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On Sunday, June 10, Killarney locals Elaine Doonan and Aoife Cooper will host a coffee morning in the Muckross Community centre from 10am to 12.30pm. Aoife (a physiotherapist) and Elaine (a nurse) will be volunteering this coming October in Uganda with the wonderful organisation Nurture Africa.

Nurture Africa is an Irish-founded non-government organisation that works in Uganda with a focus on healthcare, education, child protection, gender equality and economic empowerment.

95 cent of every euro raised goes directly towards project costs in Uganda.

This allows for the free treatment and care of HIV infected children and their parents. They also provide free primary healthcare treatment to vulnerable children for deadly but curable illnesses such as malaria, pneumonia, TB and measles. Sustainable livelihood projects provide financial management and business training and micro-finance loans to allow families work their way out of poverty. The Child rights project, meanwhile, ensures any child that is verbally, physically or sexually abused has the right to justice.

It will be a morning of delicious coffee, cakes, raffle prizes, along with entertainment from the Killarney School of Music. All money raised will go directly towards fundraising efforts for the charity. Your support will be greatly appreciated on the day!