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Giving 9-24 year olds the skills, opportunities and connections needed to overcome barriers and excel in education and careers

Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees exists to promote the well-being of all older people in Calderdale and Kirklees, recognising their right to independence, fulfilment, dignity and choice, working with them to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.

CRIBS International is an experienced, longstanding and reputable NGO working in Athens, Greece. We focus on provision of the following: Refugee women and infant's housing project, Casework, psychologist, legal, medical and employment support, Community development work and a Free Shop for women and children ensuring distribution with dignity. At CRIBS International, our mission is to house and support refugee women who are in their final trimester of pregnancy or who have a new-born baby and have arrived in Greece, having fled conflict and exploitation. We provide this emergency support for the first 12 months of a baby's life to allow them to be born into a nurturing environment. CRIBS offers a lifeline to the women we support, many of whom are travelling alone and some being survivors of rape and sexual exploitation. When they reach Athens, despite being pregnant, the women receive no support from the authorities and are left to manage in any way they can as the state does not deem them vulnerable. Many become street homeless and prey to further abuse, or are forced into unsafe, closed camps with inadequate food, where violence is endemic and where health care facilities are almost non-existent. In the words of one of the women we support, 'When you arrive in Greece, it's difficult to restart your life with nothing'. By providing shelter, safety and support, we prevent homelessness and protect lives. More than this, we also work to empower women to begin to recover from trauma, to get back on their feet and to rebuild their life. Our goal is to provide the support needed to enable them to integrate into society, live independently and become part of the community to which circumstances have brought them.

We work collaboratively to document human rights violations committed in the name of national security; create innovative, evidence-based new policy ideas and legal arguments; and use human rights law as a practical tool for change -- while supporting others who want to do the same. We work directly with communities to establish the facts and make human rights an effective practical tool for change. Our principled, expert work ensures that the safeguards of international human rights law remain in place for everyone, and helps stop governments from sliding into secrecy, impunity and oppression. Our work ensures that movements for justice and equality can flourish without being wrongly silenced. Our national and international influence help us have an impact on lawmakers, courts, the UN and the media, resulting in a better understanding of human rights and more rights-respecting laws. We challenge religious, racial, gender and other bias in national security policing, promote justice and transparency, and amplify the voices of affected communities.

#FreeAlKhawaja's purpose as a charitable and non-profit association is to work for the release of the recognized Danish-Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who has been wrongfully imprisoned in Bahrain since 2011. The purpose of the association is sought to be achieved by: To cooperate with authorities to find a solution to the wrongful imprisonment of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja. To draw the public's attention to the general democracy and human rights situation in Bahrain. Create media attention around Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja's living conditions in prison. To increase cooperation between civil society organizations and other relevant stakeholders in relation to improving conditions for political prisoners in Bahrain.

The Organisational Mission is to propel the freedom of expression movement locally and globally to ensure all people realise the power of their voices in our digital era ARTICLE 19 monitors, researches, publishes, advocates, campaigns, sets standards and litigates on behalf of freedom of expression wherever it is threatened.

IHRB's mission is to make human rights part of everyday business by shaping policy, advancing practice and strengthening accountability.

The Youth Sport Trust ("YST") is the UK's leading children's charity for improving the education and development of every child through play and sport. Our Vision: A future where every child enjoys the life-changing benefits of play and sport. Our Mission: To equip educators and empower young people to build bright futures. YST's 2022-2035 strategy has three objectives: Urgent action: Build back healthier, happier and more resilient young people, and level the playing field for those most disadvantaged. Generational shift: To balance the demands of the digital age through the human connection of physical play and sport. Societal change: Transform society's perceptions and attitudes towards the importance of physical literacy, play & sport in the education & development of young people. Starting locally and building momentum, we will galvanise and inspire changemakers to transform attitudes, improve practice and drive policy change. Together we will harness the power of play and sport to build belonging for a generation, improving their health, fostering inclusion, and developing character and leadership.

The Sunshine Group supports breast cancer patients of the University Hospitals of Liverpool, from diagnosis, before, during and after treatment. Run by a small group of volunteers, the group steered by women for women relying on donations to fund our work. We arrange a number of charity events, we invite guest speakers to attend our meetings, we offer days out, and a range of alternative complimentary therapies which are performed by volunteer therapists. these include: Lymphatic drainage treatment, which is a specialised, gentle type of medical massage. The aim is to encourage the lymph fluid to move away from the swollen area, so it can drain normally. It also helps lymph fluid drain through the healthylymph vessels. This helps control swelling. Reiki - a stress reduction and relaxation technique used to encourage healing and provide other benefits. For cancer patients, Reiki may be able to help reduce pain associated with the progression of the disease. It can also reduce some of the uncomfortable symptoms patients commonly experience during cancer treatment, such as anxiety, weakness, and nausea. Reflexology - a technique that appliesgentle pressure toyour feet or hands which aims to bring about a state of relaxation and help the body's own healing process. Reflexologists believe there are certain points on the feet and hands. These points correspond to the organs and glands in the body. So by pressing and massaging these points it can stimulate energy pathways in the body. If anyenergy pathways are blocked reflexology aims to unblock them. Allowing theenergy to flow freely again which aims to restore balance to the body. These therapies are for patients going through treatments and it is also an opportunity for patients to talk to therapists and other patients. The retreat also offers patients a safe and relaxing space to share their experiences, worries and feelings over a cup of coffee with the support of our dedicated volunteers with their own lived experiences.

Transparency International (TI) is an unincorporated, international coalition, which has the objective to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society.

HI is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

The Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) is a cultural initiative committed to the creation of language and ideas for dismantling colonialism in the 21st century. The festival was created as an act of cultural solidarity with Palestine by a group of international cultural figures brought together by Founding Chair, Ahdaf Soueif, in 2008. Since then PalFest has run an annual festival in which international authors combine with their Palestinian counterparts for free, public events in cities across Palestine. During the daytimes, visiting authors are taken to sites of historical and political relevance and meet with artists, authors and activists. Our hope is that the experience of visiting Palestine with PalFest expands authors' vocabulary and imagination, that they will draw connections between their own work and the various processes of control ongoing in Palestine. We work internationally to promote Palestinian voices and literature through a year-round program of live events, book publications, social media content, editorial engagement and publicity support.