In addition to the work carried out in specific countries throughout Africa, the following non-country specific organisations are supported by British Airways.
Chain of Hope is a children’s heart surgery charity established in the UK in 1995 to provide children suffering from life-threatening heart disease with the medical treatment to which they do not have access in their own country.
Chain of Hope provides this treatment in two ways. The first, by sending out medical teams to treat children in-country and by setting up training programmes for local surgeons and medical staff and the second, by bringing children to the UK for operations as an interim measure.
Chain of Hope is based on the principle of a 'chain of volunteers' linking together to enable children to receive the vital treatment that they need. The chain includes the referring doctor, the airline, the host family, the hospital and medical team.
Chain of Hope currently works in Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe.
Visit www.chainofhope.org
Founded in 1903, Fauna and Flora International (FFI) is the world's longest-established international conservation organization. FFI acts to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science that take account of human needs.
It currently support projects in more than 40 countries, building in-country partnerships with organizations, businesses, governments and communities, to ensure local ownership and long-term success.
Visit www.fauna-flora.org
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) flies light aircraft in developing countries so that people in remote areas can receive the help they need. MAF provides practical care to many of the world's most isolated and vulnerable people, for example making it possible for sight-saving work to be carried out at eye clinics in otherwise in-accessible locations.
MAF works in some of the worlds neediest countries like Bangladesh, Tanzania, Sudan and Papua New Guinea. The light aircraft carry medical, relief, along with food and medicines where flying is not a luxury but a lifeline. Every three minutes, somewhere in the world an MAF plane is taking off or landing.
Visit www.maf-uk.org
Tools with a Mission sends new and refurbished tools all over the world to whoever needs them regardless of nationality, creed or colour providing they have a bona fide need. These tools are used for work which enables families to feed and clothe themselves.
Visit www.twam.co.uk
Workaid aims to provide practical assistance to vocational training centres and self-help schemes working with some of the world's most disadvantaged communities, mainly in East Africa. It achieves this by collecting and refurbishing unwanted tools and equipment in the UK and supplying the items to approved projects overseas.
Visit www.workaid.org