2007 Press Releases
UCC Students Raise €20,000 in Support of the Rose Project
Currently, there are about 25.8 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa
coping with the tragedy of HIV and AIDS. In order to help those
who are affected, the Rose Project, an organisation set up in 2003 by
Irish nurse Mary Donohoe and named after the 16 millionth person to die
from AIDS, seeks to help those suffering by providing better medical
care to countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A group of UCC first year students of the BSc International Development
& Food Policy class, who raised the sum of €20,000 for the Rose
Project, presented the cheque on Friday last (11 May 2007) to Mary
Donohoe at a function in UCC. UCC student, Keelin Barry explains
"After seeing the documentary aired on RTE called The Missing Generation
in December last, we were inspired by the passion and enthusiasm shown
by Mary Donohoe and the Rose Project. Since our course at UCC
covers relevant issues such as HIV and AIDS mitigation, poverty
reduction, and human rights, we were moved by seeing the reality of
living and dying of HIV and AIDS to develop projects in order to reach
our fundraising goal of €20,000."
The UCC International Development and Food Policy first year class
fundraised through several projects over the course of the year
including bag-packs, collections, and a charity race night to attain
the goal of €20,000. UCC President, Dr Michael Murphy, said
the students were an inspiration to all and congratulated them on their
remarkable achievement.
The Rose Project, since its foundation in 2003, has funded a total of
17 AIDS Programmes in six East African countries, including a new wing
for the hospice in Kampala, a new community healthcare centre in
Nakuru, Kenya and an acute care clinic in Malawi which opened in
January of this year.
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