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Gorta

CGIAR "Nations need food security goals" -- BBC article on the @CGIAR "call-to-action" plan for #rioplus20 bbc.in/Lq9gmf #rio4ag 4:24 AM May 23rd via Seesmic Retweeted by Gorta and 3 others
Also check out this video from our partner organisation SCAD in India 'Reaching the Unreached' : youtube.com/user/gortaweb?… 2:21 AM May 21st via web
Our video "The Jerry Can" has received over three and a half thousand hits on Youtube. Check it out at: youtube.com/watch?v=wtJ0gJ… 2:19 AM May 21st via web
RTE's Nationwide looks at what conditions were like in the workhouses during the Irish Famine: rte.ie/player/#!v=114… 1:56 AM May 21st via web
Its National Volunteer Week! Gorta reps will be at the Volunteer Expo - Blanchardstown Centre 17th May 11-8pm, Drop in and say Hi! #NVW2012 4:18 AM May 16th via web
Gorta famine walkers arrive to the National Famine Commemoration in Drogheda town twitter.com/Gorta/status/2… 7:21 AM May 13th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Walkers assemble outside old bridge house #FamineWalk twitter.com/Gorta/status/2… 5:15 AM May 13th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
There's a great turn out today for the gorta famine walk leaving old bridge house at 12.30 #FamineWalk twitter.com/Gorta/status/2… 4:19 AM May 13th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Be part of National Famine Commemoration, Gorta Famine Walk - Sunday 13th@12pm from Old Bridge House in Drogheda.All Welcome #Famine #Hunger 8:14 AM May 11th via web
FAOnews OK, we got our full news release on the #land guidelines up. Includes statements from today, videos, & more: ht.ly/aQqZJ #landguide 4:38 AM May 11th via HootSuite Retweeted by Gorta and 6 others
President's Famine speech enraptures listeners: irishtimes.com/newspaper/worl… Download complete speech here: angortamor.org/pdf/2012_05_05… #famine #hunger 1:54 AM May 9th via web
Gorta famine walkers with the Ballina Mayor twitter.com/Gorta/status/1… 6:15 AM May 7th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
The sun is shining and things are kicking off in Ballina for the gorta famine walk! Reg at Ballina FC @ 2PM twitter.com/Gorta/status/1… 5:35 AM May 7th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Watch VIDEO: "The Jerry Can" - In every rural African village home you will find at least one 20 litre jerry can... youtube.com/watch?v=wtJ0gJ… 9:09 AM May 3rd via web
Why not give your two cents? stopclimatechaos.ie/takeaction/giv… 6:43 AM Apr 30th via web
Mary Robinson delivered a video address at Gorta's Famine Commemoration on Sat. April 28th in Drogheda: youtube.com/watch?v=ynWpDH… #famine 5:50 AM Apr 30th via web
Making Hunger History – Local Heroes in faraway places: dkitimes.dkit.ie/volume-6/issue… 1:32 AM Apr 27th via web
Robinson's message for Gorta drogheda-independent.ie/lifestyle/robi… 2:52 AM Apr 26th via web
“Making Hunger History – Local Heroes in faraway places”. Speakers Announced for Louth Conference: gorta.org/media-centre/3… 2:35 AM Apr 24th via web
Gorta to Hold Commemorative Famine Walk in Ballina, Co. Mayo, on 7th May 2012: angortamor.org 5:24 AM Apr 23rd via web

Name Gorta.org
Location sub-Saharan Africa, India
Web http://www.gorta.org
Bio Ireland's longest-established overseas development charity. Our vision is of a world where there is no hunger.