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ElectricAid Annual Report 2017 – Thousands of Projects, Millions of Lives

154 projects, 38 countries, €1,179,213 – ElectricAid has released its 2017 Annual Report. The Report documents another successful year for Ireland’s premier workplace charity. ElectricAid has delivered once again for the poorest of the poor, funding projects all over the world and at home in Ireland. This report lists each and every one of thoseContinue reading “ElectricAid Annual Report 2017 – Thousands of Projects, Millions of Lives”

United Purpose – An A-maize-ing project in Brong Ahafo

Smallholder farmers constitute the majority of the poor and vulnerable in Ghana. Farmers and landless labourers (farmers who work on other people’s land) living in rural areas in Ghana are largely dependent on rain-fed agriculture, with little access to machinery or irrigation.   Climate change is making farming even harder in these regions, with lessContinue reading “United Purpose – An A-maize-ing project in Brong Ahafo”

Forging a new path with Haiti Orphanage Project ESPWA

Haiti Orphanage Project ESPWA (meaning hope) exemplifies the power that a small group can make with a common goal and plain old hard work. ESPWA are an Irish registered charity set up after the Haitian earthquake of 2010. They generally work on construction projects however they were recently featured in the Irish Examiner for theirContinue reading “Forging a new path with Haiti Orphanage Project ESPWA”

Getting into the Swing of things in Clontarf – Central Remedial Clinic

ElectricAid is perhaps most famed for its work in the developing world however we never turn our backs on helping those in need at home in Ireland. So when Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) applied for funding for a wheelchair accessible swing we were determined to see if we could help them in any way we could. ElectricAid supplied €5,000Continue reading “Getting into the Swing of things in Clontarf – Central Remedial Clinic”

UCD Volunteers (UCDVO) making a difference in San Isabel

Sometimes the construction of one building can change the environment and prospects of an entire community. This was the thought process behind UCD’s Volunteers Overseas (UCDVO) group when they ventured as far as Nicaragua to help local workers build a multi-purpose classroom in San Isabel in the north of the country. The students needed to fundraise a minimum ofContinue reading “UCD Volunteers (UCDVO) making a difference in San Isabel”

A DAM Good Idea in Joykalas, Bangladesh.

Clean and safe water is essential to healthy living. Water is one of our most precious resources. Many developing countries today are struggling to cope with chronic water shortages and the inadequacies of their existing water infrastructure. Basic needs remain unmet and the human right to water and sanitation remains unrealised for billions of peopleContinue reading “A DAM Good Idea in Joykalas, Bangladesh.”

Reaching new heights in the Himalayas – PHASE

Practical Help Achieving Self-Empowerment (PHASE) are a unique charity that has worked in the most remote areas of the Himalayas for the past 11 years. The organisation is made up of 130 Nepalese and a 3-man UK fundraising team. They operate in poor rural communities and focus on integrated and sustainable health, education and wellbeingContinue reading “Reaching new heights in the Himalayas – PHASE”