Action Aid

Action Aid operates a child sponsorship programme, helping children and their communities to tackle poverty. Just £15 per month or 50p a day helps the charity to provide education, food, healthcare, safe water and self-sufficiency projects. Sponsoring an individual child with ActionAid will make a real change to their life.

World Vision

You can sponsor a child with World Vision for just 60p a day, which the charity will use to fund development work, providing the basics that we take for granted. As part of your sponsorship arrangement, you can connect personally with the child you're supporting - including receiving annual photos and progress reports.

RSPB

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds works to protect the UK's wild birds, other wildlife & the habitats on which they depend, including owning & managing nature reserves, which members can visit. RSPB members receive a full colour quarterly magazine, entry to over 100 of the RSPB's reserves and a joining gift.

NSPCC

You can support the work of the UK's best known children's charity by arranging to make a regular donation, starting from just £2 per month. The three stage sign-up process is conducted over a secure connection and your support can help the charity's work in seeking to bring cruelty to children to a full stop.

Oxfam

Oxfam offers three online shopping choices through a single site. You can buy "funusual" virtual gifts from Oxfam Unwrapped - a great way to buy a present with a difference that directly benefits people in need. You can also buy a wide range of both brand new products and items that have been donated to Oxfam by the charity's supporters.

Save The Children - Wish List (gifts)

"Wish List" from Save The Children offers a choice of gifts that are sent to help children who are in need of charitable support. These presents, ranging from £5 upwards, can be sent on behalf of friends and family members, who receive a card and message telling them about the gift that's been bought on their behalf.

World Vision Alternative Gifts

The Alternative Gift Catalogue from World Vision offers over 70 great gift ideas from £5 to over £5,000 - basically, something for every occasion! Purchases provide items and the training needed to use them to communities living in poverty world-wide - plus a gift card for your recipient.

WWF-UK Membership

You can help WWF-UK to preserve the natural world, wildlife and their habitats by becoming a member, which costs from only £3 per month as an individual or £4 per month as a family. Members receive a regular magazine, a guide to green living and more. Or if you prefer, you can adopt an animal with WWF-UK instead.

Compassion in World Farming

Compassion in World Farming seeks the support of people who share their view that it's not OK to turn a blind eye to the suffering and distress that's caused to billions of farmed animals each year. They believe that everyday farming practices involve cruelty that many people would find impossible to condone, if only they understood what lies behind the food they eat daily.

WSPA

The World Society for the Protection of Animals is a UK registered charity that works to promote the concept and principles of animal welfare around the world. Examples of their work - for which they're seeking new regular financial support - include campaigns against bear farming, bear baiting and dancing bears.

NDCS Challenges

NDCS Challenges is a leading organiser of challenge events, which raise money through sponsorship for the National Deaf Children's Society. The NDCS works to support deaf children, their families and support workers. You can sign up online for UK and international events including skydives, treks and marathons.

National Deaf Children's Society

If you'd rather help in a different way than undertaking one of NDCS's challenges (see above), you can register your interest to support the charity by completing a simple online form. All you'll be asked for is your title, name, the first line of your address, your postcode, phone number and email address.

Practical Presents

Practical Presents offers a choice of 25 alternative gifts that you can purchase on behalf of a loved one to help transform lives in areas of need throughout the world, including in communities in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Recipients are sent a personalised gift pack with an information card.

Envirofone

Trade in your old mobile phone and choose to receive either cash or Argos vouchers in return. Use Envirofone's online calculator to see how much your old phone is worth. Where possible, phones are re-used in areas of need. Otherwise, the mobile phones are recycled in an environmentally safe manner.

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