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Eileen's Blog
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Eileen is Programmes Officer for the overseas development agency World Vision Ireland. Based in Nairobi in Kenya, she supports programmes funded by Irish child sponsors and the Irish Government. Here she reports on her experiences, living and working in East Africa.
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Recent Posts
Victoria\'s Secrets
Written by Guest Blogger Tressan McCambridge I was really disappointed to hear that the RTE Drama The Clinic has been axed. The fact that TV3 is looking into picking it up is good news though. It’s a really good show. I met with Victoria Smurfit ye...
Life\'s a beach
There’s an old Swahili saying “Mambo ya pwani si mchezo”, which means that life at the coast isn’t a game. On the surface, this is hard to believe – the Kenyan coastline is beautiful and life moves at a sumptuous, leisurely pace. Drive a fe...
Growing food when the odds are stacked against you.
I just got this great story in today from Muranga where Irish Aid and World Vision Ireland have been running a food security recovery project in Muranga in Central Kenya. The goats and seeds that people buy from the World Vision Ireland gift catalog...
Pauline McLynn and her Super Goat
If you’ve ever wondered why the goats in the World Vision Community Gift Catalogue are called ‘Super Goats’ watch this .. It’s Pauline McLynn, who played Mrs Doyle in Fr Ted, milking Lucy the Super Goat in Kenya. Everybody in Kenya loves this...
So Relieved Sharon & Hilda Are Safe
I received the text at 4am on Sunday that Sharon Commins and her Ugandan colleague Hilda Kawuki had been released from being held captive in Sudan. I haven’t met Sharon, but she used to go out with a close friend of mine and throughout the whole or...
Ireland: The Somalia of Europe ?
Travelling to Somaliland in North West Somalia, is another painfully early start. You may have guessed it already, but I am not a morning person. It’s a 5.30am check in for the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS). The flight took about 5 hours. UNH...
