Deadline: 20 September 2018
The Community Foundation for Ireland is accepting applications to offer grants of up to €6,000 to Traveller-led organisations to develop Leadership Strategies within their local communities.
In 2017 a piece of research commissioned by The Community Foundation for Ireland highlighted the fact that Travellers in Ireland are still faced, on a daily basis with a wide range of social challenges, such as discrimination, bullying and obstacles when accessing accommodation, employment, education and health services. In light of this, The Community Foundation for Ireland met with key stakeholders from leading Traveller organisations who identified a need to build capacity from within the Travelling Community by developing leadership strategies at a local level.
The Community Foundation for Ireland is a grant-making and donor services charity. The Community Foundation makes grants to not-for-profit and voluntary groups working in communities throughout the Republic of Ireland. Grants are usually for a particular action with an identifiable outcome. Ongoing, core or capital costs will not be considered.
These strategies will be developed in 2018-19 for the three year period 2019-2022 and must focus on three key themes:
- Political leadership among Travellers
- Leadership of Travellers within the Traveller movement
- Engagement of the youth in the movement but also within the wider landscape
The Foundation is Looking For:
Local, Traveller-led, community-based organisations to:
- Work with the communities they serve to determine what kinds of leadership strategies are needed by local groups in their areas/ communities
- Develop a three year leadership strategy with that community that incorporates the three key themes listed above
- Develop a strategy that incorporates well-defined deliverables for each of the three years, with clear and practical pathways to achieving these deliverables.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: Ireland
For more information, please visit Traveller Leadership Grants.