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The Disasters Emergency Committee
DEC members are providing humanitarian aid in the wake of the earthquake which struck Haiti in January 2010. The latest estimates are 230,000 people killed, 300,000 injured and 1.2 million left needing emergency shelter. Survivors lost family, homes, livelihoods and essential services. Hospitals, schools and government buildings were all destroyed.
Wikimedia
The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, and operates several online collaborative wiki projects including Wikipedia. The Wikimedia Foundation relies on public contributions and grants to fund its mission of providing free knowledge to every person in the world.
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. It provides direct practical, medical and financial support and pushes for better cancer care
Save the Children 
Save the Children works on the ground in over 50 countries to bring focus on four fundamental rights for children: health, freedom from hunger, education and protection. In 2009 it is responding to around 20 emergency situations across the world, delivering life-saving help to millions of children
RNLI
The Royal National Lifeboats Institution is the charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service around the UK and Ireland. People from all walks of life help the RNLI to save lives at sea. Thousands of volunteers and staff give their time, skill and commitment. The RNLI receives no UK government funding, so financial support provides first-class lifeboats and equipment, such as the new lifeboat station at Exmouth
Devon Wildlife Trust 
The Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is concerned with all aspects of wildlife conservation in the county and is part of The Wildlife Trusts throughout the UK and the South West Wildlife Trusts. With nature reserves throughout the county, DWT is closely involved in land and marine management, surveying, policy formulation and education.
WaterAid
WaterAid is an international development charity whose work is helping to overcome poverty and the astonishing levels of illness and childhood mortality among the world's poorest people. It supports self-help projects which provide access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. To a great extent it does this with the active support and advice of volunteer experts from the UK water industry.
