IODP - International Orphanage Development Programme LTD
Paul and Jackie McCarthy are volunteering to fly out on the 1st of January 2019 at 6am to Belarus with the I.O.D.P charity, bringing Christmas joy and happiness to over 1000 orphaned children.
It was while covering a story for a Sunday paper 20 years ago on the efforts of Irish aid groups in the Chernobyl area that
International Orphanage Development Programme (IODP) founder Tom McEnaney hit
on the idea of bringing Santa to orphans in time for the Russian Christmas which
falls on 7th January.
Since then, and without fail, groups of Irish volunteers have raised the money
to buy presents in answer to the children’s letters to Santa as well as
identify and execute much needed improvements to their living conditions.
where your money goes
- Help Paul, Jackie and volunteers purchase 1000 Christmas Presents for 1000 Orphaned Children
- Help purchase essential equipment for 14 orphanages - bed linen, arts and crafts material, lights, farming equipment, dentist equipment, windows, playgrounds