The Danú Project

22/03/2023

Thank you to Unison Community & Voluntary Branch NI for their generous donation of £300 to The Danú Project in Donegal. Their donation will go towards maternity and baby products (such as nappies and wipes) for mothers living in the Direct Provision Centre in Donegal. Here is Andrew Bonner from Unison presenting Co-Ordinator Eve with their donation earlier yesterday.

14/12/2022

Thank you to Vic at The Hygiene Bank Donegal, The Danú Project Donegal partner for donating these gift bags of hygiene products for families in Donegal living in Direct Provision. These will be delivered before Christmas. The project is now taking a break until mid January. If you have any donations of clothing, unwanted hygiene gift packs, nappies and baby equipment, please PM me or email: danudonegal@gmail.com. Thank you to everyone who has made a donation in 2022 for The Danu Project in Donegal including Greencastle Centre and Saint Eunan's College. Your kindness has meant a lot to the families! 🙂 Eve

25/07/2022

Urgent appeal for men's clothing, shoes and essential toiletries for male asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Donegal and been put into temporary accomodation. If you can help, please call contact Eve Li or email: danudonegal@gmail.com. Thanks in advance!

05/05/2022

Saint Eunan's College Student Council and EAL Group, Letterkenny presenting The Danú Project and The Irish Red Cross Ukranian Crisis Appeal with much needed funds that were raised during their recent Positivity / Multicultural Week. Thank you to all the lovely staff and students who helped raise money! 💕

29/04/2022

Don't take many photos of Danu deliveries but I think it's good to show the good people in Donegal the difference you make when you donate to The Danú Project here in Donegal. This is a photo of a routine delivery to the residents at the Direct Provision centre in Donegal.

Without your donations, this wouldn't be possible so thank you very much for everyone who has made a donation/donations since the project was set up the beginning of last year. Nappies here were mainly donated by a collection done by the community at Greencastle Centre and money donated by the UNISON COMMUNITY BRANCH.

If you have a donation of nappies or children's clothing (24months to 18 years) please get in touch either by PM or email:danudonegal@gmail.com. Thank you very much for all your support for the residents at the centre!

WHAT IS DIRECT PROVISION?
People who arrive in Ireland seeking asylum or “international protection” (asylum seekers) are offered accommodation by the State in residential institutions, under a reception system known as ‘Direct Provision’. The State ‘directly provides’ essential services, including medical care, accommodation and board, along with a small weekly allowance. The Direct Provision system is overseen by the International Protection Accommodation Service. The majority of the centres around the country are privately owned and operated, and the standards of accommodation and living conditions vary widely.

19/02/2022

Thank you to UNISON COMMUNITY BRANCH for their generous donation of £300 to The Danu Project in Donegal. Their donation will go towards supporting the families living in the Direct Provision Centre in Donegal. Here are Niall and Andy from Unison presenting Co-Ordinator Eve with their donation earlier today. :-)

19/02/2022

Thank you to our community partner The Hygiene Bank Donegal for organising a collection of hygiene products and maternity products for the families at the Direct Provision centre in Letterkenny. 💕

If you are living in Donegal and would like to make a donation of hygiene products, please contact Victoria at The Hygiene Bank Donegal or contact Eve Li at:danudonegal@gmail.com .:-)

12/02/2022

Thank you to Susan and staff at Greencastle Centre in Donegal for organising a collection of nappies and wipes for The Danú Project in Donegal. Thank you to everyone in Greencastle who donated. Here is Donegal Co-Ordinator, Eve Li with the big collection from the community in Greencastle. 🥰

Eve from The Danú Project collected all the fantastic donations made by our community for babies and children living in direct provision. What a great thing we were able to do! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

17/01/2022

Back this week! Open to anyone living in direct provision

18/12/2021

Please text Amy directly.
Dms not monitored until the new year

15/12/2021

10/12/2021

Thank you very much to Donna and all the staff,children and parents at S.N. Mhín Tine Dé in Ardara for doing a school collection for The Danú Project Xmas Present Appeal. These presents were donated for the children living in the Direct Provision centre in Donegal. 💕

09/12/2021

Thank you to our community partner The Hygiene Bank Donegal for donating 20 bags of hygiene products to be distributed to families living in the Direct Provision Centre in Donegal. 🥰

08/12/2021

Thank you to everyone in Donegal who donated to The Danú Project Christmas present appeal! We received a lot of donated presents and we have started to wrap them up so they will be be ready for distribution to the children living in the Direct Provision Centre in Donegal in time for Christmas. ☃️🌲🎁💕

Thank you to John, Eamonn and Damien at the Donegal Volunteer Centrefor helping with our appeal and letting us use their premises in Letterkenny for our appeal drop off dates and to use their premises to wrap presents (and helping us wrap gifts!). 🎁🎁🎁

There is still time to drop off a present or gift card so if you want to make a donation, please contact me or John and Eamonn at the Volunteer Centre to arrange a drop time and day.

There are over 2,000 children seeking international protection in Ireland and whom are residing in Direct Provision facilities/emergency accomodation across Ireland.

Thank you again to everyone who donated! Your kindness and generosity is much appreciated by the families living at the Direct Provision Centre in Donegal.🥰

Also thanks to everyone who shared the appeal post on their page as it really helped get the word out! 💕

04/12/2021

A glimpse into a maternity kit. Thanks to all who have donated this year ✨

28/11/2021

Biggest drop yet by team Galway!

“This month Danú Galway helped 60 mothers and 86 children.

We donated what the mums specifically requested and needed.

53 volunteers supported this. Over 300 packages were delivered this month.

These mothers are so very gratefull that these needs have been met.”

To get involved, email directprovisiongalway@gmail.com

16/11/2021

Link in bio to support The Hygiene Bank’s “It’s in the Bag” campaign ☺️