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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£1.9M
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Spending
£1.9M
Public benefits
The benefits include building a shared society in Northern Ireland and elsewhere, where different political, religious and ethnic groups are reconciled to each-other and value their diversity. This advances peace and good community relations, lessens conflict and helps alleviate discrimination. It also promotes restorative justice and relieves
suffering, poverty and distress arising from conflict. It also promotes opportunities for engagement in constructive dialogue, discussion and debate. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from those participating in our programmes, levels of participation and engagement and also through evaluation by various funding bodies, including government agencies, foundations and charitable trusts. There is a possibility of harm to those participating in our programmes from those opposed to peace building and reconciliation in our society and who wish to perpetuate division through sectarian attitudes, violent behaviour, racist attacks and opposition to ecumenism. Countering these prejudices offers the prospect of a more peaceful society, which would outweigh the possibility of harm. The beneficiaries are people living in Northern Ireland and beyond who have participated in our programmes of peace building and reconciliation, including school and youth groups, students, families and faith groups. There is a private benefit to Members of the Corrymeela Community from the learning associated with the Community’s programmes and activities, in which many Members are active participants and leaders, mainly as volunteers. Occasionally, a Member may receive a modest fee, and hence an incidental benefit, for facilitation work undertaken both with groups visiting the Community’s residential centre in Ballycastle and in the community, but only where he or she has particular skills and is included on a select list of facilitators drawn largely from outside the Community. A small number of Members serve on the staff of the Charity as employees and were appointed in accordance with rigorous selection procedures. They derive a private benefit, the significance of which is outweighed by the skills and commitment they bring to the work of the Charity. The Leader of the Charity derives private benefit from his engagement to provide services to the Community under a contract for services. These services reflect the role of the Leader in guiding the Charity in promoting its mission to be a Christian Community of peace and reconciliation. A private benefit to Trustees may arise from programmes of training and development in corporate governance and financial management, which would be transferable to other settings. Such benefits are incidental and reflect best practice in advancing our purpose. The Community has a robust conflict of interest policy which applies both to Members, including Trustees, and staff.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Corrymeela is Northern Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation community. Our programmes work with children, youth, schools, family, volunteering and faith based initiatives that support a Shared Future here. We promote knowledge and understanding of difference and support equality and diversity to reduce discrimination. Around 10,000 people a
year come through our residential centre in Ballycastle as well as thousands more engaged by our schools and community outreach. Our Residential centre is a unique space where we can model a different way - a way to have respect and dialogue with those who are different. It gives people a direct experience of an ‘other space’- a place to imagine, experience and learn, and most importantly take that experience away with them. It is also a safe space where we can facilitate private meetings with politicians allowing them to have conversations that are impossible publicly. Our centre is also acting as a catalyst for global change. We are building global partnerships and our learning and experience is being used across the world. We currently work with15 US universities as well as most of the major universities in Ireland. This is not just about Northern Ireland but our work is truly making a world of a difference.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
Who the charity helps
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Sexual orientation
- Travellers
- Victim support
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Gender
- Human rights/equality
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
