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Reconnections – September

3 citizens from Central and Eastern Europe went back to their homeland in September with the support of Barka IE. Return to Czech Republic – 2 persons(to families); Return to Lithuania – 1 person (to family).

Training of groups from Ireland and England in Barka in Poland

15 people took part in a two-weeks trainings programmes in Barka’s Network between July and August. The trainings were financed by the European Comission through Leonardo da Vinci Mobility 2012 Programme. Barka IE and Barka UK received grants which enabled the two organizations to organize trainings in Barka Poland for the representatives of local governments […]

Extension of Reconnection and Reintegration Initiative with Barka

Dublin Region Homeless Executive Newsletter Initiative supports 27 Eastern European migrants to return home and exit homelessness A joint initiative between Dublin City Council (DCC), Mendicity Institution (Charitable Trust) and Barka (Polish NGO) has successfully reconnected 27 Eastern European migrants who were formerly homeless back to their homeland. The initiative was set up in January […]

Reconnections – 01.07-15.08.2012

Since the beginning of July 2012 to the 15th of August 8 citizens from Eastern Europe went back with Barka IE’s support to homeland and to communities of Barka in Poland. Return to Poland–5 persons; (3 persons to families and 2 persons to Barka’s communities) Return to Romania–2 persons (to families); Return to Czech Republic–1 […]

Meeting with representative of Return Hotline

At the end of July Barka IE staff and manager of the Mendicity Institution Charles Richards had a meeting with Barbara Reze, who is a staff member of Return Hotline project organized within the EHC European Homecare Ltd. The Voluntary Return Hotline is a non-profit project funded by the Department of Justice and EU return […]

Barka staff visit to residents of Camden Hall Hostel

From the 17thof July Barka IE reconnection project staff began to work in Camden Hall Hostel, where about 90 homeless people sleep each night. Barka employees work with hostel residents, coming from Central and Eastern Europe. After talks with Barka IE staff several people who sleep in Camden Hall Hostel began to come to engage […]

Meeting with representative of COPE Galway

On the 24thof July Barka IE staff and manager of the Mendicity Institution Charles Richards had a meeting with representatives of COPE Galway which lead COPE Galway Fairgeen Hostel and COPE Galway Day Centre. During the meeting Barka staff and Charles Richards presented the ethos, programs and operation of Barka in Poland and abroad. Then […]

Brendan’s Report

We met our traveling companion outside the Polish Consulate in Dublin in the company of Andrzej and Dagmara. With limited understanding of the potential stress for our journeyman we headed for the airport. It’s funny often when unfamiliar travelers meet for the first time, there is often a common goal established. The same destination, the […]