6 Months On from Hurricane Matthew

  • Date: 04/04/2017
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

On the night of 4 October 2016 Hurricane Matthew struck the south-western tip of Haiti bringing heavy rainfall in the south, south-east and the north-west, and creating the largest humanitarian emergency in the country since the 2010 earthquake. What was the damage of Hurricane Matthew? Hurricane Matthew affected 1 million people 546 people died in.....

ActionAid

Glendalough Hike to Fundraise for Nepal

  • Date: 30/03/2017
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

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.....

AFTER

AFTER Project Launch

  • Date: 27/01/2017
  • Author: Priya Joshi

The AFTER Project (Against Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting Through Empowerment and Rejection) was launched on Thursday 26th January, by Joe McHugh TD, Minister for State for Diaspora and International Development. AFTER Project Report Launch On the day a review by Salome Mbugua conducted in mid-2016 was shared. This included a national level analysis and regional study of.....