Where we Work
In excess of 100 GOALies are currently employed by GOAL. They work alongside many thousands of local staff in the implementation of humanitarian programmes in 13 countries. GOALies include country directors, project managers, accountants, nurses, doctors, nutritionists, logisticians, administrative personnel and engineers.
GOAL’s programmes are specifically designed to assist the poorest of the poor and those suffering from the effects of war and/or natural disasters.
Project funding comes from a number of sources - national governments and international institutions, such as the European Union and the United Nations, and charitable trusts, foundations and from public donation.
Since its inception in 1977, GOAL has employed more than 2,300 GOALies and has spent in excess of €720 million on humanitarian programmes. This has been achieved on an exceptionally low administrative cost.
Besides implementing its own programmes, GOAL works with partner organisations and missionary groups who have similar objectives.
Print out our current GOAL Highlights sheet for an example of some of our current programmes, or click on any of the countries on the left-hand menu for more information.
Countries where GOAL has worked since its inception:
Andaman Islands, Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burma, Brazil, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, Columbia, Croatia, Democratic Republic of Congo (formally Zaire), East Timor, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Kosovo, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Sudan, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
GOAL has also provided assistance to Irish missionaries in some of the above countries, plus a number of other nations throughout the developing world.