bowley Trust is raising funds to bring CyberKnife to the North West and the Midlands. CyberKnife is a robotic radiotherapy that can deliver high dosages of radiation with sub millimetre accuracy giving hope where there was previously none. For more info visit www.thestanbowleytrust.org
Our Rotary Club organises activities and events throughout the year to raise money for big charities like Prostate Cancer Uk and also many smaller groups working to improve the lives of disadvantaged people. Every penny raised goes to these good causes and our members often give up their time also
Dumfries and Galloway Health Board Endowment Fund is a charity of over 240 funds for the benefit of patients and staff in Dumfries and Galloway. Each hospital and most wards, units, departments and speciality has its own individual fund. These individual funds are managed by senior staff working in that specific area and are used to enhance patient care. The charity funds are used for the purchase of equipment, patient comforts and amenities, research and training together with the provision of extra facilities and opportunities not available from government funding. An example of one of our individual funds is the Alexandra Unit which is a specialist palliative care unit. The principle aim of the unit is to enhance quality of life on a day-to-day basis. Care is provided by a multi-disciplinary specialist team, encompassing medical, nursing, social work, physiotherapy, psychology and spiritual care specialities. The unit is bright and airy comprising of eight single bedrooms, a common room, outside terrace and ward kitchen. The emphasis is on offering comfort and flexibility in a warm and friendly atmosphere where patients can live as if they were at home whilst receiving specialist care.
We are here to provide emotional and practical support - on a one-to-one basis and through community based groups - to anyone affected by cancer including family, friends and carers. Based in the west of Scotland, Cancer Support Scotland provides emotional and practical care to anyone affected by cancer on a personal and one-to-one basis. We provide many services ranging from complementary therapies such as Reiki and Reflexology to Talking Therapy, Support Groups and up-to-date, vital information. The services we deliver ensure that someone who is affected by cancer is cared for as a person, not a statistic. Thank you very much for visting our page and if you would like further information on the charity please feel free to visit our website or give us a call.
LIBRA raises funds which are used to equip the department of Haematological Medicine at King’s College Hospital in London. We have a number of dedicated supporters throughout the South East and beyond. Through donations and fundraising projects, we help to ensure that groundbreaking research and treatments can be carried out by some of the world’s leading experts on haematological medicine. Making a difference We provide equipment to help researchers develop treatments for Liver disease, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Sickle Cell disease and Diabetes We help to cover the cost of specialist Apheresis machines that are required for use on blood donors and also patients Through LIBRA, equipment is provided for a team of 86 researchers who focus on treating leukaemia The unit that we support has the largest bone marrow transplant programme in the UK We’re also funding a database project that will benefit other hospitals and it is already proving a great success We provide funds to cover the costs of laboratory space such as the ‘LIBRA Corridor’ which is a working unit, developed with our support
Founded by parents who lost twin boys in 1993 to Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, the Trust funds research into this and other placental disorders by funding the employment of a full time Research Fellow. Funds are also made available for neo natal unit equipment.
The Myotubular Trust is the only charity in Europe raising research funds towards a cure or treatment for myotubular myopathy, a devastating muscle weakness affecting babies from birth.
The fund was set up in memory of Emma Maltby who died aged 38 from Ewings Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer found in young adults. The fund has been set up to employ a support worker for teenagers at the Teenage Cancer Trust unit at St James Hospital, Leeds.
Our charity supports mouth, throat and other head & neck cancer patients face the crisis of cancer. It provides information for patients, carers and health professionals through its award winning website and support through its unique online support group, telephone helpline service and advocacy.
The purpose of the Sam Pilcher Trust is to help Children and Adolescents who are suffering from Cancer. We provide support and financial help for the families during their treatment. We are also working directly with the local hospitals to provide better facilities and update equipment.
To promote the treatment and care of persons suffering from oesophageal or stomach cancer and to provide support to those caring for such persons or who are affected by oesophageal or stomach cancer amongst their families or friends.