17-A-021 Report 14122017 In late 2016, the Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann*, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, TD, launched an appeal to combat the effects of prolonged drought in Tigray, Ethiopia. He had seen for himself the devastating impact of drought and food scarcity in the region, while on a fact-finding visit facilitated by Trócaire. Amongst manyContinue reading “From Leinster House** to Tigray, Ethiopia, with help from ElectricAid …”
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Munificent March Madness …
March 2018 Approved funding Our application load returned to normal for our March 2018 funding round. On your behalf, we have approved funding of 23 separate projects, to a total value of €194,195. Communities and people from Ireland to Burundi, Haiti to Bangladesh, and Uganda to Mozambique will derive tangible, long-term benefit from this funding.Continue reading “Munificent March Madness …”
Maintaining independent living in Ballyheigue.
Ballyheigue is a beautiful village and rural area in Co. Kerry, renowned for peaceful agriculture and surfing and beach holidays. It is also home to a large number of isolated elderly people, who value their independence and wish to remain in their own homes. This is almost always the best social and individual outcome, if theyContinue reading “Maintaining independent living in Ballyheigue.”
Getting involved – it can be about so much more than money!
ElectricAid loves your money! Members’ subscriptions are the bedrock and foundation of all we do. In one way or another, members contributed €0.7 million out of our total revenue of €1.2 million in 2017. We are eternally grateful, and we never take your generosity for granted. However, money is not everything; many of our membersContinue reading “Getting involved – it can be about so much more than money!”
Sightsavers & ElectricAid – eliminating avoidable blindness.
Treatable, avoidable blindness is a stain, a disgrace on all of us. Millions of people go blind unnecessarily in the Developing World, through treatable conditions such as Trachoma, Glaucoma, and River Blindness. Sightsavers is an international NGO that aims to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality for people with disabilities. Sightsavers’ advocacy work focusesContinue reading “Sightsavers & ElectricAid – eliminating avoidable blindness.”
A TOUCH of love, from Kildare to the children of Zambia …
ElectricAid partners with organisations of every shape and size, from large INGOs (international non-governmental organisations), smaller charities, church bodies, right down to tiny indigenous CBOs (Community-based organisations). TOUCH is a small Irish outfit, based in Naas. Their starting point is that 100% of donated funds “get there” – they are completely voluntary, with zero overheadContinue reading “A TOUCH of love, from Kildare to the children of Zambia …”
All Hands to the Pumps – in Eritrea.
Sometimes, the simplest projects are the best stories, and the most effective form of grassroots development. This is the simple story of two fundings (2015 & 2016) by ElectricAid for Vita – a small Irish NGO focused on Ethiopia and Eritrea, on the Horn of Africa. Eritrea is difficult, in geographical and environmental terms, andContinue reading “All Hands to the Pumps – in Eritrea.”
Madre Tierra – helping people in informal urbanization in Argentina
Since 2010, ElectricAid has had a strong funding partnership with Madre Tierra, an award-winning NGO in Buenos Aires, which promotes the rights and helps the lives of people in informal barrios at the edge of the metropolis. These people are either incomers from rural poverty or those displaced by development from the centre of theContinue reading “Madre Tierra – helping people in informal urbanization in Argentina”
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