Posted on 04. Apr, 2007 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Do you have a garden – a window box – a flower pot? if you do, you could grow a plant for Africa …. well, for Oxfam initially and when they sell the plant, the money will go Africa. You don’t need to be an expert, as Peter Tomlinson of Oxfam told Eileen Good.
Posted on 20. Mar, 2007 in Charity, Community, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
The Medical Missionaries of Mary Order was founded in Nigeria in 1937 by Dublin born Mary Martin. Mary Martin was born in 1892 and served in the Great War of 1914 as a volunteer nurse. Because of the suffering she saw there, and subsequently in Nigeria, she set up a medical order of nuns to […]
Posted on 21. Feb, 2007 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Oxfam is committed to ending poverty and suffering in developing countries. They promote understanding of the causes of these injustices and campaign for a world where everyone can live free from poverty and oppression. Their link with Fair Trade is an important part of their work to improve people’s livelihoods. Margaret Carr, Buyer for Oxfam […]
Posted on 21. Feb, 2007 in Charity, Church Teachings, Feminism/Women in the Church, Humanitarian Aid
This year’s Trocaire Lenten Campaign is tackling the issue of gender inequality -focusing specifically on Malawi. In many countries today women have the right to vote, to own property in their own name, to work in professions of their choice –or do a number of things that were forbidden to them in the past because […]
Posted on 07. Feb, 2007 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
The Miracle Tree is a campaign, launched by Vita, aimed at finding sustainable solutions for poverty. The Miracle Tree is the Moringa Tree which has a multitude of uses and Vita are running the campaign in schools throughout Ireland to get them to “sponsor a tree and make miracles happen.” Miriam Gormally met Mary Richardson, […]
Posted on 24. Jan, 2007 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
In a world still plagued by hunger, by disease, by inequality and by war and injustice, there is great need for us all to get involved in fighting injustice, eliminating poverty and empowering and enabling people to be agents of their own destinies. The IMRS or Irish Missionary Resource Service does just that in several […]
Posted on 10. Jan, 2007 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid
On Thursday, the 4th of January, Vodafone Ireland Foundation launched World of Difference, an innovative new programme offering four Irish residents the chance to spend a year working for their chosen registered Irish charity. World of Difference encourages applications from people across the country, who can demonstrate the necessary passion, skills and commitment to make […]
Posted on 10. Jan, 2007 in Community, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid
For more than five decades, Burma has been entrenched in political and armed conflict between the government and ethnic groups. This conflict has been characterized by massive human rights abuses including persecution, torture, widespread rape and forced labour. Hundreds of thousands of Burmese belonging to ethnic minority groups have fled to neighbouring countries in search […]
Posted on 27. Dec, 2006 in Church of Ireland, Community, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Relationships, Young people
It seems extraordinary to think that anyone could decide on a career at the age of 15 and years later be in the same job and getting happier all the time. This is what happened to Greg Fromholze, a lay missionary, as he told Eileen Good.
Posted on 15. Nov, 2006 in Health, HIV/Aids, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
AIDS is the leading cause of death and low life expectancy in Africa. In Zambia, where Michael Kelly SJ worked with people suffering from AIDS, the life expectancy is 37 years. Even a small donation could make a huge difference and with the right political will, the problem could be controlled. Yet often we are […]