Isabella is just one of our amazing volunteers, who are so absolutely vital to the work we do. So massive thanks to all our wonderful volunteers right across the country for fighting poverty & injustice! Here, Isabella shares why she volunteers with Trócaire⬇️

'In Rwanda, the climate crisis is no longer a future threat, it's a daily experience' Thanks for joining our event at Imagine Festival on the climate crisis as a human rights issue. Huge thanks to our panellists, especially Trócaire Rwanda's Jackline Mugoboka who made clear the effects there.

In Lebanon, Trócaire has mobilised emergency reserves and, together with our partners, plans to reach approximately 14,000 displaced individuals over the next three months through the provision of food, bedding, winterization supplies, and other essential support.

"I definitely thought this is gonna be so hard but it was actually easier than I expected & I did feel so much happier at the end of it. I feel like I don’t need my phone, you know?" A massive well done to students at Carrigaline Community School who have taken part in a digital detox for Lent.

We recently joined the Regional Forum on Disaster Risk Management in Panama with our local partners 🌎 We shared results from our Stay Alert & Act Early Warning Systems project, showing how improved technology & coordination help communities prepare, act early & reduce disaster impacts.

Near Dept Climate -protesting Gov’s outrageous plan to build LNG import terminal in state-declared climate emergency.You'd expect current demo of vulnerability of fossil fuel supplies to war & geopolitics would give Gov pause, but sadly we can't count on them seeing sense. Demand "No LNG terminals!"

It's not just a box, it's a lifeline. Please support families like Uwamahoro's this year. Your support is life-changing for people all around the around facing poverty and injustice. No matter how small, please donate at www.trocaire.org/donations/now/

🧵It's a bit complicated - but you need to understand this! The EU's flagship law to hold corporations to account on human rights and environmental obligations has been gutted by...the EU. 1/2

In Rwanda, women are adapting to more extreme weather to support families & communities. With your help, more communities can access resilient seeds, share knowledge & form savings groups. For the people of Rwanda, it's not just a box; it's a lifeline. Please support www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...

Trócaire welcomes the announcement by the Scottish Government of £2.5m funding for Climate Justice Fund community programmes in Rwanda, through our fellow Caritas member SCIAF.

An important message from Trócaire CEO Seán Farrell on this National Day of Action! We cannot continue economicaly advantaging those forcing Palestinians off their land. The Irish government must #passtheotb NOW!

An Irish icon holding an Irish icon 🇮🇪 It's been a week celebrating all things Irish! Here's a message from the one and only Daniel O'Donnell supporting the Trócaire Box Appeal. Please give what you can: www.trocaire.org/donations/now/

Trócaire were delighted to present a special 'Just World Award' to Pauline McCarthy who recently retired as Chaplain of Our Lady & St Patrick's College in Belfast 1/2

Join us on Wed 25 March at Leinster House as we demand the passing of the Occupied Territories Bill. We need to tell the govt we won't stop until it's passed. There'll be a continuous presence from 10-7, & we'll be joining at about 2.30pm - please make your voice heard for the people of Palestine📣

📣 Join us for a panel discussion Thurs 26 March, part of the @imaginebelfast.bsky.social festival Hear from our panel on why we need urgent climate action & the role governments must play in a fair and funded fossil fuel phase out, from the perspective of both climate & human rights obligations.

The CSDDD has been stripped bare, giving corporations the green light to ignore human rights and the environment in the pursuit of profit. Trócaire's Chris O'Connell takes us through the How, What and Why of the EU's race to the bottom, & what we can do to stop it ⬇️ www.trocaire.org/news/killing...

Stop scrolling & learn about Rwanda🇷🇼Trócaire's Aimé Kiyanamura takes us through the story of his country, where our Trócaire Box appeal is focused on this year! Trócaire has worked in Rwanda since 1994 in the aftermath of the genocide against the Tutsi. Please support www.trocaire.org/donations/now/

We were honoured to meet Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland last week. With Irish Aid and our partners Caritas-Spes Ukraine, we’re helping families in Kharkiv and Odesa stay safe and warm this winter. We stand with Ukraine.

For over 50 years, the spirit of Irish generosity and solidarity has changed and saved millions of lives through the Trócaire Box. This St. Patrick's Day, let's keep that Irish spirit going! ☘️Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh☘️

☘️Happy St. Patrick's Day☘️ The Trócaire Box has been an icon of Irish life for over 50 years, supporting people all over the world facing poverty and injustice. Please show Irish generosity and solidarity and support the Trócaire Box this year - www.trocaire.org/donations/now/

Meet Verediana - a genocide survivor, a mother and a grandmother in Rwanda 🧵 1/3

'I want our children to be educated so they can get jobs in the future.' Like every mother, Uwamahoro is doing all she can to support her family, provide enough food, & get her kids a good education. 💪This Mother's Day, stand with mothers holding families together - www.trocaire.org/donations/now/

The devastating impacts of climate change are pushing families deeper into poverty in Rwanda. These families have done the least to cause the climate crisis, but yet face the most extreme effects. This is about justice. Please support our Trócaire Box Appeal - trocaire.org/trocaire-box...

The pollution industry got a red carpet in Antwerp; civil society got a closed door. We have asked President Von der Leyen to give us the same time she gave industry leaders. #AntwerpCounterSummit now more than ever. Will @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu accept the invitation of +270 civil society orgs?

Let's take action & urge the Taoiseach to raise with President Trump the need to: 𝟏. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝟐. 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟑. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 & 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟒. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 Take action now - it takes 1 minute! www.trocaire.org/petitions/ta...

Every day, Vanessa and Ineza walk to school - but increasingly heavy rains and storms means the walk isn't always possible. With your support, Trócaire can help make sure they can continue their education. Please support the Trócaire Box Appeal this Lent - www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...

Trócaire welcomed a delegation to Zaba village in Ituri Province, DRC to visit community projects supported by Trócaire and local partners, & meeting families working to rebuild their lives after conflict. Our programmes in Zaba are funded by Irish Aid, Bank of Ireland & generous individual donors.

'You have to save humans and nature together' Did you miss our annual Lent lecture from Dr. Hugo Slim? No worries! 👉Read our summary, or watch the full lecture back here: www.trocaire.org/news/you-hav...

In Rwanda, the climate crisis is destroying the livelihoods of people who have done the least to cause it, like Estorico and Ann-Marie. Please, stand in solidarity with the people of Rwanda this Lent and support the Trócaire Box appeal - www.trocaire.org/donations/now/

It's not just a box, it's a lifeline. Your support can make a real difference for children like Vanessa, and other children like her around the world. Please, if you can, support the Trócaire Box Appeal this Lent - www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...

The situation in Lebanon continues to deteroriate. There are airstrikes across the country as people are fleeing their homes. This affects not only Lebanese families, who are still recovering from the 2024 war, but also large Syrian & Palestinian refugee communities.

For over 50 years, your support has been life-saving and life-changing for millions of people around the world when they needed it most. Please, this year, continue that tradition to support families like Uwamahoro's in Rwanda - www.trocaire.org/donations/now/

A very important video message from our partner Caritas Jerusalem as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate. Anton Asfar, Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem, details how this is affecting the people of the West Bank and Gaza, and why we must keep doing all we can to support them.

In the Rubavu district in Rwanda, more than 130 people were killed and thousands displaced in flooding caused by the climate crisis. These communities are suffering the most from the impacts of the climate crisis, despite doing the least to cause it. Support here: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...

📖Happy World Book Day from Vanessa and Ineza, who feature on this year's Trócaire Box. They love school and learning, but with heavy rains & landslides, they often can't make it to school. Despite having done the least to cause the climate crisis, they are suffering the worst of its effects.

🇷🇼In Rwanda, the effect of flooding for communities has been devastating. For Theodata, this meant losing her home, her business and her children not being able to go to school. Please support the Trócaire Box Appeal to support those affected by the climate crisis: www.trocaire.org/donations/now/

Dr Hugo Slim from Oxford delivering the annual @trocaire.bsky.social lecture this evening @StPatsMaynooth

A full house tonight at our Annual Trócaire lecture in Maynooth! As keynote speaker Dr. Hugo Slim said “when we should be focused on the survival of humanity and the earth, we are instead focused on defence and preparations for war.”

'On the evening of March 2, 2016, gunmen broke into the home of indigenous Lenca environmental defender Berta Cáceres, shooting her dead.' Berta Cáceres' murder was ten years ago this week, but the search for true justice continues. Learn more: www.trocaire.org/news/justice...

Last chance to register (online) for tonight's annual Trócaire lecture, with the amazing Dr. Hugo Slim, where he will be discussing how we must focus on the climate crisis alongside conflict. It promises to be a fascinating and inspiring evening! 👉Register here: www.trocaire.org/news/trocair...

Trócaire's Damien Heavin has seen how homes & communities have been destroyed by floods in Rwanda. The people of Rwanda are doing all they can to support each other in the face of the climate crisis, but they need support. Please give to the Trócaire Box Appeal: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...

Many thanks to Cillian Sherlock & Irish Independent for sharing the impact of the climate crisis in Rwanda & Trócaire's work to support those in need. In recent years, Rwanda has seen increased rainfall & flooding, which has had devastating effects on communities. Full story 👇 ow.ly/Ecnf50Yo9ux

Trócaire's Claire Kelly is in Rwanda, seeing the devastating impacts of climate change. Floods and landslides have destroyed people's livelihoods, despite these communities having done the least to cause the climate crisis. Please donate to the Trócaire Box Appeal - trocaire.org/trocaire-box...

10 years after her murder, we remember Berta Cáceres today. Killed for defending indigenous land rights & human rights, Cáceres was an internationally renowned environmental & Indigenous activist who was shot dead on 2 March 2016 after a long battle against corporate power & extractive industries.

🚨 New report launched: Progress on locally led humanitarian action is real but fragile. Our report finds that decision-making still sits internationally, while local organisations remain sidelined - just as funding cuts threaten recent gains. 👉 www.caritas.eu/progress-on-...

The Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment & Energy, released its report on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve bill, which aims to accelerate the development of a state-led Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility in Ireland. Full response here: ow.ly/e3GT50Ynmqc

'You pass here today, tomorrow the hill is gone.' Trócaire's Jackline Mugoboka tells us about the huge difference your support makes to local communities in Rwanda 🇷🇼 Make a difference today through the Trócaire Box Appeal: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...

Caritas Europa's new report 'Advancing locally led humanitarian action' launches on 2 March, asking how effectively organisations have bridged the gap between promises and practice on localisation. 📅 2 March | 8:30–10:00 GMT | Online 🔗 Register here: www.caritas.eu/advancing-lo...

In the face of the devastating storms and floods, families in Rwanda like Uwamahoro's need your help. Your support is a lifeline for people around the world on the frontlines of the climate crisis. This Lent, please support the Trócaire Box Appeal: www.trocaire.org/trocaire-box...

This is Uwamahoro. In Rwanda, she is supporting her daughter, her niece, her mother and herself as she is forced to face the devastating impacts of the climate crisis first-hand. This is her story 💪 1/4