Best wishes
Leszek, leader at BarkaIE celebrated his 60th birthday on January, the 10th . There was birthday cake, singing Polish ‘Sto lat’ and lots of congratulations to honour his day.
New Year, a happy New Year
It is just a year ago that Barka for Mutual Help Ireland was invited by the The Mendicity Institution and Dublin City Council. Now we can proudly say, that we have found our place in the your ‘fair city’. Barka joined a network of Irish organisations in order to support the migrants from Central and […]
Reconnection-November
From the beginning to the end of November 2012, 7 citizens from Central and Eastern Europe went back with Barka IE’s support to their homeland and to the communities of Barka in Poland. Return to Poland – 5 persons; (to Barka’s communities); Return to Romania – 1 person (to family); Return to Germany – 1 […]
Barka in Dutch daily paper “Trouw”
The Dutch daily , ‘Trouw’ published an article about Barka’s work for the homeless migrants from Poland and other Middle and Eastern European countries in Holland, Great Britain and Ireland. The Trouw journalist visited Barka Network programmes around Poznan in Poland, among them: a community home in Posadówek, where he spoke to persons, who returned […]
Reconnections- October
Throughout October 4 citizens from Central and Eastern Europe came back to their countries or Barka communities with help of Barka IE. Return to Latvia –2 persons(to family); Return to Poland –2 persons (1 person to family and 1 person to Barka’s community).
Social Franchising in Europe seminar in Brussels
On the 10th of October Ewa Sadowska ( Barka UK ) and Magdalena Chwarscianek ( Barka NL) participated in a seminar on social franchising in Europe organized by REVES Network in Brussels. During the seminar, the representatives of international networks ( Social Economy Europe, European Social Franchising Network) spoke about possibilities for development of social […]
Study visit of Dutch municipalities in Barka Network in Poland
The representatives of Dutch municipalities, who invited Barka in January this year to start homeless migrants’ support programmes in 3 big cities in Holland ( Utrecht, The Hague, Amsterdam) came to visit Barka Network in Poland on 14-17 October. Representatives of organisations helping the homeless in those cities, the police and NOS journalists took part […]
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 […]
Conditions that bring out best and enable individuals to grow – Study visit to Barka Poland
My three day study visit provided me with insights into various projects conducted by Barka in Poland, revealing the organization’s multithreaded approach to creating desired social change. I find it challenging to describe my experience. Reaching beyond all I imagined, it took me by surprise and touched me unexpectedly on a professional and personal level. […]
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 […]
