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This summer, the team from the Emmanuel Centre in Suceava successfully launched Camp CONNECT, a joyful summer camp designed for children with disabilities and their parents. 

As a charity bridging two countries, it’s essential for our teams to see first-hand the impact of the funds they help raise. It reinforces the importance of our work in making a lasting difference for those we support in Romania. Recently, I was fortunate enough to join three of our shop managers on a whistlestop trip to Romania to visit the Fundatia FARA programmes.

  We were thrilled to welcome many new and existing supporters to the launch of our Notting Hill donations hub on September 12th with a special late opening at our adults store on Elgin Crescent that included drinks, a luxury raffle and discounted shopping from a specially curated selection of pre-loved designer and vintage items. […]

Join FARA at The London Job Show We’re excited to announce that FARA will be exhibiting at the London Job Show on October 11th and 12th. The event will take place at Westfield Shepherd’s Bush from 11 am to 5 pm on both days—and best of all, it’s completely free to attend! If you’re looking […]

Eugen Sârbu, the world-renowned violinist, esteemed cultural ambassador and patron of FARA, passed away in July 2024, at the age of 73 years old, leaving behind a rich legacy of musical excellence and humanitarian service. A Prodigious Talent Born in Bucharest, Romania, Sârbu was a musical prodigy. He began studying the violin at the age […]

We are pleased to confirm that, after a review of thousands of patronages, His Majesty King Charles III has graciously decided to continue his role as the Royal Patron of FARA.

We are excited to share the success of our second collaboration with London College of Fashion: FARAxLCF 2024. This year, 19 talented LCF students actively addressed the issue of sustainability in the denim industry under the theme 'Sustainability is in our Jeans.' The initiative aimed to shed light on the environmental impact of denim, with a particular focus on precious water resources.

FARA Charity Shops have again teamed up with the London College of Fashion for our much-anticipated collaboration, FARAxLCF. This year’s theme, ‘Sustainability is in our Jeans’, spotlights the environmental impact of jeans production, specifically the wasteful use of precious water. It follows the highly successful first iteration of FARAxLCF in the autumn of 2022, which […]

Jane Nicholson has stepped down from the board of trustees of FARA in the UK but will continue to play an ambassadorial role for the charity, which she founded in 1991.