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Glendalough Hike to Fundraise for Nepal

Gerry and Trish Kerr, ActionAid Ireland supporters from Celbridge, are organising a group hike to fundraise for girl’s education in Nepal. The hike is taking on 8th April in Glendalough. Gerry and Trish have been supporters of ActionAid for more than 30 years. Finally, in April 2016 they traveled to Nepal to visit the child they have been […]

Update on our response in Haiti

Infographic of ActionAid’s Haiti Response showing aid distribution: training, vouchers, and hygiene kits provided.

ActionAid’s Response to Hurricane Matthew in Haiti Thank you to everyone who supported our response in Haiti following devastating Hurricane Matthew this year. This is what the generosity of Irish supporters and Irish Aid has meant in Haiti: ActionAid distributed 3,000 hygiene and cholera kits to 15,000 individuals. We also trained communities on how to […]

Women, War and Displacement

Woman smiling in front of a historical building with a red scarf.

Sotiria Kyriakopoulou is in Dublin on Wednesday 16th November to launch Women, War and Displacement a joint report by members of the Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence (ICGBV). Sotiria is Protection Manager for ActionAid Hellas; her role is focused on the protection of women and the most vulnerable people as part of ActionAid’s response […]

Meeting our Sponsored Child.

Trish and Gerry Kerr from Celbridge, Co Kildare recently travelled to Nepal to visit their sponsored child. Not only did they meet Sujit and his family – they stayed in his family home for three days and were guests of the village in the remote district of Bara. Here is their story… “The journey to […]

Irish Aid to fund ActionAid humanitarian response in Haiti

Severe hurricane damage to a house, with debris and fallen trees scattered around the collapsed structure.

ActionAid has been awarded €125,000 by the Irish government for its relief effort in Haiti, following Hurricane Matthew. In total, 2,128,700 people, 12% of Haiti’s population, have been affected by the hurricane, including 894,100 children. The funding will be used to provide emergency sanitation and training for the prevention of cholera; equipment and training for […]

Thank You for Rebuilding Lives after Typhoon Haiyan

Three women sitting together, smiling inside a room with brick walls, one holding a baby.

What was Typhoon Haiyan? In November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines. It was one of the strongest tropical typhoons ever recorded. Over 14 million people were directly affected, with more than 6,200 people killed, 4 million people displaced and over 1 million homes damaged or destroyed. Thanks to your support ActionAid has been able to help […]