{"id":12099,"date":"2025-03-24T13:16:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T13:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/?page_id=12099"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:28:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12099\" class=\"elementor elementor-12099\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a9c1b0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8a9c1b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Volunteer with VLM<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-434fcce swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Get involved<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Learn about the ways that you can fundraise with VLM and help make a difference.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/fundraising\/\" class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5941cd8 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Impact<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Discover the impact we have made, with your help.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/the-impact-of-our-work\" class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-391e599 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18a27c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e18a27c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest News<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47e238f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"47e238f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b60d1f1\" data-id=\"b60d1f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1b75a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-magazine-grid\" data-id=\"ad1b75a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-magazine-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-magazine-grid-wrap\"  data-slide-effect=\"\"><section class=\"wpr-magazine-grid wpr-mgzn-grid-3-h wpr-mgzn-grid-rows-1\"><article class=\"wpr-mgzn-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13502 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-49 category-fundraising\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap\" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VLM-Quiz-2026-Website.png\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VLM-Quiz-2026-Website.png)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-out wpr-anim-size-medium wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/vlm-table-quiz-2026\/\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bottom elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-category elementor-repeater-item-c7fe3cb wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade wpr-grid-tax-style-1\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-49\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/2026\/\">2026<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-20\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/fundraising\/\">Fundraising<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-c94c851 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a  target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/vlm-table-quiz-2026\/\">VLM Table Quiz 2026<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-43c2616 wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>February 12, 2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-mgzn-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13412 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-twentyfive category-christmas category-fundraising\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap\" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raffle-winners.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/raffle-winners.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-out wpr-anim-size-medium wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/vlm-christmas-raffle-winners-2025\/\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bottom elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-category elementor-repeater-item-c7fe3cb wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade wpr-grid-tax-style-1\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-42\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/twentyfive\/\">2025<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-48\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/christmas\/\">Christmas<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-20\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/fundraising\/\">Fundraising<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-c94c851 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a  target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/vlm-christmas-raffle-winners-2025\/\">VLM Christmas Raffle Winners 2025!<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-43c2616 wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>January 7, 2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-mgzn-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13350 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-twentyfive category-fundraising\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap\" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/church-collections-2025.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/church-collections-2025.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-out wpr-anim-size-medium wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/church-collections-2025\/\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bottom elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-category elementor-repeater-item-c7fe3cb wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade wpr-grid-tax-style-1\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-42\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/twentyfive\/\">2025<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-20\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/fundraising\/\">Fundraising<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-c94c851 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a  target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/church-collections-2025\/\">Church Collections 2025<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-43c2616 wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>December 30, 2025<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f136a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a6f136a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/latest-news\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View all news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d82b515 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d82b515\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8db84c\" data-id=\"c8db84c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1874596 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1874596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteering-with-vlm\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_5325-scaled-e1731258144972-qwv0skgohwitlgs8hjzrn32p0lhxt0mp4ohacywk1c.jpg\" title=\"IMG_5325\" alt=\"IMG_5325\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteering-with-vlm\/\">Volunteer<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fbc2ca\" data-id=\"8fbc2ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fb1a5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"62fb1a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/where-we-work\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2049-scaled.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2232\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2049-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2049-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2049-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2049-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2049-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2049-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_2049-scaled-quvnq5air7l178gz8agzs7mde5apegy53e8lwjfyi8.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/where-we-work\/\">Our Work<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f9f34c\" data-id=\"1f9f34c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d32fcc elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6d32fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/fundraising\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-165225-e1728921403603.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-165225-e1728921403603.jpg 565w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-14-165225-e1728921403603-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/fundraising\/\">Fundraise<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d028cab\" data-id=\"d028cab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac089a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8ac089a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/shop\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/House3-e1731258100630.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-6143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/House3-e1731258100630.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/House3-e1731258100630-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/House3-e1731258100630-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/shop\/\">Shop<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-129496f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"129496f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b004235\" data-id=\"b004235\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f81e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f81e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact in 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81cec45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"81cec45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9412b94\" data-id=\"9412b94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3120f2b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3120f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/building-logo-ri55o0znudgg6thoxzv3ec52jvarc4ap446qrb6pv4.png\" title=\"building-logo\" alt=\"building-logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc8fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6bc8fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">\u20ac<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"181800\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831b54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"831b54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Built the ground floor of a new building at the Ambo Lazarist Deaf School in Ethiopia<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc63ce2\" data-id=\"cc63ce2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e20cd elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a0e20cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/science-logo-ri55pr10dftdh2zkvqogywhhraszg54zcn8sfkmqgg.png\" title=\"science-logo\" alt=\"science-logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e887f elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"90e887f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"4\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e1d36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82e1d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Science Laboratories and Home Science Classrooms developed for Vincentian schools in Kenya<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ad0323\" data-id=\"0ad0323\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea79f40 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ea79f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/agriculture-logo-ri55q46r14bdzmggqwd8xt5y2p04fwl82gdl5g381c.png\" title=\"agriculture-logo\" alt=\"agriculture-logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c1b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"61c1b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">\u20ac<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"37600\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396d490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396d490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">For an agriculture project to generate income for a Vincentian school in Mekele, Tigray\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ec668e\" data-id=\"9ec668e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e5bf1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"05e5bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/people-logo-ri55qgenhys46jyprjnec82xspbw7yxqg4uwe1l3sg.png\" title=\"people-logo\" alt=\"people-logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a1bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"f3a1bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"45\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96deaa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96deaa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">people volunteered in education, health, community development and sustainable livelihoods projects across Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1263331 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1263331\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edadde4\" data-id=\"edadde4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80aede8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80aede8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Values<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-925c054 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"925c054\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e914d41\" data-id=\"e914d41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bce8f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bce8f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Justice and Peace<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818a2bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818a2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Promotion of the Gospel values of peace and justice and to live out the &#8216;option for the poor&#8217;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53d9eff\" data-id=\"53d9eff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1bc993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1bc993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solidarity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71aea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c71aea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Volunteers work directly with local communities in Africa, in a way that respects their culture and reduces and tackles the root causes of poverty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-507a6ac\" data-id=\"507a6ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcdd67e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcdd67e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partnership<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f425ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f425ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VLM volunteers work side by side as mission partners with Vincentian Fathers and the Daughters of Charity to promote social justice, poverty eradication and education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88b78cc\" data-id=\"88b78cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67a6bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b67a6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global Citizenship and Education<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c85d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c85d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VLM volunteers actively engage in global justice issues, ensuring that local partners and communities lead and develop their own solutions to issues facing them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65763aa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default 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January 7, 2026 2025, Fundraising Church Collections 2025 December 30, 2025 2025, Kenya New home science classrooms for De Paul School in Thigio December 29, 2025 View all news Volunteer Our Work Fundraise Shop Impact in 2025 \u20ac 0 Built the ground floor of a new building at the Ambo Lazarist Deaf School in Ethiopia 0 Science Laboratories and Home Science Classrooms developed for Vincentian schools in Kenya \u20ac 0 For an agriculture project to generate income for a Vincentian school in Mekele, Tigray\u00a0 0 people volunteered in education, health, community development and sustainable livelihoods projects across Africa Our Values Justice and Peace Promotion of the Gospel values of peace and justice and to live out the &#8216;option for the poor&#8217;. Solidarity Volunteers work directly with local communities in Africa, in a way that respects their culture and reduces and tackles the root causes of poverty. Partnership VLM volunteers work side by side as mission partners with Vincentian Fathers and the Daughters of Charity to promote social justice, poverty eradication and education. Global Citizenship and Education VLM volunteers actively engage in global justice issues, ensuring that local partners and communities lead and develop their own solutions to issues facing them. Sign up to our newsletter Stay up-to-date with the work of VLM.&nbsp;We will use the information you provide to send out newsletters giving updates about&nbsp;what&nbsp;we\u2019re doing and how you can get involved. 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