Archive for the ‘development’ Category
The call of instinct, and learning to listen.
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Is it really seven years? Really?
Back in 2003 I pestered for a job. I had read an advertisement for a new educational charity that was setting up, and a support person was needed. So I applied. Walking to the interview, there was a positive swing in my step, little did I know what I was [...]
‘The Audacity to Love’
Posted by admin | Filed under Photography, Social Entrepreneurship, development
Travelling through Uganda a few years back, I was introduced to the wonderful Dr. Ita Harnett, who was then working for Hospice Africa Uganda. We struck up an immediate friendship, and she has been unable to get rid of me ever since. Ita in turn introduced me to the remarkable Dr. Anne Merriman, who was [...]
Philanthropy for Tomorrow’s Ireland
Posted by admin | Filed under Photography, Social Entrepreneurship, development
Philanthropy Ireland held its annual Ray Murphy lecture last week in the beautiful surroundings of the National Gallery, and I was there with camera in hand.
Speaking at the event, Mary Robinson (whom guests collectively agreed with applause is a national treasure- agreed), spoke about the role of philanthropy in tomorrow’s Ireland. She spoke of the [...]
Painting the town green
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Time to get those shamrocks dusted off. Yes, that time of year again when the Suas facepainters take to streets across the nation and paint the towns green.
Suas are looking for a new swarm of facepainters this year in Dublin Cork and Galway to come out on St. Patrick’s day and help to raise money [...]
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Posted by admin | Filed under 'one wild life', Social Entrepreneurship, development
I’ll be out and about over the next little while- and you will be able to catch me here:
UCD Volunteers. Introduction to Development. March 6th
Trinity College MSc International Management: On Social Entreprenuership and ‘One Wild Life’. March 22nd
Suas Global Issues Series: DCU. Education & Development. April 13th
Free African Storytelling and Craft Workshops!
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To mark Africa Day, Irish Aid is hosting African storytelling and crafts workshops in May for children.
(I will be helping out on Saturday mornings, be sure to say hello!)
Where: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O’Connell St, Dublin 1.
When: 10.30 and 12.00 on Saturday mornings in May (2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 of [...]
Reaffirm our commitment to Overseas Aid.
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Reaffirm
In the last year, the Irish Aid budget has been cut by 240 million Euro.
Pledge your support to reaffirm our commitment to reach 0.7% of GNP by 2012.
http://07by12.blogspot.com/
From the 0.7% by 2012 campaign:
1970 - Governments of the World commit to providing a minimum of 0.7% of their GNP to address the needs of [...]
Irish Overseas Aid Budget Cut- Reaction.
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The Government’s announcement this afternoon that overseas aid is to be cut by a further €100 greatly appals me. The additional cut means that in the first four month of 2009 aid sending has been chopped by a staggering €195 million or 21.8% of the projected total of the year.
The cuts will have a significant impact [...]
Keep our Promise to the World’s poorest.
Posted by admin | Filed under Human Rights, development
Add your signature to the Dochas letter to the Taoiseach to protect the overseas development budget from further cuts.
Here is the text to the letter:
Dear Taoiseach,
In the coming days, you and your colleagues will be making some very difficult decisions. If they are to be acceptable to the Irish public, those decisions must be guided [...]