Belarus award for Adi Roche
The Belarusian Government has bestowed a Certificate of Distinction on Cork humanitarian Adi Roche for her “outstanding role in rehabilitating Chernobyl children” through her charity, Chernobyl Children International (CCI)
The Belarusian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Sergei Aleinik, bestowed the honour on Adi, who has made pioneering developments for the victims and survivors of the Chernobyl disaster over the past three decades.
Adi, who began working in the immediate aftermath of the Chernobyl Nuclear accident in 1986 and formally founded Chernobyl Children International (CCI) in 1991, has described the recognition from the Belarusian Government as “a privilege and an honour”. She has just returned from her most recent working visit to Belarus during which she worked with children known as the ‘Grandchildren of Chernobyl’. “32 years after the accident we are now working with the third generation of Chernobyl victims. This cross-generational effect is known as ‘Chernobyl Lineage’, which will continue to echo through generations for many years to come and we are committed to building a better world for them all,” she said. Since 1986, CCI has gone on to deliver over €105 million in humanitarian aid to the Chernobyl affected regions and is the only UN recognised NGO working in the area.