UCDVO & Gorta/Self-Help Africa

I am involved in a UCD charity dance night, hoping for sponsorship from friends and family to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

Aileen O'Connor

€285

raised of €500 goal

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My Story

I am partaking in “Strictly UCD” where I will be forced out of my comfort zone to dance my not-so-elegant socks off on stage in front of a room full of strangers! This is all in aid of UCD Volunteers Overseas and Gorta/Self-Help Africa and I am looking for sponsorship in order to raise much needed funds for these two charities. All proceeds raised will go to UCDVO and Gorta/Self-Help Africa, two very worthy causes. Below you will find further information on the chosen charities and the fantastic work their volunteers do. Please remember no amount is too small and on behalf of UCD and our chosen charities-THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY! “Strictly UCD” will take place on Saturday, 4 March 2017 in O’Reilly Hall- tickets will be on sale soon. It’s sure to be a comedy fest!UCD VOLUNTEERS OVERSEAS: UCDVO was established in 2003 by the former UCD Chaplain Fr Tony Coote in response to an expressed desire among students to engage in voluntary work abroad. Since its inception and launch as a registered charitable organisation in 2004, UCDVO has extended its activities to projectsin India, Haiti, Nicaragua, Tanzania and Uganda and employs two fulltime staffto co-ordinate its activities. To date, 1294 volunteers have engaged inenvironmental, educational, healthcare, construction and computer training projectsin disadvantaged communities overseas.  UCDVO’s Vision is for UCD students to graduatewith an understanding of the challenges facing humanity worldwide and the determination and self-belief to tackle the issues underlying poverty and inequality in the world. UCDVO’s Mission is to provide UCD students,staff and alumni with opportunities to volunteer for the benefit ofdisadvantaged communities overseas, in response to needs explicitly identified by those communities. The majority of volunteers are undergraduate UCD students, but UCD staff and alumni also volunteer. While project time overseas is typically for one month in June/July, volunteers undertake a pre-and post-placement training programme which spans an eleven-month period fromvolunteer selection in November to de-briefing the following September. The training programme covers topics such as the sustainable development goals, intercultural learning, ethical volunteering, health and safety, andpractical skills training for awareness-raising and campaigns. The overseas placements are for one month and involve a variety of activities such as construction, teaching, social work, physiotherapy, setting up computer labs and running sports camps for children. Volunteers havea unique opportunity to experience life in another part of the world whilecontributing their time, energy and skills to the efforts of host NGOs inimplementing community development projects. Proposals are received frompartner NGOs in each of the countries where UCDVO sends volunteers and projectsare carefully planned in collaboration with the local community. UCDVO returnsto the same areas each year and has built up strong relationships in each ofthe communities where volunteers work. GORTA-SELF HELP AFRICA: Gorta are dedicated to ending hunger and poverty in rural Africa. 250 million people in Africa, farmers and their families, suffer hunger and malnutrition, struggling in extreme rural poverty without enough food; left behind by risingeconomic growth.Gorta-Self Help Africa is a leading international development charity with an expertise insmall-scale farming and growing family-farm businesses. We are motivated by injustice, by our expertise in small-scale agriculture and family-farmbusiness, and the opportunity we have to help small farmers change the lives of their families. Please visit our website for more information: https://selfhelpafrica.org/ie/ 

Charity supported

Self Help Africa is dedicated to ending hunger and poverty in rural Africa.

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    Emily Geraghty

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    Best of luck Aileen. Emma and Fitzy

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    Paul Malone

    Best of luck Aileen. Paul, Paula & Ben

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