At CaminoWays.com we work with many charities, groups and non-profit organizations, helping them organise successful fundraising trips to the Camino de Santiago and other destinations for great causes.
The Camino de Santiago is a very special journey, life-changing for many. These are some of the fantastic charities travelling to the Camino de Santiago and the Via Francigena in 2014, why not join them and walk the Camino for an even greater cause?
Trek 4 Hospice takes place in April and the goal is to raise funds for the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation. Based in Knock, Co. Mayo, Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation was set up in 1992 to provide specialist palliative care services for the people of Mayo and Roscommon, 365 days a year.
The majority of patients cared for by the service are cancer patients but the foundation also helps patients with other conditions such as Motor Neurone, Muscular Dystrophy and MS. Would you like to walk the first section of the French Way route of the Camino de Santiago across the Pyrenees for Trek 4 Hospice?
The Diabetes Federation of Ireland, created in 1967, is dedicated to helping people with diabetes through a network of support branches across Ireland, improving the lives of people affected by diabetes, as well as working too prevent and cure diabetes.
For 2014, Diabetes Ireland will be walking the last 115km of the Portuguese Way route of the Camino de Santiago, from the border town of Tui to Santiago de Compostela. Would you like to walk the Portuguese Camino for Diabetes Ireland?
Based in Galway, the goal of ACT for Meningitis is to raise awareness and educate about the signs and symptoms of meningitis. The charity also provides support to individuals and families affected by meningitis, as well as organising talks in schools, hospitals and creches.
Set up in 1965 in Dublin, Gorta is Ireland’s longest established not-for-profit development agency. Gorta works with communities in Sub-Saharan Africa and focuses on long term sustainable projects established with partner organisations.
Mainstay DRP was created in 1989 by a group of concerned parents and carers of people with learning disabilities in County Down. Today, Mainstay DRP provides respite care, supported housing, day-care services and vocational training, as well as residential care to people with learning disabilities in the area.
Founded in 2002, SharingPoint is a non-profit organisation supporting adults recovering from alcoholism, gambling and drug abuse, offering practical help for their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. SharingPoint’s services are delivered thanks to voluntary work and voluntary contributions.
and, with dates still to be confirmed, the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland will also be getting back to the Camino de Santiago in 2014, to cover a different route to Santiago de Compostela after their successful trip this year.
*To read about upcoming Camino de Santiago trips for charity or if you would like more information about organising a fundraising trip on the Camino: Camino de Santiago Charity Treks and Challenges.
Maria is from Viveiro, in the misty and beautiful northern coast of Galicia, and now calls Ireland her adopted home. She adores Santiago, where she studied Journalism at Santiago de Compostela University. She also loves travel, food, books, and arty and crafty. She has walked and cycled many trails including many Camino routes, Japan's Kumano Kodo, the Kerry Camino in Ireland and many others.
