Goats lift 80 families out of Poverty In 2013, ElectricAid co-funded (with VIVA) a goat husbandry scheme aimed at 80 poor and marginalised women and their families, engaged in farming and brick-making in Faisalbad, Pakistan. The project has been a remarkable success. Please read the attached final report, to see how development works for realContinue reading “Goats lift 80 families out of Poverty”
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Members’ Draw – Winners all right!
Our Members’ Draws, held to celebrate the launch of http://www.electricaid.ie , attracted hundreds of entries and generated great interest and goodwill. The Draws were held under the supervision of Bernie Shaughnessy of Group Internal Audit, and Deirdre Arthur, Treasurer of ElectricAid. Jackie Larkin of Payroll Control validated the winners’ membership dates. And the winnersContinue reading “Members’ Draw – Winners all right!”
Launch Event in EirGrid – electricaid.ie
http://www.electricaid.ie was formally launched on 11.11.2014 at a function kindly hosted by EirGrid. There was an excellent and interested attendance – of EirGrid and ESB members, ElectricAid Committee members, and representatives from St Patrick’s Credit Union, the sponsors of our Launch Competition. Siobhán Toale, HR Director, EirGrid, did the honours. John Kelly, our Chair, respondedContinue reading “Launch Event in EirGrid – electricaid.ie”
ElectricAid Presentation to MSF
ElectricAid Chair, John Kelly, presents Jane-Anne McKenna of Médecins sans Frontieres, with a cheque for their emergency medical relief work in Syria. Over the last year, ElectricAid has funded MSF with €20,600 for their work in Syria, and €10,000 for their work in the Ebola emergency in West Africa.
Welcome to www.electricaid.ie! Win an iPad in our FREE members’ competitions!
Months of hard work have now come to fruition with the launch of our brand-new website, http://www.electricaid.ie. The site is a new window onto the world for ElectricAid, and a new and better means of communicating with members, friends and supporters – and with communities and NGOs all over the world. http://www.electricaid.ie contains a richContinue reading “Welcome to www.electricaid.ie! Win an iPad in our FREE members’ competitions!”
ElectricAid visits Madre Tierra in Argentina
Madre Tierra Visit ElectricAid funded Madre Tierra in 2012 (12-A-028) for the provision of revolving finance to 15 needy families to enable them to drill boreholes to provide them with clean water for their homes. Madre Tierra are based in the Moron suburb of western Buenos Aires and provide support for the less wellContinue reading “ElectricAid visits Madre Tierra in Argentina”
Project Report – Water Supply Upgrade, Sishekanu Community School, Kaoma, Zambia
Background Kaoma and surrounding town-land, with a population of approximately 80,000, is located in Western Province, one of the poorest areas in Zambia. Sishekanu Community School was established by an Irish missionary in 1998 to provide education for orphans and other vulnerable children in the Kaoma area. Alan Kerins Projects first became involved withContinue reading “Project Report – Water Supply Upgrade, Sishekanu Community School, Kaoma, Zambia”
Featured Project Report -Strengthening Shelter in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( KP), Pakistan
ElectricAid combats gender-based violence in North-West Pakistan Our 2013 funding – €19,185 to Trócaire – was to strengthen the shelter, security and services provided to woman & child victims of gender-based violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. In a traditional society, GBV issues can be lethal, and cultural norms still have to be respected. Read Trócaire’sContinue reading “Featured Project Report -Strengthening Shelter in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( KP), Pakistan”
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