Sierra Leone has gone through everything – 20 years of civil war, hunger, HIV/AIDS and Ebola – and keeps coming back. Christian Aid has been in the country since 1988, and ElectricAid has funded many development and relief programmes – see our recent post on co-funding with ILCU Foundation and SAVVI.. The development contextContinue reading “Mud & Misery in Sierra Leone – ElectricAid responds.”
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Managing drought conditions in Northern Kenya.
Aidlink visited this farmers group at Naleewo along the river Turkwell, in Northern Kenya. With support from Electric Aid in 2016, this group of 25 agro-pastoralist families was provided with access to water and trained in sustainable agriculture. Normally this river is flowing year-round but the drought means that water has receded significantly and it ranContinue reading “Managing drought conditions in Northern Kenya.”
A Fruitful Threesome in Sierra Leone.
The Irish League of Credit Unions Foundation (ILCUF) is a peer fund for ElectricAid. ILCUF is the international development outreach of the Credit Union movement in Ireland, primarily focused on aiding the development and sustenance of credit unions in the developing world. Access to micro credit, especially amongst women, is a key driver of successfulContinue reading “A Fruitful Threesome in Sierra Leone.”
Parteen Weir in Ethiopia? An irrigation scheme completed …
Christian Aid’s application to ElectricAid was for the re-design and completion of a local irrigation scheme in South Omo, Ethiopia. ElectricAid’s modest contribution of €8,712, together with similar co-funding from the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal, has leveraged the completion of a relatively-large project. Our inputs were for some completion works, tools, and community training.Continue reading “Parteen Weir in Ethiopia? An irrigation scheme completed …”
Annual Report 2016: Another Successful Year!
ElectricAid’s Annual Report for 2016 is now published. The Report demonstrates another year of solid success for your Charity – but what is success? Success is not just in fundraising, efficient administration and high standards of governance – although we have had all three in spades in 2016. Success is in service to our lessContinue reading “Annual Report 2016: Another Successful Year!”
Safe Water, Sanitation & Hygiene on La Gonâve, Haiti
La Gonâve is the largest off-shore island of Haiti, and the least-developed part of this least-developed country in the Americas. This hot and very dry island’s already-inadequate water infrastructure was damaged in the earthquake of 2010, and badly neglected thereafter. Concern’s WASH (Water, sanitation & hygiene) programme on La Gonâve is addressing these issues, rehabilitatingContinue reading “Safe Water, Sanitation & Hygiene on La Gonâve, Haiti”
(Dis)Abilities Fundings, July 2017
ElectricAid has consistently funded in Ireland, as well as all over the world. In July, we funded 4 projects, all of which fell under the Disabilities heading – although we prefer to talk about developing children’s abilities – focusing on solutions, not problems. We committed a total of €17,500 in four charities – three focusingContinue reading “(Dis)Abilities Fundings, July 2017”
Summer Lovin’ – ElectricAid funds 27 projects in July round.
If anything, ElectricAid is about Love. We help you to reach out to your fellow men, women and children, all over the world – to help the to lift themselves out of abject poverty, ignorance and ill-health. You will never know these people, but your generosity speaks of love. This July, ElectricAid committed a fantasticContinue reading “Summer Lovin’ – ElectricAid funds 27 projects in July round.”
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