Burren Chernobyl Project

Other Projects

Dom Zara Day Care Centre: This day centre, the first of its kind, caters for special needs children living with their families. The children come to the centre every morning and are looked after until evening time. There is sleeping accommodation if required in time of sickness, or other need.

Kylb Adult Asylum: Extensive work was carried out over a 2 year period to this adult asylum which has 514 adult psychiatric residents

Children’s visits to Ireland: Since 1994 we have been involved in organising children's visits to Ireland. This includes children from Cherven, Gorodishche, Gomel, Minsk, Kobrin, Mariyna Gorka, Lida, Pinsk, Yastrebel, etc.

Humanitarian Aid: Thanks to our happy contacts with Elite Kamino Air Freight Company in Shannon we were, for several years, able to send Humanitarian Aid by freight from Shannon with Belavia Airlines. This The aid was then distributed to Cherven Orphanage, Gorodishche Orphanage, Minsk Mothers Invalid Association, Gomel Women's Prison and to various individuals in need.

Gomel: We first made contact here because of Sergei, a very sick child who came to Ireland for care. It was from the Gomel that the very first chil-dren came to Ireland. It is nearest the Chernobyl zone. The children came for six months and stayed with host families in Clare.

Yasterbel Children’s Orphanage: This was one of the first orphanages that we visited. Children came to Ireland from here for respite, we supplied Humanitarian Aid and also helped children with their education, even onto University.

Yazovki Adult Asylum: This is an internat for 300 adult psychiatric patients. BCP have helped by supplying €10,000 for new laundry equipment, assisted with the cost and installation of installing double glazing which was essential as Belarus has harsh Winters. We also have sent countless lorries of hu-manitarian aid.

Homes for Needy Families: It has always been our hope to keep children with their family as far as possible. Often the big problem is that the family does not have ac-commodation, somewhere suitable to keep their child. This is especially true of special needs children. Thanks to supporters, volunteers and fund-raisers we have been able to purchase a flat or house for many needy families.

Kosova Adult Asylum: We have been fundraising to help Kosovo with the invalid unit. Their main need is Adult Pampers. We have begun already to provide these and now must source supply for ongoing availability. The new director has undertaken to upgrade the Unit where the invalid people are housed. We also sent a lorry load of Humanitarian Aid with clothes, socks, slippers, toiletries, sudocrem, etc. to help the 400 plus residents in this orphanage.

Rudnya Old Folks Home: Here we are helping with the provision of new laundry facilities, bathrooms, windows as well as new furnace to help keep the building warm.