About the Programme
This programme is funded by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform under the Fund for Non Government National and Regional Organisations to Support the Integration of Legally Resident Immigrants.
The programme aims to facilitate the dynamic, two-way process of mutual accommodation by all immigrants and members of the host society and to support the formation of a new intercultural Donegal.
Consequently, we financially and practically support projects, which focus on some or all aspects of the integration of legally resident immigrants, such as the support of access by immigrants to main stream provisions, English language, IT and other training provisions and interpreting provisions as well as other activities which contribute towards the longer term mainstreaming of integration actions and services.
Moreover, we support community integration activities of a quite diverse nature and scale.
Working on a partnership, multi agency basis, we involve immigrants themselves with the planning and delivery of projects and contribute towards the empowerment of immigrants and towards their participation in society generally.
The programme covers the whole of Donegal with the exception of Inishowen and the Gaeltacht.
Projects supported by SILRI:
- Ballyshannon Welcome Day
- Twin Towns Information Day
- Letterkenny Multi Cultural Day
- Day of Celebration of Cultural Diversity, Ballyshannon
- Part of the Bigger Picture (production of a short film, a piece of music, a piece of art, a web page and a photo exhibition), Bundoran
- Integration Through Hill Walking, Donegal Town
- Roma Women Cultural Morning, Letterkenny
- English Training
- IT Training
- Setting up a community web page
- Publication of a multi lingual Welcome to Donegal brochure
- Publication of a multi lingual brochure on education provisions
- Delivering an accredited training course for Community Interpreters and setting up a pool of interpreters in Donegal
- Donegal Ethnic Minority Survey
- Research and conference on the needs of refugees in Donegal
- Workshop on interpreting provisions and needs in Donegal
- Setting up a network of immigrant groups in Donegal
- Assisting newly formed groups
Project Officer: Karin White
