“In late September, Community Minister Alan Kelly announced that a short-term response to tackle homelessness crisis in Dublin has been found: modular houses.”
Some opinions and thoughts about this idea were published in Metro Eireann:
http://www.metroeireann.com/news/228/modular-housing-not-a-cure-all-for-homelessness.html
Many people have told us that they would like to attend the conference planned for Saturday but family and other social commitments make attendance difficult.
We have been encouraged by the level of interest shown, as well as the regret at the inconvenient day. And so in those circumstances we have decided to reschedule the conference to a weekday when we believe the conference will provide a more complete forum for exchange amongst greater numbers.
The Conference will now take place on 14th April, we w ill be in touch as soon as the details are finalised.
BARKA FOR MUTUAL HELP IRELAND
Ewa Sadowska of Barka Ireland took part in a scientific conference “Current challanges in social policy. Poles in the EU. Homelessness and migrations”. organised by Jan Długosz Academy in Czestochowa on the 3rd of December 2015.
The conference highlighted a collection of good practises and reports of succesful civil society projects in the area of vulnerable migrants’ integration. Scholars shared the latest scientific research on migration of Poles in the EU. A numer of discussions were focused on new methods of streetworking. Barka Foundation has been considered as the organisation which introduced streetworking in Poland in 1992 by sending first patrols of street-workers (who themselves overcame homelessness) to the streets of Poznan.
Ewa Sadowska shared the experiences of working with vulnerable CEE citizens in Ireland and the UK in partnership with local authorities.
Interesting was the last panel discussion during which three individuals who returned with Barka from the Netherlands and the UK, shared their stories.
BARKA Foundation has won the 2nd prize (Civil Society Award) from the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels for the project of vocational training centres for social integration supporting the unemployed people to return to labour market.
On 26th of October The Journal.ie published this article about our activities in Dublin.
http://www.thejournal.ie/homeless-migrants-dublin-2403888-Oct2015/
The Romanian embassy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, brought its gratitude to Stichting Barka NL for the support offered to the Romanian citizens who do not cope with the challenges of their migration to the Netherlands. Read more
(…) That is why we say to all: “Come and see!”. In every human situation marked by weakness, sin and death, the Good News is not just a word. It is a testimony of the selfless and faithful love. It is about going beyond oneself to meet the other and be close to those who have been hurt by life. It is about sharing with those who do not have what is necessary to live. It is about staying by the side of those who are sick, old or excluded. “Come and see!”. Love is stronger, love gives life, love makes the desert bloom with hope. (Pope Francis)
On the 25th of February 2015 at a festive gala at the European Parliament, Tomasz Sadowski and Ewa Sadowska received European Citizens Award on behalf of the Barka Foundation. The award was presented by Maired Mcguinnes, vice president of the European Parliament. Read more
Since the beginning of January BARKA Ireland is hosting a new leader– Jerzy Tymczak. Jerzy met BARKA UK 8 years ago, being homeless migrant living on a streets of London for over one and a half year. Read more
