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LatestFollow me on a solidarity visit to rural communities in Palestine’s West Bank
While Gaza is almost completely under siege, Palestine’s West Bank, despite Israeli attacks there, remains accessible to community workers and humanitarian workers seeking to provide support, bear witness and show solidarity. Oliver Moore went with a farming organisation and visited mostly rural communities in the West Bank:
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LatestCommunity development spoke to me, says woman overcoming addiction
Tiglin is a non-profit organisation with a Christian ethos that supports people to recover from addiction. It recently introduced a module on community development to its aftercare recovery programme and Eimear* from Bray, Co. Wicklow, has been through the programme. She spoke to Changing Ireland (using a pseudonym).
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Latest200 gather to celebrate 10th year of Public Participation Networks
The sixth national Public Participation Networks (PPNs) conference was held in Limerick recently on the 10th anniversary of their establishment. Vincent Lyons, Galway County PPN, said, “There’s no doubt about it, we've come an awful long way in the ten years. I think as a result of the PPNs, groups are better informed and they can use funding opportunities better because there's more widespread delivery of information.”
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Latest2 days left to sign crucial petition supporting LEADER
The EU must not neglect rural areas and policymakers must put Community Led Local Development (CLLD) at the heart of the continent's long-term rural development policy. That's the message coming from Local Development Companies and supporters of LEADER countrywide as the deadline looms to sign a petition (which takes 1 minute) demanding that CLLD be made central to Europe's long term rural development policy.

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Here’s why Just 1 Life in Wexford won a national award
Thousands of young people have gone through the Just 1 Life Road Safety Programme since 2006, and it was named the Best Community Transport initiative at the recent Local Authority Members Association awards. It's an initiative to promote road safety among 16 year olds, run by Wexford County Council and Wexford Rotary Club, and it has since spread to 16 other counties across Ireland. Michael Brand of Wexford Rotary Club said the inspiration came from Down Under.
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LatestHere’s why Just 1 Life in Wexford won a national award
Thousands of young people have gone through the Just 1 Life Road Safety Programme since 2006, and it was named the Best Community Transport initiative at the recent Local Authority Members Association awards. It's an initiative to promote road safety among 16 year olds, run by Wexford County Council and Wexford Rotary Club, and it has since spread to 16 other counties across Ireland. Michael Brand of Wexford Rotary Club said the inspiration came from Down Under.
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LatestDublin’s Bernie Roche mortified yet proud to be Community Volunteer of the Year
South Dublin's Bernie Roche was named Community Volunteer of the Year at the Local Authority Members Association (LAMA) Awards for her tireless efforts to improve her local area. Bernie is the secretary of Rathfarnham Village Tidy Towns, and she has been involved in a number of environmental groups in recent years.