Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Women

Oxshott Girlguiding Units are part of Girlguiding UK the largest charity for girls and young women giving girls and young women a space to discover and grow enabling them to find their voice and make a positive difference in the world. We deliver an exciting diverse girl-led programme of activities facilitated by trusted adults in our meetings.

Member of the National Federation of women's Institutes, which provides education/training support and social contact to Women. Monthly meetings and other community activites

To give our members opportunities to be involved in education and training by holding monthly meetings with speakers, or outings to places of interest. Encourage awareness of environmental and conservation issues.

TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR FRIENDSHIP AND EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE. WE HAVE SERIES OF VARIOUS SPEAKERS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND DAYS OUT. FREQUENT OPEN MEETINGS ARE ARRANGED FOR NON MEMBERS.

Raising of funds for the benefit of members and their dependants in need of financial support. Also supporting of local and national charitable causes.

Social cohesion / coffee mornings / fund raising / ladies afternoon / social activitiesAnd Social Recreation for the residents of pleck area / Daily bingo secessions.

A fund for the benefit of girls resident in Brightling for educational purposes who have attended primary school for at least two years and have not reached their thirteenth birthday. In accordance with the terms of the charity, a child in secondary education who is 13 or over may be eligible for an award.

To provide the girls in our care with opportunities to fulfill the objectives of the Guide Association through a balanced girl lead programme of activities such as outdoors, crafts, learning new skills etc. in our own guide headquarters.

Registered African charities seeking to improve the quality of life of their communities by improving water supplies, farming/animal husbandry etc as well as education of orphans and widows' children, the provison of livelihood skills such as IT training/leadership programmes, furniture making, photography, baking, catering, sewing, hair dressing etc. can be invited to apply for grants.

To apply benefit for the poor widows of the parishes of Ramsey,Bury and Upwood in the County of Cambridgeshire on the 21st December each year and to provide money for the upkeep of the Mawdesley Graves in the Churchyard of the Church of St Thomas-a-Becket, Ramsey.

The group meets once a month. It is an important social gathering for the membership who are elderly. We have interesting speakers and include sessions learning crafts. We have outings to places of interest with educational input. We support the work of the IOW Ability Dogs for young people.

Girls work through a programme, which has been designed to further the girls social and development skills, along with outdoor activities and residential experiences.

a) financial aid to the Sisters of St Joseph and the Sisters of Notre Dame working with the poor in Peru. b) Financial aid to Contact, a residential project in Manchester for homeless young women. c) Assistance to disabled and disadvantaged members of the parish. d) Assistance to other charities whose activities are consistent with the objectives of Xspand.

Our local W.I. provides members with guest speakers. These speakers offer a wide variety of topics and information.We also hold coffee mornings and support local activities within the community.

Organisation of activities, particularly those with an outdoor theme, for girls aged between 6 and 18, and their leaders in Haywards Heath (West Sussex)

The aim of the charity is to make provision for the care, maintenance and treatment of maternity cases within the locality of Conwy River and Conwy Valley.

We supply christmas food parcels for the senior citizens and widows of Belchford parish.These are put together and delivered the week before christmas. We also organise a senior citizens Christmas lunch.

UNIFORMED ORGANISATION FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN - GIRLGUIDING LITTLEPORT DISTRICT SUPPORTS THE WORK OF VOLUNTEER ADULT LEADERS IN PROVIDING A VARIED PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG MEMBERS AGED 5-18

To render assistance to the Brothers and Sisters of the Order, who are members, and their wives,common law husbands and wives / civil partners, and dependants in times of need.

We support research into the treatment and causes of gynaecological cancer in South Wales. We also support the development of facilities to improve the care of women with gynaecological cancer.

The O.B.A. is established with the object of relieving by donations, distributions, assisting poor and necessitous members, widows, orphans or dependants of deceased members, to support such external, philanthropic and charitable objects at both national and local levels.

The relief and help of necessitous persons who are or have been clinical biochemists, whether they are subscribers to the fund or not, and the wives, children, widows or dependants of deceased or disabled clinical biochemists.

Gives christmas gift to widows and widowers living within the parish. From time to time gives gifts to enhance the education of one or more young people living within the parish. A test of "need" is not made.

Monthly educational meeting. Help develop conditions of rural life. To ask questions in both national and international in music, drama and other cultural subjects.

We aim to help educate women to enable them to provide an effective role in the community and to develop and pass on important skills. We are a part of the largest voluntary women's organisation in the United Kingdom. At our monthly meetings we have various speakers covering a very broad spectrum of topics.