Rotary Village

Tools for Self Reliance supports poverty reduction in Africa through vocational training projects, and the provision of hand tools, donated and refurbished in the UK. We are very fortunate to have had wonderful support from various Rotary Clubs over the years. Website: www.tfsr.org Contact: Lauren Smits lauren@tfsr.org

Thames Valley Air Ambulance like District 1090 covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire. Since we started in 1999, Rotary clubs have donated in excess of £250k, and that is without taking into account the incredible support we also know many individual Rotary members also offer. As a charity, with no government or lottery funding, we are …

RC Abingdon Vesper’s award winning African Eco-stove Project builds dirt-cheap cookstoves in homes and schools in rural Uganda which save 2/3 of firewood. This improves the health and welfare of women and children who no longer have to cook in smoke-filled kitchens and spend up to 5 hours to collect wood every day. A medium …

The Purple Community Fund (PCF) is a UK registered charity providing poverty reduction programmes for children and families living on the Philippine dumpsites. PCF programmes include Education, Employability skills and training, Livelihood workshops producing products from waste materials, Health and Nutrition, Social Welfare and the Environment. Website: http://www.p-c-f.org Contact: jane@p-c-f.org

Our volunteer lifeboat crews provide a 24-hour rescue service in the UK and Ireland, and our seasonal lifeguards look after people on busy beaches. Our Flood Rescue Team helps those affected by flooding. RNLI crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives since 1824 but we’re more than a rescue service. We influence, supervise and …

We work with Rotary Clubs to get our “Watch Out” book and “Mistakes and Ladders” board game into Primary Schools. Empowering young children around dangers in today’s society. Website: http://www.okourkids.org.uk Contact: tclbonline@hotmail.com

Two out of three people worldwide do not have access to safe, timely and affordable surgery. Together we can change this. Mercy Ships seeks to transform individuals and strengthen healthcare, leaving a lasting legacy in every nation we visit. Bringing hope and healing through our hospital ships and in-country training has been the mission of …

Prostate Cancer UK has received a lot of funding from the Rotary (including Rotary Ride) and it is important for us to be at these events to raise awareness of a condition which is sadly very common within the Rotary demographic Website: http://www.prostatecanceruk.org Contact: jack.bacon@prostacanceruk.org

Water Survival Box is the initiative of the Rotary Club of Chelwood Bridge, England. It arose following six months of continuous work after the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean when club members packed some 3,200 Aquaboxes boxes with items donated by members of the public. A review at the end of the 6 months …

Mencap is a charity which supports people with a learning disability. 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability. We want a world where all people are listened to, valued and included, and not discriminated against because of their learning disability. Our challenge, alongside people with a learning disability and their families, is …