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  NEWS RELEASE
GORTA JOINS NEWLY ESTABLISHED ‘NATIONAL FAMINE MEMORIAL DAY’ COMMITTEE
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  NEWS RELEASE
GORTA CALLS ON DAIL FINANCE COMMITTEE TO HELP REDUCE RED TAPE AND INCREASE TAX REFUNDS ON CHARITABLE GIVING
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  NEWS RELEASE
GORTA URGES RE-DOUBLING OF POLITICAL AND CHURCH EFFORTS TO AVERT FURTHER CIVIL STRIFE IN KENYA.
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CHARITY APPEAL: There’s a simple cure to Christmas Affluenza - present your unwanted gifts to Gorta!
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  NEWS RELEASE 29TH November 2007
GORTA WELCOMES LAUNCH OF GOVERNMENT CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN given Ireland’s greenhouse gasses are contributing to the misery of the world’s poorest.
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  Gorta launches New Lifetime Gifts Catalogue
From Mosquito nets to Tree Planting, Gorta offers an array of innovative gift ideas that are examples of how we work in developing countries and provide practical support to those most in need.
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  Gorta World Food Day 2007
GORTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TACKLES WORLD HUNGER ISSUE
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  Gorta part of group to Stop Climate Chaos
Gorta has joined together with a number of other organisations in Ireland to play its part in stopping climate chaos. To find out what you can do to help please read more below.
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  Poverty - The Great War of the 21st Century
GORTA Chief asserts the Great War of the 21st century is the war against hunger, water shortages and global warming
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  Africa Day 2007
Gorta chief calls for €1 billion SSIA life saver fund on Africa Day
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  Gorta Chairman joins Bono on 'Hunger Task Force'
Eminent UCC Professor appointed to expert body
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  Gorta and the education of girls
The story of Sira - A girl determined to challenge tradition in the Gambia
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  Gorta calls for Active Philantrophy
GORTA URGES POLITICANS TO COMMIT TO ‘ACTIVE PHILANTROPHY’ TO MAXIMISE IMPACT OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP INITIATIVE
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  World Water Day 2007
ON WORLD WATER DAY, GORTA SEES MASSIVE POTENTIAL OF RAINWATER HARVESTING IN AFRICA.
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  Election fever hits the Phillippines
Sister Anne writes about current events in the Philippines and of the upcoming 10th anniversary of Nature's Garden.
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  Agricultural inputs: a source of hope for farmers
Shortly after Gorta representatives returned from The Gambia, our local partner Mamsambo Joof writes to share the experiences of all those involved in the project
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  Nature's Garden prepare for 2007
After a successful Christmas, the Nature's Garden Women's cooperative make plans for the year ahead.
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  News from Sister Anne in the Philippines
After Christmas, Sister Anne Brittain returns to the Philippines and begins preparations for the year ahead.
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  New Year in Nature's Garden
Sister Anne fills us in on her hopes for Nature's Garden in the New Year
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  New Year in Nature's Garden
Nature's Garden Women's Coop Philippines
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  New Year in Nature's Garden
Nature's Garden Women's Coop Philippines
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  World Food Day 2006
Gorta’s World Food Day Conference took place on October 16th in Griffith College Dublin. Speakers, including Dick Spring of the Realta Foundation, Michael Carey of Jacob’s Fruitfield and Mary McAleese, left an enduring impact on everyone in attendance.
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  The Exciting World of Retail
As you know Gorta has a chain of twelve retail shops nationwide which sell a variety of goods from clothing (many expensive labels), shoes and accessories, household lines and goods, books, CD’s, DVD’s, bric-a-brac and much more.
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  Anne Le Roy Centre Dungarvan
Gorta would like to express their thanks to all at the Anne Le Roy Centre in Dungarvan Co. Waterford for their effort and dedication in raising €1400 to help fight hunger, poverty and malnutrition in the developing world. The fun run organised by the centre took place on May 18th and those taking part were delighted to have the support of the whole community which enabled them to raise this impressive sum. Well done everybody for all your hard work
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  Update from the Philippines
Sister Anne will soon be on her way to share the experiences of the Women's Coperative with her collegues in Central America.
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  Ghana: Gorta Field Diary: May 2006
Gorta Rep Fuchsia Fishbourne has just returned from a field trip to the Volta region of Ghana
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  Gorta Gift Campaign to aid Zambia
GORTA JOINS FORCES WITH MIDLANDS MERCY INITIATIVE FOR ZAMBIA. Surgeon leads major initiative for University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka.
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  Clane schools get Gorta visit
Scoil Phadraig and Scoil Bhride in Clane are just two of the national schools who are working to assist school children in Kenya.* Between them they have raised money to fund the sinking of a well and a solar roof panel and one class alone has raised enough out of their pocket money to purchase footballs for the school children.
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  Make a difference with your SSIA
The SSIA was a wonderful opportunity. It could also be an opportunity for a rural community in Tanzania! Saving with an SSIA account was a very good decision. And you could make another very good decision right now by donating to Gorta
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  Lenten Activities
School children save pocket money to help those in the developing world
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  Ballyboden Parish Christmas Gift Campaign
A Tremendous Effort Last Christmas By The Parishioners Of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham
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  Pakistan Earthquake Appeal
Gorta money to fund shelter for over five thousand people in Pakistan
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  Stand Up Against Poverty
Gorta plays its part in smashing the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of people every to Stand Up Against Poverty.
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