Category: Blog
Taking action on Global Goals 2016
We’ve talked a lot about Global Goals to end poverty, fix climate change and fight inequalities by 2030 – the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. These Global Goals were agreed by 193 countries last September and every September when world leaders gather at the UN we take the opportunity to remind them to take action and deliver […]
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Lynne’s Kenya diary
Twice a year a group of volunteers from Ireland go out to Kenya to support the community and our team working in Londiani. Every experience is unique and the stories from our volunteers really bring to life the work we do and the impact your donations have. Here is Lynne’s Kenya diary. Learning about lifeskills […]
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Jill’s Kenya video diary
Twice a year a group of volunteers from Ireland go out to Kenya to support the community and our team working in Londiani. Every experience is unique and the stories from our volunteers really bring to life the work we do and the impact your donations have. Volunteer Jill Butler put together a collection of […]
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What makes a Charity Good?
Friends of Londiani would like to take this opportunity to state that we strive to apply the highest standards of governance in our work. Amidst the current controversy about governance issues in a number of Irish charities, we want to reassure our donors and supporters that we have implemented strong governance in Friends of Londiani […]
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New Year message from our CEO, Martin Ballantyne
The big news for 2017 is the announcement of our new name – Brighter Communities Worldwide. We’re looking forward to an exciting year ahead as working together to build strong communities, creating brighter futures within a better world. As we look forward to the year ahead, let’s look back at some of our achievements in […]
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Global agreement to build a better world
Financing for Development International Conference – 13-16 July 2015 In Addis Ababa, the world is being asked to decide on how it will finance our common future. The Addis Summit is part of a global agreement to build a better world because global agreements work but will need a lot more funding. The year 2015 […]
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Charitable transparency: an FOL statement
Where does the money go? That’s a question we’re occasionally asked, not just by the general public but also by our supporters and volunteers. For the last number of years, on this site we publish our annual audited accounts including details on staff salaries, not just to answer those questions but also because we feel […]
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Development issues under the microscope at TCD
Greetings to everyone who is reading this on the week of Monday 4th November – and a suggestion. If you’re in or near Dublin this week, and interested in development issues, we can recommend an event that’s now under way. The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) is hosting its annual Development Research Week to raise […]
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Eco-tourism project launched in Ndubusat, Kenya
This week saw the launch of an eco-tourism project in Ndubusat. A team of volunteers from Australia, New Zealand and Ireland traveled to Kenya to work with local communities on looking at ways to build sustainable tourism in the area. The week started with a community meeting where representatives from all villages on the proposed […]
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Our Rights, Right Now – submission to Universal Periodic Review
We have received a number of emails about our endorsement of submission to the UPR “Your Rights, Right Now” and due to our current capacity we are not in a position to reply to each one individually. The front of the report specifies: “This report is endorsed by a broad range of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), […]
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Worldwise Link in Londiani – a great success!
16 Irish secondary school teachers arrived in Kenya on Saturday 23rd October to spend a week with their partner schools in Londiani. They began their mid-term break with a drive through the Great Rift Valley and a short safari in Nakuru National Park. It was a beautiful sunny day and they were fortunate to see […]
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School Link Begins in Londiani
In 2009, Killinarden Community School in Tallaght, Dublin, formed a partnership with Kapcheplanga Secondary School in Londiani, Kenya. They applied for a Worldwise Grant from Irish Aid and were successful. The purpose of the link is for students and staff in both schools to learn about each other and to undertake joint activities as link […]
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