Author Archives: Ciarán

Camara in the Irish Times

By Ciarán | Published: May 17, 2010
I loved this article. Partially because it really got to the core of what we’re trying to do, partially because of its irreverence, but in large part because the MSC stories got quoted in the national press! http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2010/0515/1224270435656.html
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Decent Development Blog

By Ciarán | Published: May 13, 2010
The following’s written by Bill Easterly, I thought it’s quite useful http://aidwatchers.com/
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O.J. Simpson

By Ciarán | Published: March 9, 2010
A thoughtful colleague gave me a desk calendar at the start of the year with self-proclaimed ‘Stupid History’ entries on each day. Today’s was so enjoyable it’d be a crime not to share it… O.J. Simpson was seriously considered to be the Terminator in the first movie (1984) but was eventually dismissed. The Reason- [...]
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Geldof vs. the Beep

By Ciarán | Published: March 8, 2010
Loving this http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8554298.stm Like a lot of people I got interested in Development through Geldof, I think he’s very impressive here
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A bluffer’s guide to Basotho Sesotho for a non-Mosotho working in Lesotho

By Ciarán | Published: February 26, 2010
I’m doing a concept note for Lesotho at the moment. Learning how to describe anything has been a little confusing. If you’re ever writing about the place or just looking to impress please consult the following (though as always I could be wildly wrong) 1. A single person from Lesotho is Mosotho. [...]
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McCallan appeals for Camara’s Race to Educate

By Ciarán | Published: February 26, 2010
Kyle McCallan, former captain of the Irish Cricket team and teacher and rugby coach at Grosvenor grammar school appeals today for 50 runners/walkers to join Camara in the ‘Race to Educate’ as they launch their campaign to recruit support for their fundraising through participation in this year’s Belfast City Marathon. At the launch outside [...]
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THE ART OF GIVING

By Ciarán | Published: February 15, 2010
THE ART OF GIVING Local Charities Camara and Food For Thought Africa launch partnership. On Wednesday 17th February at 1.00pm Camara, the Irish Charity, will launch a new collection point at Food For Thought Africa’s African Art Gallery at 220 Lisburn Road where members of the public can drop off used computers. Camara takes in [...]
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Aid Effectiveness

By Ciarán | Published: January 28, 2010
Again this is part of my revised efforts to blog, which to be honest I’m really beginning to enjoy. Last week I was at a sector-wide meeting on Aid Effectiveness. In NGO terms this means sitting round in a room for two hours and trying to out-nerd each other. What I found [...]
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Camara reaches Rwanda’s most mountainous region of Musanze district

By Ciarán | Published: January 21, 2010
Camara Rwanda operations started mid last year by supporting schools in the eastern district of Bugesera. After just one month of operations, more schools from different parts of the country started seeking support from Camara. At our hub in Kigali, we make sure information on donated computers from Ireland is wiped out, check for defects [...]
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Ramblings of the insane

By Ciarán | Published: January 12, 2010
The purpose of this entry is twofold; one, we’re supposed to write blogs to keep people coming to the site (mission accomplished); and two, I’m writing a deeply boring proposal and this is an excellent opportunity to ditch it until lunch time. While the primary part of my job is meant to be M&E (which to [...]
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