Category: Blog
One the ground experiences from our uni student volunteers
Brighter Communities Worldwide currently have a team of volunteers in Kenya who as it happens are all students from University College Cork. We have 4 medical students on placement as part of the Surgeon Noonan student society; Rachel Daly who has just completed her studies in business and Kevin O Callaghan who is studying International […]
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Medical students join Harambee volunteers
Brighter Communities Worldwide currently have 4 volunteers who are studying medicine in University College Cork and on a placement with us for 4 weeks as part of the Surgeon Noonan student society. The volunteers – Fiona Murphy, Ciobha O Kelly, Emma Galvin and Chloe Spillane – have been on placement at Londiani Sub County Hospital, […]
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New Brighter Communities Anthem released!
For the first time in our history, a song has been created to support our campaign to end period poverty and our work with women and girls. Produced and released by Sub Sahara Entertainment in Nairobi, the song is a collaborative effort from Kenyan Artistes supporting International Menstruation Day on 28th May 2018. NOTHING CAN […]
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Let’s talk a bit louder!
It’s not often that we promote a free, all-day celebration that includes fun workshops and an amazing concert for a cause that promotes hygiene and privacy – but in a way that’s what’s happening in Kenya’s Kericho County on 26 May (we’ll announce the venue soon!). Girls and women around the world are still held […]
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International Women’s Day: progress towards parity
As we have said many times before, the best theme for a blog about International Women’s Day would be why it is no longer necessary. Realistically though, that day is still some way off. On the other hand, some of the issues that have driven the need for International Women’s Day – most notably female […]
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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is part of the UN’s commitment to ending FGM in all its forms, all over the world. What is FGM? Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice that involves removing all or part of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. FGM has no […]
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Merry Christmas – and a better, brighter 2018!
We’re aiming to make 2018 a year when we raise enough money to ensure our work reaches more people than ever – starting now! Our aim for this year’s Christmas appeal is to raise €40,000. It’s a big target – but we’ve got big plans. We’d like to do even more in 2018. More to […]
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It’s getting better for girls — but a Day of the Girl is still needed
Every year we like to remind our readers and supporters about the UN International Day of the Girl on 11 October – in fact we’ve been doing so since this initiative began in 2012. Girls and their rights are a strong focus of our work and we wholeheartedly agree that, as the UN site says: “Adolescent girls […]
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Join us for the 2017 Kenya Ball in Cork
This year we are celebrating 15 years of partnerships, community development, changing lives and creating better futures – and what better way to celebrate than at our Kenya Ball 2017! Tickets are now on sale for this popular event, which takes place on Saturday 14 October at the Maryborough Hotel in Cork. Last year’s ball was […]
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Carol Gavin’s presentation at the Water, Engineering and Development Centre International Conference
As part of my role with Brighter Communities Worldwide, I attended a conference hosted by the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) in Loughborough University in England from the 24th to the 28th of July. I was there to present a case study of our work in Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). This case study explored and detailed […]
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Mountain Challenge 2017
It’s that time of year again and we’re looking for participants to take on our mountain challenge. Join other adventures and walk across some of Ireland’s most famous hills on Saturday 19 August 2017 to raise money for Brighter Communities Worldwide. This year we’re offering you two different options: climb Carrauntoohill – the highest mountain in Ireland at 1,038m (3,406 […]
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Roisin, a third-year student on placement with Brighter Communities Worldwide
Jambo! My name is Roisin Dunne and I am a third-year student in International Development with Food Policy in UCC. As part of third year, we have the opportunity to go on placement with an NGO to get some real experience in the field we all hope to be working in in the future. I […]
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