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| 33 www.military.ie THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE | 33 Sub-Saharan Africa is the epicentre of crisis, with continuing food insecurity, a rise of extreme poverty, stunningly high child and maternal mortality, and large numbers of people living in slums, and a widespread shortfall for most of the MDGs. OUR ETHOS AND VALUES The following principles guide us in our efforts: • The Millennium Development Goals form the foundation of our objectives. • We seek to co-ordinate our activities with other reputable and experienced agencies to ensure efficient and effective delivery of aid. • Development is a long-term process. • Aid and charity is NOT the long-term answer for the Developing World. We believe in creating a long-term self-sufficiency in our donor countries. • We must address the causes, as well as the symptoms, of extreme hunger, poverty and disease. HOW WE ARE FUNDED To date, the majority of donations are raised by volunteer trekkers who take part in sponsored treks organised to Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania & Mt. Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Annually, Childaid organises 4 - 5 such treks. In addition, many supporters of Childaid freely give their time and energy to organise and run local fundraising initiatives such as sponsored cycles, race nights, pub-quizzes and sponsored Sky-dives! Through the Irish Government's overseas Development Fund programme, Childaid has received co-funding for a number of our projects. OUR PROJECTS We focus our activities in the following areas: • Building education & welfare infrastructure e.g. schools, clinics, orphanages • Health & Welfare projects for children & mothers • Support for children with disabilities • Addressing the nutritional needs of undernourished children • Skills training leading to economic independence • Orphanage and hospice care The majority of our activities are concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa, as this is the area most in need of assistance. In addition, we have supported some projects in Nepal, The Lebanon, Liberia, Uganda, Zambia and Ireland. Much of the work of Childaid is based in and around an area of Nairobi known as the Mukuru slum. DONATIONS If you would like to make a donation, either once off or on- going, towards the valuable work of Child Aid in Africa, you can use one of the following methods or alternatively please contact us at childaid.ie@gmail.com. To Donate Online click our link to idonate charity page and follow the simple steps on their page: Donating By Cheque: Cheques should be made payable to ChildAid.ie and posted to the address below: Childaid, Plunkett Chambers, 21-23 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, Ireland. Donate By Direct Transfer Payment: If you would like to make a direct transfer payment, our bank account details are as follows: Bank of Ireland, South Mall, Cork Sort Code: 90 - 27 - 6 Account Number: 75434102 Branch: Bank of Ireland, Bantry Co Cork Sort Code: 90 - 26 - 02 Account Number: 77491100 Donate By Standing Order: Please use our Standing Order Mandate to set up your standing order. No donation is too small. What might seem like very little can go a long way in the developing world. From as little as €4 a week can put a child through secondary school. You can rest assured that your donation will go directly to where it can be of use. UPCOMING ADVENTURES 2026 Kilimanjaro upcoming events March and September 2026 The Experience of a lifetime, on top of KILIMANJARO, BOOKINGS NOW OPEN Mt Kenya January 2026 Mt Everest Base Camp April 2026 Carrauntoohil 2026 Glendalough 2026 Ingles Camino 2026 Ferrol to Santiago Pat and some of the children at the orphanage in Moshi An Orphanage and clinic partly funded by Child Aid locate in the town of Moshi UN Millennium Development Goals www.military.ie THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE

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