For the winter 2019 round, the Fund is particularly interested in proposals that relate to the topic of climate action. However, all development-focused proposals will be considered. Here, read more about the importance of climate action, a central pillar of A Better World, Ireland’s Policy for International Development. Our world is changing fast. In recent […]
Threat to Kenyan paradise
By Denise Calnan, in Mombasa At the time of my travelling to Kenya, it was just a few weeks after the brutal terror attack on Garissa University on April 2 of this year. Despite assuring friends and family that this attack took place 400km ‘as the crow flies’ north of where I would be staying in Mombasa, […]
Touchscreen to the Future: How Kenya is using technology in education
By Denise Calnan, in Mombasa Driving through the busy streets of Mombasa in the intense humidity, it’s a world away from the village of Chapelizod, Dublin, but these two places have a similar mission at hand. The mission, to improve education in disadvantaged communities around the world, is now ten years in the running and has […]
Seeds of hope: farm schools and care groups tackle chronic malnutrition in Mozambique
by Mary Boland Watching a blur of vibrant green vegetation whizz past the car window while driving through Manica province in central Mozambique, it’s hard to imagine that malnutrition is a major problem in this fertile part of the world. There seems to be an ample supply of food: cornfields are plentiful; boys stand under […]
Rats to riches? How giant rodents are paving the way for community development across post-war Mozambique.
by Mary Boland Driving through Mozambique’s beautiful and mountainous western province of Manica, it’s easy to imagine the setting as an ideal base for rebel fighters: its lush forests offer many hiding places, its mountain roads, difficult to negotiate, are potentially wide open to ambush attacks. Little wonder, then, that many of the crucial battles […]
Summer 2015 workshop – 16th April 2015
If you are interested in applying for the summer 2015 round but would like to find out a little more, a workshop for prospective applicants will take place on Thursday, 16th April 2015 at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Iveagh House, 79 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 from 11am-1pm. Places at the workshop […]
