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… this is your Haitian Report !

16-A-136 Report 15122017 16-A-112 Report 06122017 16-A-134 Year 1 progress report 16-A-111 Report 04122017 With apologies to Steely Dan for the headline! We sometimes hear people say – “We don’t hear where our money went, after a Special Appeal”. We don’t think that this is an altogether fair criticism; we try to be as specific asContinue reading “… this is your Haitian Report !”

The Irish Red Cross & ElectricAid: making a basic difference in Niger.

Photos captions 10112017 The Red Cross is best-known for its work in disaster relief – and ElectricAid has stood with them in their relief efforts in Ireland and all over the world. What may be less well-known is that the Red Cross is also a major player in international development. The Irish Red Cross hasContinue reading “The Irish Red Cross & ElectricAid: making a basic difference in Niger.”

Vocational Skills and Human Rights in rural Nicaragua.

CESESMA is a small indigenous NGO, focussing on the promotion of educational and human rights of children and young people in rural areas of Nicaragua. ElectricAid has had a modest-enough funding relationship with CESESMA since 2005 – our total commitment in that time has been just over €30,000. Our most recent funding was for aContinue reading “Vocational Skills and Human Rights in rural Nicaragua.”

Support for Overseas Aid remains strong in Ireland.

Dóchas, the umbrella body for Overseas Development Aid, recently commissioned MRBI to sample attitudes in Ireland to ODA. The results confirm the Irish public’s strong and consistent support. We constantly over-estimate what the Government spends on ODA – and still think it should do much more. Thankfully, the “Trump” agenda does not appear to have impactedContinue reading “Support for Overseas Aid remains strong in Ireland.”

March for Life – 25 fantastic fundings in March.

ElectricAid funded a lower-than-usual number of projects in January – but demand bounced back with a vengeance for our March funding round. We evaluated 32 applications worth €351,000, well beyond our capacity to fund. We deferred some, rejected others, and trimmed many, and arrived at a package of 25 approved fundings, to a total valueContinue reading “March for Life – 25 fantastic fundings in March.”

“Back to School” – Aidlink

Aidlink is a long-standing partner for ElectricAid. We have had a reliable and successful relationship with funding them since 2005. Since 2012, we have funded Aidlink with about €28,000 for their “Back to School” Adult Education Programme in Lodwar, Kenya. The programme is implemented to give young adults a second chance at education. School completionContinue reading ““Back to School” – Aidlink”

NLT – Livelihoods and dignity for people affected by Leprosy in Nepal

The Nepal Leprosy Trust in Naas is the Irish arm of a UK-based NGO. They are active the poor, sick and marginalised in Nepal – focusing on leprosy, which is now a controllable, treatable and curable condition, given access to the correct medications and reasonable nutrition. NLT provides medical, psychological and economic development services toContinue reading “NLT – Livelihoods and dignity for people affected by Leprosy in Nepal”

Water for All in Muvamba

SERVE is a small Irish NGO doing basic but fantastically effective work in sub-Saharan Africa, mostly in WASH (water & sanitation) and solar power. Their “Water for All” Programme in Muvamba, Mozambique was a multi-annual project focused on providing a range of water sources to poor and under-served rural communities. Since 2012, ElectricAid has fundedContinue reading “Water for All in Muvamba”