BARKA for Mutual Help Ireland – 10 years on Monday, 5th December 2022 10.00 – 10.30 – Registration and refreshments 10.40 – Welcome Remarks and Introductions – Ewa Sadowska-Keogh, Chief Executive, BARKA Ireland 10.45 – Welcome Address by the selected Delegates 11.00 – BARKA Ireland – 10 years’ history: challenges and achievements – BARKA’s Reconnections […]
From the 1st of January till the 30 of June 2022, 36 people were reconnected via BARKA For Mutual Help IE to their home countries: 29 men 3 women 4 children NATIONALITY Country of origin Number of reconnections Poland 13 Romania 13 Lithuania 4 Czech Rep 2 Slovakia 2 Italy 1 Latvia 1 Total 36
This report presents data covering the year 2021, providing the insight into the impact of the Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ period on homelessness. OUR MISSION The mission of Barka IE is to provide severely excluded Eastern European migrants with the opportunity for reconnection and social reintegration. We can support individuals within Barka Network projects in Poland, help […]
From the 1st of January till the 31 of December 2021, 131 persons were reconnected via BARKA For Mutual Help IE to their home countries: 56 men 43 children 32 women . Most of the people we supported with reconnection in 2021 were Romanian citizens (70%), Polish (13%), and Lithuanians (8%). The nationality breakdown of […]
Przedstawicielka Barki IE wzięła udział w szkoleniu “Senat Polonii Europy”, w Warszawie. Jest to projekt skierowany do działaczy polonijnych. Łącznie uczestniczyło w nim 25 aktywistów z 7 krajów: Irlandii, Litwy, Łotwy, Grecji, Finlandii, Malty i Armenii. Projekt rozpoczął się 21.09, uroczystą inauguracją w Muzeum Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, „Senat Polonii Europy” to 10-dniowy interdyscyplinarny projekt edukacyjno–integracyjny, […]
2020 will be a year seared into all our memories, just like this Christmas. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought so many changes and challenges into our lives. We would like to thank all our partners and stakeholders for their commitment and dedication during these uncertain times. We wish that all of BARKA FOUNDATION IE partners, […]
“According to Thomas” – a film about the story and the vision behind Barka – with English subtitles: https://youtu.be/QkPWRqOBJME The film “Domino Effect”- presents the Barka organic farm rehabilitation community in the village of Chudobczyce, near Poznań, Poland (English subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7PylVdbtpw&feature=youtu.be a 3-minute introduction to Barka’s work in Poland : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51EfULRSrzQ THE IRISH TIMES: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/covid-quarantine-centre-many-are-completely-destitute-they-have-nothing-1.4405527 […]
From the 1st of July till the 30 of September 2020, 13 persons were reconnected via BARKA For Mutual Help IE to their home countries: 8 men, 4 women and 1 child. Most of the people we dealt between July and September of 2020 were Polish citizens (67%), but our team was also in good contact with […]
We are happy to share that from the 1st of January till the 30 of June 2020, 29 persons were reconnected via BARKA For Mutual Help IE to their home countries: 17 men, 10 women and 2 youngsters. Since the Irish government introduced special regulations due to rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, we applied an […]
