The ARC-Addington Fund started in 2001 as the churches’ response to FMD, distributing £10.3m to 22,000 applicants. It now provides housing for those leaving a rural business, keeping families within their communities. It responds to changing needs and is currently running a Flood Relief Fund. No donation goes into administration.

We are dedicated organisation that works in effortlessly in supporting the the conservation of Barn Owls & other Birds of Prey. Our mission is very simple: EDUCATION, CONSERVATION & BIRD WELFARE

Bees ensure the maintenance of biodiversity and enable people to improve their livelihoods. Bees for Development Trust ensures beekeepers working in poor countries have access to the information and advice they need. For example, how to market honey, manage indigenous bees sustainably, or plant trees that are useful for bees.

BioRegional is a not-for-profit organisation, providing innovative solutions to problems of sustainability. It sets up grassroots green businesses, helps build green communities, fosters local production and encourages lifestyles which are ecologically sound. It projects have won 28 UK and international awards, and many have already become self-sustaining green businesses.

Buglife is devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates - everything from bees to beetles, and jumping spiders to jellyfish! Bugs are under threat as never before. Buglife takes action to protect threatened species and the places they live in - conserving the small things that run the world!

CPRE promotes long-term solutions for protecting the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England, ensuring changes value the natural and built environment through effective local and powerful national campaigning. Our major successes include the formation of the first English National Parks and the Green Belt, all thanks to public donations.

The Cusichaca Trust works with poor, isolated farming communities in the Peruvian Andes. The centre-piece of its programmes are projects to restore systems of agricultural terraces and irrigation canals abandoned since the Spanish conquest, increasing the yields of agriculture and with a real impact on the lives of rural families

The charity aims to improve the welfare of farm animals and to promote an educational initiative on food and farming. FACT is helping the Friends of FAI to raise money for the Outdoor Classroom.

The aim of the Fairtrade Foundation is to encourage fairer, more sustainable trade for disadvantaged farmers in developing countries. It awards the FAIRTRADE Mark, an independent consumer label, to products as a guarantee that workers and farmers get a better deal.

FARM-Africa works at a grassroots level with rural communities in eastern Africa, providing long term solutions to poverty. By working with farmers and herders to introduce new and innovative ways to increase food production and manage natural resources, we aim to improve their food security in a sustainable way. We are reliant on voluntary donations to carry out our work.

Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world?s longest established international conservation body, founded 100 years ago. Renowned for its science-based approach, FFI has pioneered sustainable conservation work that tackles problems holistically, providing solutions that simultaneously help wildlife, humans and the environment.

Feedback helps the poor in Madagascar to improve their livelihoods and their environment, sustainably and on their terms. It operates community development programmes focussing on health, education and natural resource management (especially in the areas of farming and forest conservation).

Our expedition to Kenya will focus on community delevopments with local schools and villages. Our wildlife conservation projects aim to provide lasting benefits to the local communities.

The charity helps to reduce extreme poverty in the rural areas by increasing the productivity of working horses and donkeys through welfare and management training. It provides basic veterinary assistance, teaches in schools and to farmers groups, and provides scholarships for paravets at college level.

GardenAfrica establishes training gardens in schools and hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa. These gardens are used to teach people affected by poverty and disease to grow nutritious food and medicinal plants, using sustainable farming methods, to improve health and generate income. More than 90% of your donation will go directly to projects in the field

Haller works at the grassroots level with some of the poorest communities in Kenya. We provide training initiatives in health, smallholder organic farming, water conservation, and the preservation of the environment to enable families to become self-sufficient, and reduce their dependence on aid.

Nutrition plays a pivotal role in health. There is a gap in the nutritional status of most people today, which an apparently wholesome, balanced diet may fail to correct. This worldwide problem is severe in Africa. Even when a person consumes adequate calories and protein, if they lack one single micronutrient or a combination of vitamins and minerals, their immune system is compromised and infections take hold. HETN aims to research and apply appropriate nutritional intervention in the prevention and management of disease. Our projects include crèche feeding, nutritional support for orphans, vulnerable children and people living with AIDS and TB.

The charity is focused on poverty alleviation, and believes that the best way to achieve this is to provide people with the means to earn a livelihood - helping people to help themselves. It provides beekeeping equipment and training to generate viable incomes for marginalised and agriculturally dependent communities.

Izara Khom Loy Trust helps ethnic minorities and stateless people in SE Asia by providing kindergarten education, food and running income producing projects such as producing handicrafts. Currently it is running projects in the mountains between Thailand and Myanmar/Burma.

Jamie?s Farm supports the development of vulnerable young people by providing opportunities for achievement, wellbeing and sustainable change in an agricultural setting. This is achieved through a unique combination of a family atmosphere and strong therapeutic element, in a farming environment.

JNF is an apolitical organisation benefiting all races and religions in Israel. It raises money for water projects, reservoirs and water conservation and has recently expanded its scope to run diverse projects for underprivileged people such as a hospital, a riding school for the disabled and a youth village.

Joliba Trust supports grassroots development work with farming and cattle-raising communities in some of the poorest areas of Mali. Our particular focus is on projects to help women, and environmental work to sustain rural livelihoods.

Joliba Trust supports grassroots development work with farming and cattle-raising communities in some of the poorest areas of Mali. Our particular focus is on projects to help women, and environmental work to sustain rural livelihoods.

Joliba Trust supports grassroots development work with farming and cattle-raising communities in some of the poorest areas of Mali. Our particular focus is on projects to help women, and environmental work to sustain rural livelihoods.

The Keiskamma Trust is a community organization, centred in Hamburg, a rural area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, which works to foster hope and offer support for the most vulnerable.

Kenyawi Kids supports self-sustainability in orphan care in Kenya & Malawi. It provides funding for projects such as buying farm land to set up farms & community education. Agricultural education & financial stability offered to an orphanage with a working farm is invaluable- food can be grown with the excess sold to pay day-to-day costs such as school fees.

It enables students, especially girls, and students who cannot afford school fees to recieve a primary and secondary education. Now based in Western Province, which is the poorest part of Kenya. The Nairobi school was destroyed in the recent riots and is being built from sctratch on the new site.

Oxfam is a vibrant global movement of dedicated people fighting poverty. From saving lives and developing projects that put poor people in charge of their lives and livelihoods, to campaigning for change that lasts. Oxfam is a registered charity in England and Wales (no 202918) and Scotland (SCO 039042).

The Prospects Trust works with people who have learning difficulties providing training and work opportunities in horticulture and organic market gardening.

Malawi community based projects, large and small - educational, medical, commerce and church support

RABI was founded in Victorian times by farmers who were concerned about the level of poverty that existed in the farming community. In 2010 we will celebrate our 150th anniversary

Times may have changed but there is still hardship, especially for elderly or disabled people and families who struggle to make a living from the farm. Each year, RABI makes payments totalling around £2million to help people facing financial difficulties.

RABI supports elderly farmers and farm workers, and those of any age who are disabled, with regular grants or one-off payments for special items that they are unable to afford themselves. Around £250,000 each year is paid out for disability aids and essential household appliances.

Working farming families who are facing hardship because of illness, bereavement or some other crisis can receive short-term help. Just imagine you?re a dairy farmer, with cows to milk two or three times a day, but your young child is seriously ill in hospital. Paying for help on the farm and even the cost of travel can soon mount up and cause financial difficulties. That is when RABI can step in.

When there is a crisis such as major flooding or outbreaks of animal disease, RABI makes emergency payments (over £900,000 in 2007 when there was an outbreak of foot and mouth) to help with domestic expenses.

SCCF is a not-for-profit foundation, established to fill the gap between charitable assistance and commercial projects within the Climate Change space.

We aim to lift Ugandan farmers out of poverty & support self-sustainability by providing risk free loans in the form of agricultural inputs such as seed & fertiliser direct to farmers. 100% loan repayment so far & an amazing positive impact on the farmers, now working with 400 farmers

Self Help Africa helps people in rural Africa grow enough food to feed themselves, earn a living, and access basic services. Self Help Africa equips people with the skills they need to move out of poverty by training farmers in new techniques and teaching basic business skills.

Shepherd Food Ministries relieves hunger among widows, disabled, orphans etc through farm projects in Nigeria and Africa. It runs Health Clinics offering health check and advice. It runs Centre for capacity building offering career counselling and loan advice. Experience the wonders of giving by sponsoring a seed for just £1.

The Soil Association is the leading UK charity dedicated to changing the way the nation thinks about food. It has championed the benefits of local and organic produce for over 60 years and led campaigns on issues from GM to school meals.

The charity manages the Stour river valley meadows in Sudbury and Cornard, continuing an ancient grazing tradition. It promotes the conservation of flora and fauna as well as providing excellent public access to the riverside. The Charity runs a Riverside Projects Team of conservation volunteers and a team of uniformed Volunteer Rangers to assist the public and check cattle welfare.

Suffolk Wildlife Trust is Suffolk's leading conservation organisation. It's vision is to create a Living Landscape for Suffolk.

SUNARMA's vision is for rural Ethiopians to be able to produce adequate food and improve their quality of life in a protected and well-preserved natural environment. It does this by working with communities to minimise land degradation while enhancing agricultural production and diversifying their income.

Tiyeni helps poor rural communities by demonstrating how to prevent soil erosion and enable good crops; by funding students so that they can apply for jobs and by assisting villagers to feed and teach their orphan children. The aim is to replace handouts and help villagers to support themselves.

Traidcraft Exchange - Traidcraft's charity - works to enable poor producers in Africa and Asia to grow their businesses, find markets and engage effectively in trade. We passionately believe that trade can provide opportunities for people to work their way out of poverty.