In this week's episode, Liz travels to Kenya to assess how the country is coping in the aftermath of serious conflict and to explore how Irish taxes have been supporting the emergency response. Liz visits Londiani, where evidence of the recent destruction is everywhere. Local businesses are closed and buildings have been burnt to the ground. People have been forced to leave land that is legally theirs, to displacement camps that have been set up to meet basic accommodation and food needs... Read More
In a new series of Far Away Up Close, former government minister Liz O' Donnell packs her bags in search of the real lives behind Ireland's overseas development aid programme.
Exploring how Ireland is contributing to different countries, Liz looks at the impact of Ireland's governmental commitment, a commitment that will see Irish taxpayers spend over €900 million in the developing world in 2008.
Over four episodes, the woman who played a major political role in increasing Ireland's aid budget travels to different countries in Africa in order to explain why aid is not only important to her, but to ask questions about Ireland's aid programme on behalf of the Irish taxpayer. Armed with a wealth of knowledge and expertise on Overseas Development Aid, Liz will explore the realities on the ground from a fresh and qualified perspective, offering us unique access to the behind-the-scenes workings of global inter-governmental relationships and decision-making.
