A REMARKABLE number of Island charities and individuals provide help to people living in poverty-stricken areas of the world.

As well as work projects, organised and funded by the States Overseas Aid Commission, there are a huge number of other schemes which have been established by local charities who provide on-going support.

This is a list of some of those charities. The list will be added to in due course with further information and news of the work in which they are involved.

• Amnesty International Jersey Group
• British Red Cross
• Bukit Lawang Trust
• Bush Hospital Foundation
• CAFOD
• Children of Chernobyl
• Christian Aid
• Church Mission Society
• Friends of Esperando Children’s Haven
• Hands Around the World
• Help an African Schoolchild
• Help from the Rock
• Hikkaduwa Community Charitable Trust
• International medical Relief
• Island Aid for World Children
• Jeevan Jyothi Children’s Trust
• Jersey Aid for Europe Foundation
• Jersey Assistance to Cambodia
• Jersey Charitable Trust for Commonwealth Students Robbie Perchard
• Jersey Fairtrade Island Group
• Jersey Gambia Schools Trust
• Jersey Oxfam Group
• Jersey Side by Side
• Kenyan Widows and Orphans Trust
• Leprosy mission
• Mission Aviation Fellowship
• Mustard Seed
• Rebuild Sri Lanka
• Supporting African Schools
• Talent Trust
• Tearfund
• Tools for Self Reliance
• WASOT (Kenya orphans)

Anyone wishing to add their charity to this list is asked to contact Sue Le Ruez at sleruez@jerseyeveningpost.com