Donegal nursing student thanks all who helped her provides aid work in Uganda

A Dunfanaghy woman has thanked all who helped with fundraising that enabled her to travel to Uganda to work earlier this month.

Niamh Corcoran from Kill was part of a group of Intellectual Disability and General Nursing Students from ATU Sligo's St Angela’s campus who made their way to Africa.

The former PCC Falcarragh student, who has just completed third year as a nursing student, travelled with Clare native Éabha Heffron, Joanne Cullen from Sligo, Tara Kelly of Roscommon and Galway’s Chloe McCormack.

They were joined by St Angela’s College staff Michelle McCabe, who is a lecturer in Home Economics, Sean Kelly from Marketing, Communications and Student Recruitment and Evelyn McManus, a lecturer and researcher within the Department of Nursing, Health Sciences and Disability Studies.

The group worked with NGO Bright Kids Uganda (BKU), who work tirelessly to care for neglected and abandoned children in the Entebbe region.

They will worked at Noah's Ark School for Children with Disabilities, a safe haven for kids who have been forgotten by society, simply because they're born different. Work also involved community engagement through vision assessment and health clinics. As part of their trip they had a number of fundraisers including a 5K and Niamh is very grateful for all donations.

"Thank you to everyone who generously donated towards our cause of supporting children with disabilities and those in orphanages in Uganda,” she said. “Your contributions have made a significant impact, enabling us to provide essential medical supplies, new mattresses, and shoes for the children. Additionally, your support has allowed us to make crucial improvements to the nursing clinic, ensuring better care for those in need. Your kindness and generosity have truly made a difference in the lives of these children".