'Iris House Children's Hospice, is the ONLY Children's Hospice in South Africa. We offer community care to special needs children with limited life expectancy who are affected by syndromes such as, EB and severe Cerebral Palsy. Our aim is to provide these children with quality care whilst providing respite and support for their parents and siblings. '
Asthma UK is the charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the 5.4 million people in the UK who have asthma. Our vision is 'control over asthma today, freedom from asthma tomorrow'. We are working with people with asthma, health professionals and researchers to develop a better understanding of the condition and to promote better care for the everyone in the UK with asthma.
Asthma UK runs various projects that have a significant and long lasting impact on those living with asthma in the UK. We aim to improve the health and well being of people with asthma by:
Funding research through grants and fellowships and driving the research agenda for the UK
Providing information, advice and support to people with asthma and those who care for them
Influencing public policy that affects the lives of people with asthma and those who care for them.
Big Cat Rescue, a non profit educational sanctuary, is devoted to
rescuing and providing a permanent home for exotic (i.e. wild, not
domestic) cats who have been abused, abandoned, bred to be pets,
retired from performing acts, or saved from being slaughtered for fur
coats, and to educating the public about these animals and the issues
facing them in captivity and in the wild.
The sanctuary houses the most diverse population of exotic cats in the
world, with 14 of the 35 species of wild cat represented among more
than 100 residents. These include tigers, lions, leopards,
cougars, bobcats, lynx, ocelots, servals, caracals and others, many of
whom are threatened, endangered, or now extinct in the wild.
The Dogs Fund at BigHeartBingo goes to dog charities across the UK and in particular to Dogs Trust and Battersea Dogs Home which shelter and find new homes for tens of thousands of abandoned and mistreated dogs in the UK every year.
The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only charity in the UK
wholly dedicated to defeating lung cancer, the biggest cancer killer in
the world. Their vision is to defeat lung cancer.
Their Mission: The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation:
- works towards defeating lung cancer through research, campaigning and education
- provides practical and emotional support for patients and all those affected by lung cancer and smoking
- enables children and young people to make informed decisions about smoking and the tobacco industry
Chernobyl Children LifeLine's main aims are:
- To bring child victims of the Chernobyl disaster to the UK for
recuperative breaks of 1 month - over 46,000 have been brought over to
stay
with host families since 1992.
- To provide on going supplies of multi-vitamins and basic health care products to the children on their return.
- To work with our Belarusian partners in Minsk and Gomel, to locate
children too sick to travel by providing chemotherapy medicines
to Children's Cancer hospitals in Minsk, Gomel and other regions.
- Support with medicines and equipment: No. 1 Baby home in Mins, and many other orphanages.
- Bring over children to the UK for long term medical care and education.
- Support Kprbrin children's village
- Lapitchi village project
The mission of KidsOut remains the same today as it was back in 1990 -
to provide fun and happiness for disadvantaged children and young
people irrespective of background or circumstances.
However, the work of the charity has evolved. In addition to the
legendary KidsOut day out, we work to help fund and deliver a range of
fun activities that are designed to socially engage and develop
confidence for those children and young people who may not otherwise
get the opportunity to enjoy such rewarding, and often life changing,
experiences.
And through our Funds-4-Fun scheme, KidsOut is able to spread even more
happiness by giving small financial grants to individuals, families,
schools and groups for the purchase of special play equipment, toys,
holidays and outings.
Adam was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in October 2006. Since
then he has come a long way in his fight against this disease, but as
the efficacy of his chemotherapy diminishes, the drug 'Erbitux' becomes
increasingly more vital, and the only remaining possible treatment for
Adam. Unfortunately, this drug is denied to patients on the NHS and is
only accessible privately. To fund Erbitux privately costs a minimum of
£55,000 for a three month course of treatment.
