Economic and community development Charities That specialise in Rural and farming areas

Makes grants to organisations for the prevetion or relief of poverty. Organise local fund raising activites in England and Wales.

Rurcon Communications Unit exists to support and make known the practical, educational, training and extension work with African Christian leaders in Rurcon (rural development counsellors through Christian churches in Africa) to benefit whole communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Providing facilities for a rural community, visiting post office twice weekly, doctor's surgery, keep fit, bowling, badminton, amateur dramatics, and for private use for parties, wedding receptions and other use for local organisations such as the church for jumble sales and whist and euchre drives.

The main purpose is to enable women to improve and develop their education, including the arts,crafts and sciences, advance their education in citizenship and other cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, home economics, health and social welfare and to improve and develop conditions of rural life.

Beaminster Young Farmers Club is a small group of young people between the ages of 10-26.

The business of the society is to run an agricultural show and this is duly held on May Bank Holiday.

This is a humanitarian charity that works with Churches and organisations in developing countries and the UK, and Includes;India - Child sponsorship programme.- Rehousing and supporting families from slum areas into a one bedroom houses. Also supporting a tuition support centre.Durban - Feeding programme for the poor in rural area's.Uk - Supporting families to help meet day to day needs

education and social activites for young people with an interest in the countryside

Weekly club meetings both educational and social

SFM relieves chronic hunger by running:Sustainable and eco-friendly farming and preservation methods to reduce post-harvest loss among small scale farmers and reduce malnutrition among children.Health clinics offering health check and advice; andCentre for capacity building offering career counselling and loan advice to beneficiaries.

support for organisations working in the fields of environmental sustainability, climate change mitigation, wildlife and wilderness conservation, organic agriculture, fairtrade, renewable energy, and relief of poverty and disease in developing countries.

The provision of positive activities for rural young people aged 10 to 28.

Ashley YFC is part of the Staffordshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs, a rural youth Organisation for anyone aged between 10 and 28 years of age. The Club meet regularly in and around the Ashley District and organise a varied programme of events including sports, training, talks, discos and balls to name just a few!

To educate and support women in rural communities

The Rural Veterans Hubs (Kirklees) aims to provide support, sanctuary and services to military veterans living around the Kirklees rural district.

Weekly club meetings both educational and social

The main area in which KunDe currently works is a) support to Government Health Services through training, supply of equipment and clinics and support of disease control programmes; b) community development to improve lives and health of rural people; c) resource development to make health and life skills materials available; d) human resource development through training of personnel.

THE PROVISION OF POSITIVE ACTIVITIES FOR RURAL YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 10 TO 28

Currently we are running a free coaching centre for poor children to provide with extra tuition. To encourage student to attend classes, the charity provide free clothing and light refreshment during the class. Following a recent visit to India, the trustees found that some Ambulances are required for rural part of Haryana state. On approval our application ambulances will be donated to hospital.

Nepal Village Foundation is a UK-based organisation. We work very closely with Dalit and poorest of the poor in rural villages of Nepal. We work with them to improve their wellbeing by enabling access to education and learning. We will strengthen villages to enable change to happen in an enduring way so they can determine their own futures and make good use of the resources available to them.

1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN AGRICULTURE,HOME CRAFTS,COUNTRY LIFE,AND RELATED SUBJECTS

The Exe Valley Market Bus has been operating for more than 40 years and, for all of that time, has been run entirely by local volunteers for local people in a very rural area with no access to other public transport. It offers twice weekly scheduled route trips from Oakford to Tiverton serving villages between. It also goes from Oakford to South Molton or Barnstaple on alternate Thursdays.

The charity has purchased and restored The Old Blacksmith's Workshop, a listed building which gave its name to the village. The workshop is now let to a traditional blacksmith,a silversmith, a sign writer and a contemporary furniture maker, to form a rural craft centre. As well as encouraging economic development, the project provides a unique educational resource for schools.

Encouragement of the breeding of Oxford Down sheep; maintenance of the purity of the breed; registration of the pedigrees of Oxford Down sheep in the Flock Book which is published annually; organisation of shows and sales of Oxford Down sheep across the UK; promotion of the Oxford Down breed at agricultural events; provision of a website to make information about the breed widely available.

The charity provides a venue for social and other functions including Pilates, Parish Council & other meetings, dog training, afternoon teas ,Young Farmers ,W.I. It also hosts the annual Daffodil weekend and Spring Fayre. It is also the venue for 2 flower shows .It is very well used but did suffer during Covid but has returned to normal now.