Diabetes Awareness Foundation is a charity for people with diabetes, their family, friends and carers. Our mission is to create awareness to help prevent and improve the lives of people and to work towards a future without diabetes. We provide practical support and information to help people manage their diabetes. We are people who have been affected,diagnosed or who are living with diabetes type 1 or type 2. We are supported by government,...

Warchild aim to reach children as early as possible when conflict breaks out, and stay on to support them—long after the TV cameras have gone home.

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust will continue to be a fitting legacy to Stephen’s memory. It sets out how we will move forward and grow as a social business so that we can continue to make a real impact: Supporting young people to transform their lives, overcoming disadvantage and discrimination and into ambitious careers as professionals; Ensuring business can benefit from, and is more inclusive of, diverse talent...

The Born Free Foundation is a dynamic international wildlife charity, devoted to compassionate conservation and animal welfare. Born Free takes action worldwide to protect threatened species and stop individual animal suffering. Born Free believes wildlife belongs in the wild and works to phase out zoos. We rescue animals from lives of misery in tiny cages and give them lifetime care. Born Free protects lions, elephants, tigers, gorillas,...

Every single day, thousands of children experience terrible abuse and suffer in silence. But with your help, we can put a stop to this. By making a donation today you can help us be there for more abused children.

Our vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. In the 1970s, less than a quarter of people with cancer survived. But over the last 40 years, survival has doubled – today half will survive.  Our ambition is to accelerate progress and see three-quarters of people surviving the disease within the next 20 years.

Our Heart HelpLine can answer your questions on everything heart-related and our Heart Mattersservice offers free support and information for people looking to improve their heart health. We fund research into the prevention, care and treatment of heart disease. We are aiming to spend £50 million over the next decade to help our scientists learn to mend broken hearts affected by heart failure caused by a heart attack. Find out more...

Around seven young people aged between 13 and 24 are diagnosed with cancer every day in the UK. They need expert treatment and support from the moment they hear the word ‘cancer.’ We’re the only charity dedicated to making this happen. We bring young people together so they can be treated together, by teenage cancer experts, in the best place for them. We educate young people about cancer and work with health professionals to develop their...

BANG’s mission is to help young people realise their full potential so they can contribute positively to their communities by creating platforms and projects that engage, promote and develop the skills they need for their life and careers.    Tackle youth social exclusion by providing young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with positive activities designed to build their motivation, skills and experiences in order to...

We save children’s lives We helped 10 million children through our work in 2012. We run world-class programmes to save children’s lives and challenge world leaders to keep to their promises to give children a brighter future. - See more at: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do#sthash.ExoShkn1.dpuf

At Rainbows we are dedicated to meeting the needs of the children and young people from the East Midlands who come to the Hospice. These children and young people are all affected by life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. - See more at: http://www.rainbows.co.uk/wp-content/cache/page_enhanced/www.rainbows.co.uk/_index.html_gzip#sthash.WV9KPusK.dpuf

Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives. We support a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries - from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections.   Between 2010 and 2015, we will invest £1.9 billion of public

The International Finance Facility for Immunisation was set up in 2006 to rapidly accelerate the availability and predictability of funds for GAVI's immunisation programmes.   Why IFFIm supports immunisation? A major constraint plaguing immunisation efforts in recent years has been the lack of stable, predictable and coordinated cash flows for an extended period. With the main issues in extending immunisation coverage requiring long-term...

Commonwealth organisations are involved in diverse activities, from helping countries with trade negotiations to encouraging women’s leadership, building the small business sector, supporting youth participation at all levels of society and providing experts to write laws. The Commonwealth continues to be a pioneer in many areas of development. Our work in maritime boundaries is leading strategic thinking on ocean governance...

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea We provide, on call, a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service around the UK and Ireland, and a seasonal lifeguard service. With our lifeboats, lifeguards, safety advice and flood rescue, we are committed to saving lives.

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way.  We provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care. We are Macmillan Cancer Support. The number of people with cancer is growing every day. We want to...

Together with our local partners, we work in more than 90 countries as part of the Oxfam International confederation, to tackle the root causes of poverty and respond to emergencies.

We are a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help people recover and move on with their lives.

Barnardo’s believes in children regardless of their circumstances, gender, race, disability or behaviour. Our purpose as a charity today is to transform the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children We believe in the abused, the most 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 that every child deserves...

The Boy Better Know MC (Skepta) - who is born to Nigerian parents - has been helping to set up the children's play area