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€900,000 awarded by AXA to community groups

/ 21st September 2022 /
Fionn Thompson

Eighty four voluntary community groups from around the country will share a combined €900,000 in funding from AXA Ireland

As part of the new AXA Parks initiative, which aims to support community groups who are committed to creating or improving green spaces in their area, the grant winners were drawn from over 260 applicants. 

Of the groups, 35 will receive up to €20,000, 21 will receive between €6,000 and €10,000 and 28 will receive more than €3,000. AXA estimates that over 350,000 people will be impacted by the awarding of the grants. 

Some examples of the benefactors include Clonakilty Friends of Asylum Seekers from Co. Cork, a group which works with asylum seekers to improve a community garden near Clonakilty Lodge; Tramore Eco Group in Co. Waterford which is aiming to preserve the prehistoric areas and burial sites of the sand dunes on Tramore beach; and Dodder Action Group, who are working to plant five Irish-native woodlands in five schools in Tallaght. 

Customer and marketing director at AXA, Antoinette McDonald, said: “AXA Parks is about helping local communities to thrive by empowering them with the resources they need to create and enhance green spaces. The grants announced today will come to life over the coming months as the community projects take shape and will enhance the countryside for everyone next spring and summer.”

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Denise Charlton, CEO of the Community Foundation Ireland, the administrators of the grant on behalf of AXA, added: “We are delighted to play an active role in this grants programme, which aligns with our own commitment to sustainable futures for all.”

Photo: Ger Walsh (left) and Kitty Sission (right) of the Clonakilty Friends of Asylum Seekers with Iremide Olufade and Grace Ajayai

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