Monday 2nd May to Sunday 8th May 2011 is Deaf Awareness Week when organisations working with deaf people across the country are inviting everyone to ‘Look At Me’. The theme aims to improve understanding of the different types of deafness by highlighting the many different methods of communication used by deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard [...]

World Malaria day — 25 April is a day to commemorate global efforts to control malaria. The theme of the fourth World Malaria Day – Achieving Progress and Impact – heralds the international community’s renewed efforts to make progress towards zero malaria deaths by 2015.

The World Walks for Water is a global event from 19-22 March 2011, that aims to raise awareness of the world’s current water and sanitation crisis, and critically, demand strong government action to stop the needless deaths of 4000 children every day.
Millions of people walk 6 kilometres every day just to collect water for their [...]

Red Nose Day is on Friday 18th March. It’s a day like no other when the whole country gets together to do something funny for money and change countless lives in the process.
It all culminates in a night of cracking TV on the BBC with some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment.
And the [...]

Join offices and workplaces across the country on Friday March 4 and wear something yellow to work to raise money for Marie Curie Nurses.
Not only will it brighten up the office and team spirit, it will also raise much-needed funds to help provide more free care to people with terminal cancer and other illnesses.

For Fairtrade Fortnight 2011 the Foundation have asked the nation to show off about buying Fairtrade which offers 7.5 million people in the developing world a more secure future.

Coffee Break is back with a delicious new ingredient – biscuits.
Dunk delicious biccies to raise funds for those affected by meningitis. You can hold a Dunkathon anywhere, anytime and invite anyone you like. It’s fun and easy to organise, whether it’s at home, work, college, school, a local community centre or hall, or even a [...]

Now’s your chance to join in with the Big Hug and help raise the money needed to support bereaved children and give them the hope of a brighter future.
During ‘Give A Hug’ week schools, businesses, families and friends will be arranging their own ‘Big Hug’ events to raise money and ensure that Cruse can provide [...]

Go red this February and join in the fun for National Heart Month.
2011 is the British Heart Foundation 50th birthday, so what better time to join the celebrations? Get involved in Red for Heart to help raise funds for vital work.

No child is born to die, but 8 million children under five die every year from illnesses we know how to treat or prevent, such as diarrhoea and pneumonia. In the 21st century, this is utterly wrong. Can you help Save the Children?