Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
AustraliaDisability
One of Australia’s major charities, the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) is also Australia’s premier special educator. RIDBC’s primary purpose is to provide high quality educational services to children who have significant hearing and/or vision impairment, including children who have additional disabilities. We offer choices and options in educational approaches and settings, commencing the educational process as soon as the diagnosis of significant hearing or vision impairment has been made. We provide children’s audiological services, including diagnostic audiology and we assist parents and families in catering to the special needs of the child. RIDBC conducts in conjunction with a university, a centre for research and professional development, and publishes and disseminates research papers, conducts conferences and seminars and participates in national and international forums.
Royal Life Saving Society
AustraliaHealth/Medical
The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) was founded in England in 1891 to combat a high drowning toll. The techniques advocated by the Society were soon adopted by many countries and today the RLSS represents the largest single organisation dedicated to the teaching of lifesaving and the prevention of drowning. The first Australian Branch was formed in New South Wales in 1894 and the movement soon spread to all States. In subsequent years the Society focused its attention on water safety education and rescue training for inland areas, and particularly for school children. Today, RLSSA operates as Australia's leading water safety educator - a not for profit charitable organisation, public benevolent institution (PBI) and volunteer community service organisation with a Branch in every State and Territory of Australia. Branches conduct courses in water safety, lifesaving, resuscitation, first aid and lifeguarding and provide an extensive range of the highest quality resources
Royal Life Saving Society Australia - NSW Branch
AustraliaHealth/Medical
The WCH Foundation is the official charity of the Women's & Children's Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia. As the official charity, the WCH Foundation exists to help the hospital provide world class care and facilities to the thousands of women, babies and young people who are treated there every year. The WCH Foundation has given in excess of $18 million in support of the Women's & Children's Hospital since 2004. We help the Hospital in any way we can, through purchasing vital new equipment, funding life saving research and initiating health promotion programs. In our Arts in health program artists are invited to donate an art work on canvas to celebrate Mothers. The artworks are for sale and all funds will go towards the Women’s & Children’s Hospital to help support Mums and their babies. Our health research is about exploring the unknown and discovering new ways of not just treating and curing disease, but finding ways of preventing the problem in the first place.
Royal Marines Association
United KingdomCommunity/Family
The role of the Royal Marines Association (RMA) is to maintain and promote esprit de corps and comradeship amongst all Royal Marines and their families, past and present. The RMA is established in Branches all over the country and overseas to keep members in touch with one another. The RMA is an integral part of the "Corps Family". A vital task for the RMA is to support the Serving Corps, including the Royal Marines Reserve and the Royal Marines Band Service. In addition, the RMA spends a lot of time raising funds to help them, veterans and their families.
Royal Ottawa Foundation For Mental Health
CanadaHealth/Medical
When you think that one in five individuals will be affected by mental illness at some point in their lifetime, it is easy to understand why our Foundation team is so dedicated to working with key stakeholders, volunteers, donors, patients and their families to make a difference. The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health raises funds to support the best possible patient care and leading edge research provided by the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the Brockville Mental Health Centre, and the Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research.
RPA Foundation
AustraliaHealth/Medical
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) is a major metropolitan tertiary referral hospital and a principal provider of a comprehensive range of clinical services. Formed in 1882, the hospital is a major teaching facility of the University of Sydney and remains one of the nation's most respected hospitals with a distinguished history serving the health needs of local, statewide, national and international communities. Widely acknowledged for its tradition of medical innovation and leadership, RPA is responsible for producing many of the country's top clinicians. Its national and international reputation for excellence has long been established through the efforts of staff in patient care, teaching, research and support services.
RRHEDS
IndiaChildren/Education
We identify and work with the impoverished, weaker and vulnerable sections of the society to find solutions to the challenges threatening their lives with the ultimate aim of establishing an aware, responsible and developed society based upon equality, fraternity and social justice, ensuring sustainable and holistic development with emphasis on human rights, and a culture of social service through creating synergy and building strategic partnership with the Government, NGOs (non-government organizations), SHGs (self help groups), CBOs (community based organizations) and various national and international organizations by planning appropriate downstream and upstream interventions and also to help the poor and needy children or people at risk and marginalized communities irrespective of Caste, Creed or Religion and to create opportunities to develop their potential to become self - reliant and self - sustainable individuals.
RSKS - Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan
IndiaWomen
Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS) is a non – governmental organization (NGO) based in Ajmer District of Rajasthan state is Largest population in India. The organization was founded in the year 1992, by the group of young sensitive youths in the interest of the society. RSKS is a pioneer in promotion of Livelihood, micro finance & enterprise, women & child education & development, Women Empowerment, gender equality, Children Welfare, human rights and environmental and water issues for the Marginalized & deprived sections of the Rural community. RSKS believes that the rural poor are capable of determining and building their future provided they are supported and facilitated properly. The organization works for the development of community through a number of activities and program. RSKS is registered a society under the societies Registration act 1958 (Rule – 28). The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010. 12A and 80G section of Income Tax Act, 1961.iso-9001-2008
RSPB
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
We are the largest wildlife conservation organisation in Europe with over one million members. Wildlife and the environment face many threats. Our work is focussed on the species and habitats that are in the greatest danger. We work for the conservation of wild birds, other wildlife and the places in which they live in a wide variety of ways. The RSPB works for the conservation of biodiversity, especially wild birds and their habitats. This is a huge task, and one that we take very seriously. However, birds and wildlife are even bigger topics, so we take a neutral stance in certain areas.
RSPCA
AustraliaAnimals/Wildlife
The RSPCA is a community based charity that works to prevent cruelty to animals by actively promoting their care and protection. RSPCA Australia is a Federation of eight independent State and Territory RSPCA bodies called member Societies. RSPCA member Societies do much of the hands on work traditionally associated with the RSPCA such as the operation of shelters and the Inspectorate plus community education and fundraising. RSPCA Australia is home to a strong science and campaigns team, with a particular focus on farm animal issues. RSPCA Australia is responsible for facilitating national campaigns and events and representing the interests of animal welfare with Government and industry across all areas.
RSPCA
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
We're the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and we've been here, looking out for animals, since 1824. Every day, with the help of our people and our generous supporters, we take steps to achieve our mission. From rescuing a stranded deer to changing the law, we've already achieved so much and come so far.
RSPCA - NSW
AustraliaAnimals/Wildlife
The RSPCA - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - is Australia's pre-eminent animal welfare organisation. We provide a strong voice for animals experiencing cruelty and neglect. We work with local councils, state and federal governments and other interested groups—including community organisations, wildlife authorities, farmers and professional associations. We are committed to the care and welfare of animals, providing extensive professional facilities, including fully equipped veterinary hospitals and our state-wide shelter network, with approximately 400 staff across NSW to care for animals.
Ruby's Fund
United KingdomDisability
We are a charity based in Congleton, Cheshire, England raising money to build a multi-sensory studio for those with additional needs. A multi-sensory studio will provide a safe and appropriate place for those with additional needs to explore and develop. To achieve our mission and our aims, we plan to open multi-sensory studio for those with additional needs. A multi-sensory studio will provide a safe and appropriate place for those with additional needs to explore and develop. It will go beyond providing safe play, by providing an environment where clients can learn to understand risk and make sound choices as well as learning how to cope in real life situations.
Rudasa
South AfricaHealth/Medical
RuDASA strives for the adequate staffing of rural health services by appropriately skilled medical staff and to be a voice for the rural doctor regarding training and working conditions. RuDASA supports the concept of scholarship schemes for health sciences students that are linked to rural districts, as a long-term strategy or recruitment and retention of doctors and other health care professionals. We advocate for provincial bursaries to be devolved to local level so that such linking can take place.
Ruel Foundation
New ZealandHealth/Medical
The Ruel Foundation is a humanitarian organisation that provides free medical aid to children with physical deformities such as cleft lip and palate in developing nations. Surgeries are done in the child's own nation by local surgeons. Our commitment to the physical and spiritual welfare of children living in poverty with physical disabilities in developing nations is not only changing lives but changing communities. Children are now recovering their self esteem, going back to school, getting an education, daring to dream of being a pilot, fireman, nurse or teacher.
Rufford Small Grants Foundation
United KingdomEnvironment
The Rufford Small Grants Foundation is a new charity established specifically for the development of Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation (RSGs). Within the eight years of the RSGs being part of the Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation, in excess of 900 projects in over 95 countries have been supported. The Rufford Small Grants Foundation intends to build on this success.
Rugmark India
IndiaChildren/Education
RUGMARK is the international label against illegal child labour in the carpet industry. Hundreds of the companies around the world have already joined RUGMARK and have made their carpet-sourcing child-labour proof and their businesses strong against these happenings. RUGMARK is a certification trademark, which assures importers and buyers that carpets with this label have been manufactured/exported by a company which has committed itself to work without illegal child labour, and which is subject to an effective surveillance mechanism.
Ruhama
IrelandWomen
Ruhama is a Dublin-based NGO which works on a national level with women affected by prostitution. Our service is comprehensive to meet the broad range of experiences of women affected by prostitution. We provide a service to women who are currently involved in on-street and off-street prostitution, women who are exiting prostitution, women who are victims of sex trafficking and women who have a history of prostitution. Ruhama (Hebrew for renewed life) regards prostitution as violence against women and a violation of women's human rights. We see prostitution and the social and cultural attitudes which sustain it as being deeply rooted in gender inequality and social marginalisation.
Rukungiri Orphan Partnership
United KingdomChildren/Education
Rukungiri Orphan Partnership was set up to assist Alice and John Tumusiime with their vision of helping orphan children in their locality to get an education. They started to build a school in 1992 and friends of theirs in the UK began a fund to help with this work. Several churches and groups, as well as individuals, either sponsor children or do fund raising events in order to help educate these youngsters.
Ruperra Conservation Trust
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
Ruperra Conservation Trust was formed in 1996, and owns Coed Craig Ruperra, a 150 acre woodland between Newport and Cardiff in South Wales. The woodland originally formed part of the large Ruperra estate and is situated to the north of the ruined Ruperra Castle. It lies in a Special Landscape Area, while the entire Ruperra Parkland is a Conservation Area and graded II on the Cadw/ICOMOS register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Ruperra Conservation Trust received a management grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and by the end of the winter in March 2002 the woodland had been replanted with native broadleaf seedlings - ash, oak, rowan, alder and hazel. The Trust hopes to make Coed Craig Ruperra a pleasant place for quiet enjoyment and to encourage the ancient wildlife to return.