About Compassion Direct Uk
CDUK give direct, practical, help to children & families living in rural mountain schools & shanties abroad. We put in wells & plant trees. We are a UK registered charity run by volunteers, we depend entirely upon voluntary contributions. .
Compassion Direct Uk Description
Since we began in 2003 we have supported children & families living in the streets, shanty towns & mountains of South America. Since 2014 we have extend our area of work to collect and send aid to refugees, children & families wherever we find a need that we are able to fulfll.
Our Knit for Kids project encourages people to knit hats, scarves mittens, jumpers & blankets for children & families in refugee camps & war torn areas.
Biannually we collect and send tents, blankets, coats, clothing, baby items & toiletries to refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Europe & Ukraine working together with other NGO's.
We are raising funds to repair and equip a primary school in Ashanti, Ghana which lacks even basic necessities.
Another recent project installed several rainwater harvesting tanks at a rural school on the borders of Bolivia and Argentina where their well had run dry.
CDUK work for the alleviation of child poverty and the support of under privileged people as they struggle for survival and social justice. We achieve our objectives by working with community groups & organizations who require external funding and support.
Where necessary CDUK create & support new initiatives & help families acquire the skills necessary for independent living. CDUK believe that we living an interdependent world where universal education benefits us all.
CDUK aim to reduce our carbon footprint & to promote good environmental practice in our projects wherever possible.
All our projects are researched by UK trustees & funding is delivered directly to projects bypassing other agencies. CDUK ensures that the money & /or goods you give go directly to those who need it most.
We have no paid employees and are entirely dependent upon voluntary contributions. Please join us and /or support us.