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Events and Initiatives

Whether you are a runner, cyclist or baker, Orbis has an array of exciting and challenging events for you in 2023 and beyond.

Got your own fundraising idea? If you would like to organise your own fundraiser - please get in touch – we’d be delighted to help. Fundraising for Orbis Ireland is a great way to make a difference whilst having fun!

Tandem Skydive

Jump from a plane in 2023 and help treat and prevent avoidable blindness in Ethiopia.
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HELL & BACK Participants 2022

Hell and Back

When: Saturday 10th June, 2023

Where: Killruddery Estate, Bray, Co Wicklow

Orbis is taking on the HELL & BACK challenge and we hope you will join us!

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Women's Mini Marathon

When: Sunday 4th June, 2023

Where: Dublin

It’s time to dust off your runners and get ready for the 2023 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon!

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RUN 20/20

Where: Run for 20 minutes every day for 20 days across one month in 2023.

The beauty of the RUN 20/20 challenge is that you have flexibility and control, you can run where you want when you want!

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Orbis's Great Ethiopian Run team raise their arms to the sky and smile at the camera

Great Ethiopian Run

When: Sunday 19th November, 2023

Where: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Join Orbis this November as over 40,000 people take to the streets of Addis Ababa for Africa's BIGGEST road race - the Great Ethiopian 10 km Run.

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EYES ON ETHIOPIA - a photography exhibition

Throughout 2022, Orbis is hosting a virtual photography exhibition - Eyes on Ethiopia. This exhibition displays the spectacular photographs by many of the photographers who joined Orbis in Ethiopia over the years. The exhibition also includes some amateur photographs, by a select few of our very talented participants in the Great Ethiopian Run.

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