International

WWF

Best known as the world’s leading independent conservation body, we’ve seen first-hand how the health and security of people, wildlife and the environment are all interlinked.

That’s why our passion for safeguarding the natural world has to be backed up by other environmental action - tackling the urgent threat of climate change (with our big global campaigns like Earth Hour) and promoting sustainable use of resources by helping to change the way we live.

http://www.wwf.org.uk/

Students Supporting Street Kids (SSSK)

Students Supporting Street Kids (SSSK) aims to raise awareness about the issues affecting street children, and to raise money for projects that work with and for such children in Ecuador, Colombia, Ethiopia and India.

http://www.sssk.org.uk/

Against Malaria Foundation (AMF)

Malaria is the world's single largest killer of children and pregnant mothers, 1-3 million people die of malaria each year. These deaths are entirely preventable, and are most efficiently prevented with mosquito nets.  Insecticide-treated bed nets prevent cases of and deaths from malaria and are relatively inexpensive -- about $5 per net. The AMF distributes long-lasting insecticide-treated nets mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa.

According to Give Well (www.givewell.org), an independent organisation which evaluates charities, this is the most proven charity you can give to in terms of protecting human life. Give Well estimates that a donation of about $2,000 will save a life, and that there are other likely developmental benefits (see the full evaluation at www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/AMF).

http://www.againstmalaria.com

Greenpeace

Greenpeace is an international organisation, working across the globe on several priority campaigns. As well as the campaigns we're currently focusing on in the UK - climate change, protecting forests, defending oceans, and working for peace - other Greenpeace offices continue to work on challenging nuclear power, promoting sustainable agriculture and eliminating toxic chemicals.

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk

Friends of Aschiana

Friends of Aschiana was set-up in 2002 in support of the Afghan organisation “Aschiana”. This followed a trip to one of the Aschiana centres in Kabul, where they work to improve the lives of some of the estimated 60,000 street children in the city. In 2004 “Friends of Aschiana” became a UK registered charity.

We ensure that 99% of the money that we raise goes directly to the children in Kabul. We are an entirely voluntary organisation with no administrative costs.

The street working children of Kabul, many of whom are orphans, earn money by selling plastic cups, water, cigarettes, cleaning shoes, burning incense and begging. Due to this they are unable to attend school and are missing out on even the most basic of education. They are at risk of kidnap by child trafficking gangs, sex work, substance abuse and drug smuggling, as well as disease and malnutrition.

Our trustees in Kabul work with Aschiana in order to identify areas where our funding can be the most effective. Current projects include the funding of a “one-hot-meal-a-day” programme for the 150 children in a centre for girls. If they did not have this programme the girls would otherwise only have a piece of bread and a cup of tea to last the day. This project costs just over £6 per girl per month.

We also fund four teachers of basic literacy, numeracy and health education all year round. They teach across the Aschiana centres and also run an outreach programme for children that are unable to travel to the centres. This costs ÂŁ85 per month per teacher.

http://www.friendsofaschiana.org.uk/home.html

Kenya Education Partnerships

We aim to improve secondary school education for young people in rural Kenya. We are a student based organisation, working in direct partnership with schools and developing their capacity for self led growth. This is primarily achieved through equipping schools with a solid resource base, and also through supporting a wider, more holistic programme.

http://www.kep.org.uk/

Hindu Vidyapeeth via TravelAid

Travel Aid Nepal 2012 are supporting the work of the Hindu Vidyapeeth (HVP) movement in the Himalayan nation of Nepal. Through its schools and associated projects, the HVP movement aims to provide holistic education to children in Nepal and spread the ideals of peace, tolerance and international fellowship.

http://www.travelaid.org.uk/projects-asia-nepal.htm

Temi Community, Georgia via TravelAid

‘Temi’ means ‘community’ in Kartuli, the Georgian language. On this farm in the eastern Kakheti region of Georgia, more than 50 socially vulnerable people live an active, challenging, and most of all, happy life. Life at Temi is based on the belief that all human beings are equal, that everyone can contribute, and that each of us has the right to reach our full potential – which requires provision of care, of love, of education, and of opportunities.

Temi first started as a grassroots organisation in 1989, and the community has grown steadily. Perched in the foothills of the stunning Caucasian mountains, we are a non-profit, registered charitable organisation, and act in accordance with the Georgian code of civil law.

Your support can help Temi to achieve the self-sustainability needed to ensure its long-term survival, and the furthering develop its current facilities, which guarentees that the children and adults of the community are offered the best chance in life. Please browse our site further to find out more.

http://www.temi-community.com/

National

Childline

ChildLine are the leading UK charity for the prevention of child abuse (together with the NSPCC), and they're brilliant - even a small donation would go a long way in allowing them to answer as many calls as possible from abused or worried children, and provide them with the right support. As a large, well-organised charity, they are able to put more of our donation towards answering calls, rather than having to waste a significant amounts in admin costs. They're also the only UK charity that has arranged entirely anonymous and confidential calls with phone companies, and so calls won't show up on the parents' phone bills.

http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

JDRF is the type 1 diabetes charity, improving lives until we find the cure. We fund research to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes, which is often neglected due to the fact that type 2 is more prevalent. However it needs far more research as it is not caused by obesity or old age in the same way that type 2 is, and it is totally life changing.

http://www.jdrf.org.uk/

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help

We're the UK's oldest Armed Forces charity. We provide practical help and assistance to anyone who is currently serving or has ever served, even if it was only for a single day. We’re here for them and their families wherever they are. Each year, we support more than 50,000 people in the Armed Forces community. Because we believe that their bravery, dedication and commitment deserve a lifetime of support.

http://www.ssafa.org.uk/

British Limbless Ex Service Men's Association (BLESMA)

BLESMA (British Limbless Ex Service Men's Association) is the national charity for limbless serving and ex service men and women and their dependants and widows. It is the charity that directly supports all our service men and women who lose limbs, the use of limbs or eyes or the sight of an eye in the service of our country and we are with them all whenever we are needed for the rest of their lives. Our work starts with rehabilitation - proving that there is life after amputation. Our work is about amputee helping amputee - the fellowship of shared experience. Our work is about life long welfare support, about campaigning for what they deserve and about being there when old injuries come back to haunt. Our youngest Member is 19 and our oldest is 99 - Truly we are BLESMA for Life.

http://www.blesma.org/

Kids Company

Kids Company was founded by Camila Batmanghelidjh in 1996. We provide practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children. Our services reach 17,000 children across London, including the most deprived and at risk whose parents are unable to care for them due to their own practical and emotional challenges. For many, the roles of adult and child are reversed and, despite profound love, both struggle to survive.

These exceptionally vulnerable children not only negotiate significant challenges in their family homes, they also face immense threat within their neighbourhoods. Often they are exposed to relentless violence, some are forced into working as drug couriers or prostitutes, and many experience chronic abuse. We provide a  safe, caring, family environment where support is tailored to the needs of each individual. Our services and support empower children who have experienced enormous challenges to lead positive and fulfilling lives. Despite great difficulties, the children we work with are hugely courageous and embrace the support we offer.

In 2007 Kids Company was awarded the Liberty and JUSTICE Human Rights Award. In 2010 we were selected as a ‘Child Poverty Champion’ by the End Child Poverty project for our success in enabling children to achieve their full potential.

Money donated by the Brasenose JCR would go to a project which they are starting in Oxford called the 'Oxford Bank of Opportunities.' Under this project, they will bring students who they work with up from London, to take part in one-off opportunities which are designed to open their eyes and raise their aspirations, and are offered by the Oxford student body.

http://www.kidsco.org.uk/

Local

Nightline Oxford

Nightline is a completely independent listening, support and information service run for and by students. It aims to provide every student in Oxford with the opportunity to talk to someone in confidence. No contact is made with any outside agency, academic department or anyone else; you don't even have to give your name.

Nightline has no political, religious, moral or sexual bias, so we're the ideal people to talk to if there's anything you're not sure you can talk to your friends about. We don't claim to be able to solve people's problems, but we care about whatever is on your mind. We can listen and talk, and we won't moralise, criticise or judge you in any way.

Nightline is not only there for people with major problems; sometimes you may feel like a break from the routine and just want to chat to someone. Also we have an information bank containing, for example, the numbers of taxi firms, addresses of clinics, and bus or train timetables. You can ask to see a man or a woman if you have a preference, and you are welcome either to phone or to come down to our flat for a cup of tea or coffee.

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~nightln/

Jacari

Jacari is a student-run charity providing home teaching for children living in Oxford. These children, who are between 4 and 16 years old, do not speak English as their first language and often come from refugee families and those seeking asylum. University students volunteer to help improve their allotted child's English and performance in other subjects as required.

http://www.jacari.org/

Helen and Douglas House

Helen and Douglas House is a local charity (20 minutes down the Cowley Road) that offers respite and end of life care to children and young adults with life-shortening illnesses, as well as support and friendship for the whole family. It is comprised of Helen House, the world’s first children’s hospice and Douglas House, the world’s first hospice for young adults. The two houses provide bright, vibrant and positive spaces where the emphasis is on living life to the full, even when that life is short.

What’s great about the Hospices is that they’re not only places in which patients get incredible palliative care but they’re also about providing an environment of normality in. When a person is staying at Helen and Douglas House, they regain a degree of control over their lives that most people take for granted. They are able to do what they want as and when they choose, without worrying about the restrictions which usually inhibit their day to day lives.

Unfortunately Helen and Douglas House needs to raise ÂŁ4.5 million to run each year. Therefore, we would greatly appreciate any fundraising and awareness of the charity, which becoming a JCR charity would bring. 

Helen and Douglas House does wonderful work and helps so many people in impossibly difficult situations.

http://www.helenanddouglas.org.uk/

Crisis Skylight Oxford

Crisis has provided vital services for homeless and vulnerably-housed people for 40 years. Our new centre in Oxford was founded in direct response to the need here. Despite the city’s perceived prosperity, there are hundreds of homeless people on the streets, in hostels and on friends’ floors. The numbers are set to increase with welfare changes and growing pressures on rented accommodation. Crisis believes that to escape homelessness, people need not only housing but opportunities for self-development, to improve their confidence, to improve skills and education and to find work.

Crisis Skylight Oxford, based in the renovated Old Fire Station, opened in November. We now offer free education, training and employment support for homeless and vulnerably-housed people, and we also run a social enterprise café. Our first full term has just started and we already have more than a hundred members taking part in classes from literacy and IT to creative writing and bike maintenance.

http://www.crisis.org.uk/oxford