Economic and community development Charities

Look at poverty differently and you'll see grassroots entrepreneurs, full of energy and ideas. We help turn women's skills and potential into jobs and they discover a way up and out of poverty. Our current areas of support are Eastern Africa and Afghanistan.

To bring about lasting environmental improvements through partnerships and contributing to the economic and social regeneration in the area we operate in.

The YMCA has a holistic range of services which can embrace all of the diverse aspects of our community.Housing and Support Training and Employment VolunteeringSports, Health, Fitness and ActivityYouth ServicesAffordable Food Provision Community Facilities Family Relationships

Womankind Worldwide is a UK-based international development and women's rights organisation working to transform women's lives in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and to create lasting change for the future. We support women to transform their lives and their communities by working in partnership with women's rights organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Lively Minds works to get pre-school children in rural Ghana and Uganda school-ready. Working through government we build the skills and confidence of marginalised mothers to run educational Play Schemes & provide nurturing care at home. This improves the quality of life and life-chances for children, parents and the wider communities.

Promotion of education and training in the science, practice and history of aviation and automotive transportandPromotion of education and training in the science and practice of agriculture, food production and management of rural resources by making arrangements for the provision and conduct of a college.

Fairfield Farm Trust (also known as Fairfield Farm College) is an independent Specialist College for students with learning disabilities. Students live in one of our four residential care homes close to the college site. The charity also offers supported employment to a small number of people with disabilities via partnership agreements.

The producing theatre for Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent, creating excellent, nationally renowned theatre in our unique in-the-round auditorium, appealing to a wide range of people, striving to reach new audiences and consolidating existing audiences. We believe in the power of theatre to change lives, making a difference for local people of all ages through our education and community activities.

Animals Asia is devoted to ending the barbaric practice of bear bile farming and improving the welfare of animals in China and Vietnam. We promote compassion and respect for all animals and work to bring about long-term change. Particular emphasis is on ending bear bile farming, ending the trade in dogs and cats for meat and improving the welfare of captive animals in zoos and safari parks.

Landmarks is an Independent Specialist College for people with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities. The College offers a broad curriculum that prepares people for adulthood. Learning Pathways are created which help learners achieve employment, become more independent or improve their social and functional communication skills to enable greater control over life decisions.

HOSTELS PROVIDING HOUSING FOR HOMELESS RESIDENTS, VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING, ADVICE OR SUPPORT. BY PROVIDING THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED WITH WORK EXPERIENCE OR OTHER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT.

The Zahra Trust is a charitable endownment with its headquaters in the United Kingdom. The Trust focuses on three primary areas, Publications, Productions and Philanthropy. The Trust carries out humanitarian aid across the globe where needed.

Jamie's Farm transforms the lives of vulnerable children between the ages of 10-16 by working closely with our partner schools, providing a combination of 'farming, family and therapy' through a unique residential and follow-up programme. We re-engage children with educational life and enable them to fulfil their potential both in school and the wider social setting.

To reduce social exclusion, vulnerability and homelessness by providing accommodation, education/training and practical support tailored to the individual need.

Right to Succeed brings together best practice educationalists, deliverers, philanthropists, & commissioners to:1. Develop collaborative solutions to systemic problems of educational and youth employment inequality2. Pilot these solutions at a size where they can be robustly proven3. Scale and replicate the effective solutions until they reach a systemic scale

Action for Blind People support blind and partially sighted people in the United Kingdom. This can mean helping them to find or keep a job, deal with housing issues, helping them to go on holiday, providing sports clubs for visually impaired children, and other services for visually impaired children and their families or providing vital information in the heart of communities.

Farming's oldest and largest charity providing tailored support to those in need in the farming community, across England and Wales, who work and have worked in agriculture and their families.

Students' Union promoting the interests and welfare of students at Swansea University. The Union provides social, sporting and recreational activities as well as supporting and advising students during their time at University. Union commercial services in retail and licensed trade offer employment and opportunities for personal development.

Embrace the Middle East, formerly known as BibleLands, seeks to improve the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the Middle East. We do this in partnership with local Christians, focusing on education, healthcare and community development.

A national community development charity supporting a variety of innovative projects and activities in local communities.

Management of North Halifax Partnership Family Hubs and the Neighbourhood and community programmes in Calderdale. Working with public service providers and local communities to raise awareness, and promote and improve public service delivery including employment support, education training, public health facilities and childcare in communities.

We are a not-for-profit microfinace institution focussing on sub-saharan africa. Our mission is to significantly reduce the depth and breadth of poverty in the communities within which we operate. We do this by lending money to groups of rural women to help them build sustainable businesses, and by providing meaningful training and ongoing mentoring support.

Our mission is to create and support pathways for young people and entrepreneurs into education, employment and enterprise to help build stronger communities and a more sustainable economy.The programmes we deliver, the independence of our fundraising and the support we provide to other charities sharing our mission, makes us a pioneering force in the UK's charitable foundation sector.

The principle objective of BRS Education Limited is to provide education and training of the highest possible standard for those employed in the racing industry or seeking employment in the racing industry.

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY & UNEMPLOYMENT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION & THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ECONOMICAL & SOCIAL DISADVANTAGED MEMBER OF SOCIETY, SUCH AS THE MINORITY ETHIC COMMUNITY, MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS, ELDERLY PEOPLE, DISABLED & THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT.