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ElectricAid COVID-19 Emergency Appeal Update

Many thanks to everyone who responded to our appeal, over the past 6 weeks you donated €22,600 which will be further matched by ESB with a donation of €25,000. To date, ElectricAid has funded €107,537 in the global fight against COVID-19. We’re receiving new requests every day and our Committee are meeting shortly toContinue reading “ElectricAid COVID-19 Emergency Appeal Update”

ElectricAid COVID-19 Emergency Appeal – UPDATE

We are just over one week into our Emergency Appeal and have raised a fantastic €13,725 from staff & pensioners alike. So far, ElectricAid has funded 17 Projects totalling €107,537. Many thanks for your kindness and generosity. €38,134 is going directly to projects here on the island of Ireland and includes The Irish Hospice Foundation,Continue reading “ElectricAid COVID-19 Emergency Appeal – UPDATE”

ElectricAid – COVID-19 Emergency Appeal

The onset of COVID-19 has affected all aspects of daily life here in Ireland and worldwide and in response ElectricAid has already committed €100,000 in funding for COVID-19 projects on the Island of Ireland. COVID-19 knows no borders, handwashing & social distancing are working in Ireland – but so many people in the DevelopingContinue reading “ElectricAid – COVID-19 Emergency Appeal”

Making a Piggy Bank – The Anglican Diocese of Kagera

The Anglican Diocese of Kagera is a faith based organisation who approached us with an idea that wasn’t to be snorted at. The Kagera Piggery Project brings together women and youths to manage and profit from a community sty in Kagera, North Tanzania. The project would be profitable through the breeding and selling of pigs toContinue reading “Making a Piggy Bank – The Anglican Diocese of Kagera”

A Fruitful September (2)

September was not just fruitful in the sense of successful recruitment of new members to the ElectricAid community – we also had a really excellent funding round, in which we committed €167,000 to 21 exciting development projects in Ireland and across the Developing World. Again, we stayed close to our development priorities, funding 5 projectsContinue reading “A Fruitful September (2)”

ElectricAid responds to Flood & Mud in Donegal

Last week’s rainstorm and flash flooding in Donegal reminds us that it’s not just in Texas and South Asia that climate change is impacting. Here at home these “once in a century” weather events are becoming more common. Over the weekend, ElectricAid approved a donation of €5,000 to the Red Cross Appeal for Donegal. TheseContinue reading “ElectricAid responds to Flood & Mud in Donegal”