Róisín Hiney UCDVO South India Fundraising Page

A fundraising page to help me raise funds to volunteer with UCDVO in South India this summer 2020. Any support is greatly appreciated!

Róisín Hiney

€80

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My Story

This year I am participating in the UCDVO Volunteering & Development Education Programme, a component of which is a 4-week voluntary placement  in Tamil Nadu in South India.In June/ July a group of UCD students and myself will be headingover to work with an incredible charity and partner organisation called Nandri. ‘Nandri’ is Tamil for thank you. The charity works hard to empower and support members of the Dalit community, working especially towards assisting women and children through Mother Self Help Groups, issueing micro loans and loans for education to name but a few. The Dalits or ‘untouchables’ are thought to be the lowest social group in the Indian Caste system and are hugely discriminated against. I am incredibly excited to travel over with UCDVO and to lend my hand in helping such a wonderful charity, to integrate myself into the community and culture and to meet some amazing people. The projects costs in total are €2650 but this is broken down into €1450 for flights, accommodation, insurance, training etc and €1200 which goes directly into the development project itself. Any contribution would be massively appreciated and I am hugely thankful for everyones support. I also hope to host some fundraising events in the upcoming months so feel free to pop along and show your support at one of them instead! Thank you, Róisín. I encourage you to read more about this amazing charity and UCDVO through their websites-  https://www.nandri.org/about-us http://www.ucdvo.org/

Charity supported

Voluntary organisation for UCD students, staff and graduates to engage in volunteering and global citizenship education programmes.

Top Altruists

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    Claire

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    Megan Skinnader

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    Gemma

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€80

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