The €150,000 AWS InCommunities Drogheda Fund will help you to start or expand a community project in your neighbourhood in Drogheda and the surrounding areas. AWS InCommunities is dedicated to building a world where every person has the opportunity to live a life of dignity on a healthy planet.
Promote active travel by bike for school children by starting a Cycle Bus in your local community.
Support biodiversity in your school community with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan.
Organise an Open Orchard to bring people together, provide free fruit to local residents and green our urban environments.
Monitor traffic and air pollution in your local community and use the data to create healthier and more sustainable communities.
Teaching kids the lifelong skill of growing their own food
Start a community fridge in your community to share good food that would otherwise go to waste.
An annual series of walks and talks aimed at connecting us more closely with our community and our place
Support biodiversity in your local community with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan.
We're on a mission to make remote employment visible and available in local communities, regardless of location
Organise a free meeting place in your community to repair things instead of throwing them away.
FIRST® LEGO® League Discover (IRL/UK)
Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 4-6 year-olds.
FIRST® LEGO® League Explore (IRL/UK)
Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 6-9 year-olds.
FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge (IRL/UK)
Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 9-16 year-olds.
Plant a Pocket Forest of 25sqm (5mx5m) in your garden, community or school (Leinster region only)
Get together with people in your community and share the joy of growing your own food.
Organize a regular community gathering in your local area to celebrate a love of the written or spoken word.
“AWS has been investing in Ireland for nearly 15 years and the launch of the new AWS InCommunities Fund in Drogheda underlines our continued commitment to both the local community and the country. We remain focused on establishing and sustaining meaningful relationships in Drogheda and to making a positive difference in the communities in which we operate, particularly in areas like health, wellbeing, education and the environment. We are proud to play a small part in helping to support Drogheda, and we encourage anyone interested to apply to the AWS InCommunities Fund today and help make a lasting difference .” -Neil Morris, Director of Infrastructure Operations at AWS
