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In Burkina Faso, an estimated 1.7 million people will require protection by the end of this year, and 3.5 million will need humanitarian assistance. There is a severe humanitarian crisis in the country due to insecurity, which prevents access to basic social services. Plan International Ireland received a €16,000 grant from ElectricAid to help build twoContinue reading “ElectricAid and Plan International build child friendly spaces for children affected by conflict in North Central Burkina Faso “

ElectricAid continued with another bumper funding round in November 2022. We have committed €168,000 to 15 excellent projects. This outreach is only made possible by your sustained generosity, and that of ESB and EirGrid. You should all take a bow and pat yourselves on the back! Education in all its forms is a key driver ofContinue reading “ElectricAid’s Bumper November.”

​ElectricAid wishes you all – members, friends, supporters, partners, and beneficiaries – a very happy Christmas and a prosperous and fulfilling New Year.  We particularly thank our members and supporters for making 2022 another successful year, without all your support and generosity, this year would simply not have been possible. 

ElectricAid’s September 2022 funding round has been fruitful for people, projects and communities all over the Developing World – and at home here in Ireland. A grand total of €198,000 has been committed to some excellent, life-giving projects – programmes that will make a real difference to thousands of people, from the streets of DublinContinue reading “A Fruitful September”

In June 2021, GOAL received a grant from ElectricAid to improve the physical and sanitation infrastructure of the Aganytok health facility in South Sudan, through the provision of a more hygienic, safer, and healthier working environment for health service providers, and a conducive environment for the general community, especially children and pregnant women. The target wasContinue reading “ElectricAid supports Goal in the reconstruction of the Aganytok health facility in South Sudan “

In March of 2020, Jesuit Refugee Service Uganda received a grant of €7,086 from ElectricAid to build drainable toilets for staff in Aylio Secondary school in the Adjumani District, West Nile Region. ElectricAid’s contribution was part of a wider hygiene and sanitation project for the whole school with Windle International, in partnership with UNHCR deliveringContinue reading “Jesuit Refugee Service Uganda and ElectricAid team up to build for sanitation project in Uganda”

ElectricAid, ESB’s staff social justice and development fund has donated €5,000 to the Irish Red Cross Cresslough community support fund. This appeal has been created by the Irish red cross in collaboration with An Post and Applegreen to provide rapid and long-term assistance to the community of Cresslough.   All donations to this fund will beContinue reading “ElectricAid supports Irish Red Cross Creeslough fund. “

The ESB 5K Challenge 2022 took place on the weekend of September 16th – 19th, with nearly 500 people getting out & running or walking 5 kilometres raising over €14,000 for ElectricAid’s Ukraine Appeal! This year was the biggest year yet for the 5K Challenge, with colleagues, retirees, their families & friends taking place in theirContinue reading “ESB 5K Challenge 2022 | That’s a Wrap!”