Adi Roche
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Adi Roche (b. 1955) is a campaigner for peace, humanitarian aid, and education. Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary in Ireland, and now lives in Cork.
As Founder and International Executive Director of Chernobyl Children's Project International, she has worked since 1990 to provide aid to the children of Belarus, Western Russia and the Ukraine.
Under Adi's leadership, Chernobyl Children's Project International has delivered over €60 million [1] to the areas most affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The organization is an international development, medical, and humanitarian that works with children and families who continue to be affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986. The organization was founded in Ireland in 1991, and expanded into the United States in 2001.
Chernobyl Children's Project International has brought over 12,000 children, who live in contaminated region, to Ireland. This program is widely supported by volunteers throughout Ireland. In additional, CCPI supports a pediatric cardiac surgery program, a foster family program, community centers, community care and medical programs for families living with ill children, a hospice care program, and a nursing program.
Adi was honored by various awards: the Medal of Francysk Skaryna (by the Belarusian government), the European Woman Laureate Award, Irish Person of the Year, and the European Person of the Year award, was she keynote speaker at the United Nations General Session commemorating the 18th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, and was appointed to represent NGOs on the Steering Committee of the UN's International Chernobyl Research and Information Network (ICRIN).
In 1997, she ran for the office of President of Ireland as a coalition candidate for the Irish Green Party, Democratic Left and Irish Labour Party. Despite starting as favourite, Roche came fourth out of five candidates with less than 7% of the vote. Adi and the work of Chernobyl Children's Project International were featured in the 2003 Academy Award winning film "Chernobyl Heart".
- ^ Ref: Chernobyl Childres Project - About "Since its establishment the Chernobyl Children’s Project has delivered over €60 million in direct and indirect humanitarian aid to the Chernobyl region."