Always a highlight of the GOAL UK social calendar, our annual Winter Drinks event – taking place this year on Tuesday, November 27th - is an opportunity for us to thank our wonderful supporters in the UK for their support throughout the year.
Would you like an exciting and a rewarding new challenge? GOAL is looking to fill a number of key positions in some of our programmes across the developing world. If you would like to learn more, come along to our open evening, on Monday November 12th, and find out how you can help us deliver aid to some of the poorest people in the world.
GOAL’s Darren Hanniffy may have put away his G.A.A. gear many years ago, but the former All-Ireland-winning hurler will be lining up to take part in a major sporting event again on November 4th. He will be joining thousands of others competing in the New York City Marathon, and is fundraising in aid of GOAL's work in South Sudan.
Kevin Murphy is currently helping GOAL respond to an outbreak of cholera in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Below he gives a detailed account of what GOAL has done to prevent this disease from spiralling out of control.
“Cholera is a water-borne disease commonly spread via contaminated water sources. It can cause death through dehydration within a matter of hours, making urgent response a necessity.