Trocaire Reviews
Newest Review: ... appalled that they had this luxury when their people lived the way they did. I was taken to the Trocaire compound, which was surrounded by high, barbed wire topped walls and had armed guards at the gates. Sporadic violence still broke out, so I was told that we couldn’t be too careful. Kevin Kelly, Trocaire’s rep in Rwanda, met me. He was a quiet spoken man, and as my stay went on, I saw that he cared passionately about Rwanda and its people. He shoed me the itinerary that we were to follow, and explained a bit about each project that we would visit. I went to bed that night, worn out, but unable to sleep. I was full of excite... more
Customer Trocaire Reviews (1)
Trocaire: I saw first hand how much good our money was doing. (3987 words)by - written on 06/07/01, updated on 06/07/01 (Very useful, 986 readings)
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Trocaire is an Irish oversees aid agency set up just over 27 years ago by Irish Catholic Bishops to help ease suffering in under-privileged and under-developed countries abroad. Many people living in mainland UK will not have heard of Trocaire, but most dooyooers living in Ireland both North and South will know who they are. They are highly respected and well acknowledged for the work that they do. For as long as I can remember, I have had a Trocaire Lenten box on my kitchen windowsill every lent. It is a little cardboard moneybox that is given out at mass at the start of Lent each year. People are encouraged to put money into it that they have saved from giving ... Read the complete review
