Charity, Campaigning, Volunteering & Counselling
Charity Work
In 1990, Heather moved to the former Yugoslavia, now Slovenia, and became involved in the Balkan Crisis.
After working on the front line, Heather was exposed to the atrocities of war and decided to set up a refugee crisis centre in London, funded by her UK businesses.
This was the start of her life long career in Charity and Campaigning.
Associated Charities & Organisations
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1994 Heather Mills Health Trust
Landmine Eradication and Amputee Support
In 1994 Heather set up workshops in prisons to dismantle and recycle prosthetic limbs, by collecting unused limbs from clinics around the UK. These were then driven to the former Yugoslavia.
Heather’s campaigning was covered by the BBC, and one of the first landmine survivors that she helped was a young girl named Martina. Heather, kept in touch with young Martina helping her find work and recently met up with Martina and her daughter Martha.
Heather continues today to be a vocal advocate for the eradication of landmines and survivor assistance, particularly for amputees.
Convoy to Croatia
Heather with Martina and her daughter, years later
1999 Fact Finding for Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO)
Making a documentary in Cambodia
In 1996 and 1999, Heather visited Cambodia to help raise awareness by making a documentary on the troubles there.
Heather accompanied the Duchess of Kent on a fact finding mission for the charity, Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO). VSO established schools of prosthetics and orthotics in 4 different countries across Southeast Asia.
2000 Adopt-A-Minefield / No More Landmines
Raising $18.5 million to clear land littered with minefields
Created in response to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. From 2000 – 2006 Heather helped raise $18.5 million, which was used to clear a staggering 21.5 million square metres of land littered with minefields.
It helped to fund 64 landmine survivor projects and 70 landmine survivor assistance schemes, and has assisted more than 400,000 amputees.
2001 Vietnam
Heather went on this fundraising and awareness trip, highlighting the issues of landmines and their survivors. She helped to supply computers for disabled children who were unable to reach schools. One of those children whom Heather assisted was a young boy called Lai. A few years later, Heather paid an online visit to Lai who had opened his own prosthetic clinic helping those like him.
Early Charity and Campaigning Montage
2001 Indian Gujarat Earthquake disaster
Having regularly visited India since 1989,Heather returned on an awareness and fundraising trip to Gujarat after the devastating earthquake. This resulted in 5,000 limbs being donated to earthquake victims, along with essential medical equipment and makeshift hospital tents. When she returned, Hello! magazine, covered this story and all monies from the sale of the magazine were donated by Heather to the victims of this terrible disaster.
2007 Dog & Cat Fur Ban
First ever animal European Parliment Ban
Heather played a key role in the first ever European Parliament Ban on the import, export and trade of Dog and Cat Fur.
Playing a key role in awareness, negotiations, and the gathering of 250,000 petition signatures, creating the new EU law banning imports from China.
2008: Hunts Point Alliance for Children and New York Coalition for Healthy School Foods
Working with families to support the education and progress of the children of Hunts Point New York, USA.
Heather is an Honorary Chairwoman of the organisation.
Heather donated $1 million of plant-based nutritional food to a non-profit organisation, named Huntspoint Alliance for children, introducing plant based foods and nutritional education in schools to educate the school communities.
She opened a free VBites Cafe to provide healthy food for school children in the Bronx. Heather received a certificate of Special Congressional Recognition.
2008 Easter Seals
Easter Seals New York State board member
Heather is a New York State Board member for the charity Easter Seals. She provides leadership and helps with fundraising. Heather returned to New York’s Valhalla School last week to visit the children who benefit from the school’s special needs learning programme, that Heather helped fund.
Taking the opportunity to interact with the children, Heather spent the day laughing, playing, and dancing with the school’s young pupils.
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Global Stratalogues ITALY
The Advanced Accessibility Global Stratalogues in Venice aim to build upon the foundational discussions from London.
While London laid the groundwork by identifying accessibility challenges and opportunities, Venice focuses on practical applications and real-world implementation. GS aims to create frameworks and actionable insights that will influence future city planning, financial inclusivity, and technology accessibility worldwide, bringing awareness to accessibility and inclusion.
2025
Plant Based Treaty COP 26 Glasgow UK
Heather was involved in the launch of the Plant Based Treaty 4 at COP26, advocating for a shift towards plant-based food systems to tackle climate change and improve global health, donating thousands of vegan hotdogs to the attendees who stated they care about climate change but sat eating meat for lunch Heather said.
2024
Gulfood DUBAI
The most prestigious food event on the globe.
Heather discusses how she has helped develop an Omega-3 oil, delivering a keynote speech : “Tackling a global crisis… with algae”.
Heather receives an award Cihan University- Erbil which honoured her.
2020-21
2010s
Peterlee Inaugural Young Hero awards
Focusing on young people achievers and their families in the Peterlee area, UK Heather presents an award along with Ian Morris, the Chief Officer at Peterlee Town Council.
2019
White Heather House
Heather invited by Harp, a local charity aiming to end rough sleeping in Southend-on-Sea, to officially open White Heather House, a women’s hostel.
World Meat Free Week
Heather a vegan advocate to be promoting World Meat Free Week and World Vegan Day, encouraging people to consider plant-based diet.
2018
Pink Ribbon Campaign Salzburg
Supporting the Austrian Cancer Society
2017
2000s
NYCHSF New York Coalition for Healthy School Foods Board Member.
Heather helps set up a nonprofit that promotes plant-based foods and nutritional education in schools, to teach the whole school community about the effects of our food choices on health, the environment, equality, and other social justice issues.
Retreat Animal Rescue
Heather is a Patron, donor and fundraiser, showing commitment to animal welfare.
Heather’s recycled fashion line, called Be@One debuts on the Los Angeles catwalk Celebrity Catwalk in aid of National Animal Rescue.
The garments all remodelled from recycled clothing designed by Heather.
2009
Live 8
Heather was involved in the Live 8 movement, highlighting the starvation that still exists in Ethiopia 30 years after live aid.
Easter Seals New York State board member
Providing leadership, fundraising to help people with autism spectrum, disorder and other disabilities that they may live freely in the community, minimising the pressures on the family.
Heather Mills Child Development Center continues to make a lasting impact on the hundreds of amazing children Easter Seals serves each year providing young children with a setting that encourages them to participate fully in life and to nurture their ambitions.
HPAC Hunts Point Alliance for Children Honorary Chairwoman
Working with families to support the education and progress of the children of Hunts Point NY, USA and donating $1million of healthy food. Heather donates $1million of plant based nutritional food to a non profit organisation introducing plant based foods and nutritional education in schools to educate the school communities. Opening a free VBites Cafe to provide healthy food for school children of the Bronx.
Heather supports Farm Sanctuary, an organisation that combats issues associated with factory farming. She has hosted events and galas in their support.
2008
Dog & Cat Fur Ban
First ever animal European Parliament Ban on the import, export and trade of Dog and Cat Fur. Played a key role in awareness, negotiations and the gathering of 250,000 petition signatures, creating the new EU law of imports from China.
Unicef press conference
Heather was the main speaker at The Hague, speaking on behalf of Unicef about the injustices to children worldwide.
2007
Canadian Seal Pup Visit
Highlighting on Larry King Live (CNN) the campaign to end the Canadian Seal Hunt by closing the global market for seal products.
2006
Red Nose Day.. Is This The Way to Amarillo.
Heather Mills and Danny Baker dressed as Dorothy and the Scarecrow for Peter Kay’s iconic 2005 Comic Relief ‘Amarillo’ video shoot to raise funds for Comic relief 2005.
VIVA Vegetarian International Voice for Animals
Heather, a patron of the animal rights organisation Viva has been involved in their campaigns and continues to the current day.
Undercover Investigations:
Heather even went undercover with Viva! founder Juliet Gellatley on a pig farm to expose the cruelty of pigs for human consumption.
Criticising Marks & Spencer for selling pork from pigs bred in farrowing crates, accusing them of “consumer duping” due to their high-profile stance on animal welfare.
Environmental Activism:
Mills has also been involved in Viva!’s environmental campaigns, such as the “HOT!” campaign, which warns of the climate catastrophe caused by animal agriculture.
Launch of World Blood Donor Day
Fronted national launch, providing a platform for the need for internationally safe blood. With Richard Branson and Gary Lineker.
PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: Campaigner against animal abuse.
PETA J.Crew
Following an 11 week boycott campaign against wearing dog and cat fur, the USA store ended it’s fur sales in all stores across the USA.
2005
The Queen recognises Women Achievers and invites Heather to Buckingham Palace
2004
Sierra Leone
Through the Heather Mills Trust, collaborated with Ed Pennington Ridge to set up a clinic in Sierra Leone to fit low-cost limbs to amputees, utilising local, recyclable materials.
2002
New York State Benefit Concert
Madison Square. Arranged impromptu benefit concert for the firemen and people of NY after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, raising $60 million.
2001 Indian Gujarat Earthquake Disaster
Heather went on an awareness and fundraising trip to Gujarat after the devastating earthquake. This resulted in 5,000 limbs being donated to earthquake victims, along with essential medical equipment and makeshift hospital tents. When she returned Hello magazine covered this story and all monies from the sale of the magazine were donated by Heather to the victims of this terrible disaster.
Vietnam
AAM / No More Landmines, fundraising and awareness trip highlighting the issues of landmines and their victims, supplying computers for the disabled unable to reach a school. One of the survivors name Lai became one of Heather’s trained prosthetists when he became an adult after studying on one such computer.
2001
AAM, Adopt-A-Minefield / No More Landmines – Created in response to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty
From 2000 – 2006 Heather helped raised $18.5 million, which was used to clear a staggering 21.5million square meters of land littered with minefields. It helped to fund 64 landmine survivor projects and 70 landmine survivor assistance schemes and has assisted more than 400,000 amputees.
2000-08
1990s
Vo!ce
Heather Mills wrote, directed, produced and distributed this song to support disability around the world to raise funds for children with disability. Reached peak position in the UK single charts of March 1999. This was created in order to help people with disabilities. All artist royalties from the sale of the single were donated to disabled charities.
Kings Trust (previously Princes Trust)
Mentoring young women personally and donating to the charity to support them for many years
1999
Calvert Trust: Fundraiser
Heather helped this charity through fundraising activities.Calvert trust deliver challenging outdoor adventure holidays for people living with disabilities, it’s the ideal place for families with disabilities to discover what it is they can do individually and together.
Kings Trust (previously Princes Trust)
Mentoring young women personally and donating to the charity to support them for many years
1998
Cambodia
In 1996 and 1999 Heather visited Cambodia to help raise awareness by making a documentary on the troubles in Cambodia. Heather accompanied the Duchess of Kent on a fact finding mission for the charity, Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO). VSO established schools of prosthetics and orthotics in 4 different countries across Southeast Asia.
1996 – 99
Heather Health Mills Trust
The Heather Mills Health Trust, established by Heather Mills, focused on delivering prosthetic limbs to people, particularly children, who had lost limbs to landmines, operating from 2000 to 2004. Set up workshops in prisons to dismantle and recycle prosthetic limbs by collecting unused limbs from clinics around the UK. These were then driven by Heather and her team to Croatia to aid victims of war and landmine explosions. Over 400,000 have been helped to date.
Donor Family Network
Heather Mills is a patron of the Donor Family Network, a UK-based charity registered as number 1098781, which aims to increase organ donation through media awareness and other initiatives. Increased organ donation by 38% in UK through George Best video ‘My Brilliant Feat’ produced by Colin Hay and heightened media awareness.
1994
Balkan Crisis
During the Balkan Crisis, Mills, who was working as a ski instructor in northern Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) and witnessed the outbreak of civil war, established a refugee crisis centre in London to help those fleeing the conflict and eradication of landmines and survivor assistance. Heather continues to advocate for landmine eradication and amputee support.
Landmine Eradication and Amputee Support
Mills has been a vocal advocate for the eradication of landmines and survivor assistance, particularly for amputees, and has organised programs like the Heather Mills Health Trust to deliver prosthetic limbs to those in need. Heather’s campaigning was covered by GMTV and one first landmine survivors that she helped was a young girl named Martina. Heather then returned 20 years later to meet up with Martina.
1991 – 97
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Letters from Heather's community voluntary services
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Treaties passed as a result of campaigning
2024 Plant Based Treaty COP 26 Glasgow UK
Heather was involved in the launch of the Plant Based Treaty 4 at COP26, advocating for a shift towards plant-based food systems to tackle climate change and improve global health.
Heather was thrilled to welcome VBites Foods as an endorser of the Plant Based Treaty! With over 30 years of pioneering plant-based food, VBites embodies the shared vision for a sustainable, ethical future.
Endorsing the urgent need for change in food systems. Heather donated VBites Vegan hot dogs to 300 delegates. Together, Heather and VBites are catalysing a global shift towards a healthier, more compassionate world.
2024
Animal Friends Croatia
Heather supported development of the animal rights movement and veganism in Croatia
Dog & Cat Fur Ban
Heather played a key role in securing the first-ever European Parliament ban on the import, export, and trade of dog and cat fur.
She contributed to awareness campaigns, negotiations, and the collection of 250,000 petition signatures, which led to the creation of a new EU law banning imports from China.
2007
Canadian Seal Pup Visit
Heather highlighted the campaign to end the Canadian Seal Hunt by helping close the global market for seal products, a movement that was followed by Indias ban on seal Fur in 2018.
2006
PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Heather campaigned against animal abuse.
PETA J.Crew
Following an 11- week boycott campaign against wearing dog and cat fur, the USA store ended its fur sales in all stores across the USA.
1999 Vo!ce:
Heather was the executive producer on the single“Feat“. This reached peak position in the UK single charts in March 1999 and was created in order to help people with disabilities. All artist royalties from the sale of the single were donated to Heather Mills Health Trust.
2005
AM, Adopt-A-Minefield / No More Landmines – Created in response to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty
Heather help raise $18.5 million, which was used to clear a staggering 21.5 million square meters of land littered with minefields. It helped to fund 64 landmine survivor projects and 70 landmine survivor assistance schemes, and has assisted more than 400,000 amputees.
2000 – 06
Croatia Landmine Eradication and Amputee Support
Heather has been a vocal advocate for the eradication of landmines and survivor assistance, particularly for amputees, and has organised programmes, like the Heather Mills Health Trust to deliver prosthetic limbs to those in need. Heather’s campaigning was covered by BBC, and one of the first landmine survivors that she helped was a young girl named Martina. Heather then returned 20 years later to meet up with Martina.
1999
Counselling
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Counselling
A platform to reach out and help others
After living through the shock of a traumatising accident and moving on to lead a rich and rewarding life, Heather felt she had a real platform to reach out and help others.
Heather has dedicated much of her life to voluntarily counselling hundreds of war victims, individuals suffering from illnesses, people who have lost limbs in accidents, survivors of natural disasters and terrorist atrocities, and those traumatised by tragedy. She leads by example, rejecting the negative and promoting the belief that anything is achievable.