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The Irish Network for International Development and Humanitarian Organisations

Budget 2025 is a “missed opportunity” to support the furthest left behind

Those who are facing the gravest humanitarian crises in the world and the worst effects of food insecurity and conflict have been left behind by today’s budget.

Dóchas, the Irish network for international development and humanitarian organisations,  is disappointed that there is no additional funding in today’s budget for development and humanitarian assistance; and this is a missed opportunity to support those who are furthest behind. We are moving further away from reaching our target of spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA spent overseas. 

Read the full statement here

Emergency Briefing on Sudan

Sudan is facing a catastrophe on a scale not seen since the Darfur crisis in the early 2000s. A famine in North Darfur is the first official declaration of famine for many years, and the crisis is thought to be spreading throughout the country.

We must raise our voice to call for peace, protection and access for humanitarian assistance at the highest levels, including at the UN General Assembly.

There is no time to lose. Over 500 days of relentless conflict have devastated the country and created the largest humanitarian catastrophe in the world.

Read the full Dóchas Statement here.

Pre-Budget Submission 2025

Budget 2025 will be the last opportunity for this Government, and this Oireachtas, to set a course to realise Ireland’s international commitments for a better, more peaceful and sustainable world.

We need to accelerate progress to reach our commitment of spending 0.7% of our GNI on Official Development Assistance (ODA) by 2030.

We are calling on the Government to commit to taking ambitious, accelerated and transformative action to address food insecurity, tackle the climate emergency and end structural inequality.

Download our Pre-Budget Submission here.

Israel Gaza Conflict

Dóchas Calls on all Heads of State, the UN Security Council, and actors on the ground, to prioritize the preservation of human life above all else. 

Dóchas members are acting on the ground and through their partners to get aid to where it is needed most. 

Find out more and how you can help

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Global change

Dóchas has 58 full and associate members working in 104 countries around the world. The interactive map below shows where our members work. Search by country or by organisation to find out more about what our members and doing and where. Some of our members have provided us with a case study to give an example of what they do. We aim to build this library of case studies over time.

Ireland

Members active:
Global Action Plan Irish National Teachers Organisation - Global Solidarity Network Comhlámh Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Development Perspectives Habitat for Humanity Ireland Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) Afri Irish Red Cross National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) Proudly Made in Africa ActionAid Ireland STAND Voluntary Service International (VSI) DSA Ireland Eco Unesco Financial Justice Ireland Childfund Ireland Irish Development Education Association (IDEA) Operation Smile Centre for Global Education Children in Crossfire Front Line Defenders Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Afghanistan

Members active:
Concern Worldwide Front Line Defenders World Vision Ireland Christian Aid - Ireland

Albania

Members active:
Bóthar Front Line Defenders

Angola

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Misean Cara

Argentina

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Misean Cara

Armenia

Members active:
Habitat for Humanity Ireland Front Line Defenders

Bangladesh

Members active:
Concern Worldwide Plan International Ireland Front Line Defenders Christian Aid - Ireland Sightsavers Ireland

Belize

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Benin

Members active:
Sightsavers Ireland Misean Cara

Bolivia

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara

Brazil

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Childfund Ireland SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Misean Cara

Burkina Faso

Members active:
Plan International Ireland Self Help Africa Sightsavers Ireland Christian Aid - Ireland Front Line Defenders Misean Cara

Burundi

Members active:
Christian Aid - Ireland Concern Worldwide Front Line Defenders

Cambodia

Members active:
ActionAid Ireland Tearfund Ireland Front Line Defenders Misean Cara See Beyond Borders

Cameroon

Members active:
Plan International Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Canada

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Operation Smile

Central African Republic

Members active:
Concern Worldwide Plan International Ireland Front Line Defenders

Chad

Members active:
Concern Worldwide Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders Misean Cara

Chile

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

China

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Operation Smile

Colombia

Members active:
Christian Aid - Ireland Front Line Defenders Operation Smile GOAL Misean Cara

Costa Rica

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Côte d'Ivoire

Members active:
Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders

Cuba

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Members active:
Christian Aid - Ireland Concern Worldwide Sightsavers Ireland Trócaire UNICEF Ireland Front Line Defenders Operation Smile World Vision Ireland SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Misean Cara Oxfam Ireland Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Dominican Republic

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Christian Aid - Ireland

East Timor (Timor-Leste)

Members active:
Plan International Ireland Afri

Ecuador

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Egypt

Members active:
Plan International Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Operation Smile Front Line Defenders

El Salvador

Members active:
Christian Aid - Ireland Front Line Defenders Misean Cara

Equatorial Guinea

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Eritrea

Members active:
Vita Front Line Defenders

Eswatini

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Ethiopia

Members active:
A Partnership with Africa Children in Crossfire Concern Worldwide GOAL Habitat for Humanity Ireland Irish League of Credit Unions International Development Foundation Plan International Ireland Proudly Made in Africa Self Help Africa ActionAid Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Tearfund Ireland Trócaire Vita CBM Ireland Front Line Defenders Childfund Ireland Operation Smile Christian Aid - Ireland Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Gabon

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

The Gambia

Members active:
Irish League of Credit Unions International Development Foundation Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders

Ghana

Members active:
Sightsavers Ireland Operation Smile Front Line Defenders Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara Proudly Made in Africa Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Guatemala

Members active:
Christian Aid - Ireland Trócaire Front Line Defenders Childfund Ireland Operation Smile Misean Cara

Guinea

Members active:
Plan International Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders

Guinea-Bissau

Members active:
Plan International Ireland Sightsavers Ireland

Guyana

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Haiti

Members active:
Concern Worldwide GOAL Plan International Ireland Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Christian Aid - Ireland SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Misean Cara

Honduras

Members active:
GOAL Trócaire Front Line Defenders Operation Smile World Vision Ireland Christian Aid - Ireland

Hong Kong

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

India

Members active:
Addressing the Unaddressed Irish Red Cross SERVE In Solidarity Ireland STAND The Hope Foundation Front Line Defenders UCD Volunteers Overseas Childfund Ireland Operation Smile Christian Aid - Ireland Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland Sightsavers Ireland

Indonesia

Members active:
Irish Red Cross Tearfund Ireland Front Line Defenders CBM Ireland Misean Cara

Iraq

Members active:
GOAL Concern Worldwide Christian Aid - Ireland Front Line Defenders

Israel and occupied Palestinian territory (IoPt)

Members active:
Christian Aid - Ireland Irish Red Cross Trócaire Centre for Global Education Misean Cara Operation Smile Front Line Defenders Oxfam Ireland Sadaka – The Ireland Palestine Alliance

Jamaica

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Jordan

Members active:
Plan International Ireland Operation Smile Front Line Defenders

Kenya

Members active:
Concern Worldwide Afri Proudly Made in Africa Self Help Africa ActionAid Ireland Sightsavers Ireland STAND Trócaire Aidlink Bóthar Front Line Defenders Brighter Communities Worldwide Childfund Ireland Operation Smile A Partnership with Africa Christian Aid - Ireland Edmund Rice Development SERVE In Solidarity Ireland CBM Ireland Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Kosovo

Members active:
Bóthar Front Line Defenders

Laos

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Lebanon

Members active:
Concern Worldwide Christian Aid - Ireland Tearfund Ireland Trócaire Misean Cara Front Line Defenders Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Lesotho

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Liberia

Members active:
Concern Worldwide Plan International Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Madagascar

Members active:
Proudly Made in Africa Front Line Defenders CBM Ireland Misean Cara Operation Smile Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Malawi

Members active:
Concern Worldwide GOAL Plan International Ireland Proudly Made in Africa Self Help Africa Sightsavers Ireland Trócaire Bóthar Front Line Defenders Irish Rule of Law International Christian Aid - Ireland Misean Cara Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance (Viva) Operation Smile Oxfam Ireland

Malaysia

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Mali

Members active:
Plan International Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders

Mauritania

Members active:
World Vision Ireland Front Line Defenders

Mauritius

Members active:
Proudly Made in Africa

Mexico

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Childfund Ireland Operation Smile Misean Cara

Moldova

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Mozambique

Members active:
SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Tearfund Ireland UNICEF Ireland Front Line Defenders Childfund Ireland Misean Cara Operation Smile Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Myanmar (Burma)

Members active:
Christian Aid - Ireland Plan International Ireland Trócaire Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Misean Cara

Namibia

Members active:
SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Misean Cara

Nepal

Members active:
Habitat for Humanity Ireland Plan International Ireland ActionAid Ireland Bóthar Nepal Leprosy Trust Ireland Front Line Defenders Irish Red Cross Misean Cara

Nicaragua

Members active:
Trócaire Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Christian Aid - Ireland

Niger

Members active:
Concern Worldwide GOAL Plan International Ireland Front Line Defenders SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Sightsavers Ireland

Nigeria

Members active:
Plan International Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders Christian Aid - Ireland Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

North Korea

Members active:
Concern Worldwide

Pakistan

Members active:
Concern Worldwide Front Line Defenders Sightsavers Ireland

Panama

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Operation Smile

Paraguay

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Misean Cara

Peru

Members active:
Bóthar Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara

Philippines

Members active:
Habitat for Humanity Ireland Plan International Ireland SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Childfund Ireland Operation Smile Front Line Defenders Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Republic of the Congo

Members active:
Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders

Romania

Members active:
Habitat for Humanity Ireland Bóthar Front Line Defenders

Russia

Members active:
Operation Smile Front Line Defenders

Rwanda

Members active:
Concern Worldwide Proudly Made in Africa Trócaire Bóthar Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Oxfam Ireland

Saint Lucia

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Senegal

Members active:
Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders Misean Cara

Sierra Leone

Members active:
Christian Aid - Ireland Concern Worldwide GOAL Irish League of Credit Unions International Development Foundation Plan International Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Tearfund Ireland Trócaire World Vision Ireland Front Line Defenders Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Somalia

Members active:
Concern Worldwide Front Line Defenders World Vision Ireland Trócaire

South Africa

Members active:
SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Front Line Defenders Irish Rule of Law International Operation Smile Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

South Sudan

Members active:
Christian Aid - Ireland Concern Worldwide GOAL Oxfam Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Tearfund Ireland Trócaire World Vision Ireland Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Sri Lanka

Members active:
Childfund Ireland Front Line Defenders Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Republic of Sudan

Members active:
Concern Worldwide GOAL Plan International Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Trócaire World Vision Ireland Misean Cara Front Line Defenders

Syria

Members active:
Concern Worldwide GOAL Irish Red Cross Tearfund Ireland Trócaire UNICEF Ireland World Vision Ireland Christian Aid - Ireland Misean Cara Front Line Defenders Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland Oxfam Ireland

Tanzania

Members active:
A Partnership with Africa Children in Crossfire Oxfam Ireland Plan International Ireland Proudly Made in Africa Sightsavers Ireland World Vision Ireland Bóthar Front Line Defenders Irish Rule of Law International UCD Volunteers Overseas Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Thailand

Members active:
Childfund Ireland Operation Smile Front Line Defenders SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Misean Cara

Togo

Members active:
Self Help Africa Sightsavers Ireland Front Line Defenders

Turkey

Members active:
Concern Worldwide GOAL Front Line Defenders

Uganda

Members active:
GOAL Nurture Africa Oxfam Ireland Proudly Made in Africa Self Help Africa ActionAid Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Tearfund Ireland Trócaire Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance (Viva) Aidlink World Vision Ireland Bóthar Front Line Defenders UCD Volunteers Overseas Childfund Ireland CHEEERS Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Ukraine

Members active:
Front Line Defenders UNICEF Ireland GOAL Concern Worldwide Plan International Ireland Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland Irish Red Cross World Vision Ireland Christian Aid - Ireland Habitat for Humanity Ireland Misean Cara SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Trócaire Childfund Ireland

United States of America

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Operation Smile Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Uruguay

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Misean Cara

Venezuela

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Operation Smile

Vietnam

Members active:
Plan International Ireland ActionAid Ireland SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Childfund Ireland Operation Smile Front Line Defenders

Yemen

Members active:
Irish Red Cross Tearfund Ireland UNICEF Ireland Front Line Defenders Sightsavers Ireland

Zambia

Members active:
Habitat for Humanity Ireland Plan International Ireland Proudly Made in Africa Self Help Africa SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Sightsavers Ireland STAND YMCA Ireland Bóthar Front Line Defenders Childfund Ireland Edmund Rice Development Misean Cara Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

Zimbabwe

Members active:
Christian Aid - Ireland GOAL SERVE In Solidarity Ireland Sightsavers Ireland Tearfund Ireland Trócaire Bóthar Front Line Defenders CBM Ireland Misean Cara Oxfam Ireland

Maldives

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Somaliland

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Mongolia

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Papua New Guinea

Members active:
Front Line Defenders Misean Cara Plan International Ireland

Singapore

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

South Korea

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Switzerland

Members active:
Misean Cara

Morocco

Members active:
Operation Smile Front Line Defenders

United Arab Emirates

Members active:
Operation Smile Front Line Defenders

Sweden

Members active:
Operation Smile

Italy

Members active:
Operation Smile Front Line Defenders Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

United Kingdom

Members active:
Operation Smile Front Line Defenders

Australia

Members active:
Operation Smile Front Line Defenders

Andorra

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Azerbaijan

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Belarus

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Bulgaria

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Croatia

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Cyprus

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

France

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Georgia

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Hungary

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Kazakhstan

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Kyrgyzstan

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Algeria

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Bahrain

Members active:

Iraq

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Iran

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Kuwait

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Libya

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Oman

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Qatar

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Tunisia

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Western Sahara

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Saudi Arabia

Members active:
Front Line Defenders

Poland

Members active:
Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

A Partnership with Africa

Partners in development with the people of Africa
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Addressing the Unaddressed

Providing a unique postal address for people living in slums and shanty towns around the world.
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Global Action Plan

Environmental Education and Sustainable Living
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Children in Crossfire

A compassionate world where every child can reach his or her potential
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Irish National Teachers Organisation - Global Solidarity Network

Global Education Issues
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Christian Aid - Ireland

An international aid and development agency building hope for communities in crisis
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Comhlámh

Action for Global Justice
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Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

The Revolution is Inclusion
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Concern Worldwide

Ending extreme poverty whatever it takes
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Development Perspectives

An Award Winning Provider of Development Education
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GOAL

Working with communities facing extreme poverty and crisis
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Habitat for Humanity Ireland

A world where everyone has a decent place to live
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Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA)

Expert care where it's needed
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Afri

Action from Ireland
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Irish League of Credit Unions International Development Foundation

Together building financial inclusion
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Irish Red Cross

Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary, Unity, Universality
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Misean Cara

Mission Support from Ireland
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National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI)

Building solidarity in the youth work sector
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Nurture Africa

Empowering Vulnerable Children
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Oxfam Ireland

World-wide development organisation mobilising the power of people against poverty
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Plan International Ireland

Standing up for every child’s right to fulfill their potential
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Proudly Made in Africa

Promoting excellence in African industry
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Self Help Africa

Our vision is an economically thriving & resilient rural Africa
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ActionAid Ireland

Providing support to women and their children in developing countries
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SERVE In Solidarity Ireland

Working towards a global reduction in vulnerability and improvement in livelihood security
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Sightsavers Ireland

Protecting sight and fighting for disability rights
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STAND

STAND mobilises third-level students to stand up for global justice, equality and sustainability.
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Tearfund Ireland

Hope for a better world, a more equal world
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YMCA Ireland

Investing in young people, young leaders, & active citizenship
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The Hope Foundation

Working with street and slum children
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Trócaire

Trócaire envisages a just and peaceful world. We support people regardless of culture, ethnicity, gender or religion.
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UNICEF Ireland

For Every Child
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Vita

For Climate Smart Communities
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Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance (Viva)

Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance
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Aidlink

Empowering Women & Girls, Enabling Communities, Educating Youth
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Voluntary Service International (VSI)

Local and global volunteering for peace
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World Vision Ireland

Committed to the Relief of Poverty Among Communities
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Bóthar

Helping People to Help Themselves
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DSA Ireland

A Space for Dialogue between Development Researchers, Policy-Makers and Practitioners
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Brighter Communities Worldwide

Creating Better Futures
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Eco Unesco

Conserving the Environment, Empowering Young People
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CBM Ireland

Together We Can Do More
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Financial Justice Ireland

We Campaign for Global Debt and Tax Justice
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Centre for Global Education

Educating for a Just and Sustainable World
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Front Line Defenders

The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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Irish Rule of Law International

Using the law to tackle global injustice
Read more ›

Nepal Leprosy Trust Ireland

Empowering for life
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UCD Volunteers Overseas

Volunteering and Global Citizenship
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Childfund Ireland

Working for children's rights
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CHEEERS

Developing Healthcare Together
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Irish Development Education Association (IDEA)

Strengthening and Championing Development Education
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Operation Smile

We create solutions that deliver safe surgery to people where it’s needed most
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Edmund Rice Development

For the liberation of people and communities from poverty and injustice
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Salesian Missions – Don Bosco Aid Ireland

We believe that a safe, healthy passage from childhood into adulthood is the right of every child
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Sadaka – The Ireland Palestine Alliance

Influencing Irish and EU policy in support of Palestinian rights
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See Beyond Borders

Providing access to quality teaching and learning at schools in Cambodia
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