Scoil naomh Brid agus Padriag Bake Sale This wonderful group of students from Scoil naomh Brid agus Padriag in Mayo ran a bake sale and raffle and raised a phenomenal €1500 for our ‘Buy the Bus’ fundraiser. Children in Masanga, Tanzania currently walk 10km and more to get to school every day and our aim is to raise money to buy them a school bus. Share this article
St Mary’s Holy Faith, Glasnevin & Street Advocacy in Kumasi In the summer of 2020, a group of eight students and two teachers from St Mary’s Holy Faith Glasnevin were due to travel to the Daughters of Charity street advocacy project in Kumasi in Ghana for their first school’s immersion project. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic they were unable to, but they very generously donated €8000 that they had raised to support the St. Louise Vocational Training Centre. The following activities were carried out with this donation: 1. Maintenance and renovation of the living room and corridors 2. Feeding and medical expenses of 48 girls 3. Provision of vocational materials and clothing. Sr Olivia, who coordinates the project said “the support received from the Vincentian Lay Missionaries helped to support the running cost of the Vocational Training Centre in the 2020 work year and particularly during the period of the coronavirus pandemic. The implementation of the project has helped vulnerable children formerly in street situation to have their dignity restored and childhood regained. These children now have access to and enjoy a safe environment free from all the abuses they suffered whilst still on the street. We therefore remain eternally grateful to the St Mary’s Holy Faith Glasnevin and the Vincentian Lay Missionaries for the support granted us to serve our children.” Share this article
€30,000 raised for Kindergarten in Shishinda, Ethiopia In 2017, VLM supported the construction of a new kitchen/store/toilet, dining room and renovation of 3 classrooms for the Kindergarten in Shishinda in Ethiopia. This also covered the training of two Kindergarten teachers. The project improved the facilities for 50 existing students and expanded the capacity of the school to include an additional 70 students thereby improving education facilities for 120 children. Improving educational opportunities is a key goal of VLM. Construction of the new kitchen and storeroom Newly-renovated classroom New kitchen & dining hall Share this article
€25,000 for irrigation project in Bulbula, Ethiopia VLM with the support of Electric Aid Ireland (€10,000 grant) and the INTO Solidarity Fund (€15,000 grant) is supporting an irrigation and vegetable growing project to initiate marginalised families into an income generating activity using the technology of irrigation and knowledge of horticulture to help them to generate income. The project has targeted women and young people and has enabled and empowered them to create a sustainable livelihood for themselves and their families and to set-up a cooperative vegetable growing enterprise. Share this article
