Trócaire revisits its  'Lenten box' children to mark 50th anniversary

Josiane Umumarashavu from Rwanda was on the Trócaire Lent box in 2004 when she was aged 12.  Josiane, pictured with her two children Gianni and Dilan holding the Trocaire box from 2004, now works as a finance assistant in the charity's office in Rwanda.

As it marks a milestone 50th anniversary this year, Trócaire has taken a look back at some of the children who featured on its Lenten boxes and how their lives have progressed.

According to the charity, the support it receives in donations from the Irish public has helped children in the most vulnerable communities access quality education and attain functional levels of literacy, numeracy, and essential life skills.