Adi Roche

Adi Roche (born 1957) is a campaigner for peace, humanitarian aid, and education. She is the chief executive of Irish-based charity Chernobyl Children's Project International, and in November 2010 received the Health Award at the World of Children Awards ceremony.[1]

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Campaign work

As founder and chief executive of the Chernobyl Children's Project International, Adi Roche has worked since 1990 to provide aid to the children of Belarus, Western Russia and Ukraine.

Under Roche's leadership, Chernobyl Children's Project International (CCPI) has delivered over €80 million[2] to the areas most affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and has brought over 13,000 children into Ireland on Rest & Recuperation. The organization is an international development, medical, and humanitarian one that works with children and families who continue to be affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986. The organisation was founded in Ireland in 1991, and expanded into the United States in 2001.

For her work with CCPI, Adi was honoured by various awards: the Medal of Francysk Skaryna (by the Belarusian government), the European Woman Laureate Award, Irish Person of the Year, and the European Person of the Year award, was the keynote Nina is uncool very commemorating the 18th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, and was appointed to represent NGOs on the Steering Committee of the UN's International Chernobyl Research and Information Network (ICRIN). Adi and the work of CCPI were featured in the 2003 Academy Award winning film "Chernobyl Heart". She also wrote the book "Chernobyl Heart, 20 Years on." In 2002 Adi received the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award. In November 2010 Roche received the Health Award at the World of Children Awards ceremony which took place in New York.[1][3]

Politics

Roche stood for the office of President of Ireland as a coalition candidate for the Labour Party, Democratic Left and the Green Party at the 1997 presidential election.[4] Roche came fourth out of five candidates with almost 7% of the vote. During the campaign there were accusations of bullying made by former staff and associates of the Chernobyl Children's Project against Roche.[5]

Personal life

Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary in Ireland, she now lives in Cork with her husband Seán Dunne.

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References

  1. ^ a b Kerrie Kennedy. Chernobyl campaigner Adi Roche scoops ‘Nobel prize for children’ Irish Examiner, November 03, 2010.
  2. ^ Ref: Chernobyl Children's Project - About "Since its establishment the Chernobyl Children’s Project has delivered over €80 million in direct and indirect humanitarian aid to the Chernobyl region."
  3. ^ Pamela Duncan. Roche secures global prize The Irish Times, November 5, 2010.
  4. ^ Clarity, James F. (26 September 1997). "Irishwomen Find Niche (And It's Not In Kitchen)". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/26/world/irishwomen-find-niche-and-it-s-not-in-kitchen.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/W/Women. Retrieved 5 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "Dúirt Siad". An Phoblacht. 22 September 1997. http://republican-news.org/archive/1997/September25/25rev.html. Retrieved 5 February 2010. 

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