About Us
Giving a hand-up, not a hand-out.
Mission Statement
Bóthar is the Irish international charity that enables families and communities worldwide to overcome hunger and poverty and to restore the environment in a sustainable way, specialising in improved livestock production and support-related training.
Aideen O'Leary
Aideen manages the day to day running of the organisation and reports directly to the Board. Working for Bóthar since 2013 she spent 6 years in Rwanda focusing on programmes in Africa for the organisation. Prior to joining Bóthar Aideen worked in international banking across Europe.
Email: aideen@bothar.ie
Niamh Mulqueen
Contact Niamh for any queries you may have about the running of the organisation. Niamh reports to the CEO. A long-standing member of staff, Niamh has travelled to many of our project countries ensuring that our programmes are as efficient and effective as they can be.
Email: niamh@bothar.ie
Maureen Purcell
Contact Maureen for any queries you might have about your mailing options. You might like to receive all our mailings or maybe you would just prefer to receive our Christmas mailings? Please let us know.
Email: maureen@bothar.ie
Aisling Matthews
Contact Aisling if you'd like to help Bóthar benefit even more from your donation. If you have made a donation of €250 or more in one year, Bóthar have an opportunity to claim an additional 45% on your donation. Tax Efficient Giving is a huge fundraising opportunity for Bóthar and it just takes 2 minutes of your time. Please support it.
Email: aislingm@bothar.ie
Pat Mullins
Contact Pat if you'd like to donate a calf or an in-calf heifer. Pat works with the Airlifts Co-ordinator to ensure the safe travel of our animals from their homes in Ireland to their new homes in the developing world. From cargo planes to land lifts, Pat ensures the animals are well looked after for the length of their journey.
Email: patmullins@bothar.ie
Patty Abozaglo
International Development & Organisational Strengthening - Patty works on Bóthar's compliance and funding applications. In this era of governance and accountability, Patty's position is vital to ensure that our reporting structures are the best they can be.
Email: pabozaglo@bothar.ie
Kate Finucane
Contact Kate if you'd like to feature in our newsletter or in the super supporters section of our website.
Email: kate@bothar.ie
Elaine Moynihan
Elaine manages Bóthar's accounts ensuring the organisation is SORP compliant. Elaine works with our auditors to produce our financial statements.
Email: elainem@bothar.ie
Our Vision
Bóthar helps rural families earn an income by giving them the gift of livestock, take for example an Irish dairy cow. Irish dairy cows produce up to 20 litres of milk per day whereas a local cow will produce about 4 litres. With high milk yields, families can take what they need for their own use and sell the rest. With this income they can buy additional food stuffs, buy medicine when they are sick and send their children to school. Over time, they become self-sufficient and pass-on the first female calf to another family in their community, so the original gift continues to give.
Our Partners
Heifer International
Bóthar and Heifer International: A long-standing, mutually enriching relationship.
Open Fields
Bóthar works closely with Open Fields Romania to oversee our Eastern European programmes.
Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance
Bóthar works closely with VIVA to ensure that veterinary practices are adhered to at all stages of the Bóthar project life cycle.
Msaada
Bothar has been working with Msaada since 2006. Msaada assists the people of Rwanda, East Africa to restore their dignity and their livelihoods that were destroyed during the horrific genocide in 1994 by establishing self-help income-generating projects.
