Archive for December, 2008

This theme for 2008 “Dignity and justice for all of us”  reinforces the vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a commitment to universal dignity and justice. It is not a luxury or a wish-list.

The UDHR and its core values, inherent human dignity, non-discrimination,equality, fairness and universality apply to everyone, everywhere and always.

Teh Declaration is universal, enduring and vibrant, and it concerns us all.

Letter from Mary Donohoe as published in The Irish Times Wednesday Dec 10th:

Dear Madam,

The greatest challenge to healthcare delivery in African countries is the acute shortage of healthcare workers, in particular doctors and nurses

In many cases healthcare systems have been brought to their knees as a result of HIV and associated TB infections.

In Malawi for example, there is one doctor and 56 nurses per 100,000 patients.

In this the 60^th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights, we in the developed world need to create healthcare partnerships with these struggling nations, that will facilitate the delivery of healthcare and in turn reduce the unconscionable level of human suffering.

Direct marketing firm Dialogue create a new concept and design as a fundraiser for The Rose Project.  This Dublin based direct marketing firm generated the idea of high quality giftwrap, designed by a series of top Irish designers, for use throughout the year.  The giftwrap celebrates the talent of Irish design and the progress made by The Rose Project in its first five years.  The giftwrap has been well received by the public and by Irish retailers.

Current stockists of The Rose Project Giftwrap include Clerys, Avoca, Reads of Nassau St Dublin, Brown Thomas Dublin, Arnotts, Donnybrook Fair & supermarket chain Fresh.  The giftwrap can also be bought on line through ‘Ways to give’ and ‘Donations’, on the Rose Project website: www.roseproject.org.  All funds from this programme will go to fund a maternity hospital under construction in Lilongwe, Malawi.

The Rose Project team thanks the entire Dialogue team for their great creative leadership and support to this fundraising programme - noting the input from Fiona Ryan and Jennifer King in particular. 

We take this opportunity to also thank our long term printing partners RR Donnelley who have consistently supported The Rose Project throughout the last five years, leading the product, promotion and point of sale printing for this programme - in particular Tom Ryan and Dave Furney.

Click here to see Mary Donohoe on TV 3 Ireland AM show