Torchbearers Of Empowerment & Upliftment
All our charity partners work in diverse parts of the world, with very different stakeholder groups and environments, yet they have one thing in common. Their passion, purpose and projects align with our vision of transforming lives and creating lasting change. Our charity partners work in the following key areas.
Women’s empowerment, Access to education, Training & skills development, Access to primary healthcare, Disaster & emergency relief.
Phola
PHOLA comes from the Nguni word ‘ heal’. This charity was founded by Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo , one of the pioneers of the internationally renowned narrative therapy approach called the ‘Tree of Life’.The charity strives to provide culturally appropriate trauma counselling and psychosocial services to children, women and families empowering them to ‘become leaders in bringing...
Think Equal
Think Equal is the brainchild of visionary human activist and BAFTA winning film producer Leslee Udwin. It is a registered UK and US charity established in 2016, whose aims are to promote a holistic approach to education incorporating value-based learning as part of core subject teaching Their work is guided by and endorsed by educators...
Satya Special School
Satya Special School was established in June 2003, in Pondicherry-India, to provide a safe and secure base for special children with a range of mental and physical disabilities. At the time there were little or no facilities for children with special needs who were often left at home, tied down, or abandoned altogether. Satya’s ethos...
Sense International
Sense International (SI) is a global charity that works to support people with deaf blindness in several countries worldwide such as India, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania, Peru and Romania. In the UK, these projects are managed through Sense UK . SI works in partnerships with local agencies, government bodies and educational institutions to support the professionals,...
Chinmaya Organisation For Rural Development
CORD is a rural empowerment charity that works by motivating, mobilizing and enabling communities to work holistically within their own local structures. This includes the provision of rural primary health care and training centres, establishment of self-help groups, support to improve agricultural processes, provision of training resources for youth employment and rural school support.
PAN – Amies Freedom Choir
John Martin is a founding member of Pan and its artistic director. John is passionate about the Arts and about using dance, drama and music to heal and to rehabilitate. Arts for Social Change works to support the rehabilitation of people affected by war, natural disaster and poverty in many countries. He regularly writes and...
Quest For Learning
Quest for Learning supports disadvantaged primary school children in Oxfordshire who have fallen behind their peers through high quality English and Maths interventions. Our programmes have been in demand from schools in our county for 24 years. And that’s because what we do works! In just 2 months children on our literacy programmes make 14...
Nirvana School Pondicherry
Nirvana School provides high quality education for under privileged children in Tamil Nadu. It currently enables nursery, primary and high school education for more than 500 students, aged 3-15 years. Nirvana Trust was launched by Mrs. Vinodini Samani in 1994 after the sudden death of her husband Mr. Pravin Samani. Starting with lessons in their...