A Listening Ear and Vital Advice The days immediately following a stroke are challenging and traumatic, both for the people experiencing stroke and for their families. People feel frightened, uncertain and alone. This donation could allow us to handle two calls to our national stroke helpline, providing vital advice and emotional support that is unavailable elsewhere.
£10.00
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100 information leaflets This donation could help us produce over 100 leaflets on Prostate Cancer which are distributed to health centres, hospitals, libraries etc. to help men understand the symptoms and treatments of Prostate Cancer.
£10.00
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A deminer for a day Hundreds of people are killed or injured by landmines in Vietnam every year. This donation could field a fully trained and equipped deminer in a Vietnamese minefield for one day where every mine removed will save a life or prevent injury.
£15.00
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Antiretroviral Drugs Your donation could cover the cost of a month's supply of the Antiretroviral Drugs that a person with HIV needs to not only survive, but to resume a normal, healthy life. This is an illustration of the difference your donation could make to our vital work.
£15.00
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A tactile book This donation could cover the cost of a tactile book to develop a child's sense of sight and touch at a Sense Family Centre.
£15.00
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Demine a well In Luana, Angola, MAG removed 13 mines in 2 weeks from a water pumping station which resulted in 250,000 people being able to access clean water. This donation could cover the cost of a fully trained and equipped deminer in Angola for a day.
£15.00
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Help a child living on the street Young and frightened, homeless children make easy targets and face serious danger. This donation could help a young person living on the street take the first step towards safety and stability by providing a bath, three emergency meals, laundry, personal items and emergency medication.
£15.00
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A clinical research nurse for an hour This donation could cover the cost of a clinical research nurse for an hour. Our clinical trial programmes have been enormously successful and have helped save hundreds of lives.
£20.00
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The gift of communication This donation could buy essential picture cards to help a child with learning difficulties communicate with their parents and carers. Something this simple means they can make choices, develop their independence and live life to the full.
£20.00
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The chance to be a child again Young carers bear some very grown up responsibilities looking after a sick or disabled parent or sibling. Without time to relax the stress could become unbearable. This donation could give them a chance to enjoy their childhood with a dream day out, and of course, the ongoing support they need.
£25.00
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Malaria Treatment Your donation could cover the costs of buying enough medicine to treat 20 people for malaria - a treatable disease that currently kills one child every 30 seconds. This is an illustration of the difference your donation could make to our vital work.
£25.00
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Home Visits Many people live with permanent disabilities after stroke, and are unable to get out to access local health services. This donation could pay for one of our 200 Family Support Workers to visit a stroke survivor at home, and to provide advice and support to them and to their families.
£25.00
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100 danger mine signs Sudan is littered with minefields and it is almost impossible to tell if an area of land contains deadly landmines. Mine signs indicate the danger and keep men, women and children away from the threat until MAG can make the land safe.
£25.00
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An interactive light tube This donation could cover the cost of buying an interactive light tube to help stimulate a deafblind child's remaining sight.
£25.00
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Chocolate-making This donation could enable us to pay for a group of deafblind children to stimulate their senses of smell, touch and taste through chocolate-making on their Sense holiday.
£30.00
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Shower Cards Cover the cost of 30 shower cards which are placed in gyms, universities and other locations up and down the country warning men of the symptoms of testicular cancer and telling them that regular self examination saves lives.£30.00
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Art Therapy This donation could support our art therapy groups, which provide stroke survivors with a place to meet and a means to communicate their experiences. These groups help to combat feelings of alienation and low self esteem that are common after stroke, and give people a greater sense of independence to face challenges that lie ahead.
£35.00
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A water therapy session for a disabled child Children with disabilities are often excluded from social and leisure activities. This donation could pay for a disabled child to have a swimming and hydrotherapy session which helps to increase their mobility and flexibility and lets them feel the freedom of their bodies being supported by water.
£35.00
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Measles Vaccination Your donation could cover the costs of enough vaccine to protect 25 children from the killer disease measles. This is an illustration of the difference your donation could make to our vital work.
£40.00
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A deminer for three days Hundreds of people are killed or injured by landmines in Vietnam every year. This donation could field a fully trained and equipped deminer in a Vietnamese minefield for three days where every mine removed will save a life or prevent injury.
£45.00
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The Gift of Speech A third of stroke survivors face some form of communication difficulty, with many people unable to speak at all after their stroke. This donation could pay for access to the latest IT software, allowing us to harness technology to help people redevelop their communication skills and rebuild their confidence.
£50.00
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5 videos for our schools programme This donation could allow us to send out five 'Know Your Balls, Check 'Em Out!' video for our schools programme. So far we have sent out over 5000 videos to schools across the country to raise awareness about testicular cancer.
£50.00
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Listen up Listening to a beating heart can help the vet find out what is causing a pet to feel under the weather. A stethoscope helps to tune in to a heartbeat and this donation could go towards one of these very important pieces of equipment for our experienced vets and nurses.
£50.00
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Malaria Treatment Your donation could cover the costs of buying enough medicine to treat 40 people for malaria - a treatable disease that currently kills one child every 30 seconds. This is an illustration of the difference your donation could make to our vital work.
£50.00
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Pony riding This donation could cover the costs of a group of deafblind children delighting in the unique sensations of pony riding on their Sense holiday.
£50.00
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Help a child speak out. Help a child come to terms with their past and look forward to a brighter future. This donation could pay for a counsellor to help a child who has experienced extreme trauma. Therapies such as putting together their 'life story book' help to make sense of a painful and confusing past, enabling the child to take their first positive steps forward in life.
£50.00
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Clear 40 square metres of minefield Support the teams of mine clearers who detect and clear the landmines that maim and kill every day. This donation could enable them to clear 40 square metres of minefield.
£60.00
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Raising awareness - preventing stroke Many strokes could be prevented through a better understanding and awareness of the disease; yet stroke receives little attention compared to other leading health issues. This donation could help us to run a stroke awareness event, helping people to recognise if they are at risk of stroke and ultimately saving lives.
£75.00
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An anti-bullying workshop At least 32% of children have experienced bullying, with mobile phones and the internet intensifying the problem. You could help save a life by showing children how to stand up for themselves by paying for Action for Children to run an anti-bullying workshop in a primary school.
£75.00
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Measles Vaccination Your donation could cover the costs of enough vaccine to protect 50 children from the killer disease measles. This is an illustration of the difference your donation could make to our vital work.
£80.00
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Tissue Culture Analysis This donation could cover the costs of three hours of tissue analysis, determining best how a patient can be treated with minimum side effects and whether they qualify for one of our many clinical trials.
£100.00
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One first aid kit Somewhere in the world a person is injured by a landmine or unexploded bomb every 20 minutes. This donation could provide a first aid kit to save the life of an innocent mine victim in Vietnam.
£100.00
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The gift of a bed Many people live with a permanent disability after stroke, and lose the use of their arms or legs. This donation could provide a new bed for a stroke survivor who now needs to sleep downstairs, and could mean someone can continue living at home rather than going into residential care.
£100.00
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A Surgical Kit Your donation could cover the cost of a surgical kit containing 27 essential instruments to carry out life-saving emergency operations in a conflict zone, such as our work recently in Sri Lanka. This is an illustration of the difference your donation could make to our vital work.
£150.00
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A much-needed break The disabilities caused by stroke mean many stroke survivors find it difficult to get out and about. Being stuck in the house all day leads to depression and feelings of isolation. This donation could pay for a weekend away, giving families a vital break.
£200.00
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Helping young people get back on their feet There are at least 32,000 homeless young people aged 16 to 21 desperately in need of support and a safe place to go. Your donation could keep the doors of an Action for Children emergency drop-in centre for young homeless people open for a week.
£500.00
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