# FOOTWORK UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1197231
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 20, 2021
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1197231


## Contact

- **Address:** UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX, MEDICAL SCHOOL, BIOLOGY ROAD, 3.10 Medical School Building, Falme
- **Postcode:** BRIGHTON
- **Phone:** +441273872528
- **Email:** info@podo.org
- **Website:** www.podo.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND ADVANCE THE GOOD HEALTH OF THOSE AFFECTED BY PODOCONIOSIS AND OTHER SKIN-RELATED NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES IN AFRICA, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA, OR IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD WHERE SUCH A DISEASE OCCURS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A. BRINGING TOGETHER NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ACTORS TO STRENGTHEN COORDINATION, COLLABORATION AND MUTUAL LEARNING;B. SUPPORTING MORE ENDEMIC COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS TO DEVELOP NTD MASTER PLANS AND LONG-TERM HEALTH STRATEGIES, ENABLING BETTER ACCESS TO, AND INTEGRATION OF, CARE;C. HARNESSING EVIDENCE -BASED ADVOCACY TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION AND SCALE-UP OF INTERVENTIONS FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION; ANDD. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO REDUCE STIGMA AND ADDRESS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE DISEASE.

**Activities:** We bring together national, regional and global actors to strengthen coordination and mutual learning; support endemic country governments to develop NTD Master Plans, enabling better access to, and integration of, care; harness evidence-based advocacy to accelerate the adoption and scale-up of interventions for treatment and prevention; and provide education and training to reduce stigma.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Burundi
- Ethiopia
- India
- Kenya
- Rwanda
- Uganda



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £47509 | £79224 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £63221 | £329 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Philip Cotton** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 3, 2026
- Dr Asrat Mengiste Mergia — appointed March 11, 2024
- Dr Lucinda Claire FULLER — appointed July 21, 2021
- GRETHE LYKOU PETERSEN — appointed Dec. 21, 2021
- James Maughan — appointed March 21, 2023
- Melanie Anning — appointed Dec. 21, 2021
- NANCY LEE — appointed Dec. 21, 2021
- Professor Gail Davey OBE — appointed Dec. 20, 2021