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Climate Change is the greatest public interest story of our time

  The Biggest Challenge of Our Times   ElectricAid is mainstreaming environmental concerns into our evaluation of our funding. Climate Change affects the Developing World disproportionately – yet the Developing World has done the least to bring it about. Together, the entire world community has a best (and last?) chance to take real sustained actionContinue reading “Climate Change is the greatest public interest story of our time”

Our Project of the Month for September – Railway Children Africa

This project came to ElectricAid via our ESBI colleagues in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. We funded Railway Children Africa with €6,420 for their pioneering work with the street children of Mwanza, and with their families. This particular funding was to support the families of re-integrated street kids with business training, start-up grants, and some food aid. photo:Continue reading “Our Project of the Month for September – Railway Children Africa”

MIGRANT CRISIS – ELECTRICAID RESPONDS

Many members have contacted us in the last week, asking about ElectricAid’s response to the unfolding migrant crisis in Europe. Initially, we were reluctant to get involved – we had “gone to the well” with the Special Appeal for Nepal so very recently. We also felt that this was a crisis (and failure) of politicalContinue reading “MIGRANT CRISIS – ELECTRICAID RESPONDS”

ElectricAid’s Funding of the Month for November 2014: Saving Eyes and developing lives in Uttar Pradesh, India.

  ElectricAid has funded work for Sightsavers in the last 2 years in Mozambique (fitting-out an eye clinic) and Ghana (Trachoma elimination programme). This time, we are funding a comprehensive eye care programme in 5 rural districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, benefiting thousands of very poor patients. The damage caused by eye diseases like Trachoma,Continue reading “ElectricAid’s Funding of the Month for November 2014: Saving Eyes and developing lives in Uttar Pradesh, India.”

ElectricAid’s Funding of the Month for September 2014 – we support SVP and North Inner-City young people.

  ElectricAid has a long-standing funding relationship with SVP and Ozanam House Resource Centre, an activity and life skills centre for deprived young people in North Inner-City Dublin. In September 2014, we funded them with €7,400 for activities, life-skills, sports and after-school clubs. One activity they are to undertake is a challenging weekend in KillaryContinue reading “ElectricAid’s Funding of the Month for September 2014 – we support SVP and North Inner-City young people.”