For the past 8 years, Masaka Disabled Persons Association (MADIPA) have been training children with disabilities in vocational skills, especially in metal work and tailoring. This helps to empower vulnerable children, and teaches life-long skills that can help to live more sustainably. Children are trained in leatherwork, metalwork, hairdressing and tailoring. With the support ofContinue reading “Clean Energy and Education go hand in hand with ElectricAid”
Category Archives: Projects
ElectricAid Deliver Funding to Renovate Old Maternity Ward in Nyenga Village
St Francis Hospital Nyenga is a rural community hospital that was founded in 1932 as a leprosy hospital by Irish nurse, Mother Kevin Kearney. Mother Kevin was a nun of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa. The hospital is a non-profit endeavour, managed by the Sisters of St. Francis. The dormitory of the hospitalContinue reading “ElectricAid Deliver Funding to Renovate Old Maternity Ward in Nyenga Village”
ElectricAid Provide Funding for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in 5 schools in Egypt
Rehabilitation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in 5 Community Schools: Fatma Elzahra, Elsayda Khadega, Gamsa Shark, Omar Abdelaziz, and Mohamed Farid covering 3 regions of Egypt: Alexandria, Damietta and Greater Cairo. In March 2018, ElectricAid partnered with Plan International to provide funding for WASH facilities in 5 Community Schools in Egypt. The renovationContinue reading “ElectricAid Provide Funding for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in 5 schools in Egypt”
Giving a helping hand to Christian Aid in Afghanistan
Christian Aid (CAID) has worked in Afghanistan for more than three decades under four different regimes – from the Soviet occupation to the current government that was voted in after the US-led invasion of 2001. With a focus on community development, livelihood creation, gender equality and emergency response Christian Aid has both experience and expertiseContinue reading “Giving a helping hand to Christian Aid in Afghanistan”
Sticking to the Knitting in 2017.
ElectricAid’s funding priorities include Basic Infrastructure (especially WASH projects), Health Care, Primary & Vocational Education, and Agriculture & Income Generation. These are the nuts & bolts of grass-roots development. We see Education as a prime driver of development, with particular emphasis on continuing participation by girls. Agricultural development and income-generating projects develop sustainability and self-reliance,Continue reading “Sticking to the Knitting in 2017.”
Aidlink: fruitful, long-term partnership in action.
Aidlink is a long-term, valued, and effective special partner for ElectricAid. Anne Cleary, CEO of Aidlink can still remember the first grant from ElectricAid: “It was in 1997 – about €2,500 to fix the roof on a maternity wing in a rural health care facility. It was the first grant we received after I joinedContinue reading “Aidlink: fruitful, long-term partnership in action.”
(Dis)Abilities Fundings, July 2017
ElectricAid has consistently funded in Ireland, as well as all over the world. In July, we funded 4 projects, all of which fell under the Disabilities heading – although we prefer to talk about developing children’s abilities – focusing on solutions, not problems. We committed a total of €17,500 in four charities – three focusingContinue reading “(Dis)Abilities Fundings, July 2017”
Life Chances for Street Children in Ethiopia
GOAL’s programme for street living children & youths (SLCY) in Hawassa, Ethiopia aims to rehabilitate these “lost” young people, giving them life and employment chances through self-development, non-formal education, and hands-on vocational training. Our 2016 funding of this project has directly led to the salvation (there is no better word) of 33 young people, givingContinue reading “Life Chances for Street Children in Ethiopia”
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