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Update images : Action for Change Foundation, East Timor


Ready to have your day brightened?  Ready to smile?  Well, brace yourselves…. Action for Change Foundation is all about providing peace-building activities which we utterly love here! They target the unemployed and youth who were unable to complete their education due to the conflict in Timor Leste at the time. Their main goal is to [...]

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Update : Help in Suffering


Help in Suffering are an animal protection group who help sick, suffering and starving animals in the Jaipur area in india. We funded them through our Asia Pacific Zone Funding Programme and gave them £5,000 for their ‘around the clock’ animal ambulance, treating and rescuing sick animals. Check out their recent newsletter here, packed full [...]

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Sahara Challenge 2012 : read all about it!


Walking for water – 103 km, 5 days, 29 trekkers, 18 areas and markets of The Body Shop – £41,250 raised for WaterAid   Smashing expected donations, we are delighted to announce that because of the monies raised from the Sahara trekkers, WaterAid are able to fund three projects across Africa, in Zambia, Tanzania and [...]

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Sahara Challenge 2012 : celebrate our trekkers!


Need 29 people to change the world? You got it! Following the recent The Body Shop Foundation Sahara Challenge, we’ve been able to fund 3 WaterAid projects in Zambia, Tanzania and Liberia raising an incredible £41,250. MASSIVE thanks to all involved – you know who you are and how awesome we think you are too! [...]

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Update: MTU Naiste Vajupak


“Exactly this book is the thing that we needed! I have been thinking what a feeling it must be when the women leave the shelter and must be able to continue coping with all these traumas alone. One tip for every day of a whole year – this should be enough for a total recovery. [...]

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Sahara Challenge 2012 : they made it!


29 trekkers, 103 km, one team challenge – all walking for water This week saw an incredible gauntlet laid down to 29 intrepid trekkers from all areas of the business and some external volunteers to The Body Shop Foundation. Their challenge sounded simple enough – walk 103 km across the Sahara terrain to highlight and [...]

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Update: Girls in the Game


Girls in the Game has been providing direct service programming for 16 years, with a multitude of programs to keep girls involved year-round and from childhood through their teen years. By exposing girls to a varied mix of health, fitness and leadership opportunities, Girls in the Game aims to not only provide physical activity and [...]

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Update : Polaris Project


The Polaris Project’s mission is to combat human trafficking and modern-day slavery and to strengthen the anti-trafficking movement through a comprehensive approach. We gave them funding of £5,000 through our Americas Zone Programme towards the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Programme. What they have achieved with this money is nothing short of remarkable.  Please click [...]

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Update : Animals Lebanon


Animals Lebanon works to protect animals through education, legislation and direct action. Animals Lebanon believes that we can make a better place for humans and animals.  They believe in focusing on preventing problems before they start through wide scale TNR, which stands for ‘Trap, Neuter, Return’. Our funding of £4,785 through the Europe, Middle East [...]

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Update: AWECA Foundation


AWECA Foundation, Incorporated (AFI) is a non-government organization serving as a catalyst to promote an ecologically balanced environment. They provide resources and basic services to needy children, youth, women and indigenous peoples from marginalized areas in the Philippines. AWECA Foundation have been awarded £5,065 through the Asia Pacific Zone Funding Panel for The School Caravan: [...]

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