Terry+Waite's+Accomplishments

Some of his responsibilities include: Founder President of Y Care International, the international relief and development agency of the YMCA in the UK and Ireland. Y Care International works in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to empower disadvantaged young people to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty. Much work is done to assist street children. In India there are several Terry Waite Vocational Training Centres. Founded 1984 Trustee, since 1986, of the Butler Trust (work within UK prisons) The Terry Waite award is given annually to those who work effectively with long-term prisoners.

President of Emmaus UK, an international charity working with homeless people.

Trustee of the FreePlay Foundation, the foundation primarily concerned with the development of self-sustainable energy in the Third World.

Member of the Advisory Council of Victim Support. An agency assisting those who have been victims of violent crime

Founder Chairman of Hostage UK (since 2005), a charity providing support for hostage families and encouraging research into post release care and related issues.

Chairman of Prisons Video Trust (since 1998) a charity that makes videos for distribution throughout the Prison Service for both prison staff and inmates covering issues such as drug prevention, suicide awareness, self-harm and information of interest to those working and residing in HM Prisons.

Ambassador for WWF-UK. President of the NICRO (National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders) UK Trust for a Safer South Africa, since 2000. Vice President Suffolk Association of Local Councils since 1999 Vice President East Cheshire Hospice since 2001 President International Friendship League since 2000 President of the Suffolk Branch of Far East Prisoners of War Association Member of the Advisory Board of Gorton Monastery since 2003 President of the International Musical Eisteddfod at Llangollen, Wales from 2006.

Patron of: The Abbeyfield (Ipswich) Society since 1996 Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre since 1997 Bishop Simeon C R Trust (incorporating the Living South Africa Memorial) since 1993 The Bridge Project Sudbury Appeal, since 1999 The British Friends of Neve Shalom – Wahat al-Salam, since 2003 Bury St Edmunds Volunteer Centre, since 1994 Canterbury Oast Trust Children with Aids Charity, since 2004 COFEPOW (Children {and families} of the Far East Prisoners of War), Coventry Cathedral International Centre for Reconciliation, since 2000 English Springer Spaniel Welfare, since 1998 Friends of Commonwealth Institute, Friends of the John Bunyan Museum, since April 2005 Friends of the Samaritans, Bury St Edmunds Branch Habitat for Humanity, since 2004 Kingswood Foundation, Lewisham Environment Trust, since 1996 The One to One Children’s Fund, since 2001 One World Broadcasting Trust, since 1987 Rapid UK, since 2004 The Romany Society, since 1997 Save Our Parsonages, since 1999 Strode Park Foundation, since 1988 Sunderland Counselling Services, since 2004 Tymes Trust (the Young ME Sufferers Trust) since 2005 Uganda Society for Disabled Children, since 1995 Underprivileged Children’s Charity, Bristol, since 2003 Warrington Male Voice Choir, since 1996 West Suffolk Voluntary Association for the Blind, since1998 and many other organisations.

Some of the awards he has received include:

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 1982 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 1992 Templeton UK Award 1985 Roosevelt Four Freedoms Medal 1992 Doctor of Civil Law University of Kent at Canterbury, 1986 Doctor of Civil Law University of the City of London, 1992 Doctor of Law University of Durham, 1992 Doctor of Law Liverpool University, 1992 Doctor of Civil Law University of Sussex, 1992 DHC, Yale Divinity School, 1992 Hon LHD Wittenberg University, 1992 Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Southern Florida, 1992 Doctor of Humane Letters, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1996 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Anglia Polytechnic University, 2001 (renamed Anglia Ruskin University 2005) Honorary Doctor of Letters, Nottingham Trent University 2001 Honorary Doctor of Letters, De Montfort University 2005 Freedom of Canterbury 1992; Lewisham 1992.