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SWIMMERS braved the cold waters of Liscannor Bay to take part in the Lahinch/Liscannor swim to raise much needed money for the Burren Chernobyl Project on Sunday. Lahinchman, Pat Conway, leads the annual swim each year. “It’s a huge help to the Burren Chernobyl] Project and we are so grateful to Pat and to everyone who took part. The money will be used to help the children and adults in Belarus whose lives have been affected by the Chernobyl dis- aster,’ said Mary Cosgrove of the
Burren Chernobyl Project.
“We try to focus on on-going sus- tainable projects. Two of the orphan- ages we have been dealing with for years are the children’s facilities in Cherven and Goradiche. We also do a lot of work in Tarasaki and Kyl which are adult institutions for peo- ple of 18 years and up.”
The vast majority of work un- dertaken by the Burren Chernobyl Project involves helping to ease the suffering of people living in vast and under-resourced government institu- tions.
Many of these people are suffer-
ing both mentally and physically as a result of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. In recent times however, the Burren Chernobyl Project has been exploring ways in which day- care can be provided for the affected people, allowing them to live in their own home and travel to centres dur- ing the day.
“In Minsk we now have a drop-in day centre, which has received fund- ing from the Government as well as Roche Ireland, Clarecastle. As well as the funding, staff from Roche have gone out there and helped with building work in Minsk,” continued
Mary.
She added, “A lot of the workers who went over have stayed involved with the project.”
The Burren Chernobyl Project is based in Ennistymon and was estab- lished more than 20 years ago to help those affected by the Chernobyl Nu- OTTO N TN Kolm
If you wish to donate money or offer some support, contact the Burren Chernobyl Project at the Old Monastery Building in En- nistymon on 065 7071130, email office@burrenchernobyl.ie or check out www.burrenchernobyl.ie