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Aidlink Financial Statements 2023
DIRECTORS’ REPORT
For the financial year ended 31 December 2023
Aidlink is particularly grateful to the Bank of Ireland Staff Charitable Fund’s ‘Flagship Project’ for support of the Let Girls Learn Project, €150,000 received in 2023, and the ASTI for a grant of €45,000 for the “WASH a vehicle for better Education” programme in Uganda.
While we acknowledge these achievements, significant challenges remain as we continue to navigate the impact of climate change. In Kenya, after more than a decade of drought, the rains finally came in October 2023, resulting in catastrophic flooding. This led to the deaths of more
than 200 people and the displacement of more than 500,000 households. More than 17,000 acres of farmland were destroyed, and the floods also led to more than 13,400 livestock deaths. Unfortunately, widespread flooding has continued into 2024.
Aidlink will continue to work with communities in hardest to reach areas of Kenya and Uganda to tackle negative social norms and support children and families to fully participate in society.
PILLAR 1 Disadvantaged communities’ essential needs are met
Programme
Funded by
Achievements
Every Girl in School
Irish Aid,
Bank of Ireland Staff Charitable Fund, DCC Staff World Development Fund and ElectricAid
In Kenya
• 20 new schools bringing an additional 6,742 children into the program
• 17 girl and disability-friendly latrine blocks installed in public primary schools
• 15 water tanks installed in project schools
• 240 gatekeepers trained to advocate for the rights of the children, especially girls and
children with disabilities
• 121 children with disabilities identified, assessed and referred
Let Girls Learn
Bank of Ireland Staff Charitable Fund
• 10 classrooms constructed and provided with 200 desks
• 2 dormitories (58 bed capacity each) constructed and equipped
• 2 kitchens constructed and equipped in primary schools
• 1 borehole upgraded, solar pump installed, and 6 water kiosks established
• 7 water user committees trained with 30 members
School Feeding Every Girl in School
& Let Girls Learn
Irish Aid, Private Donors and ElectricAid
• 26,000+ children in 55 schools received a daily meal in first term 2023
PARTNER Girl Child Network (GCN)
Water & Sanitation and Improvement Project
Bank of Ireland Staff Charitable Fund and ElectricAid
In Uganda
• 9 shallow wells protected providing 8,736 community members access to clean water
• 9 water user committees formed
• 9 trainings provided on Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach
• 1 borehole rehabilitated providing safer, cleaner water to 1,600 people
• 1 water tank installed in a public UPE school
PARTNER Caritas MADDO
WASH:
The Vehicle for Better Education
ASTI Development Aid Fund
• 6 girl and disability-friendly latrine blocks installed in public UPE schools
• 6 school health clubs established
• 6 water tanks installed in public UPE schools
PARTNER Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment (ARUWE)
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