Charities
Tamba (Twins and Multiple Births Association) is a national charity that provides high quality information and mutual support networks for families of twins, triplets and more, highlighting their unique needs to all involved in their care.
We are a registered charity helping to support people affected by all cancers and other chronic illnesses. The current TWCSC premises at Craven, Stonydelph, were opened in June 2014 to provide a welcoming, friendly place for anyone needing support or information about living with, or after a diagnosis of cancer or any other chronic illness. A dedicated team of volunteers, led by the Centre Manager, work hard to help bridge the gap between clinical and home environments. Our Centre’s doors are open to everyone, whether it be yourself, a friend or a relative that is affected by illness. Come and sit in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere and let us offer you practical advice, emotional support or just a listening ear. Living with chronic illness can feel like a very lonely time. Nobody should have to feel this and so this is the very reason our charity exists. We offer holistic therapies, craft therapies, wellbeing projects. We have wig fitting/styling facilities and bra fitting services. We also hold specific support groups throughout the month and we always offer a warm smile and a hot drink with our very willing volunteers.
We empower the poorest communities in Tanzania on a village-level. We are all volunteers and pair local Tanzanian representatives with UK-based project officers to support rural development and transform lives through various projects in our key priorities of access to water, girls' education and income generation to enable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
TB Alert is the UK’s national tuberculosis charity. We are the only charity that focuses on TB both in the UK and overseas – in India, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. This gives us a unique perspective in order to address issues around TB that are common both to low incidence countries like the UK and high incidence regions such as Africa and Asia. Our work focuses on: -raising public and professional awareness about TB, addressing barriers to treatment, and providing support to patients during their treatment -bringing together statutory health services, voluntary organisations and people affected by TB to plan and deliver better TB services -advocating for the policies and resources to improve the care of patients and the prevention and control of TB. Our vision is the control and ultimate elimination of TB. Our mission is to increase access to effective treatment for all.”