Colette O'Sullivan and Helen O'Malley, ACARA Action Projects - Field Work in Lesotho
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ACARA Action Projects, Interview on Irish Examiner, Friday 13th Aug 2010
We would not be able to undertake our Build Projects without our amazing Project Team. We thank them for their time, dedication and commitment and for giving so generously of their time over the course of the past 18 months and beyond.
Katherine Kelliher B. Arch. Sc Dip. Arch. MRIAI
Partner, Kelliher Miller Architects www.kmarch.ie
Project Architect: 2008 and 2010
Katherine Kelliher, Kelliher Miller Architects. Architect for ACARA Lesotho Build Project 2008 - 2010
Katherine studied architecture in Bolton St, DIT and graduated with an honours degree in 1995. She has worked in Hong Kong and Ireland in a number of architectural practices. She is accredited in conservation of historic buildings Grade III and is a qualified Project Supervisor Design Process.
Andrew Gargan : Project Quantity Surveyor: 2008 and 2010
Andrew Gargan: Quantity Surveyor, ACARA Lesotho Build Project 2008 - 2010
Andrew is a professional Quantity surveyor and has over 10 years experience in the construction industry. His latest project in Dublin was the Aviva stadium. After doing a trek for Barretstown in 2006 he teamed up with Acara Action Projects in his spare time to be part of the team to carry out charity builds in Lesotho, Southern Africa. His ambition is to work on non-profit projects as well as private/ public enterprise projects.Andrew likes photography, architecture and jaffa cakes 
Peter Finn – Site Foreman 2008 and Advisor for 2010 Project
Partner – Michael Duffy and Sons Constructions ltd http://mdsconstruction.ie
Peter Finn, Site Foreman, ACARA Lesotho Build Project 2008 and Advisor in 2010
Peter, 35 years, started off as a carpenter then went on to undertake a Building Technician Course in Bolton Street, Dublin. He has been involved in each of the 5 Room to Improve series on RTE and after been introduced to ACARA in 2008, by his friend Bernard Sweeney (also part of the Project Team of 2008), Peter became Site Foreman for the first Lesotho Build Project
Personal Interests: Football, Kickboxing and Healthy Living
Declan O’Mahony – Site Foreman 2010
Declan O'Mahony: Site Foreman, ACARA Lesotho Build Project 2010
Declan O Mahony BA (hons) Diploma PM
Declan is a graduate of University College Cork and has over twenty years experience in the construction industry. Declan is a member of the Institute of Project Management. He founded his first company in 2004. That company became part of Assist Project Management in 2006 where he is a Director http://www.assistpm.ie . In addition to PM services Assist comprises QS, cost management, space planning, architectural design and planning services.
Declan is a keen canoeist and enjoys a regular soccer game on Wednesday nights.
With only 9 weeks to go everything is in place. We are really excited to be bring yet another amazing group of Volunteers out to Lesotho to build classrooms. We depart Dublin Airport on 4th October and return on 21st October
The Challenge:
ACARA have initially committed to a 5 year plan to provide funding to assist in the education and safety of the children of Lesotho by providing some of life’s basic requirements:
1. To Build 2 Classrooms
2. To revisit the ACARA Safe House built in 2008 to build a playground and repaint etc
3. To fill a 20ft Container with clothing, footwear, toys, bedding, school supplies, medical supplies. These will then be distributed to as many orphanages, village’s and homes as possible.
The Brief:
The second ACARA “Lesotho Build Project Challenge” will take place from the 4th – 21st October 2010
Phase 1: To bring a minimum of 40 participants to the Mafeteng Region, just south of the capital to build two classrooms.
Phase 2: To provide a keyhole vegetable garden and a play area for the children from the local communities.
Phase 3: To build a playground in the ACARA House build in 2008
It will be 18 days of hard but rewarding work. An amazing experience!
