Goal.ie
Title
GOAL Ireland
Description
GOAL is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to the alleviation of the suffering of the poorest of the poor. It was founded by its current Chief Executive, John O’Shea in 1977.
GOAL works towards ensuring that the most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental needs and rights of life, i.e. food, water, shelter, medical attention and primary education. It is non-denominational, non-governmental and non-political.
Apart from offering practical assistance to the poor GOAL also advocates on their behalf. We try to convince the international community to honour its obligations to the poorest of the poor and endeavour to exert as much pressure as possible on governments and other institutions with the capacity to bring about real change. This form of advocacy is a major part of the GOAL philosophy and has kept the issue of poverty in the developing world very much on the agenda for the Irish Government at national, European and international levels.
