What U can do
Here are some of the most effective ways that you can help:
Fundraising:
Attend or support a fundraising event, plan an event of your own or help run an event organised by others in your area. (Please note all fundraising activities are subject to guidelines and procedures.) Advice, merchandise and promotional material available for certain fundraising activities, for further information please email info@chernobylchildrenstrust.ie
Participate in a Programme:
Volunteering should be a positive and rewarding
experience. Whether it is to give an hour of your time in the evening at home or a month working overseas or hosting a Child, giving your time to benefit others should leave you feeling happy that you made a difference. Chernobyl Children’s Trust is committed to putting joy into volunteering with our organisation to ensure that your experience is worthwhile and personally satisfying. There are numerous ways to volunteer and help us to help others.
experience. Whether it is to give an hour of your time in the evening at home or a month working overseas or hosting a Child, giving your time to benefit others should leave you feeling happy that you made a difference. Chernobyl Children’s Trust is committed to putting joy into volunteering with our organisation to ensure that your experience is worthwhile and personally satisfying. There are numerous ways to volunteer and help us to help others.There are local groups affiliated to Chernobyl Children’s Trust in various parts of Ireland involved in organising children’s holidays (see below) and various other activities – for further information please email your contact details to: info@chernobylchildrenstrust.ie
Host Children for holidays:
Open your home for a recuperative holiday for children from Chernobyl-affected and disadvantaged areas of Belarus. This can be one of the most rewarding experiences, particularly if you have children of your own. In summertime, relatively healthy children (in pairs) are placed with host families as part of a group in various areas in Ireland for a period of two or four weeks. Weekly activities are organised by the local group and translators are available at all times. To take a child out of a contaminated area even for a few weeks can boost their immune system and generally instill a sense of positivity which can be lacking in many of these children’s lives. Naturally, all potential host families must undergo vetting procedures.
Medical professionals are needed to work alongside their Belarusian counterparts to assist in the caring of children in our Belarusian home care programme for terminally-ill and profoundly disabled Children. Doctors, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Physical therapists and other qualified personnel are needed to volunteer their time to travel for periods of one week at various times of year. All arrangements are made by Chernobyl Children’s Trust. Volunteers are asked to cover associated costs where possible. Proof of qualification is necessary in order to meet Belarusian regulations. Please send CV to info@chernobylchildrenstrust.ie or by post to: Chernobyl Children’s Trust, 33 Ashington Dale, Navan Road, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Building and Renovation in Belarus:
Renovation of buildings used by Child support agencies and community organisations working to develop communities throughout Belarus. A Partnership, Belarusian/Irish programme, involving Irish volunteer trades people flying to Belarus and working side by side with their Belarusian counterparts to completely over-haul buildings to best possible standards.
Chernobyl Children’s Trust is committed to best practice across all of its programmes and has appropriate procedures and codes of practice in place to achieve this.
The protection and safety of Children is our first priority and every effort will be made to maintain the highest possible standards.
Please be aware that all volunteers must undergo clearance and vetting procedures before participating in any activity under the auspices of Chernobyl Children’s Trust.
Applicants to volunteer please send your C.V. and stated programme of interest by email to: info@chernobylchildrenstrust.ie or by post to: Chernobyl Children’s Trust, 33 Ashington Dale, Navan Road, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Further information available from info@chernobylchildrenstrust.ie or by post to: Chernobyl Children’s Trust, 33 Ashington Dale, Navan Road, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Nursing/Medical:

Ireland Time
Belarus Time