ActionAid celebrates role of women in development to mark 30 years in Ireland

Rodney Rice, former RTÉ Presenter and ActionAid Ireland Board Member did a marvellous job as MC for the evening with well researched questions that provoked powerful and moving answers from our panel: Former President Mary Robinson; Farah Kabir, Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh; Alison Milton, Civil Society Section of Irish Aid; and Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland. Some of the observations from our panel included: Farah Kabir, Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh: “Women do recognise {the problems facing them}, believe me they know what the problems are, the issue is how to mobilise.” Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland said that the lack of women in power was the greatest challenge to development: “There is an absence of leaders at the local, national and international level.” Alison Milton, Civil Society Section of Irish Aid noted the importance of women’s rights within development: “Gender Equality is now at the centre and a prerequisite for any development to happen.” We were delighted to meet many of our supporters and donors, some who have been supporting ActionAid for over 20 years. One supporter travelled all the way from Ennis to be there on the evening! We’d like to again thank everyone that attended for making the evening such a resounding success. We look forward to another 30 years making a difference and working with strong and resilient women in the developing world.

ActionAid Ireland celebrates 30th anniversary Thursday, 10th October, 2013 with an event on The Positive Power of Women in Development: Strength and Resilience in the Face of Adversity. The event took place in the Hugh Lane Gallery and we had a huge response with attendance from our supporters, donors, staff, volunteers, and members of other … Continue reading ActionAid celebrates role of women in development to mark 30 years in Ireland