A very important video message from our partner Caritas Jerusalem as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
Anton Asfar, Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem, details how this is affecting the people of the West Bank and Gaza, and why we must keep doing all we can to support them.
In the Rubavu district in Rwanda, more than 130 people were killed and thousands displaced in flooding caused by the climate crisis. These communities are suffering the most from the impacts of the climate crisis, despite doing the least to cause it.
Support here: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...
📖Happy World Book Day from Vanessa and Ineza, who feature on this year's Trócaire Box. They love school and learning, but with heavy rains & landslides, they often can't make it to school.
Despite having done the least to cause the climate crisis, they are suffering the worst of its effects.
🇷🇼In Rwanda, the effect of flooding for communities has been devastating. For Theodata, this meant losing her home, her business and her children not being able to go to school.
Please support the Trócaire Box Appeal to support those affected by the climate crisis: www.trocaire.org/donations/now/
Dr Hugo Slim from Oxford delivering the annual @trocaire.bsky.social lecture this evening @StPatsMaynooth
Tonight is a reminder that the complex crises of climate, conflict, biodiversity and human suffering are deeply interwoven and we must unite to tackle them all holistically, instead of solely focusing on one.
A full house tonight at our Annual Trócaire lecture in Maynooth!
As keynote speaker Dr. Hugo Slim said “when we should be focused on the survival of humanity and the earth, we are instead focused on defence and preparations for war.”
'On the evening of March 2, 2016, gunmen broke into the home of indigenous Lenca environmental defender Berta Cáceres, shooting her dead.'
Berta Cáceres' murder was ten years ago this week, but the search for true justice continues.
Learn more: www.trocaire.org/news/justice...
Last chance to register (online) for tonight's annual Trócaire lecture, with the amazing Dr. Hugo Slim, where he will be discussing how we must focus on the climate crisis alongside conflict. It promises to be a fascinating and inspiring evening!
👉Register here: www.trocaire.org/news/trocair...
Trócaire's Damien Heavin has seen how homes & communities have been destroyed by floods in Rwanda.
The people of Rwanda are doing all they can to support each other in the face of the climate crisis, but they need support.
Please give to the Trócaire Box Appeal: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...
Many thanks to Cillian Sherlock & Irish Independent for sharing the impact of the climate crisis in Rwanda & Trócaire's work to support those in need. In recent years, Rwanda has seen increased rainfall & flooding, which has had devastating effects on communities.
Full story 👇 ow.ly/Ecnf50Yo9ux
Trócaire's Claire Kelly is in Rwanda, seeing the devastating impacts of climate change.
Floods and landslides have destroyed people's livelihoods, despite these communities having done the least to cause the climate crisis.
Please donate to the Trócaire Box Appeal - trocaire.org/trocaire-box...
As a recent report by an independent group of expert investigators reveals, this case is emblematic of the systemic collusion between States, corporations, investors, and criminal actors that work together to violently impose extractive projects on local communities and indigenous peoples.
She led her community’s struggle to stop the construction of an internationally financed hydroelectric dam in Honduras, on the Gualcarque river, which the indigenous Lenca people consider sacred.
10 years after her murder, we remember Berta Cáceres today.
Killed for defending indigenous land rights & human rights, Cáceres was an internationally renowned environmental & Indigenous activist who was shot dead on 2 March 2016 after a long battle against corporate power & extractive industries.
🚨 New report launched: Progress on locally led humanitarian action is real but fragile. Our report finds that decision-making still sits internationally, while local organisations remain sidelined - just as funding cuts threaten recent gains. 👉 www.caritas.eu/progress-on-...
The Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment & Energy, released its report on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve bill, which aims to accelerate the development of a state-led Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility in Ireland.
Full response here: ow.ly/e3GT50Ynmqc
'You pass here today, tomorrow the hill is gone.'
Trócaire's Jackline Mugoboka tells us about the huge difference your support makes to local communities in Rwanda 🇷🇼
Make a difference today through the Trócaire Box Appeal: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...
Caritas Europa's new report 'Advancing locally led humanitarian action' launches on 2 March, asking how effectively organisations have bridged the gap between promises and practice on localisation.
📅 2 March | 8:30–10:00 GMT | Online
🔗 Register here: www.caritas.eu/advancing-lo...
In the face of the devastating storms and floods, families in Rwanda like Uwamahoro's need your help. Your support is a lifeline for people around the world on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
This Lent, please support the Trócaire Box Appeal: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...
If you can, please support the Trócaire Box Appeal this Lent to help families like Uwamahoro's have a brighter future: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box... 4/4
For Uwamahoro and her family, the Trócaire Box is so much more than a box - it's a lifeline. 3/4
Families around the world are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, despite doing the least to have caused it. 2/4
This is Uwamahoro. In Rwanda, she is supporting her daughter, her niece, her mother and herself as she is forced to face the devastating impacts of the climate crisis first-hand.
This is her story 💪 1/4
Families around the world are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, despite doing the least to have caused it. For Uwamahoro and her family, the Trócaire Box is so much more than a box - it's a lifeline.
Please support this year's Trócaire Box Appeal: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...
Through our partner Caritas-Spes Ukraine, we are supporting those who need it most, when they need it most across the country - We stand with, and will keep standing with, Ukraine!
In recent weeks, Russia has escalated these attacks once more, targeting critical civilian infrastructure again as the people of Ukraine face another bitterly cold winter. This is one of countless war crimes committed over the last 4 years 2/3
It's 4 years today since Russia began their full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 4 years of war, suffering, sacrficie and hardship. But also 4 years of Ukrainian strength, perseverance and solidarity in the face of constant attacks. 1/3
UN Special Rapporteur Astrid Puentes Riaño visited Ireland last week, and it's encouraging to see her calling out the worrying developments on LNG and EU simplification as justice, human rights and environmental issues.
👉Read her press release: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
If you're not for social justice, what are you for? On this World Day of Social Justice, be proud of standing up for peace, human rights, and justice!
At Trócaire, we have been fighting for social justice for 53 years, and we'll never stop supporting those who need it most 💪
