The “Ireland and Mancora Walking Together Project” was set up by Eamon Molloy, Tom Campbell, Robbie Baird and Nathan McFadden with Fatima Chero Palacios and her family in Northwest Peru during Christmas 2005.

While there, they found out that an Irish Priest named Father Martin O’Grady had been to Mancora some years previously. He had built a Church in the area and along with his companions had provided Spiritual and Medical Care for the people there, aiding the establishment of the town.

The aim of the project was to provide food for families most in need, and small Christmas gifts for Children from the Barrios of Mancora and nearby riverbed settlements named Fernandez and La Bocana. It also provided medication and medical treatments for disabled and diseased persons many of whom would most certainly have died without help.

Many of these families are without food and a stable water supply and the basic necessities of life that we take for granted. Most of the children had never received any kind of gift before at Christmas time.

The project has been successfully growing in popularity since Christmas 2005.

This project has been funded fully by Castlebar Credit Union and Private Donations. 100 percent of donations from you go directly to those who need it. This year in 2011 we hope that donations can be directed into helping these people in the longer term.

We now have an Online Donation application through the link at the top of this page.

Although times are difficult for many people at the moment any donation will make a big difference to the project. No donation is too small.

If you have any questions or suggestions for the project please Contact us

The rest is up to you - With your help we can make a difference...

Merry Christmas : )