# FOOTWORK UK

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_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:** 01273 872528
- **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



## Geography

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





## Trustees

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




