Charity bond will buy houses for people with a learning disability

UK: Golden Lane Housing (GLH), the housing arm of Mencap, has launched a £10 million charity bond which will raise money to buy homes for people with a learning disability.

Investors in the bond, which has a minimum investment level of £2,000 per investor, will receive a fixed gross yield of 4% per annum for the five year fixed term.

Working in partnership with Triodos Bank, the UK’s leading sustainable bank, the charity is aiming to raise £10 million from a wide range of social investors for this bond before the closing date of 30 April 2013.

GLH views this bond issue as the first step in raising up to £30 million over the next few years, which will mean that in total, investors will give 250 people with a learning disability the chance to live independently in specially adapted homes.

Deaf Child Worldwide

Deaf Child Worldwide is the only UK based international development agency dedicated to enabling deaf children to overcome poverty and isolation.

Worldwide, there around 20 million deaf children, 80% of whom live in developing countries.

In India alone, there are 3 million deaf children.

We work with partners in the countries where need is greatest throughout the world and are the international development arm of the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS).

We support the creation of local, national and global family-led movements to campaign for positive change for deaf children and young people.

Deaf Child Worldwide is:

- a catalyst for change
- a means to empower families
- an advocate for deaf children’s rights
- a network of organisations and individuals committed to sharing information and learning
- working with partners on community-based projects for deaf children
- working with all types of organisations to include deaf children in their work.

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International Children’s Palliative Care Network needs your help with survey

ICPCN on prioritisation of activities related to the WHO Guidelines

In 2012 the ICPCN Scientific Committee commissioned a task team to evaluate the role of the ICPCN in regard to the 'WHO Guidelines on the Pharmacological Treatment of Persisting Pain in Children with Medical Illnesses'. A document on the team's activity, related to the WHO Pain Guidelines, is planned as the end product.

Taking into account the broad spectrum of proposed activities and their importance, the task team made the decision to devise an on-line questionnaire to identify proposed roles by priority.

We would be grateful if you would take a few minutes to look through and prioritise these activities in a short questionnaire. This should take no longer than 5 minutes. To access the questionnaire, please click here.

Thank you in advance for your willingness to assist us in this way with our research.

Dr Natallia Savva, Leader, ICPCN Task Team.

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National Health Action Party - UK

'Onwards and Upwards' - Annual General Meeting

Saturday 18th May from 2pm to 5pm

Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ

This will be an opportunity to discuss the Eastleigh by-election, to hear our future campaign plans and also for you, as members, to vote on our policies and strategy going forward.

If you do plan to join us for the AGM it would help if you could let us know, so that we can cater for the right numbers.

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We look forward to seeing you there.

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