Welcome to the Giles Duley Fund

Why Giles needs your help.
March 2012
Giles is a freelance photo-journalist who was severely injured early last year whilst working with US forces in Afghanistan. On the right-hand side of this page there are links to news articles which describe in detail the devastating injuries he suffered as well as stories demonstrating his strength and courage both at the time of the blast and since his return to the UK.

After three months in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, during which he survived  45 days in the Intensive Care Unit,  he then commenced his first physiotherapy sessions at  DMRC Headley Court in Surrey.  He has recently undergone further surgery in London and will be returning to Headley Court shortly.

Giles is already well on his way towards being fully self-sufficient and has already made his return to photography. He is currently planning a return to Afghanistan to complete his assignment.  For him to be able to fulfil his plans and his dreams he will need help both with his day-to-day expenses and with the equipment and adaptations that will be necessary for him to live without full-time care.

There are two ways that you can donate directly. You can either give directly to Giles via his PayPal account – you do not need to have a PayPal account of your own to donate this way and the money that will be available for Giles to use immediately. The other method of giving is to donate into Giles’ protected fund within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity. The advantage to giving this way is that the charity can claim Gift Aid and add it to the amount that will then be transferred into Giles’ own Trust Fund. This Trust Fund will allow Giles to have a better quality of life and will also help him to continue his work of raising awareness for the less fortunate members of our global community.

To view Giles’ work online please visit his site at gilesduley.com or for a personal retrospective see Life Force Magazine August 2011.