Climate Pro – New Climate Partnership launched on World Environment Day
On World Environment Day, Wednesday 5 June, Progressio Ireland is launching ClimatePro – a new partnership initiative designed to tackle climate change in a fair and effective way. ClimatePro is a two-way partnership programme. It invites and supports businesses, community groups and individuals here in Ireland and the UK to actively reduce their own carbon ...
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Food security project: coffee, cocoa, and family food gardens
Progressio development worker Bernardo writes: In the past weeks we have been monitoring the work we’re doing in collaboration with GIZ [the Green Libon project]. This is so we can be clear about the lessons learned and pass on good practice for the future. Also we’ve been working on planting the coffee and cocoa plants, ...
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Food security project: The achievements and the commitment of women farmers
Progressio development worker Karina writes: Over the past week we have been continuing workshops on food security and preventive health with women of the mothers’ centers and ASOMELIN. We conducted three workshops in three areas: Partido (15 participants), Loma de Cabrera (22 participants) and Cruz de Cabrera (42 participants). Motivated, interested, committed – the women ...
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Progressio Ireland invites you to Africa Day 2013
One of our favourite annual events is coming back to Dublin this weekend – Africa Day celebrations . This year this family-friendly event takes place in the Farmleigh House Estate, Phoenix Park on Sunday May 26th, from 11am to 5pm and will be free of charge to attend. And don’t worry if you are not in ...
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A Huge Thank You – National Volunteering Week
At the start of National Volunteering Week, we would like to say thank you to all the wonderful people who have given their time over the last few years to help Progressio Ireland grow and thrive. We really couldn’t do what we do without them. It is not just the practical hands on work that ...
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