The Fidelis Foundation

Animal Haven Ireland is an animal rescue based in Co. Kerry, Ireland whose purpose is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals in need, as well as report and act upon cases of cruelty to animals. Many of the animals they rescue have been subject to abuse, cruelty and abandonment.

Animal Haven Ireland aims to educate the public through radio, printed press, social media and school and company visits about the cruelty to animals in Ireland. AHI is committed to the belief that all animals should be loved, protected, suitably homed for life and cared for by responsible owners.

The main areas of activity are the rehabilitation and rehoming of animals in need, reporting and acting on cases of cruelty and public education through media(both social and traditional) about cruelty to animals in Ireland.

Website: https://www.animal-haven-ireland.com/

Aware is the national organisation providing free support, education and information services to those impacted by anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and related mood conditions. We undertake to create a society where people affected by stress, depression, bipolar disorder and mood related conditions are understood, supported, free from stigma, and are encouraged to access appropriate therapies. Aware’s message is one of hope: recovery is possible. Early intervention, as well as ongoing support, are very important.

Website: https://www.aware.ie/

Bermuda College Foundation (the Foundation) was launched in October 2019 to provide dedicated fundraising support to Bermuda College (the college), ensuring the College’s long-term sustainability and ability to procide state-of-the-art education experience to the students it serves, and to ensure that funds raised fulfil the objectives of the donors. The Foundation is a Bermuda registered charity (#341) and has it owns independent Board and governance structure. The ultimate goal is to provide fundraising expertise while the College continues to fulfil its mandate to provide equitable access to quality tertiary education, career development, and training for its students.

Website: https://www.bermudacollegefoundation.com/

Founded in 1978, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda (BBBS) is a charity whose mission is to provide quality mentoring relationships to young people in need, helping them to reach their full potential. 91% of children involved with Big Brothers & Big Sisters Programs experience a sharp rise in self-esteem, 70% do better in school, and 73% stay out of trouble with the law.

Fidelis has partnered with BBBS to set up an after-school mentoring program where our employees will provide educational guidance, personal support, and access to industry in order to build self-esteem and nurture potential amongst Bermuda’s public-school children.

Website: http://www.bbbs.bm/  

What they do:

Child Bereavement UK helps children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. They support children and young people up to the age of 25 who are facing bereavement, and anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.

They provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

Vision & Mission:

Their vision is for all families to have the support they need to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.

Their mission is to ensure the accessibility of high-quality child bereavement support and information to all families and professionals by increasing our reach and plugging the gaps that exist in bereavement support and training across the country. 

Fidelis made a donation in 2020 to help with their mission.

https://www.childbereavementuk.org/

Down Syndrome Ireland is dedicated to being the primary source of information and support to people with Down syndrome and their families. We are working to achieve an optimal quality of life for people with Down syndrome as equally valued, independent citizens.

Since being established back in 1971, we have been the voice of people with Down syndrome. We provide a wide range of vital services including: Early Intervention, Speech & Language Therapy, Health, Education, Personal Development and Employment Opportunities that enhance the lives of thousands of our members and their families throughout Ireland, across our 25 branches nationwide.

Website: https://downsyndrome.ie/

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) is an independent not-for-profit organisation that aims to prevent the harm and heal the trauma of sexual violence. Established in 1979, it is the oldest Rape Crisis Centre in Ireland and offers a wide range of services to any person affected by rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment or childhood sexual abuse. It runs the National 24-Hour Freephone Helpline 1800 778888 for crisis counselling and support, plus live webchat support and language interpreting service. It provides specialised one-to-one counselling & therapy. It accompanies and supports survivors attending Garda stations and court, as well as to the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit. It also provides specialist training to those working with or supporting survivors. In addition, DRCC carries out extensive advocacy, campaigning, education, research and policy work. DRCC is governed by a voluntary board and benefits from the help of dedicated and highly trained volunteers in its support and outreach services. 

Website: www.drcc.ie

FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 17 independent organisations. Together, they take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 11,000 frontline charities and community groups. 

The food that is redistributed is nutritious, in-date and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week they provide enough food to create over a million meals for vulnerable people.

Since April 2020 donations from Fidelis Insurance have helped FareShare to distribute the equivalent of over 360,000 meals to vulnerable people across the UK. This is on top of our efforts in in 2019 when donations helped FareShare distribute the equivalent of approximately 20,000 meals. In 2019 there were 61 Fidelis volunteers who went to support them in their Regional Centre, helping with vital tasks such as delivering food to communities and sorting food in the warehouse.

Website: www.fareshare.org.uk

Fidelis are proud to be associated with FoodCloud, a multi award-winning social enterprise that enables the redistribution of surplus food from industry to the charity sector. FoodCloud, since inception, has helped ensure 100 million meals have gone to people and not to waste.  With Fidelis’ support, FoodCloud have increased their impact, in particular with regards to operations.

Website: https://food.cloud/

We are Guide Dogs. And we’re here to help people with sight loss live the life they choose. We’re a charity, almost entirely funded by donations, and we are the world’s largest assistance dog organisation. As world leaders in puppy socialisation and dog training, we’re the only organisation to breed and train guide dogs in the UK. We’re also the largest employer of specialists dedicated to helping children and young people overcome the challenges of sight loss.

Website: https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/

"Habitat Bermuda became a registered Bermuda Charity in April 2000, and an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International in June of the same year. Habitat Bermuda was established in response to the need for more adequate, affordable housing in Bermuda. By partnering with Bermuda businesses, and with families in need, Habitat Bermuda is actively addressing and meeting those needs by renovating or expanding substandard or inadequate housing. Habitat has recently been involved in large scale community projects including the successful completion of the Transformational Living Center (TLC) which is now housing 10 homeless families, and the St. James Rectory Project, once completed, will deinstitutionalize eight patients out of the derelict Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute into a purpose built Residential Treatment Center in Somerset."

Website: https://www.habitat.bm/

Since 1992, International Care Ministries has been transforming the futures of the ultra-poor, those who live on less than US$0.50 per day. Combining a heart of compassion with a data-driven, business mindset, ICM delivers holistic change through a network of 12,000+ local community leaders in the Philippines and beyond. Having, reached more than 1.5 million people, ICM's impact is: 

• Focussed - helping those who need it most, the ultra-poor
• Effective - investing only in evidence-based solutions, committed to research
• Efficient - achieving maximum return on investment for minimum cost
• Scalable - replicating results at scale

Website: www.caremin.com

Founded in 1995, the Children’s Rights Alliance unites over 150 members working together to make Ireland one of the best places in the world to be a child. We change the lives of all children in Ireland by making sure that their rights are respected and protected in our laws, policies and services.

The Fidelis Foundation supports their child poverty programme through financial donation, specifically an ‘End Child Poverty Week’ which brings attention to the 230,000 children living in poverty in Ireland. The goal of the week is to ensure that Government commits to investing in addressing child poverty in its National Budget in October. The Alliance will run high-profile daily events and activities to gain media and social media coverage spotlighting the impact of living in poverty on different aspects of children’s lives (food, education, early years, housing, play). They will work with their 150 member organisations to build up case studies to illustrate the actual real-life impact of poverty on a child’s life. 

Website: https://www.childrensrights.ie/

Website: https://www.linkable.org.uk/

The National Museum of Bermuda (NMB) is a collective voice for and about Bermuda. NMB share Bermuda’s diverse heritage through collections, exhibits, and educational programmes, connecting people to Bermuda’s past and promotes history and culture as part of what helps keep communities together and stronger. 

Fidelis has partnered with NMB to launch a corporate-specific educational programme for all Fidelis employees entitled “Thinking History through a Corporate Lens”. The programme consists of interactive, participatory workshops using multiple perspectives to delve into the history of enslavement, emancipation, and segregation in Bermuda. Participants are introduced to critical thinking methods that unpack the historical topics, challenge biases, and encourage discussion and reflection on how to apply what they learned to their work and personal lives. 

Fidelis Foundation’s generous support has launched this new corporate programme and supported the development and implementation of other NMB education programmes that are serving educators and students from public and private schools island-wide and shifting how Bermuda history is taught and shared. 

Website: https://nmb.bm/

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice helps babies, children and young people with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions, and their families, make the most of every day. And we support those who die young to do so in as much comfort as possible, surrounded by family.

We are here to enable those we support to enjoy life as children, rather than as patients; and as families, not just as carers.

Noah’s Ark was recently rated as Outstanding by our regulators, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are truly grateful to have the invaluable support of the Fidelis Foundation as, this level of external validation would not be possible without key partners being on the journey with us. We hope that our exciting plans for the future – which can be found in the charity’s three-year strategy, Making the Most of Every Day – will continue to inspire the team and the Foundation to stay on the journey with us for many years to come.

Website: https://www.noahsarkhospice.org.uk/

1 in 5 children now have a probable mental health disorder. Place2Be creates safe spaces in schools, allowing children to open up about their worries through one-to-one counselling, a drop-in service and group interventions. Place2Be also provides support, training and advice for teachers, parents and carers so that they feel informed, empowered and equipped to support children’s mental health as they grow.
 
With your help, we can ensure no child faces mental health problems alone.

Website: place2be.org.uk

Reprieve is a high-impact legal and human rights charity. Its vision is a world without the death penalty or extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security.”  Reprieve fights cases where human rights have been abandoned and where there is real potential to affect systemic change, providing free legal and investigative support to those facing execution, torture and illegal detention at the hands of powerful governments. Since their founding in 1999, Reprieve has saved well over 550 lives from the death penalty, and thousands more through their strategic initiatives around the world.

“We are so grateful for Fidelis’ incredible support of our work standing up for human rights across the world. The death penalty is cruel, inhumane and irreversible. With the help of Fidelis staff, Reprieve will continue the fight for justice until the death penalty is a thing of the past” – Anna Yearley

Website: https://reprieve.org/uk/

Rewilding Britain helps create a wilder Britain that improves lives for people,  nature and the climate.

Rewilding is the large-scale restoration of nature until it can take care of itself – and us – again. It’s about restoring nature’s remarkable web of life, including habitats, natural processes and, where appropriate, missing species.

Rewilding Britain wants to see rewilding flourishing across Britain, reconnecting us with nature, sustaining communities, and tackling the climate emergency and extinction crisis. We’re inspiring a movement of rewilders across Britain’s land and seas. So that together we can ensure a wilder, nature-rich future that benefits us all.

Website: www.rewildingbritain.org.uk

ST GILES is a charity using expertise and the real-life past experiences of their team to empower people who are living in poverty, are at risk of exploitation, who are caught up in crime, or a combination of all these issues. St Giles helps nearly 25,000 people each year through their services across the UK. Every £1 invested in the charity results in a £8.34 saving to the taxpayer.

The Fidelis Foundation partnered with St Giles through financial donations in 2020 and additionally has engaged in a long-term partnership to provide executive mentoring to high-potential employees within the St Giles team. This multi-year mentoring programme of key St Giles employees by the Fidelis leadership team is intended to equip the St Giles team with the skills, confidence, and business acumen to effectively drive forward the St Giles agenda. The partnership is growing and will include more volunteering opportunities for Fidelis employees.

website: https://www.stgilestrust.org.uk/

The Attlee Centre, established in 1982 as the Attlee Adventure Playground, serves disadvantaged children, youth, and families with inclusive programs promoting play and community engagement. It was the first of its kind in London Borough of Tower Hamlets and demonstrated the power of children playing together and learning through shared experience about difference, respect, understanding and of course having fun regardless of ability, background, race or gender.

Our purpose-built facilities offer vital support during critical life transitions, fostering physical and emotional well-being. Our work focuses on addressing critical transition periods and relevant soft and life skills which are difficult psychologically and emotionally e.g. nursery to primary to Secondary School then to further education/ vocational training/employment. Our work also supports physical development and wellbeing through active play and sports.

We aim to provide accessible, playful activities and spaces while becoming a trusted hub for community activity. Through the support of our playworkers, volunteers, operational team, trustees and funders, we empower our community. For over four decades, The Attlee Centre has been a beacon of hope, providing a safe haven for positive activities and nurturing future generations.

Website: https://attleecentre.org/

The Bermuda National Trust (BNT) is a membership-based registered charity (#81) established in 1970 to preserve Bermuda’s natural, architectural and historic treasures and to encourage public appreciation of them. The Trust’s programmes and activities are focused on the key areas of conservation, education and advocacy.

In the Trust’s care are more than 80 properties, covering some 277 acres and representing much of the best of Bermuda’s heritage – a rich variety of historic houses, nature reserves, islands, gardens, cemeteries, farmland and coastline. The Trust’s museums display an outstanding collection of artefacts made or owned by Bermudians, including cedar furniture, silver, maps and paintings, all contributing to the story of our island’s development. We are also a leading advocate for Bermuda’s natural and cultural heritage on a national level.

The Trust has a strong education programme, focused on encouraging understanding and appreciation of Bermuda’s history, unique culture and natural environment. Thousands of children participate annually in our curriculum-linked school programme. Additionally, we offer teacher training workshops and holiday camp programmes.

Website: https://www.bnt.bm/

WhalesBermuda seeks to promote understanding of cetacean species as a step towards their conservation both locally and throughout their Atlantic habitats.  Primarily working with humpback whales, but also with Cuvier's beaked whales and bottlenose dolphins, WhalesBermuda conducts novel scientific research on population biology and behaviour, and shares insights through books, films, art, lectures, and social media

Website: https://www.whalesbermuda.com/

WLT is an international conservation charity founded in 1989 to protect the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats, acre by acre.  A registered charity (Reg. 1001291) established on a simple vision of saving land to save species. 

This vision remains true today and by adopting an approach that takes in an entire landscape, rather than an individual species, whole ecosystems have been preserved and protected.

Through a network of partner organisations around the world, WLT funds the creation of reserves and provides permanent protection for habitats and wildlife.  Partnerships are developed with established and highly respected local organisations who engage support and commitment among the local community.

For more than 30 years, WLT has successfully helped to protect critically threatened habitat and is proud to work with 35 partners in 24 countries to conserve tropical forests and other critically threatened habitats.  The work undertaken by our partners is more essential today than ever before.

Website: https://www.worldlandtrust.org/