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Vocational Skills and Human Rights in rural Nicaragua.

CESESMA is a small indigenous NGO, focussing on the promotion of educational and human rights of children and young people in rural areas of Nicaragua. ElectricAid has had a modest-enough funding relationship with CESESMA since 2005 – our total commitment in that time has been just over €30,000. Our most recent funding was for aContinue reading “Vocational Skills and Human Rights in rural Nicaragua.”

Building BEmONC in Sierra Leone.

BEmONC is one of those appalling acronyms in use in development. But it stands for something so vital and life-giving – Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care – addressing the huge and unacceptable risks to women and babies in childbirth in Sierra Leone. Our 2016 funding of €14,000 for Partners in Health, a long-standing andContinue reading “Building BEmONC in Sierra Leone.”

Running for ElectricAid – the ESB Staff 5K Challenge.

The 2nd Annual ESB 5K Challenge on Thursday 22nd June was fantastic success for all concerned – and for ElectricAid. About 120 walkers, joggers and runners explored the new course on the Clontarf Promenade in beautiful (cooler) weather, finishing in a range from 17 to 45 minutes. This year, walkers and joggers of allContinue reading “Running for ElectricAid – the ESB Staff 5K Challenge.”

Support for Overseas Aid remains strong in Ireland.

Dóchas, the umbrella body for Overseas Development Aid, recently commissioned MRBI to sample attitudes in Ireland to ODA. The results confirm the Irish public’s strong and consistent support. We constantly over-estimate what the Government spends on ODA – and still think it should do much more. Thankfully, the “Trump” agenda does not appear to have impactedContinue reading “Support for Overseas Aid remains strong in Ireland.”

May: New Hope, New Beginnings.

Sometimes you can feel that the “Development Aid Industry” deals only in despair, deprivation and disaster. Despite the ongoing food emergency in East Africa, and other natural and man-made crises, development aid is essentially about hope, about progress and about new beginnings. Economic growth rates are high in Sub-Saharan Africa, and millions of people haveContinue reading “May: New Hope, New Beginnings.”

ESB 5K Challenge: Run, Jog, Walk or Stagger for ElectricAid!

There are just over 3 weeks to go to one of the highlights of the summer, ESB Athletics Club’s ESB Staff 5k Challenge. The event, open to runners and walkers of all abilities, takes place on Thursday 22nd June, on the Clontarf Seafront Promenade, just off the top of the Alfie Byrne Road. The socialContinue reading “ESB 5K Challenge: Run, Jog, Walk or Stagger for ElectricAid!”

From Fitzwilliam Street to East Africa!

Last evening (23.05.2017), the ElectricAid Committee met to consider the outstanding success of our “Leaving Fitzwilliam” online auction – €20,000 has been raised, with some more to come. These monies could go straight into our general funds, to be used for development projects through the year. However, consider the gravity of the developing food crisisContinue reading “From Fitzwilliam Street to East Africa!”