Adi Roche ( 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. Events January-April January 2 - Panama president Jose Antonio Remon is assassinated. January 19 - The Scrabble board game debuts. February 8 - Nikolai Bulganin ousts Georgi Malenkov February 13 - Israel obtains 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls. February 23 - First meeting of... 1955-present) is a campaigner for peace, humanitarian aid, and education. Born in Clonmel (Irish: Cluain Meala) is a medium-sized town situated in south County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies in a valley, surrounded by several mountains and hills. The Comeragh Mountains are to the south, while east of the town is Slievenamon. The River Suir flows through the town. Clonmel was built... Clonmel, A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. Scotland, the Isle of Man and Wales are visible to the east. Ireland is located west of the European landmass, which is part of the continent of Eurasia. Ireland (Éire in Irish) is the... Ireland, and now living in For other uses of Cork, see Cork (disambiguation). Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) is the second city of the Republic of Ireland. Also the principal city of County Cork, it is situated in the province of Munster, slightly inland from the southern coast proper. The River Lee flows through the city, with... 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 ( Belarusian: Белару́сь, Russian: Белару́сь (formerly: Белору́ссия), Polish: Białoruś) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk. Belarus... Belarus, Western The Russian Federation ( Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches... Russia and the Ukraine (Україна, Ukrayina in Ukrainian; Украина in Russian) is a republic in eastern Europe which borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and... Ukraine.

Under Adi's leadership, the CCP-International project has initiated aid programs and delivered humanitarian and medical aid valued at over $50M to the areas most affected by the The Chernobyl Nuclear power plant The Chernobyl accident which occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union) is widely regarded as the worst in the history of nuclear power generation. It produced a plume of radioactive debris that drifted... Chernobyl nuclear disaster. A rest and recuperation program has enabled more than 11,000 sick children to come to A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. Scotland, the Isle of Man and Wales are visible to the east. Ireland is located west of the European landmass, which is part of the continent of Eurasia. Ireland (Éire in Irish) is the... Ireland for medical treatment and recuperation since 1993.

Adi has been awarded variously the Franskaya Scorina Humanitarian Presidental Medal (by the Belarus ( Belarusian: Белару́сь, Russian: Белару́сь (formerly: Белору́ссия), Polish: Białoruś) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk. Belarus... 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 The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization made up of 191 states established in 1945. With the notable exception of the Holy See/ Vatican City (which is the sole permanent observer state), all countries recognized by the CIA as first-level sovereign entities, are members. Other entities recognized... United Nations General Session commemorating the 18th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, and was appointed to represent NGOs on the Steering Commitee of the UN's International Chernobyl Research and Information Network (ICRIN).

In 1997, she ran for the office of The President of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. The President is usually directly elected by the people, and serves a maximum of two seven-year terms. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the President does exercise... President of Ireland as a candidate for the The Irish Labour Party is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. In 1912 James Connolly and James Larkin advocated the creation of an Irish Labour party. This party would represent the workers in the expected Home Rule parliament. It was established as a congress of trade... Irish Labour Party.

Adi and the work of Chernobyl Children's Project International was featured in the 2003 This is a list of films that have received an Oscar and nomination for best documentary short subject. 1941 - Churchills Island - National Film Board of Canada 1942 - none given 1943 - December 7th - United States Navy 1944 - With the Marines at Tarawa -- United States Marine Corps 1945 - Hitler Lives? - Gordon... Academy Award winning film "Chernobyl Heart."

External Links

• Chernobyl Children’s Project Home (http://www.chernobyl-international.org/)