Franciscan Sisters’ project for a Women’s Refuge and Kindergarten in Bukovica, Tomislavgrad. The Mayor of Tomislavgrad, Ivan Vukadin, donated 5,000 sq metres of land to the Franciscan Sisters in the hope that they could raise funds to build a shelter for socially deprived people. Our charity donated €90,000 which paid for all the doors and windows, [...]

On 8th July 2013, the Official Opening of the Respite Centre and School for Children and Young People with Special Needs took place. The ceremony was attended by Donal O’Shea and Pat Henry who represented the charity and their generous donors.

In May 2011 we received a letter from Fr Pero Karajica and Cardinal Vinko Puljic. They asked for our assistance to complete a church and Pastoral Centre in a new parish at Dobrinje, Sarajevo. The Pastoral Centre (Presbytery) would incorporate a Public Kitchen which was urgently needed to provide meals for the poor of the [...]

Dolac na Lasvi – Blessing of Youth Educational Centre – 6th May 2015.

Wednesday, 6th May 2015 was a very special day. In 2006 Arthur McCluskey and his directors agreed to help with funding a building in the grounds of the Franciscan church in Dolac na Lasvi which is near Novi Travnik, central Bosnia.

Fra Josip from Visoko asked if we could help to build a sacristy at the Zimca church which was in the Visoko parish also.  They would use it also as a classroom to prepare the children for the sacraments.  They also needed restoration to the bell tower. 1.  Blessing of the foundations 2.  Builders at [...]

This lovely Nursing Home stands in the grounds of Vionica Orphanage, a few kilometres from Medjugorje. Over 30 elderly residents live at the Home where they are well fed and cared for with love and respect. When Irish or UK pilgrims visit the Home, they are warmly welcomed as the residents know that we support [...]

Built in 1900, Visoko school was the most prestigious Secondary School in Bosnia & Herzegovina and open to all religious groups. In 1945 the Communist Party confiscated the building and adjoining grounds for occupation by The Yugoslavian National Army. This arrangement continued until the fall of communism in 1992 when the Bosnian Army took possession. [...]