Alternative Hair Show Charity Grants 2024

 

This year the Alternative Hair Show raised an incredible £116,000 for Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation (Registered Charity:1147189).

Over the last 42 years the Alternative Hair Show is proud to have raised over £15 million, this would not be possible without our Artists, Patrons, International Visionary Award Entrants and our long standing supporters and Sponsors – Alfaparf Milano Professional, Wella.

Of course, there are many other supporters and we thank you all for your continued support.

The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation, Fighting Leukaemia (Registered Charity: 1147189) is delighted to announce the following new grants:

 

Blood Cancer UK

A grant of £45,000 to fund the project ‘characterising the initiation and progression of childhood B-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Down’s Syndrome’ led by Professor Tariq Enver at UCL.

This project will research the need for less toxic treatments and will build on previous studies.
The impact of this project will be seen in longer-term clinical projects.

 

 

World Child Cancer

A grant of £10,000 to fund the project ‘lifesaving support for children with leukaemia in Bangladesh and Myanmar. This project will aid children with leukaemia to access lifesaving treatment and families who have financial barriers to accessing treatments for their children.

Families will be able to access lifesaving leukaemia treatement for their families and significantly contribute to increasing chances of survival for the children.

Chernobyl Relief Foundation UK and Ukraine

The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation (Registered charity: 1147189) has granted £500 for urgent medical supplies.

During 30 years Chernobyl Relief Foundation had been helping thousands of sick children with the continuous life threatening health consequences as the results of the Chernobyl catastrophe, mostly connected to destroyed immune systems, including cancer.