Orphanages, Schools, Education, Medicines, Hospitals Donate 2019 Whatever you do, don’t make me boring, Freddie Mercury ‘ The Mercury Phoenix Trust ‘ 703 projects in 2018

November 1, 2019 by Laura Gomez

The Mercury Phoenix Trust was founded by Brian May, Roger Taylor and their manager Jim Beach in memory of rock band Queen’s iconic lead singer FREDDIE MERCURY who died in 1991 from AIDS.

In the last 21 years the Trust has given away over 15 million dollars in his name and funded over 703 projects in the global battle against HIV/AIDS.

They need your support to maintain our present donor level and to keep funding the desperately needed HIV/AIDS initiatives globally. Together, help them to use Freddie’s memory, his charisma and drive to eradicate this disease.

The Mercury Phoenix Trust gives to a wide range of Education and Awareness projects, principally targeting young people in the developing world. The 18 million orphans who have lost one or both parents to AIDS are in desperate need of help as they struggle to survive and build their lives, often becoming ‘head of the family’ for their smaller siblings.

This disease impacts on the whole community, down to the grandparents who find themselves caring for their dead children’s children. They too need aid and information. The way to combat this disease is through knowledge.

Although The Mercury Phoenix Trust gives to the large NGOs and well-known charities, the greater part of our funding goes direct to small grassroots organizations which the bigger charities tend to overlook, and where we feel the recipients will achieve value for money.

The projects that The Mercury Phoenix Trust fund are spread across the globe and in total we have now given to projects in 57 countries,

“Whatever you do, don’t make me boring” Freddie Mercury

‘The Freddie For A Day’ initiative is a celebration of the life of the iconic Freddie Mercury, bringing people together to dress as Freddie to raise awareness and much needed funds to support the work of the Mercury Phoenix Trust – fighting AIDS worldwide.

‘Freddie For A Day’ was launched in 2010 and is held every 5th September, Freddie’s birthday, although people are encouraged to hold their own FFAD on any day of the year.

Fans and friends around the world celebrate ‘Freddie For A Day’ in every way imaginable. Young and old, people have donned a moustache and gone out for drinks, gone to class, gone shopping, taken the train, taken the plane, put on a concert or run a mini-marathon dressed as Freddie.

Some go the whole hog by wearing full costume for the entire day. Some just decide to support the cause by wearing something yellow or putting on a moustache. The main thing is to have fun, raise awareness and try and get sponsored to raise funds.

‘Freddie For A Day’ is happening around the world and the numbers are growing.

CHARITIES FUNDED BY THE MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST 2018
(703 Organisations)

ANGOLA
TALC (Teaching AIDS At Low Cost)
SAVE THE CHILDREN

BANGLADESH
ASHROY MOHILA SAMITY
BHAGNI NIVEDITA MANCHYA
CO-OPS FOR SMALL ORGANISATIONS
DESTITUTE CHILD & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (DCHDO)
DEVELOPMENT & WELFARE FOR THE NEEDY
DEVELOPMENT FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED
DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH AGRICULTURE REHAB (DHARA)
DIBAS
ETU FOUNDATION
GOPALGONJ DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION
JANA HETOISHEE SANGHA
MADARIPUR NARI UNNAYAN SANGSTHA (MANUS)
NARI UNNAYAN SANGSTHA (NUS)
NAZ FOUNDATION
NISHKRITY
ORGANISATION OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED (ODUP)
PARADISE
PRIDE
PROTISHRUTI-JESSORE
REO (RURAL ESTABLISHMENT ORGANIZATION (REO)
RURAL CONSCIOUSNESS UNIT (RCU)
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
RURAL WOMEN DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION
SAMAJ KALLAN BOHUMUKHI UNNAYAN SANGSTHA
SEBIKA SONGSTHA
SHETU SATKHIRA
SKBUS SURZO MUKHI
SOCIAL ACTION OF VOLUNTARY EFFORT (SAVE)
SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT & REHABILITATION CENTRE
SURZO MUKHI
THE COMMON CONCERN
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

BOTSWANA
GOLD PEER EDUCATION AGENCY
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE PHOTOVOICE PROJECT

BRAZIL
GAPA/BS (GRUPO DE APOIO A PREVENCAO A AIDS DA BAIXADA SANTISTA/PLAN BRAZI)
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE RIO NEGRO
SAVE THE CHILDREN

BRAZIL & EAST TIMOR
TALC (Teaching AIDS At Low Cost)

BURMA
CAFOD
CHRISTIAN AID
HEALTH POVERTY ACTION UK
MAM (MEDICAL ACTION MYANMAR)
SAVE THE CHILDREN

CAMBODIA
HELP AGE INTERNATIONAL
MITH SAMLANH
SAVE THE CHILDREN

CAMEROON
INTERCARE
MATERNAL & CHILDHEALTH ADVOCACY INTERNATIONAL

CANADA
CENTRE FOR AIDS SERVICES
FONDATION D’AIDE DIRECT

CARIBBEAN
SAVE THE CHILDREN

CHINA
BRITISH RED CROSS
SAVE THE CHILDREN

COLOMBIA
PLAN INTERNATIONAL

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
ACET UK

DENMARK
AIDS FONDET

ETHIOPIA
CARE INTERNATIONAL
MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL
PLAN INTERNATIONAL
RETRAK UK
SAVE THE CHILDREN
WAR CHILD CANADA

FRANCE
POSITIFS

GAMBIA
Y CARE INTERNATIONAL

GHANA
CHRISTIAN WOMEN HEALTH FOUNDATION CENTRE
COMPASSIONATE HIV / AIDS ADVOCACY GROUP
DELADEM SUPPORT GROUP (DSG
DIMA ONSE ASSOCIATION
EJURA YOUTH HEALTH ORGANISATION
GHANATA HIV/AIDS ASSOCIATION & FAMILY HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE
GLOBAL ACTION
GLOBAL WOMEN HIV / AIDS ASSOCIATION
HIV / AIDS SAMARITAN PURSE
MATE UNITED CHRISTIAN WOMEN DEVELOPMENT GROUP
NANAKOR-JOKU WOMEN CO-OP RICE FARMER’S ASSOCIATION
OKADJAKROM WOMEN
RURAL PENTECOSTAL HEALTH NETWORK
TORKOR CANOE FISHING ASSOCIATION
TRADITIONAL HEALERS
VISION 2000 HIV/AIDS AWARENESS ORG.
WOMEN ON WARPATH AGAINST AIDS
WOMEN’S HIV/AIDS INT’L NETWORK PROJECT
WOMENS INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

GERMANY
AIDS HILFE KILN
BERLINER AIDS HILFE e-V
NATIONALE AIDS STIFTUNG

GREECE
CENTRE OF INSPIRATIONAl LIVING

HAITI
UNICEF

HOLLAND
DUTCH AIDS RESEARCH PROJECT
STICHTING AIDS FOND
STICHTING VUURVLINDER

INDIA
ACTION FOR WELFARE & AWAKENING IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT (AWARD)
ADARSHA RURAL HEALTH & ECONOMIC DEV. SOCIETY (ARHEDS)
ADITHYA EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY
ALTERNATIVE FOR INDIA DEVELOPMENT
AL-SHIFA MINORITY FOR MENTALLY RETARDED & OLD AGED
ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL & HEALTH ADVANCEMENT (ASHA)
B.G.M. SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE
BHARATHI EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY
BRIGHT INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
BRITISH RELIEF ASSOCIATION
CARE INTERNATIONAL UK
CENTRE FOR ACTION & RURAL EDUCATION
CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RACIALLY OPPRESSED WOMEN OF WEST BENGAL
CHAITHANYA KALA BHARATHI (CKB)
CHAKRABARTY RESEARCH PROJECT
CHARD
CHRISTIAN AID
COMMUNITY ACTION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (CARD)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
COMMUNITY ORIENTED REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION (CORA)
CONCERN WORLDWIDE
CONCORD TRUST
CONSUMERS WELFARE SOCIETY
CUDDAPAH DISTRICT GIRIJANA GRAEMEENA
DEEPAM TRUST
DESTITUTE CHILD & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ORG.
DEVA ORGANISATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY (DORDS)
DILDAR CHHAU NRUTYA PRATISTHAN
EBNEZER WOMEN WELFARE SANGAM (EWWS)
FORD TRUST
GAN SABRA
GANIA SISHU RAIJA
GARTHAPURI CONSUMERS COUNCIL
GRAM BHARATI SAMITI
GRAMODAYA RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY (GRDS)
HEART TO HEART
HOLY CROSS
HUMAN ORGANISATION FOR PEOPLE’S ENLIGHTMENT (HOPE)
HUMAN TOUCH INDIA
INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AWARENESS & RURAL DEVELOPMENT
INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY (IRDS)
INTEGRATED RURAL WOMEN EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT (IRWED)
INTEGRATED VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (VDC)
INTERNATIONAL CHILDCARE TRUST
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S TRUST (ICT)
J.K. EDUCATION COUNCIL
JAGRUTHI
JAWAHAR RURAL PEOPLE’S DEVELOPMENT
KALPANA MAHILA ORGANISATION
KARUNAMAYI MAHILA MANDALI
KARUNYA SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIETY
LEPRA
LIGHT ORGANISATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (LORD)
LIKKITH EDUCATIONAL AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT (LEADS)
LITERATES WELFARE ASSOCIATION (LAW)
MAHARASHI ABHUDAYA SEVA SAMSTHA (MASS)
MAHESH YUVATHI MANDAL
MAKKAL VILIPUNARVU KALVI SANGAM
MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL & SOCIAL AWARENESS FOR PEOPLE TRUST (MESAP)
MITHRA FOUNDATION
NETWORK INITIATIVES FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN RURAL (NICE)
NEW ENTITY OF WELFARE SOCIETY (NEWS)
P.Z.P.V.S.S.
PARIBARTAN
PEOPLE’S ORGANISATION FOR WELFARE & EDUCATION (POWER)
POSITIVE WOMEN NETWORK OF MIZORAM
PRAJA SEVA YUVAJANA SANGAM
RAJASTHAN MAHILA KALYAN MANDAL
RANASTHAN MAHILE
RAYALASEEMA RURAL WOMEN WELFARE ORG.
REGIONAL AIDS FOUNDATION
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
RELIEF EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL (RED)
RMK MANDAL
RURAL & URBAN WOMEN’S WELFARE ORG.
RURAL AG. LABOUR & HANDICAPPED WELFARE SOCIETY
RURAL CHRISTIAN LEPER’S WELFARE ASSOCIATION (RCLWA)
RURAL DEVELOPMENT WELFARE SOCIETY
RURAL EDUCATION & ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
RURAL HEAL MISSION
RURAL ORG. FOR PEOPLE’S HEALTH & EDUCATION
RURAL PEOPLE’S DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY (RPDS)
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION SOCIETY
SAI EDUCATIONAL RURAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY (SERUDS)
SANGRAMI VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION
SANTHOSHI MAHILA ABYUDAYA SAMITHI VISAKHAPATNAM
SARVODAYA GRAM SEVAK SANGH
SAWED TRUST
SEARDS
SEEDS TRUST
SHARE THE VISION
SMILE
SNEHALAYA
SOCIAL ACTION FOR VALUE EDUCATION (SAVE)
SOCIAL HEALTH & EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (SHED)
SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANISATION TRUST (SWOT)
SOCIETY FOR AGRICULTURAL & RURAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SACRED)
SOCIETY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (SCDP)
SOCIETY FOR HARMONY – AID & PROSPEROUS ECONOMY (SHAPE)
SOCIETY FOR MOBILISATION & INTEGRATED LIVELIHOOD PROMOTION & EDUCATION (SMILE)
SOCIETY FOR NATURE, EDUCATION & HEALTH (SNEH)
SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE’S EDUCATION & ECONOMIC CHANGE (SPEECH)
SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE’S HEALTH EDUCATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SPHEED)
SOCIETY FOR RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
SOCIETY FOR UPLIFTMENT OF RURAL EDUCATION (SURE)
SOCIETY FOR URBAN RURAL ECONOMIC & SOCIAL HABITATION (SURESH)
SOCIO EDUCATIONAL & RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SRI VENKATA BHAVANI MULTI PURPOSE SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIETY
THE FRIENDS OF HOPE
UNICEF UK
UTKAL SOCIAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
VICTORY RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
VILLAGE EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNIT
VILLAGE SERVICE TRUST UK
VISWASANTHI EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY (VES)
VOC RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (VOCRDC)
WOMEN FOR WOMEN (WFW)
WOMEN’S ORGANISATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (WORD)
WOMENS MINISTRIES – WORLD
Y CARE INTERNATIONAL