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Life Chances for Street Children in Ethiopia

GOAL’s programme for street living children & youths (SLCY) in Hawassa, Ethiopia aims to rehabilitate these “lost” young people, giving them life and employment chances through self-development, non-formal education, and hands-on vocational training. Our 2016 funding of this project has directly led to the salvation (there is no better word) of 33 young people, givingContinue reading “Life Chances for Street Children in Ethiopia”

2016 – A strange year for the world, but a year of solid delivery for ElectricAid

2016 struck many of us as a strange and disconcerting year – with the continuing agony of Syria, departures of great names like Leonard Cohen & David Bowie, and dubious arrivals like Donald Trump and Brexit. However, it also was a year of solid progress and real delivery for ElectricAid, and for the people weContinue reading “2016 – A strange year for the world, but a year of solid delivery for ElectricAid”

Good News! in Kenya … and now in Mozambique

The Good News! Trust is a fairly small faith-based charity, located in Jersey, and with excellent links with the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission and in rural Kenya. In the last 10 years, they have completed a massive 102 school rehabilitation projects, and 62 water & sanitation (WASH) projects, in a relatively-small rural area around Oyugis,Continue reading “Good News! in Kenya … and now in Mozambique”

Homelessness at Christmas

ElectricAid has always funded in Ireland as well as the Developing World. This year, we have approved a special “Christmas” funding of €10,000 to Focus Ireland, to help in their work against Homelessness in Ireland. The funding will be split 50:50 between education and training for homeless people, and work on behalf of families andContinue reading “Homelessness at Christmas”

November, November – Preparation, Creation

In the words of the song, November is a time for preparation and creation. ElectricAid’s November funding round commitment of €166,297 to 19 different proposals certainly fits that bill. From a replacement rural school in Nepal, to supporting a block-making enterprise for people with disabilities in Zambia, we are helping to prepare people for aContinue reading “November, November – Preparation, Creation”

Saúde Crianca – community child health in Brazil

This application sought help for their multi-dimensional child and family health support programme, targeting 50 seriously-ill children and their families in Florianópolis, SE Brazil. These children are chronically ill – with HIV, cancer, cardiac issues etc. The application was very well supported by Irish referees who knew the project well. One of the principles isContinue reading “Saúde Crianca – community child health in Brazil”

Devastation in Haiti – YOU have responded!

ElectricAid’s commitment of €10,000 to Concern & Plan Ireland last week for relief and recovery in Haiti represented the limit of what we could do at the time. But in just a few days since, our friends, members, supporters – and ESB – have come through and stood with Haiti in their latest dark hour.Continue reading “Devastation in Haiti – YOU have responded!”

Devastation in Haiti – ElectricAid responds

A week on from the devastating impact of Hurricane Matthew on Haiti, and the news keeps getting worse. At least 1,200 people have died, and in some of the worst-affected areas, up to 50% of all infrastructure has been destroyed, in an already fragile and very poor country. Widespread flooding has contaminated water supplies, causedContinue reading “Devastation in Haiti – ElectricAid responds”