Posted on 27. Jun, 2007 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
John Guiney S.J is currently on sabbatical leave in Ireland from Eastern Africa. Originally from Limerick, John has been in Africa since 1979 and joined the East Africa Province in 1992 – he has been Regional Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service Eastern Africa for the past six years. During that time he has seen […]
Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Charity, Health, Poverty
Every May for the past 18 years Afri (Action from Ireland) have walked a road of particular importance, a road that was walked in 1849 during the worst of the famine years by people in search of food. This year on the 26th of May, Afri will do that same walk in memory of the […]
Posted on 18. Apr, 2007 in Church Teachings, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
St. Patrick’s Missionary Society was founded on March 17th. 1932, 75 years ago this year. Today the Society has 312 priests, mainly Irish and about 70 overseas students, mainly from Africa. During their 75 years, the Society has facilitated 260 volunteer priests to do missionary work and this aspect of their work continues today. Fr. […]
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 04. Apr, 2007 in Charity, Poverty, Schools
Helen McFay from Bernardos and Sutton Rainbow Montessori helps children all over Ireland. But in the last few years they have come up with the novel idea of getting children themselves to help other children. All around the country, montessori pre-schools and crèches will organise young children to raise money for Bernardos through a sponsored […]
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 20. Mar, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Alice Leahy is Founder and Director of TRUST, which caters for the Needs of homeless people in the city of Dublin. Every morning they arrive at TRUST knowing they will meet up with people who will listen and help them in a totally non-judgemental way. Every day is a Lenten experience for them, as Alice […]
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 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 […]