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.
Community Fridges are accessible public spaces where local businesses and residents share surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, creating stronger communities whilst reducing environmental impact.
Plant fruit trees in public spaces to provide free food for residents while bringing neighbours together through collaborative environmental action that creates lasting community connections.
Monitor traffic and air pollution in your local community and use the data to create healthier and more sustainable communities.
FIRST® LEGO® League Discover UK
Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 4-6 year-olds.
A community-led initiative where trained volunteers escort groups of children to school by bike along safe, planned routes, creating a mobile protected cycle lane for young cyclists.
FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge UK
Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 9-16 year-olds.
FIRST® LEGO® League Explore UK
Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) programme in your school or community for 6-9 year-olds.
We're on a mission to make remote employment visible and available in local communities, regardless of location
Organize a regular community gathering in your local area to celebrate a love of the written or spoken word.
Transform your local area into a thriving habitat for bees and pollinators through simple, community-led actions that reduce mowing, plant native flowers, and create nesting spaces
Support biodiversity in your school community with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan.
Create a densely planted 25-square-metre native forest in your community with expert guidance, bringing biodiversity and natural connection to urban spaces through collaborative workshops.
“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
