ElectricAid Emergency Appeal reaches €24,742

ElectricAid’s Emergency Appeal for UNICEF’s Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine campaign has just reached €24,742. A special word of thanks to the Energy Services Union for a generous donation of €6,000 on behalf of members. Funds donated will be used as part of the biggest vaccine rollout in history funding the  procurement, transport andContinue reading “ElectricAid Emergency Appeal reaches €24,742”

THANK YOU for playing your part in the biggest vaccine rollout in history

UNICEF’s Get A Vaccine, Give A Vaccine Campaign, Emergency Appeal By ElectricAid ​Just 10 days into ElectricAid’s Emergency Appeal for the UNICEF Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine campaign the generosity of staff and pensioners has seen an amazing  €15,840 donated to ElectricAid.  The global picture of access to COVID-19 vaccines is unacceptable. In many low income countries, lessContinue reading “THANK YOU for playing your part in the biggest vaccine rollout in history”

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”

Our Project of the Month for May 2015: Mark Rohan – mobility and hope for disabled kids in Zambia.

Mark Rohan, ESB’s own Double Paralympics Champion , has facilitated mobility and sports for disabled children in Mongu Cheshire Home, Zambia. Working with Alan Kerins Projects , Mark visited this home for disabled kids, and identified serious unmet needs for the children of Mongu. He approached ElectricAid for funding for a wheelchair, 2 handcycles, 10Continue reading “Our Project of the Month for May 2015: Mark Rohan – mobility and hope for disabled kids in Zambia.”

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”

Nepal – Additional Fundings by ElectricAid

  Your outstandingly generous response to our Nepal Appeal (we’re heading for €70,000 today, Monday 11th) has made additional two fundings possible. We have contributed €3,000 to the Cork-based but Darjeeling-located charity, Edith Wilkins Foundation, who have a team in Nepal doing basic relief work in some of the hardest-hit areas. We have also beenContinue reading “Nepal – Additional Fundings by ElectricAid”

The ESB & EirGrid Communities come through for Nepal!

  The ESB & EirGrid Communities come through for Nepal!   Your generosity just keeps coming. As of this morning (Friday 8th), more than 750 people have contributed over €65,000 to our Nepal Appeal. This will immediately allow us to fund more life-giving work for the suffering people of Nepal. The generosity of our membersContinue reading “The ESB & EirGrid Communities come through for Nepal!”

Nepal Appeal hits €22,000 – Still going strong!

Our appeal for Nepal passed the €22,000 mark this morning – we are deeply grateful to the hundreds of members and supporters who have donated  – it’s only your generosity which makes the work on the ground possible. Our commitment to Nepal totals €42,000 so far, and we expect to do more. The needs areContinue reading “Nepal Appeal hits €22,000 – Still going strong!”