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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.”

MORE THAN DISASTERS!

Our Nepal Appeal has been a brilliant success, reaching €75,000. The ESB and EirGrid communities opened their hearts for the people of Nepal, and we are extremely grateful. But ElectricAid is about MORE THAN DISASTERS. Our main focus is on Development funding – helping people all over the world to help themselves out of extremeContinue reading “MORE THAN DISASTERS!”

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”

It’s not just about Nepal – our May Development Funding

As well as being busy with our Nepal Appeal and fundings, in our normal May funding round, we have again approved a fabulous variety of life-giving Development projects, both for Ireland and overseas. We have committed €220,000 to these 22 projects – money, we feel, very well spent. Click on the link to see theContinue reading “It’s not just about Nepal – our May Development Funding”

Fundings Approved – March 2015

Please see the excellent life-giving work financed in January 2015 through your generosity. This work begins and ends with you, our members and supporters. Thank you all. Fundings Approved March 2015

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”