Fund for the Treatment of Children Abroad
Fund for the Treatment of Children Abroad
Let's be active: 10 ideas to celebrate Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September is a month of particular importance to childhood cancer organizations around the world. This month marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, an initiative aimed at raising awareness and funds for the little heroes battling this serious disease. Every year, around 400,000 children around the world receive the terrifying diagnosis of cancer. This means that every day over 1,000 families have to face the news that changes their lives foreve...
Feel uncomfortable seeking financial support? Follow these 12 simple steps for guaranteed success
Have you ever felt uncomfortable when you needed financial support for a personal cause or to treat a loved one? Yes, it's not the easiest thing in the world, but the right approach can do wonders for your donation campaign. If you know how to do it in a successful and effective way, it can be a lot easier than you thought. The main challenges in collecting donations include formulating the ask, creating a compelling story, and capturing the atte...
Life after the trauma: how can we help with post-traumatic stress disorder?
Trauma - a word we've all heard but no one wants to experience. Trauma can occur as a result of the impact of various factors: abuse, war, crime, natural disasters, discrimination... the list is long and scary. These experiences can leave behind physical and emotional scars that haunt us for years. The impact of trauma is like an annoying roommate who never leaves - ruining our relationships with others, sabotaging our work, health and overall ou...
How to plan a campaign to support people with borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder is a mental condition that can make the lives of those affected extremely unstable and even unpredictable. Imagine having your every emotion pushed to the limit and changing rapidly and unpredictably. This is the daily life of people with borderlinepersonality disorder - their mood, relationships and self-esteem are in a constant state of instability. People with borderlinepersonality disorder experience intense e...
How to help people who suffer from phobias?
Fear is a natural reaction that helps us protect ourselves in situations of real danger. Phobias, however, are something completely different. They are extreme and irrational fears of objects or situations that pose no real threat to us. While fear can be helpful and adaptive, phobias often cause significant distress and make it difficult for a person to function normally. All phobias belong to the anxiety psychiatric disorders, and they are prim...
How you can easily raise funds for NGOs supporting people with obsessions
Among the various mental states, mania occupies a special place with its pronounced and sometimes destructive manifestations. It is a serious medical condition that can significantly disrupt the lives of affected people and their loved ones. Mania is often associated as a core symptom of bipolar disorder, in which periods of euphoria alternate with episodes of deep depression. This condition requires specialist help in order for sufferers to cope...
Living with bipolar disorder. What are the support options?
There is a group of diseases that are characterized by abrupt and periodic changes in mood, passing from profound depression to extreme elation. These affective disorders may include manic states characterised by exaggerated mood, hyperactivity, rapid speech and high self-esteem. Depressive states, on the other hand, are manifested by deep sadness, lack of interest in life, trouble sleeping, and feelings of worthlessness or guilt. Often these st...
How we can support children with oppositional defiant disorder
Every parent knows that even the most well-behaved child can sometimes have difficult moments and his behavior can be a real challenge. If your child or teen frequently expresses anger, irritability, argues with you and contradicts you, it is very likely that he or she is suffering from oppositional defiant disorder. Studies show that between 3 and 5% of children and adolescents worldwide suffer from this mental disorder. It is important to note...
Anxiously disordered when undressed: How do we cope with it
Anxiety is a natural human response to stress and threat, manifested through feelings of worry, fear and apprehension. It plays a vital role in our survival, as without it we would not be able to respond appropriately when faced with danger. However, anxiety becomes a disorder when it persists for more than four weeks and begins to interfere with our daily activities and relationships with others. Studies show that about 7% of the population suf...
How to deal with social anxiety: Symptoms, treatment and financial support options
Mental health is an important part of a person's overall well-being. It encompasses our emotional and psychological state as well as our public behaviour. Mental health affects the way we think, feel and behave in society. Various factors can lead to mental health problems, including genetic predisposition, traumatic childhood experiences, stressful situations and significant life changes. Social anxiety, also known as social phobia, is one of t...
The best guide to overcoming crowdfunding campaign launch difficulties
Crowdfunding has become a modern form of collective funding that allows people to support projects, ideas or causes by providing a set amount of money. Crowdfunding platforms act as an intermediary between project creators and their supporters, facilitating the fundraising process and communication. This method of funding has become increasingly popular in recent years because it provides an opportunity for various people in need to raise the nec...