Wild Geese fundraise for Nachukui Community Centre

Nachukui town is home to 4000 people in rural and remote Turkana, Kenya. Devastated by persistent drought and poverty - we want to help!

Anonymous donor

€21,913

raised of €30,000 goal

55

altruist

My Story

We are the Wild Geese; a veteran football team into our 10th Year of playing football. The Wild Geese takes its name from our love of bringing football to like-minded people in foreign shores.  Those 10 years have not just seen us play football and engage in tournaments in Ireland, Italy and France, but have seen us raise vital funds for worthy causes along the way. Founded by a group of lifelong friends, we are a motley crew ranging in age from our 20s to our 50s. We have organised and participated in several international veteran football friendlies, not least a six-a-side soccer tournament which raised over €100,000 for reconstruction efforts following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The Turkana initiative has been inspired by one of our team-mates who previously spent four months there, teaching and assisting development projects in the region. We want to raise €30,000 to build a community centre in Nachukui, a town in the north east of Turkana, which will afford the people of the area a social, educational and cultural hub. The nomadic Turkana are traditionally shepherds and gatherers, relying on herding goats, sheep, camels and donkeys. Hardship is a way of life for these nomadic people of Turkana with an almost permanent battle against the ill effects of drought. Driving through the region one is struck by a feeling that it is virtually a desert with acre upon acre of dry land that is nothing but thorny bushes andanthills. With this remoteness comes a significant shortage of healthcare centres and educational facilities (80% of the Turkana people are illiterate).We are hoping to undertake various fundraising activities in the coming months to help raise the money required to build the community centre.  Please take the time to sponsor me – these people really have nothing and whatever you can spare will go a long way.

Charity supported

Aidlink is an Irish charity working to educate, enable and empower individuals, families and communities in Kenya, Uganda and Ghana.

Top Altruists

  • €60
    Martin Mc Adam

    Even more from Duff! - Cheers for that!

  • Martin Mc Adam

    Chris Gavin - Thanks very much Chris.

  • Michael O'Looney

  • €40
    John Patrick O Callaghan

  • €100
    Richard Howard

    Beter late than never. Good luck John.

  • €20
    John Patrick O Callaghan

  • €20
    John Patrick O Callaghan

  • €40
    Martin Mc Adam

    Marty Mc Cooey - Thanks very much

  • €20
    Eibhlin O'Brien

  • €50
    Vincent O'Callaghan

  • €100
    Con O Callaghan

    Best of luck in Kenya John

  • €100
    Eamon McCormack

  • €40
    David Copley

  • €20
    Garam Song

  • €50
    john delaney

Full list of Altruists

€21,913

raised of €30,000 goal


55

altruist