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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£177.6K
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Spending
£139.2K
Public benefits
The benefits flowing from the purpose of the West Armagh Consortium (WAC) are as follows 1. Provision of affordable venue for community based groups in and around Armagh which enables them to continue to operate efficiently. Fostering of better relations between community and statutory bodies that provide the relevant services 2. Fostering of
better relations between community groups and statutory bodies that provide the relevant services. 3. Promotion of the community to live free from the externalised fear of crime, oppression, intimidation and discrimination by providing community based initiatives empowering local communities to better address these issues. This is specifically demonstrated within our member groups increased willingness to address such issues through intervention programmes. 4. The improvement of peoples’ health through education and advice on improvements on lifestyle. 5. An increase in community harmony. A breaking down of stereotypical misconceptions that can lead to division within the community. 6. The provision of education, training and learning opportunities and resources in the heart of the community enabling the community to avail of this service within their own locale either via the community houses or the consortiums’ premises. 7. The increased provision of advice to community groups in West Armagh .This is evidenced through an increased co-operation between community groups and services providers. 8. The provision of our premises to community based groups for recreational and leisure opportunities benefiting community based groups with an accessible and affordable venue and further promoting healthy lifestyles. 9. Creation of e employment opportunities through social economy projects. 10. Provision of a range of anti social programmes aimed at both young people and adults in Armagh. Another benefit is the increase in capacity building of community groups whose volunteers will deliver such programmes. 11. An increase in the awareness of the diversity of cultures that make up the community in West Armagh and the city as a whole creating a better understanding of the diversity within the community. These benefits are demonstrated through feedback from our service users, member community groups and community houses. Further evidence is available through increased employment through community social enterprises that employ persons, albeit on a part-time basis. The beneficiaries of our purposes are the Community groups themselves and the communities they represent. It s the whole community in Armagh not just West Armagh where WAC is based but in particular vulnerable sections of the community more susceptible to life style issues. A private benefit to WAC may arise from income from rent and rental revenue but this is necessary to provide the service to our beneficiaries. A private benefit to trustee/volunteer may arise from such training through which transferrable skills may be learned but this is offset by providing this service to the beneficiaries (the community). Any inability to provide these services would adversely affect the community’s ability to avail of our stated purposes. In turn it would restrict its access to advice and hamper the promotion of understanding and harmony within the community as a whole. There is no harm flowing from the purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The West Armagh Consortium is a community based umbrella group incorporating six community groups in Armagh that aims to provide advice and assistance on range of social, economic and cultural issues. Through the provision of education, cultural and sporting initatives we aim to enhance local community groups thereby enhancing the community as a
whole to address the social and economic marginalisation that is prevalent to the community in West Armagh. The community in which we are based is located in Armagh city west. The area suffers from a variety of social problems common to many disadvantaged areas throughout Ireland. Few job opportunities, poor educational attainment, ill health and high levels of economic inactivity are exacerbated by dereliction of the local environment and resignation and apathy among many. We have established a forum with which to address some of these problems. The services provided by our group are available to the whole community including members of the migrant communities who now form part of the social fabric of life in Armagh. Our focus on education and training is a response to local community based groups who have identified this as a shortcoming in the future development of the community. In providing this service WAC employ the skills of people and organisations within the local community. By providing work and training opportunities WAC hopes to widen that base.
... [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
- Adult training
- Language community
- Older people
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
