Aidlink is an Irish charity working to educate, enable and empower individuals, families and communities in Kenya, Uganda and Ghana. In 2019 & 2020, ElectricAid helped with funding to create a quality and inclusive educational system in 2 primary schools in Turkana, Kenya. Turkana is among the poorest and most at-risk areas in Kenya. TheContinue reading “ElectricAid Funds Inclusive Quality Education Programme in Kenya”
Category Archives: UN Sustainable Development Goals
SERVE & Young Africa working together in Mozambique
SERVE is a development and volunteering organisation committed to tackling poverty and focuses specifically on programmes and projects that help communities enhance the lives of children and young people and recognises that gender equality is pivotal to achieving justice, equality and sustainable development. In 2018, ElectricAid partnered with SERVE and Young Africa Mozambique to fundContinue reading “SERVE & Young Africa working together in Mozambique”
A force for good in rural Tanzania
Motto primary school is situated in a remote corner of the Dodoma region in Tanzania. The school serves students from the two isolated villages of Motto and Gungi, with a total of 694 students, which includes a total of 297 girls and 397 boys. This school mainly focuses on teaching environmental conservation and climate-smart agricultureContinue reading “A force for good in rural Tanzania”
Building a Brighter Future in Tanzania
Magago village is located in eastern Tanzania in an area where strong culture and traditions are held. Girls are a considered a wealth asset and are vulnerable to being forced to marry at a very early age. Sr. Mary McNulty, of the Pallottine Missionary Sisters noted in the application submission to ElectricAid that “Education isContinue reading “Building a Brighter Future in Tanzania”
Clean Energy and Education go hand in hand with ElectricAid
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”
See Beyond Borders, a class act in Cambodia
Earlier this year, #electricaid donated €6,000 to See Beyond Borders, a charity working to upskill and support Teachers in Cambodia to bring a #brighterfuture to school children near Siam Reap. Check out the video below to see how your donations to ElectricAid have helped this project get off the ground.
Bright Spark, Brighter Future
In 2018, ElectricAid partnered with AFFCAD (Action for Fundamental Change and Development) in Uganda, where only about a quarter of the population who have access to electricity with heavy reliance on hydro-power. The limited or lack of electricity is much more visible in rural areas of the county where electricity has recently been made available. However, UgandaContinue reading “Bright Spark, Brighter Future”
Cooking Sustainably in Bolivia
In the Bolivian Amazon, communities are extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Communities frequently suffer from floods and forest fires due to intense rain and prolonged dry seasons. There is also a heavy reliance of firewood for fuel to cook food and boil water which can lead to malnutrition and diseases when facedContinue reading “Cooking Sustainably in Bolivia”
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