Initiatives
Social farming: Gaining experience in the field
As the concept of social farming gains traction around the country, Changing Ireland takes a look at the overall picture.
Initiatives
3 co-operatives abroad that will inspire at home
On the eve of the UN and International Cooperative Alliance’s International Day of Cooperatives, we’re revisiting a spread from our June-July 2018 issue (Issue 60) drawing on cooperatives from around the world for examples of best practice.
Programmes
4 SICAP success stories and the LDCs behind them
Consistently showcasing successes can give those holding the purse strings confidence in the work. Some companies are already doing this, and have been able to do so on a national stage.
Programmes
Why do we still have to justify community work’s existence?
The work of community development and social inclusion organisations has a consistent track record in Ireland. So why do those organisations continually have to justify its existence?
Policy & Strategy
Could social inclusion consultations have been simple tokenism?
At SIF 2019, feedback from community representatives seened to ask one big question: was consultation on the new social inclusion strategy all a sham?
Initiatives
What happened at the first ever meeting of the Pullough Men’s Shed?
As Men’s Sheds become more and more popular around the island, Changing Ireland attends the very first meeting of the Pullough branch.
Initiatives
The Big Hello: How can you get to know the neighbours?
Wish you knew more about the people living next door? Here’s your opportunity…
Initiatives
No job? No problem: A Terenure crash course in entrepreneurship
Often, it can be the more vulnerable people in our communities who have the most difficulty finding ways to be self-sustaining. Here, Terenure Enterprise Centre enterprise support officer Vasilena Vasileva explains what they did with Walk to change that.
