ElectricAids annual Book/Dvd/CD/Art sale took place on Wednesday and Thursday and as ever was a great sucess. Everything from Ulysses to Japanese Artwork was on offer over the two busy days and bargains were easy to find. Your generosity helped raise over €2100 for ElectricAid and the remainder of stock will raise more much needed funds for Oxfam.Continue reading “A Very Sucessful Sale!!!”
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ElectricAid’s Funding of the Month for March 2015: Suas Educational Development ‘Fast Forward’
ElectricAids funding of the month for March 2015 is our commitment of €10,000 to Suas ‘Fast Forward’ Educational programme in rural Zambia. Please see details below on this ground breaking development. Suas is an education-focused Irish NGO currently working in Ireland, Kenya and India. Founded in 2002, our vision is for a world whereContinue reading “ElectricAid’s Funding of the Month for March 2015: Suas Educational Development ‘Fast Forward’”
ElectricAid Book/CD/DVD/ART Sale 2015!
Yes, it’s coming back, by popular demand! The ElectricAid Book/CD/DVD/Art sale will take place on Wednesday/Thursday, 8/9 April – the “Nature’s Way” area of the Head Office Restaurant. We will have loads of information, education, entertainment and maybe even some wisdom – all priced to sell, you won’t find better value! There willContinue reading “ElectricAid Book/CD/DVD/ART Sale 2015!”
Will them life!
ElectricAid has very recently received a wonderful, generous bequest from the will of a member’s father. This bequest will fund life-giving projects in Ireland and all over the Global South – thousands of lives will be transformed by this single act of generosity. Our thanks and prayers go out to all involved. If you areContinue reading “Will them life!”
ElectricAid’s funding of the Month for January 2015 – Micro-loans lift vulnerable people out of poverty.
Repayable micro-finance for sustainable income generation is a relatively recent – and highly successful – development tool. ElectricAid has funded Nandri (formerly Child Aid Ireland-India) since 2006. We have committed €27,000 to their revolving micro-credit schemes since 2013, with very successful outcomes. Fred Crowe is Nandri’s CEO. Read Fred’s clear and simple exposition of howContinue reading “ElectricAid’s funding of the Month for January 2015 – Micro-loans lift vulnerable people out of poverty.”
ElectricAid Christmas Gift Cards – The Gift of Hope
We won’t sell you a chicken or a heifer for the Developing World – but you can still give a meaningful and live-giving gift to your loved ones this Christmas. We can send you a beautiful Gift Card for your loved one – and a once-off donation form to help our work in Ireland andContinue reading “ElectricAid Christmas Gift Cards – The Gift of Hope”
Launch Event in EirGrid – electricaid.ie
http://www.electricaid.ie was formally launched on 11.11.2014 at a function kindly hosted by EirGrid. There was an excellent and interested attendance – of EirGrid and ESB members, ElectricAid Committee members, and representatives from St Patrick’s Credit Union, the sponsors of our Launch Competition. Siobhán Toale, HR Director, EirGrid, did the honours. John Kelly, our Chair, respondedContinue reading “Launch Event in EirGrid – electricaid.ie”
ElectricAid Presentation to MSF
ElectricAid Chair, John Kelly, presents Jane-Anne McKenna of Médecins sans Frontieres, with a cheque for their emergency medical relief work in Syria. Over the last year, ElectricAid has funded MSF with €20,600 for their work in Syria, and €10,000 for their work in the Ebola emergency in West Africa.
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