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Get involved with DEBRA

We put our members’ voices at the heart of everything we do at DEBRA. So if you’d like to use your experience to shape the future of our EB services, decide what research we’ll fund next or to improve our events, there is plenty to get involved with.  Everyone who gets involved makes an enormous difference to us and to the whole community.

If you are a member you can sign up to our involvement network to receive emails about new opportunities as they come up.

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Share your story with us

Share your story with us

Your stories raise awareness and inspire support. Find out about the different ways you can share your story with us. Read more

Published: 3rd January, 2022

Updated: 30th November, 2023

Author: Tilda Kusmishko

Improve the support for EB

Improve the support for EB

Find out how you can use your lived experience of EB to improve the support for EB. Read more

Published: 4th January, 2022

Updated: 23rd November, 2023

Author: Tilda Kusmishko

EB insights study

EB insights study

Our flagship study to understand what living with EB means to you. This study will shape everything we do at DEBRA and play a vital part in lobbying for EB support and funding. Read more

Published: 5th January, 2022

Updated: 30th May, 2023

Author: Tilda Kusmishko

Become a member

Become a member

If you or a family member live with EB, are a carer or someone who works with people affected by EB, then you can become a DEBRA member. Find out how. Read more

Published: 7th January, 2022

Updated: 13th October, 2023

Author: Wendy Garstin

Research involvement

Research involvement

Whether it’s helping decide what research to fund next, or joining a patient panel for a new research project, you can use your experience to help us as we search for treatments and cures. Read more

Published: 5th July, 2022

Updated: 21st June, 2023

Author: Tilda Kusmishko

Volunteering

Volunteering

Find out about the different ways our amazing volunteers support us, and see if you’d like to join them. Read more

Published: 5th May, 2023

Updated: 30th May, 2023

Author: Tilda Kusmishko

Member events

Member events

Find the latest member events that you could join to connect with others living with EB. Read more

Published: 6th May, 2023

Updated: 17th July, 2023

Author: Stephanie Webb

Lobbying your MP

Lobbying your MP

You can help us to raise awareness of EB and the need for additional funding to support drug repurposing. Read more

Published: 18th July, 2023

Author: Luis Calvo Ramos

Marketing and comms roles

Marketing and comms roles

Help us ensure that our marketing and communications reflect our members' voice. Read more

Published: 13th November, 2023

Updated: 30th November, 2023

Author: Tilda Kusmishko

Your feedback is vital

Your feedback is vital

We welcome your feedback. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for improvements to our EB information. We’d also love to hear from you if you think we are doing something well. Read more

Published: 28th November, 2023

Author: Luis Calvo Ramos

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  • Dine with DEBRA lunch aboard the Fingal, Edinburgh raises £20,000

    Dine with DEBRA lunch aboard the Fingal, Edinburgh raises £20,000

    We’re thrilled to announce our dine with DEBRA lunch aboard the floating Fingal hotel in Edinburgh has raised £20,000 towards our A Life Free of Pain appeal.

  • Your feedback is vital

    Your feedback is vital

    We welcome your feedback. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for improvements to our EB information. We’d also love to hear from you if you think we are doing something well.

  • DEBRA Fight Night 2023, hosted by Frank Warren, raises over £180,000

    DEBRA Fight Night 2023, hosted by Frank Warren, raises over £180,000

    We're delighted to announce that our annual Fight Night event has raised over £180,000 to help #FightEB, making it DEBRA's most successful Fight Night in 15 years!

  • DEBRA SLT members meet with Jennie Minto and Bob Dorris at Scottish Parliament

    DEBRA SLT members meet with Jennie Minto and Bob Dorris at Scottish Parliament

    We took a further step on our government campaigning journey today (Wednesday 22nd November) with a meeting held at the Scottish parliament with Jennie Minto MSP for Argyll and Bute and Minister for Public Health and Women's Health in Scotland, and our meeting sponsor, Bob Dorris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn.

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  • Find a store

    Find a store

    Find your nearest DEBRA charity shop and help fight EB. Our stores sell affordable and quality pre-loved clothing, furniture, electrical items, books, homeware and more.

  • Furniture collection

    Furniture collection

    Donate your unwanted furniture, homewares and electrical items using our free furniture collection service. With safety measures in place, donating your items couldn’t be easier.

  • Items we do not sell

    Find out what health and safety standards and labels we require and which items we cannot sell.

  • Graeme Souness swimming the English Channel  to raise £1.1m to stop the pain of EB

    Graeme Souness swimming the English Channel to raise £1.1m to stop the pain of EB

    Graeme Souness, ex-international footballer, manager, and pundit, is swimming the English Channel this June to raise £1.1m to stop the pain of epidermolysis bullosa (EB).

  • What is EB?

    What is EB?

    Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a painful genetic skin blistering condition with no cure. Find out about different types of EB, causes, symptoms and treatments.

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  • Donate items

    Donate items

    Donate your quality pre-loved items, including clothes, furniture and homeware to keep them from landfill and help us to raise vital funds through our stores. Find out more about how to donate items today.

  • Work with us

    Work with us

    DEBRA can only continue its vital work with the support and encouragement of the local community and with the hard work of its employees and volunteers.

  • Imagine your skin being in constant pain? No one should have to live like this

    Imagine your skin being in constant pain? No one should have to live like this

    Imagine a dozen surgeries in less than a decade? No one should have to live like this. Please help us find treatments to #StopThePain.

  • Become a member

    Become a member

    If you or a family member live with EB, are a carer or someone who works with people affected by EB, then you can become a DEBRA member. Find out how.

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