ActionAid National Speech Writing Competition Final 2020 to be held virtually
Photo: 2019 winners Kirsten Soney-Ituen and Clodagh Boyce We are delighted to announce that our 6th Annual ActionAid National Speech Writing Competition Final will take place virtually on Tuesday 2nd June, 17.00-19.15. Register for tickets here. This year, the speeches focus on the theme: ‘Women’s Rights in a Changing Climate’. The speech titles include: Climate […]
International aid and global solidarity
Photo caption: Hussaina Dahiru, a recipient of the relief packages distributed in Gwalada community, Nigeria, poses for a portrait. Etinosa Yvone/ActionAid Siobhán McGee, Chief Executive ActionAid Ireland, was among 31 of Ireland’s leading INGOs to sign a letter calling on those in government formation talks to strengthen Ireland’s progressive international development stance. It featured in […]
ActionAid Ireland makes €500,000 available for coronavirus response in Africa and Asia
Sabin Shrestha/ActionAid Nepal Supporters from Ireland are playing a huge role responding to coronavirus crisis Thanks to generous supporters hailing from every county in Ireland, ActionAid Ireland has today directed €500,000 euro towards lifesaving Covid-19 responses in communities across Africa and Asia. Siobhán McGee, CEO of ActionAid Ireland stated, “Millions of children face an uncertain future as Covid-19 becomes a global pandemic. ActionAid’s child sponsorship programme is playing a vital role.” From 1st May 2020, ActionAid Ireland supporters’ monthly gifts are […]
President Higgins: Our response to Covid-19 in Africa
“Out of the tragedy of coronavirus may come hope of a more just society. Let’s make it happen” – President Micheal D Higgins. A long-standing campaigner for a more just world; we felt this address by President Higgins had to be shared with our supporters and followers. In it, the President calls for us to […]
Covid-19 – looking beyond our shores
Photo credit: Karin Schermbrucker/ActionAid Siobhán McGee, Chief Executive, ActionAid Ireland wrote a Letter to the Editor which featured in the 15th April edition of The Irish Times. It is available online and below. Sir, – I write in response to the piece by Michelle Murphy of Social Justice Ireland (“Coronavirus – time for a new […]
A note from ActionAid Ireland on COVID-19
Dear supporters and friends, Greetings to you and yours from all of us in ActionAid Ireland. I am reaching out to you in what are very uncertain times for all of us. Since the end of last week, the team at ActionAid Ireland are working remotely as is required in our effort to mitigate against […]