We made 2 great fundings on Monday 5th October – made possible only by YOUR generosity. We funded Medecins sans Frontieres with €2,700 for their medical service for Syrian refugees in the camps in and around Syria. These funds came from once-off donations. The tragic news of the attack on the MSF hospital in AfghanistanContinue reading “Two great fundings this week!”
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MPF celebrates 60 years – and funds 3 projects for ElectricAid!
As part of the ESB Staff’s Medical Provident Fund’s (MPF) 60th Birthday celebrations, MPF is reaching out those less fortunate, here in Ireland and in the Developing World. MPF is generously funding 3 health and welfare projects for ElectricAid; we are deeply grateful. Bodies such as St. Patrick’s Credit Union and MPF, part of theContinue reading “MPF celebrates 60 years – and funds 3 projects for ElectricAid!”
ElectricAid’s AGM – a big success, and a generational change
ElectricAid’s 2014 AGM was held in the ESB Conference Centre on Tuesday, 25th August. We reviewed a tough but successful year, and set a course for renewed growth in 2015 and 2016. The meeting was encouragingly-well attended; our members are genuinely interested in the fortunes of their charity. The major outcome of the AGM wasContinue reading “ElectricAid’s AGM – a big success, and a generational change”
Our Project of the Month for July 2015 – Waste into Jobs Concern Universal
Poor waste management is a problem across the developing world, impacting the poor more than others through impacts on their health, their environment and their livelihoods: 5 billion people are without formal waste management collections (D-Waste, 2010) 40% of solid waste globally is deposited in unregulated dumpsites, with no containment, removal of landfill gas,Continue reading “Our Project of the Month for July 2015 – Waste into Jobs Concern Universal”
Fundings Approved – July 2015
Please see the excellent life-giving work financed in January 2015 through your generosity. This work begins and ends with you, our members and supporters. Thank you all Fundings Approved – July 2015
2015, The European Year for Development.
Every year, the European Union choose a topic for a campaign in order to raise awareness of European citizens, and national governments. Being in the development business, 2015 the European Year for Development is significant for ElectricAid. The main objective of the EYD 2015 is to inform all about the development cooperation of theContinue reading “2015, The European Year for Development.”
Introducing the ElectricAid Challenge!
Challenge yourself, challenge your friends, challenge poverty and injustice! We’re introducing the ElectricAid Challenge as a new way for everybody (members or otherwise) to get involved in helping the work of ElectricAid. Be creative, be social, have fun, raise funds! Our friends in the One Young World Group have come up with an exciting frameworkContinue reading “Introducing the ElectricAid Challenge!”
ElectricAid wraps-up Nepal Appeal
Almost a thousand individual donors have stood up for the traumatised people of Nepal. Your generosity has amounted to a massive €73,536, as of Friday 29th May – a magnificent response by the ESB & EirGrid communities – staff, pensioners, members, supporters and friends. With some donations still to come in, we should pass €75,000Continue reading “ElectricAid wraps-up Nepal Appeal”
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