Metting with MendicityInsitution’s Board
On Wednesday the 16th of May Barka staff participated in meetingofMendicity’s Board members. During this meeting Barka staff talked about the results of the reconnection and employment project, aboutthe current events, courses, meetings and about plans for future. The Board Members were impressed by the work that Barka is doing in Dublin. The Members expressed […]
Visit in Camden Hall hostel
On Tuesday the 15th of May Barka IE staff went to visit another hostel in Dublin – Camden Hall. It is a one-night hostel and there are around 80 people using it every night. There are around 10-12 people from Central and Eastern Europe (among them 4-5 Polish people). BarkaIE staff talked to few Lithuanian […]
New employment project worker
Barka IE had requited a new employment project worker. The new employee started work on the 15th of May. The responsibilities of the employment worker are: preparing CV, organizing job interviews, issuing PPS number, encouraging to attend English classes and other courses like safe pass course or manual handling course.
Steering group with Dublin City Council and partner organizations
On Monday the 14th of May the meeting of partners was held in Homeless Agency. In the meeting there were present representatives of: Dublin City Council, Mendicity Board, CrossCare, De Paul, Simon Community Detox, Polish Consulate and Barka IE. Partners discussed the two weeks report and the results of Barka IE work in reconnection and […]
Barka IE received a grant of €23,507.00
Barka IE received a grant of €23,507.00 from Leonadro da Vici Mobility 2012 program. The grant is to be spent on organizing 2 weeks training program in Barka Network in Poland for 15 people from Ireland: social workers, counselors, employees of integration centers in Ireland, Dublin City Council employees, representatives of charity organizations, etc. The […]
Meeting with Larkin Job Club
Barka organized a meeting in the hostel with Larkin Job Centre on Friday the 11th of May. People from the Job Centre talked about possible option of help in looking for job, writing CV, preparing for interviews, etc. They made appointments for Larkin Centre to work personally with the people interested to extend their job-seeking […]
Safe Pass course
Between the 10thof May and the 19thof May Barka IE organized a safe pass course for 9 people from the hostel. The safe pass certificate is needed for working in construction.
Visit in Polish Consulate
Barka IE staff visited Polish consulate on the 9th of May to talk with the General Consul about situation of Polish migrants in Dublin and in Europe. The Consul was interested in the work Barka is doing in “reconnection projects” across Europe. We talked about the cooperation – the Consul thanked Barka for the work […]
Meeting with De Paul organization
Barka IE staff had a meeting concerning the residents of North Frederic St. hostel with De Paul organization. To workers form De Paul and Barka leader and assistant will work jointly on changing the situation of the residents. At the moment there are 34 men living in the hostel. Barka and De Paul are undertaking […]
Steering group with Dublin City Council and partner organizations
On Tuesday the 1st of May partnership meeting took place. In the meeting representative of Dublin City Council – Gerry Folan took part and also representatives of Simon Community Detox – Mary Fleming, representatives of De Paul organization – David Carroll and Catherine Scully, representative of MendicityInsitution – Charles Richards and Barka IE staff – […]
Barka IE – Summary on the work during 9 January 2012 until 23 March 2012
Barka Reconnections project in Dublin has started on the 9th of January 2012. Barka staff Leader (Andrzej Sydoruk) and Barka assistants have been based in Mendicity Institution Day Centre as well as the Santa Maria Hostel. January 2012: 240 contacts with 40 beneficiaries February 2012: 519 contacts with 52 beneficiaries March 2012 (1st March – […]
Recruitment of an employee for the coordination of employment project
During the 24th to the 28th of March Barka in Dublin conducted a recruitment process for the coordinator of the employment project. More than twenty applications were received by Barka IE. The Board selected five top candidates with whom the interviews were held. The interviews were conducted by the Director of Barka UK – Ewa […]
Partnership meeting with Dublin City Council and partner organizations
On the 26th of March the Partnership meeting was held with the participation of local government of Dublin and partner organizations. In the meeting participated: representative of Dublin City Council – Gerry Folan, manager of Mendicity day centre and Trustee of Barka IE – Charles Richards, manager of the “Santa Maria” hostel for the homeless […]
Interviews with media
On the 25th and 26th of March two interviews with Barka IE representatives were held. The first interview was for the national Irish newspaper and a second for the Irish radio station. Both interviews were with regards to the problem of homelessness of Eastern European migrants in Ireland, the economic crisis and the general lack […]
Opening of the new hostel for Central and Eastern European migrants
Last weekend (24-25 March) a new hostel on North Frederic Street was opened. Eastern European residents of the Santa Maria hostel, where Barka IE representatives had worked successfully, moved to the new hostel. So 33 migrants in total changed their residence. In the new hostel there will be protection measures in place such as ban […]
