Children helped by Chernobyl charity reunite with Adi Roche at UCC ceremony

As voluntary CEO of Chernobyl Children International, Adi Roche has overseen the delivery of more than €108m of humanitarian aid and services to the Chernobyl-affected regions
Children helped by Chernobyl charity reunite with Adi Roche at UCC ceremony

Adi Roche with three, now adult, victims of the Chernobyl disaster: Anna Gabriel, Raisa Carolan and Marharyta Maroza. Picture: John Allen

They are the living legacy of her humanitarian work and they were there last night to see her honoured.

Innocent victims of the Chernobyl disaster, who were all abandoned in the same orphanage, and then saved by Adi Roche and her charity, Chernobyl Children International (CCI), were reunited with her at UCC last night to see her conferred with an honorary degree.

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