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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 – YOUR FANTASTIC RESPONSE

Once again, the ESB & EirGrid communities have stood up for the least fortunate. Our Nepal Appeal has now reached €67,000, of which we have already committed €54,000 to 9 reliable partner agencies working on the ground. We expect to fund some rehabilitation and recovery projects shortly. You have reached out to the peopleContinue reading “NEPAL – YOUR FANTASTIC RESPONSE”

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”

Nepal: 4 more fundings get approval.

Sincere thanks to the hundreds of you who have committed over €12,000 (and rising) to ElectricAid’s Nepal Appeal. Your response has been heart warming, and is deeply appreciated. The response has allowed us to go ahead with 4 more fundings. 15-A-048 Christian Aid Emergency relief – working with long-term local partners. €5,000 15-A-049 GOAL ConcentrationContinue reading “Nepal: 4 more fundings get approval.”

ElectricAid member, Niamh Delaney – on the ground in Nepal

ElectricAid member, Niamh Delaney of EirGrid, was travelling in Nepal when the earthquake struck. Niamh has cancelled her travel plans and is pitching in to help deliver relief supplies to some of the many remote villages in the Gorkha region, where help has been very slow to materialise. Below: Niamh (bottom right) in NepalContinue reading “ElectricAid member, Niamh Delaney – on the ground in Nepal”

ElectricAids Nepal Appeal – Online Donation Now Open

For our ESB staff members and supporters, our on-line donation facility (direct from Payroll) is now open. Access is via ESBNet. For anyone else looking to make a donation there is a once off donation form. Once-Off Deduction Form 27042015 Please give what you can for the millions of vulnerable survivors in Nepal. Their needs are enormousContinue reading “ElectricAids Nepal Appeal – Online Donation Now Open”

Devastation in Nepal, ElectricAid Responds

The situation in Nepal continues to deteriorate by the hour. The latest confirmed dead figure is 3,700, and climbing fast, with very little known about the impact on remote areas. At least 4 million people are directly affected. The needs are for the basics – food, clean water, shelter and medical attention. We have alreadyContinue reading “Devastation in Nepal, ElectricAid Responds”