The Trust subsidises training in hostile environments for freelancers, advises them on insurance and provides financial support to the families of those killed or seriously injured during the course of their work.Each year, the Trust organises its main fund-raising event, The Rory Peck Awards. This annual event honours the work of freelancers in TV news, current affairs and documentaries worldwide. Attended by senior broadcasters, freelancers, bureau chiefs, commissioning editors and media journalists, the Awards provide the only recognition that many freelancers can expect.

Free Speech, Political Development, Rights.

Rory Peck was one of the most skilful and respected freelance cameramen of his generation. A fearless and individual operator, Rory captured some of the most enduring images of the late twentieth century. In October 1993, he was killed in cross fire while covering the October coup outside Moscow's television centre, Ostankino. When Rory died, there were no rules and no structure concerning what to do if a freelancer gets killed, nor how to support those left behind. In 1995 Rory's widow and close friends set up this organisation to provide the assistance to dependents that no-one else would give.