There are many different charities in the world, each of them do lots of different work. The work that they do is to help people.

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Wesley Aisthorpe

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Charity Essay

There are many different charities in the world, each of them do lots of different work. The work that they do is to help people. Here are some of the categories in which charities help people: Culture, Sport, Education, Scientific Research, Health and Medicine, Social Services, Conservation and Protection, Housing, Civil Rights and Law and Order, Religion, International Activities.

For example, Cancer Research UK is in the category of Health and Medicine, researching the disease of cancer and ways to cure or to prevent it, and Oxfam is in the category of International Activities, helping people who are suffering all over the world.

Some of the most well-known charities are Oxfam, The N.S.P.C.C, The World Wide Fund For Nature, Age Concern, Cancer Research UK, BBC Children In Need, The R.S.P.C.A and Comic Relief, and these are the charities that we will be looking at. Here is some information about the charities and what they do to help people:

Oxfam

Registered charity number 202918

Oxfam was founded in 1942. Since then it has grown and became Oxfam International, which is a confederation of 12 different organizations working together in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.With many of the causes of poverty global in nature, members of Oxfam International believe they can achieve a greater impact in addressing issues of poverty by their collective efforts. To achieve the maximum impact on poverty, Oxfams link up their work on development programs, humanitarian response, lobbying for policy changes at national and at global level. Their popular campaigns and communications work is aimed at mobilizing public opinion for change.

                                                             Cancer Research UK

 

Registered charity number 1089464

Cancer Research UK was founded in 2002 after the merge between the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, and the Cancer Research Campaign. Since then, the vision of Cancer Research UK has been to conquer cancer through world-class research. They are the largest volunteer-supported cancer research organisation in the world. With a dedicated team of 3,000 scientists and an annual scientific spend of more than £176 million – raised almost entirely through public donations – they are working to achieve the following objectives: Carry out world class research into cancer, develop better treatments for cancer patients, improve the quality of life of cancer patients, reduce the number of people getting cancer, improve training and support of cancer research workers, provide authoritative information and advocacy on cancer.

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Cancer Research UK will seek to: Consistently raise sufficient income to support their scientific ambitions raise awareness of Cancer Research UK and its mission recruit and retain high quality staff across the organisation create the highest quality infrastructure and support services.

The N.S.P.C.C

Registered charity number 216401

The NSPCC was founded in 1844 to stop cruelty to children. The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) is the UK’s leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. Founded in 1884 as the London SPCC by the Reverend Benjamin Waugh, the NSPCC is ...

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