Week 26 - Mercury Phoenix Trust

1st December was World AIDS day so I wanted to choose a charity that supports work in this field.  I've chosen the Mercury Phoenix Trust, partly because I'm a huge Queen fan and partly because they support many different projects.

The Mercury Phoenix Trust was set up by Brian May, Roger Taylor and Jim Beach following Freddie Mercury's untimely death from AIDS in 1991.  They have given over $15 million to over 700 projects around the world in the last 21 years.  Although they do support large and well-known NGOs and charities the majority of the money they raise goes to small-scale initiatives and they particularly support educational and awareness projects.

Links
The Mercury Phoenix Trust
JustGiving Page