Donations

Gift Aid

Are you a UK taxpayer? Make your donation to ECPP, or go even further by giving through Gift Aid. ECPP can benefit from Tax Relief by claiming back from the Inland Revenue the basic rate of 28p tax for every £1.00 you give us. Any donation you make, whether by cheque, credit card, standing order or direct debit, is automatically worth 28% more to us if you have a Gift Aid Declaration.

During the tax year you must have paid tax at least equal to the amount of tax we reclaim on your donation (currently 28p for every £1.00 you give us). This includes tax under PAYE, tax deducted from bank interest and capital gains. If you are a higher rate tax-payer, you can reclaim the difference between the basic and the higher rate of tax.

We would be very grateful if you would consider completing and returning the Gift Aid Declaration Form.

ECPP runs projects in different countries.

Within the projects various activities are undertaken which you can choose to sponsor.

You can make donations to ECPP in general without specifying any project and ECPP will direct the funds to the areas most needed or you can choose to donate money towards either a project or an activity. You choose whichever is more important to you. No matter how small the donation, remenber that you will be making a difference to the lives of people with or affected by HIV & AIDS.

Europe | Malawi | Uganda | Gift Aid

Europe

PATIENT PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY THINK TANK
We are a member of “The Patient/Industry Think Tank”, which is hosted by the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries Associations.
Co-Chair of the subcommittee of “Access to Medicine in the Developing World”.
Members of the subcommittee on "Sources of Patient Information in the EU".
Member of the European Parliament Biotechnology Working Group.

STEM CELL RESEARCH
As patients, we believe that this research should take place using the best possible cells with the highest possible level of stability and safety: human embryonic stem cells.

INFORMATION TO PATIENTS
We believe that ALL patients, no matter their condition, background or nationality, have a fundamental and legitimate human right of access to all kinds of information about their health, medical conditions and the availability of treatments including knowledge of the best available management for their disease. It is a question of solidarity, equity and patients’ rights.

ACCESS TO MEDICINES
We are involved in the Access to Medicines debate. We are working in three main areas: the Member states (on regulatory systems), Applicant States to the EU, and Central & Southern Africa.

Malawi

In Malawi we have worked hard alongside other organisations, staff and volunteers from around the world to build a number of centres.
Chambe Rock Children’s Oasis – this is based within the project of the Women’s Voice Chambe Zone. The centre looks after 400 orphans. The aim of the Oasis is to provide opportunities for the many pr[hans located in the traditional authority of Nkanda.
The project is very successful and we would like you to help us to continue to share their success.
Chiuta Children’s Oasis – ECPP has provided building assistance to the Faith Outreach Ministries Foundation. The centre was built to comprise workshops, a hall and administration rooms.
The centre provides training of technical and traditional skills to children from the age of 5-19 building up their confidence and giving them the tools to become self-reliant.
St Theresa Nursery - Chisitu Catholic Parish established an organisation ten years ago where priests would visit people in their own areas. The nursery supports 83 infants.

ACTIVITIES
Centres provide feeding and skills training, e.g. tailoring, carpentry and arts & crafts. These are necessary to ensure the health and well-being of the orphans cared for.

You are given the chance to contribute to specific activities.

Feeding - £20 will feed about 100 children with maize for one week.
Clothing - £10 will provide 15 children with school uniform shirts.
Blankets - £10 will provide 5 children with blankets.
Sanitation - £15 will provide about 400 children with soap for one month.
Education - £30 will provide 4 children with secondary school fees for a term.
Play Groups - £15 will provide toys for a centre.
Tailoring - £20 will provide fabric for 12 children to complete a six-week course.
Carpentry - £50 will provide tools for a centre.
Pottery - £15 will provide clay for a centre for six months (rainy season).
Handicrafts - £25 will provide a centre with materials for three months.

Uganda

Uganda is known as the ‘Pearl of Africa’, a beautiful land of Safari and mountains and famous land marks such as Lake Victoria. The population is 26, 404, 543 the estimate takes into account the effects of excess morality due to AIDS with 60,000 people living with AIDS. However Uganda is considered the success story in Africa, regarding AIDS containment. Yet, in 2002 there were an estimated 510,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, along with an estimated 84,000 deaths due to AIDS. Some 880,000 children 15 or younger had lost their mother or father or both parents to AIDS.
The project in Uganda has just begun its work with its being set and completed in February 2005.

CENTRES
ECPP aims to work in three districts that have been affected by HIV/AIDS, together with opportunistic diseases which have overburdened the healthcare resources in the respective districts. Child mortality rate and maternal mortality rates in the three districts fall below the national average and there is a shortage of medical personnel.

There is limited health infrastructure and therefore opportunistic infection increase. The project will address the issues around HIV prevention, treatment and capacity building of communities based organizations that support people living with HIV/AIDS. It will also support people living with HIV/AIDS, orphans of AIDS, widows and the youth affected by AIDS. All three districts are poverty stricken which is fuelled by the spread of AIDS with HIV prevalence of 15%. Fear, stigma and lack of education and resources perpetrate HIV in these districts.

ACTIVITIES

To empower and raise the quality of life of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in the three districts.

To address the plight of Orphans in the three districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Nebbi by providing basic health care, education and Life Skills training.

To support the widows of AIDS with income generating activities to enable increased household incomes.

To provide people living with HIV/AIDS with relevant information and appropriate treatment.

The Patient can be as knowledgeable as the expert, but is uniquely placed to have a holistic view of their condition