Formally set up in November 2000, our organisation focuses on the most vulnerable portion of the Belarussian population-the children. We are a registered company, registered at companies house as "Moate to Belarus Children’s Aid Ltd", and hold a Certificate of Incorporation under registration number 333147. We are recognised by the revenue commissioners as a registered charity.
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| Chairperson & Director |
John Campbell
Physics Lecturer at Athlone Institute of Technology |
| Treasurer & Director |
Paddy Hickey
Milk Depot Manager |
| Secretary |
Bernie Hickey
Housewife |
| Belarussion Director |
Angelika Vyssotskaya |
| Fundraising Coordinator |
Jean Stacey O'Toole
Housewife |
| Other Members |
Maureen Campbell
Housewife
Tommy Conlon
Builder |
| Accountants & Auditors |
Russell Brennan Keane
Athlone
Co. Westmeath
Ireland |
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Our logo was developed by ourselves and is copyright.
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Our Objectives
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This organisation initially set out to bring children from the contaminated areas of Belarus to Ireland for a one month period. We call it the Children from Chernobyl Project. This project allows the children a healthy respite from their dangerous environment. Why? Clean air, pure water and uncontaminated food results in a substantial improvement in the condition of the children. Typically visible changes in the children include improvements in skin colouring , disappearance of bruises and sores and relief from coughing bouts. Less visible, but more important, are the reductions in radiation levels and improvements to the immune systems of the children. Since our initial setup we have diversified and are continuing to do so as we see the need, and as our finances allow. We now have a Fostering Program in Belarus and are in the process of setting up a Health Project in Belarus.
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What have we achieved?
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In December 2000 we brought our first thirty five children and two interpreters from Belarus and placed them with host families in the Athlone / Moate area, in the midlands of Ireland for one month. In the Summer of 2001, we brought seventy six children and four interpreters for one month. At Christmas 2001 we brought fifteen children and one interpreter for one month. Since then we have brought approximately 120 children each year to Ireland for recuperative care, their stays ranging in duration from one to three months.
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How are we funded?
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To date, all of our funding has come from voluntary donations and numerous fund raising events organised by ourselves and people of a like mind.
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