We have chosen to support The Greater Chernobyl Cause because of the amazing and genuine work they do. I have known Fiona Corcoran since childhood and am always moved by her devotion and selflessness to the children and adults affected by this great tragedy.
Mary P O Connor
For two decades, we at The Greater Chernobyl Cause have been providing a lifeline to the most vulnerable in Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine
Our charity has funded the building of orphanages, care centres and hospices for the children and elderly who are abandoned.
We also work closely (voluntarily) with the Irish Probationary Service, rehabilitating female clients by giving them the opportunity and a chance to make a difference for their future
Greater Chernobyl Cause and its team of dedicated volunteers are striving to transform the desperate lives of abandoned children and ease the suffering of the old and infirm in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia.
The Greater Chernobyl Cause is based in Cork, Ireland. It began as a response to the world’s worst nuclear disaster, which occurred at Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986. The charity’s head, Fiona Corcoran, was deeply moved and horrified by the consequences of the explosion – so much so, that she eventually gave up her job to work full-time with the victims of the poisonous radioactive fallout.
The subsequent collapse of The Soviet Union saw Fiona widened her efforts in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world. The similarities with the Chernobyl disaster are startling. It was here that the Soviet Union exploded 500 nuclear weapons in a hand-picked test site over a period of 40 years.
Vast countries are now enjoying new political freedoms but still wrestle withacute social problems. There’s dire poverty, ruined health, homelessness, disease and premature death.While much of the world ignores their plight, the Greater Chernobyl Cause has risen to the challenge to provide help and hope for the future.
The results of the charity’s efforts are equally startling – new and refurbished orphanages and hospices, vital domestic appliances and medical equipment that most of us take for granted, shelter for vulnerable street children and for some, even the possibility of adoption.
Under the overall management of a Board of Directors with Fiona Corcoran at the helm, the charity draws volunteers from every sector of Irish life. However, such is the scale of the challenge that the charity is always looking for new supporters
AWARDS
Altyn Zhurek was presented to Fiona in 2015, which is the first and only award in the Republic of Kazakhstan that recognizes charitable contributions and the implementation of social projects.
International Leadership Award was presented to Fiona in 2015
Educate A Girl, Secure The Future: Women in Love International
President Vladimir Putin lauded Fiona with The Order of Friendship at Georges Hall The Kremlin in 2014.
In 2011 Ukrainian PresidentViktor Yanukovych presented Fiona with the Order of Princess Olga.
In 2008, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan awarded Fiona with an honorary diploma and medal in honour of her extensive humanitarian work in his country.
She accepted the awards as recognition not just of her and the work she does, but also of all the volunteers who have so tirelessly and generously given their time to the charity over the years since the charity’s inception.
www.thegreaterchernobylcause.ie
For two decades, we at The Greater Chernobyl Cause have been providing a lifeline to the most vulnerable in Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine
Our charity has funded the building of orphanages, care centres and hospices for the children and elderly who are abandoned.
We also work closely (voluntarily) with the Irish Probationary Service, rehabilitating female clients by giving them the opportunity and a chance to make a difference for their future
Greater Chernobyl Cause and its team of dedicated volunteers are striving to transform the desperate lives of abandoned children and ease the suffering of the old and infirm in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia.
The Greater Chernobyl Cause is based in Cork, Ireland. It began as a response to the world’s worst nuclear disaster, which occurred at Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986. The charity’s head, Fiona Corcoran, was deeply moved and horrified by the consequences of the explosion – so much so, that she eventually gave up her job to work full-time with the victims of the poisonous radioactive fallout.
The subsequent collapse of The Soviet Union saw Fiona widened her efforts in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world. The similarities with the Chernobyl disaster are startling. It was here that the Soviet Union exploded 500 nuclear weapons in a hand-picked test site over a period of 40 years.
Vast countries are now enjoying new political freedoms but still wrestle withacute social problems. There’s dire poverty, ruined health, homelessness, disease and premature death.While much of the world ignores their plight, the Greater Chernobyl Cause has risen to the challenge to provide help and hope for the future.
The results of the charity’s efforts are equally startling – new and refurbished orphanages and hospices, vital domestic appliances and medical equipment that most of us take for granted, shelter for vulnerable street children and for some, even the possibility of adoption.
Under the overall management of a Board of Directors with Fiona Corcoran at the helm, the charity draws volunteers from every sector of Irish life. However, such is the scale of the challenge that the charity is always looking for new supporters
AWARDS
Altyn Zhurek was presented to Fiona in 2015, which is the first and only award in the Republic of Kazakhstan that recognizes charitable contributions and the implementation of social projects.
International Leadership Award was presented to Fiona in 2015
Educate A Girl, Secure The Future: Women in Love International
President Vladimir Putin lauded Fiona with The Order of Friendship at Georges Hall The Kremlin in 2014.
In 2011 Ukrainian PresidentViktor Yanukovych presented Fiona with the Order of Princess Olga.
In 2008, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan awarded Fiona with an honorary diploma and medal in honour of her extensive humanitarian work in his country.
She accepted the awards as recognition not just of her and the work she does, but also of all the volunteers who have so tirelessly and generously given their time to the charity over the years since the charity’s inception.
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