Vincentian Lay Missionaries
Dublin, Ireland
About
Founded in 2002, Vincentian Lay Missionaries is a charity based in Dublin, Ireland working on international development, education, health +1 more.
The Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) is an Irish volunteer-sending charity, established in 2002, that works with the Vincentian Fathers and Daughters of Charity to support marginalised communities in Africa. It places volunteers in projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania, focusing on education, health, community development and sustainable livelihoods for people living in poverty. VLM also raises funds from donors, schools and parishes in Ireland and channels them to partner projects, such as school places, disability units, health facilities and vocational training. It runs a Schools Immersion Programme for Irish students and teachers, along with volunteer preparation and pre-departure training. Governance is by a voluntary Board of Directors, and the day-to-day work is led by a Coordinator.
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Schools Immersion Programme
Education · Kenya, Ethiopia
Lets students from Vincentian Family schools and their teachers live and work in communities in the Global South, teaching in partner schools.
Sponsor a School Place
Education · Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania
Funds school places for children, many of them displaced or unable to pay fees, in VLM partner education projects.
Abba Gebremichael Catholic School
Education · Ethiopia
Re-opened a school in Mekele, Tigray, after conflict closures, with sponsored school places and an agriculture and poultry project.
Upendo Street Boys Programme
Community development · Kenya
Daughters of Charity project in Matisi providing food, shelter and support to homeless boys, with volunteers assisting.
St Timothy Disability Unit
Disability · Kenya
Equipped a disability unit at St Timothy School in Emakale, enrolling children in multi-sensory education.
Ambo Lazarist Deaf School building
Education · Ethiopia
Funded a new building with classrooms, library and a sewing vocational training centre for graduates of the deaf school.
Daughters of Charity Health Centre Masanga
Health · Tanzania
Shipped hospital beds, incubators and equipment to a health centre to support its application for hospital status.
Ambo Kindergarten and Social Housing Project
Education · Ethiopia
Built classrooms, toilets and a clinic in Ambo through funding and community partnerships.
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Vincentian Fathers, Daughters of Charity, Misean Cara, St Vincent's Castleknock College, Vincentian Solidarity Office, Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach
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