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Iza’s Report

I was excited when I was asked if I would travel to Poland with one of the men, who wanted to return and try a new life in Barka. I was aware it could be both something new and unusual for me with potential difficulties. I guess however that it was also quite a stressful […]

Andrzej Sydoruk – Barka Leader

Andrzej has been working In Dublin since January. He is one of the most experienced leaders of Barka! He was operating in seven boroughs of London within the framework of Barka UK. “To save even one human being’s live is a great success and cause for further work. In Dublin we managed to help already […]

Betty Sisson – Study Visit to Poland

First we would like to thank the Barka Foundation for inviting Mendicity to Poznan Poland and for the hospitality they extended to us. We had a very busy schedule outlined by Dagmara Our party included two people from DCC, Gerry Folan and Lisa Kelleher, myself and Charles from Mendicity one detox nurse from Simon, Mary […]

Andrzej’s goodbye party

These pictures illustrate the meeting of Barka IE on Wednesday 20th of June 2012. You can see here representatives of Board Members, employees and Barka volunteer.

Dear Mary

Dear Mary, Thank you very much for your mail. It is very interesting and important for all of us to know your opinion on the study visit. I would like to explain that Polish approach to homeless people addicted to alcohol is quite diverse. Actually there is a lot of support options for those who […]

Meeting with International Organization for Migration Ireland (IOM)

On the 14th of June 2012 Barka IE staff had a meeting with International Organization for Migration (IOM). IOM assists asylum seekers and vulnerable irregular migrants who decide to return to their country of origin. Provides transport assistance and also a reintegration grant to help individuals establish a sustainable life after returning. Citizens from the […]

Letter from Dublin

Dear Dagmara, I would like to thank Barka for the opportunity to visit Poland and to gain an understanding of the work that Barka does. I would also like to thank you for facilitating the visit and for making it such an enjoyable and worthwhile event. I found the models and concepts around social integration, […]

Meeting with Lorraine Scanlon – Project Manager of Return Hotline

On the 24th of May 2012 Barka IE staff had a meeting with Lorraine Scanlon, who is a Project Manager of Return Hotline 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 fund to provide information to asylum seekers and […]

Study visit in Barka’s Network in Poland

 At the end of May Barka IE partners from Dublin will visit Barka’s Network in Poland. The partners will come for 3 days to visit the Communities, Centers for Social Integration and Centers of Social Economy. They will also see the work of social cooperatives and social enterprises. The aim of the study visitis to […]