Our Founders
Baroness Ryder of Warsaw CMG, OBE
While serving with the Polish Section of the highly secret Special Operations Executive during World War II, Sue Ryder witnessed the remarkable courage of men and women embarking on hazardous operations from which many did not survive. The inspiration of their deeds led to her found the Sue Ryder Foundation as a living memorial to those who died.
Sue Ryder was a humanitarian dedicated to the relief of suffering. Her work started in WWII, helping people displaced from their homes as a result of war. After the war she widened the scope of her work, supporting people with complex needs and life-threatening conditions across the UK and internationally.
Group Captain Lord Cheshire of Woodhall VC, OM, DSO and DFC
In 1948 as a highly distinguished, retired Royal Air Force pilot, Leonard Cheshire heard that an ex-serviceman he knew was dying from cancer with nowhere to go following his discharge from hospital. After determined efforts failed to find care for him, Leonard took him into his own home and nursed him until he died. It was to become the first Cheshire home and the beginning of a world-wide work.
Leonard Cheshire has been described as one of the most remarkable men of his generation. A war hero and pioneer of the Cheshire Homes for sick people that bear his name, he had the priceless gift of appearing ordinary while accomplishing quite extraordinary achievements both in war and peace.
Recently Funded Projects
Reaching out
The Mobile Outreach Programme visits remote rural areas of Uttarakhand, India. With your help over 600 children with special needs have been identified for early intervention. Parents have been given counselling and programmes by the special educators. Previously services for these children were virtually non-existent.
Lasting impact
Timor-Leste has one of the highest rates of TB in the world and the incident rate of Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis is on the rise. Klibur Domin is a key player in the fight against TB. Your support helped fund a second unit to care for those seriously affected and restore them back to health.
