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Container & Fit-out for Health clinic in squatter camp, Rustenburg

  ElectricAid funded SERVE’s purchase and installation of a new container (completely fitted-out) at Tapologo’s HIV/AIDS Wellness Clinic in Boitekong community, near Rustenburg, South Africa. The new container was needed to provide additional work space for staff, improve the quality of health services and increase the number of people the clinic can manage. See the attachedContinue reading “Container & Fit-out for Health clinic in squatter camp, Rustenburg”

ElectricAid ‘s AGM – another big success!

ElectricAid’s AGM on Monday 28th April attracted an excellent attendance. The presentation by Jane-Anne McKenna of Medecins sans Frontieres was riveting.  Jane-Anne focused on MSF’s work in Syria and the Central African Republic; without intending to shock, the news that two MSF staff had been murdered in the C.A.R. two days previously was sobering andContinue reading “ElectricAid ‘s AGM – another big success!”

ElectricAid adopts New Constitution

  At an Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday, 28.01.2014, ElectricAid members discussed a draft new Constitution for our Association. This meeting was the culmination of a lot of detailed work (a total of 13 working drafts were prepared) by the Constitution working group – John Kelly, Des Doherty, Finola O’Donnell, Anthony Le Courriard, and PearseContinue reading “ElectricAid adopts New Constitution”

ElectricAid responds to flood victims in Ireland.

  On behalf of our members and supporters, ElectricAid has today (Thursday, 6th February) committed €10,000 to the Red Cross Appeal for the victims of the current flooding emergency. The Red Cross has undertaken to work closely and quickly with the Department of Social Protection’s Community Welfare Service to identify and serve those in mostContinue reading “ElectricAid responds to flood victims in Ireland.”

The World’s Best News – Missing: 58 million hungry children!

The classic “Third World Disaster” image is that of pot-bellied hungry children. They are still with us, in obscenely high numbers – but there are about 60 million fewer of them now than there were in 1991. Development is working, and people are better-fed than ever before. There is even an emerging problem of overweightContinue reading “The World’s Best News – Missing: 58 million hungry children!”