8 d. ago ‘The last thread connecting people to services’: why vets are risking all to care for Gaza’s donkeys

Amid the ruins and with fuel scarce, the animals provide vital transport for the injured as well as goods and belongingsIt felt like an “earthquake from the sky” when an Israeli airstrike hit the clinic Dr Saif Alden had left just minutes earlier. Alden had been treating animals hurt and abandoned amid Gaza’s destruction. They survived but the equipment and medication the mobile clinic needed to function was destroyed.Still, the team saw it as a setback, not a defeat. Alden has spent the month since the airstrike traversing Gaza to scavenge the tools needed to resume operations. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Prince Harry attacks ‘blatant lies’ in charity row as watchdog opens inquiry

Duke of Sussex says he hopes Charity Commission will ‘unveil the truth’ about governance of SentebalePrince Harry has launched a thinly veiled attack on the chair of the Sentebale charity he founded two decades ago for telling “blatant lies”, as an inquiry was launched into claims about the organisation’s governance.In a statement issued in response to the Charity Commission’s decision to open a “compliance case”, the prince said he hoped a “robust inquiry” would “unveil the truth”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Watchdog looking into concerns raised about charity founded by Prince Harry

Duke of Sussex quit as patron of Sentebale last week amid boardroom battleThe Charity Commission has said it has opened a case into “concerns raised” about the charity Sentebale, which the Duke of Sussex quit as patron of last week amid a boardroom battle.More details soon Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Poor Prince Harry: what to do when someone close to you publicly trashes an institution you love? | Marina Hyde

As claims pile up about the charity he founded, he’s learning that smiling and biting your lip can be quite painful. Hear, hear, as the Windsors might sayStraight faces, please, as we try to look charitably at the toxic row engulfing Prince Harry’s charity. Are you up to speed with this everyday story of giving folk? I’m in such a muddle with it all that I can’t remember if I’m allowed to say that purely from my observations of her telly interviews, Sentebale chair Sophie Chandauka does seem like a right old loose cannon.But I’m getting ahead of myself, so let’s do a quick recap. Sentebale is a charity to help children and young people with HIV and Aids in Lesotho and Botswana, and was set up almost two decades ago by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, in honour of their mothers. Its current chair is Chandauka, a Zimbabwean lawyer, and something about her stewardship of the charity has provoked its entire board of trustees to judge that their relationship has broken down irr...

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3 w. ago Hedgehog Society wins Smiley Charity Film Awards’ Grand Prix People’s Choice Award 2025

The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) is delighted to have scooped one of the top accolades at the Smiley Charity Film Awards.

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3 w. ago Donors quit Prince Harry’s charity when he left UK, says Sentebale chair

Sophie Chandauka claims there is ‘significant correlation’ with drop in funders and prince’s move to the USDonors abandoned the charity Prince Harry founded in memory of his late mother when he left the UK, the chair of Sentebale has said amid a bitter media row.There was a “significant correlation” between a drop in funders and the Duke of Sussex’s departure to the US following controversy caused by his rift with the royal family, Sophie Chandauka told Sky News’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips programme. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scotmid invites charities to apply for 2025/26 charity partnership

Scotmid, Scotland’s largest independent co-operative, has opened applications for its charity partnership for 2025/26. This exciting opportunity offers national charities the chance to team up with Scotmid for a year of fundraising and engagement, aimed at creating a positive and lasting impact in local communities.

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3 w. ago Accusations and resignations mark remarkable 24 hours at charity founded by Prince Harry

Insiders cite cultural differences after Harry steps down as patron of Sentebale over ‘untenable’ leadershipIn a message to supporters on Wednesday afternoon, the Sentebale charity, founded two decades ago by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, tried to put a brave face on an extraordinary 24 hours. “While trustees are key for governance and regulation, and patrons – especially founders – are an honour to have, it’s the people in the field who are advancing the work, no matter what,” the charity said.“Our commitment to supporting youth in southern Africa with better health, stronger livelihoods and climate resilience remains as strong as ever. The work continues because they deserve nothing less.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Charity faces legal action after relocated elephants in Malawi allegedly kill 10 people

People living near Kasungu national park say they are living in fear after translocation of 263 elephants by International Fund for Animal Welfare People living on the edge of a protected area in Malawi are taking legal action against an NGO that moved more than 250 elephants into the area, which they say have killed at least 10 people.Villagers near Kasungu national park, which is Malawi’s second largest and crosses the Zambian border, say they are living in fear for their livelihoods and safety after 263 elephants were introduced in July 2022, causing a sharp spike in human-wildlife conflict. Ten people claiming to be affected by the translocation from Liwonde national park have begun legal action against the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw), demanding that the conservation NGO construct adequate fencing to protect the 167 villages around the park and compensate local people for the damage caused by the elephants. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006

Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisationThe Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”.Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho both stepped down as patrons on Tuesday until further notice after trustees quit over a dispute with the chair, Dr Sophie Chandauka, a lawyer who was appointed in 2023. Continue reading...

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