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Introducing our three charities

Save the Children works in 120 countries, including the UK. They save children's lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential. www.savethechildren.org.uk

The Children’s Society works hard to transform the lives of over 48,000 children and young people in England each year. www.childrenssociety.org.uk

Rainbow Trust Children's Charity provides emotional and practical support for families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. www.rainbowtrust.org.uk

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An ex-runaway, 24-year-old Carl Hillier dreams of entering Parliament where he can fight on behalf of young people

Independent Appeal: Teenage runaway on a mission to change young people's lives

07 January 2012 12:00 AM

The passionate advocate now lectures politicians on the problem of desperate children, says Jonathan Brown

Independent Appeal: Paul Vallely: The end of our appeal. But not the end of your donations, we hope

07 January 2012 12:00 AM

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Lucy Poole, one of Rainbow Trust’s support workers

Independent Appeal: Working with terminally ill children is Lucy's dream job – but it takes its toll

06 January 2012 12:00 AM

How do Rainbow Trust's carers cope with the traumas they face? Alice-Azania Jarvis finds out

Independent Appeal: After being treated for cancer, Hanna needed help to be a teenager again

05 January 2012 12:00 AM

The Rainbow Trust's support workers show patients and families how to get back on track

James, a former runaway, trains social workers in the language of youth culture

Independent Appeal: A lesson in understanding - the former runaway bringing two worlds together

04 January 2012 12:00 AM

Alice-Azania Jarvis reports on a project that helps social workers decode youth culture

Ben Fewtrell with Ted Jay, who calls the Rainbow Trust support worker ‘cool’

Independent Appeal: 'Doing this job makes you realise how much we all take for granted'

03 January 2012 12:00 AM

Ben Fewtrell's working week is filled with the kind of emotional stress many of us do our best to avoid. Paul Vallely finds out how he and his colleagues at the Rainbow Trust support families with terminally ill children

Justin Forsyth, Save the Children’s chief executive, hands over school supplies in the West Bank

Independent Appeal: 'We're making a difference for millions of children'

02 January 2012 12:00 AM

Justin Forsyth is the pioneering boss of Save the Children – one of the charities in the Independent Christmas Appeal. He tells Paul Vallely how lives can be transformed

Dr Abhay Bang pioneered a healthcare scheme that has saved millions of lives in the developing world

Independent Appeal: 'The mother said her baby was dead. But I refused to accept it'

31 December 2011 12:00 AM

A remarkable husband and wife pair of physicians are behind a scheme teaching healthcare in remote Indian villages – and their protégés are saving millions of lives. Andrew Buncombe reports

A child from a wealthy and supportive background can be exploited via the internet just as easily as a neglected and impoverished one

Independent Appeal: It's not just girls who fall victim to abuse online

30 December 2011 12:00 AM

Matilda Battersby reports on a pioneering project that helps victims of paedophiles and highlights a neglected threat to boys

Ahmed Kalif, a trader using Save The Children's voucher scheme in Kenya

Independent Appeal: Not just handouts - the aid that puts cash into the economy

29 December 2011 12:00 AM

The mass distribution of food to the needy is being replaced by a voucher scheme that helps countries to feed themselves

Ana da Silva with daughter Joysie, son Zion and a support worker

Independent Appeal: Loving support when families struck by illness most need it

28 December 2011 12:00 AM

For a single parent with a sick child, the help offered by the Rainbow Trust is vital

The Street Safe venture is an extension of the one set up following the disappearance in 2003 of teenager Charlene Downes

Independent Appeal: The project that could prevent another Charlene Downes from disappearing

27 December 2011 12:00 AM

Matilda Battersby reports on an innovative scheme to help locate runaway teenagers

Young Afghan girls take a break from carrying out household chores to attend a Save the Children outreach centre in Kabul

Independent Appeal: An education in making sure that Afghan girls keep going to school

26 December 2011 12:00 AM

The shortage of female teachers is a problem that Save the Children is doing its best to solve

Six-month-old Ellie Taylor, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, with her parents, Dale and Yasmin

Independent Appeal: 'We want to enjoy every moment'

24 December 2011 12:00 AM

A rare disease means Ellie Taylor's first Christmas is likely to be her last. But the Rainbow Trust is helping her make the most of her short life

More than 300 teenagers run away from home in Britain every

Independent Appeal: A ray of hope for thousands of children with nowhere to go

23 December 2011 12:00 AM

The Children's Society offers runaways a sanctuary where they can learn to rebuild their lives

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