LGBT Ireland

LGBT Ireland provides support to LGBTQ+ people across Ireland as well as working on advocacy and awareness. Founded in 2010, LGBT Ireland offers multiple support services including telephone lines, online chat support, peer support groups and online resources. The ‘Telefriending Service’ offers support for older LGBTQ+ people. LGBT Ireland also offers awareness training workshops andContinue reading “LGBT Ireland”

DePaul International

DePaul International is a charity working to combat homelessness in several nations. Founded in London in 1989, DePaul International is the parent charity of DePaul Group, a group of charities working in Europe and the USA. DePaul offers services including emergency housing, support for children and young people, ‘night stops,’ day centres, hot meals, communityContinue reading “DePaul International”

Innocence Project

The Innocence Project aims to free those in incarceration who are innocent, and campaigns for improvements to the legal system. Founded in 1992 in America, the Innocence Project works to exonerate the wrongly convicted, improve case law and reform legal policies. It supports exonerees post-release, as well as research into forensic science to avoid furtherContinue reading “Innocence Project”

Climate Cardinals

Climate Cardinals is a non-profit working to make the climate movement, and information about climate change, accessible to non-English speakers. A youth-led organisation based in the USA, Climate Cardinals works in over 40 countries. A team of 6,000-plus volunteers translate information and resources into over 100 languages, often aimed at people living in nations andContinue reading “Climate Cardinals”

Samaritans

Samaritans are a charity that listen and provide support to those in emotional distress, working to prevent suicides. Samaritans run a phone line, app, email and letter service to support those at risk of suicide. They respond to roughly 10,000 calls for help every day. In prisons, schools, hospitals and on the rail network, SamaritansContinue reading “Samaritans”

Plan International

Plan International is a global non-governmental organisation that advances the rights of children and equality for girls. Plan International works to advance the rights of children and girls across the world, operating in more than 75 countries. The organisation focuses particularly on education, youth activism, sexual health and rights, early childhood experiences, skills and work,Continue reading “Plan International”

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, international, is a medical humanitarian organisation working in more than 70 countries around the world. MSF act fast to save people’s lives in conflict zones, natural disasters and epidemics, going where we are needed most. MSF are committed to independence, neutrality and impartiality in theContinue reading “Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders”

Team Trees

Team Trees raises funds to plant trees and manage reforestation programs around the world. Founded in 2019, Team Trees works with forestry partners around the world to plant trees and combat climate change through reforestation. In 2020, Team Trees planted 7.1 million trees across 6 continents. How You Can Help Time: None Cost: Various DonateContinue reading “Team Trees”

The Red Box Project

The Red Box Project is a charity helping to provide boxes of period products to young people in need. Historically, the Red Box Project worked to provide period products to young people in schools in the United Kingdom. In 2020, the UK Government unveiled new legislation allowing schools in England, Scotland and Wales access toContinue reading “The Red Box Project”