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Our Project of the Month for July 2015 – Waste into Jobs Concern Universal

Poor waste management is a problem across the developing world, impacting the poor more than others through impacts on their health, their environment and their livelihoods: 5 billion people are without formal waste management collections (D-Waste, 2010) 40% of solid waste globally is deposited in unregulated dumpsites, with no containment, removal of landfill gas,Continue reading “Our Project of the Month for July 2015 – Waste into Jobs Concern Universal”

Fundings Approved – July 2015

Please see the excellent life-giving work financed in January 2015 through your generosity. This work begins and ends with you, our members and supporters. Thank you all Fundings Approved – July 2015

2015, The European Year for Development.

Every year, the European Union choose a topic for a campaign in order to raise awareness of European citizens, and national governments. Being in the development business, 2015 the European Year for Development is significant for ElectricAid. The main objective of the EYD 2015 is to inform all about the development cooperation of theContinue reading “2015, The European Year for Development.”

Introducing the ElectricAid Challenge!

Challenge yourself, challenge your friends, challenge poverty and injustice! We’re introducing the ElectricAid Challenge as a new way for everybody (members or otherwise) to get involved in helping the work of ElectricAid. Be creative, be social, have fun, raise funds! Our friends in the One Young World Group have come up with an exciting frameworkContinue reading “Introducing the ElectricAid Challenge!”

Our Project of the Month for May 2015: Mark Rohan – mobility and hope for disabled kids in Zambia.

Mark Rohan, ESB’s own Double Paralympics Champion , has facilitated mobility and sports for disabled children in Mongu Cheshire Home, Zambia. Working with Alan Kerins Projects , Mark visited this home for disabled kids, and identified serious unmet needs for the children of Mongu. He approached ElectricAid for funding for a wheelchair, 2 handcycles, 10Continue reading “Our Project of the Month for May 2015: Mark Rohan – mobility and hope for disabled kids in Zambia.”

MORE THAN DISASTERS!

Our Nepal Appeal has been a brilliant success, reaching €75,000. The ESB and EirGrid communities opened their hearts for the people of Nepal, and we are extremely grateful. But ElectricAid is about MORE THAN DISASTERS. Our main focus is on Development funding – helping people all over the world to help themselves out of extremeContinue reading “MORE THAN DISASTERS!”

ElectricAid wraps-up Nepal Appeal

Almost a thousand individual donors have stood up for the traumatised people of Nepal. Your generosity has amounted to a massive €73,536, as of Friday 29th May – a magnificent response by the ESB & EirGrid communities – staff, pensioners, members, supporters and friends. With some donations still to come in, we should pass €75,000Continue reading “ElectricAid wraps-up Nepal Appeal”

It’s not just about Nepal – our May Development Funding

As well as being busy with our Nepal Appeal and fundings, in our normal May funding round, we have again approved a fabulous variety of life-giving Development projects, both for Ireland and overseas. We have committed €220,000 to these 22 projects – money, we feel, very well spent. Click on the link to see theContinue reading “It’s not just about Nepal – our May Development Funding”