Rebecca Gave £1,000 to...

Motivation £480

This charity aims to give people who have mobility issues in low-income countries a better quality of life, so they can fully take part in society. All chairs are highly designed and, crucially, made from sustainable materials readily available in-country. It also campaigns for people’s rights, provides training for wheelchairs users and helps find them employment.

Why? Because my sister worked for them for 4 years and because no-one should be excluded from society.

It costs £120 to provide one wheelchair, so this restricted donation will provide four wheelchairs.

The Gorilla Organisation £280

Formerly the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, this charity protects gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Gabon and Cameroon. It works with local organisations to protect the gorillas, conserve their habitat and help communities develop alternative farming practices so they don’t encroach on land traditionally home to gorillas.

Why? Because 15 years ago I visited a family of 9 mountain gorillas in the Virunga Mountains in southern Uganda. I was overwhelmed by how magnificent these creatures are and how humans have pushed them to the brink of extinction.

Kibera in Need (KIN) £240

This is a tiny organisation that works in Nairobi’s biggest slum – Kibera. The slum is home to 800,000 people, 60% of whom have HIV/AIDS and where 20% of children die before they’re 5. KIN works with a local partner to provide education and support to children through guardianships and provides loans for small businesses.

Why? Because I’ve passed this slum many times on trips to the city. Conditions are atrocious. If we can lift just one child out of this, then that’s something.

A year’s guardianship for one child costs £120, so this will help two children.