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€400K windfall for Inishowen
groups
06.07.11
TWO Inishowen groups
are to share in a €5.5 million allocation from the
International Fund for Ireland (IFI).
Inishowen Development Partnership Football4Peace
Ireland Sustainability Programme is to receive
€165,000. The money will go towards a two year
coaching programme designed and accredited by the
University of Ulster.
The programme will cover culture and attitudes,
equality and diversity, conflict resolution, sports
leadership, coaching and communication skills and
the use of sport and physical activity as a tool for
integration.
Inishowen Women’s Information Network are to share a
windfall of €257,874 with the Mid Ulster Women’s
Network. The money will go towards a two-year
programme of activities aimed at encouraging women
in rural communities to engage in civic activity in
their community on a cross-border and
cross-community basis. |
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IFI chairman Dr Denis
Rooney said: “The work of improving community
relations is a long-term task. The Fund is committed
to breaking down traditional barriers in order to
help build positive relations between the two main
communities on the island of Ireland.
"We are working in some of our most marginalised
communities to promote mutual understanding and
respect so that we can meet our objective of
establishing a peaceful society free from fear,
isolation, mistrust and the threat of violence. |
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Dr Denis Rooney |
"The funding announced
today will go towards a number of projects which
will break new ground in our unstinting efforts to
overcome the legacy of the Troubles and to establish
cross-community cooperation and reconciliation as
the norm in our society.”
The International Fund for Ireland is an independent
international organisation established by the Irish
and British Governments in 1986. It funds
peace-building initiatives in Northern Ireland and
the southern border counties. |
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