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Status
Received: 10 days late
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Income
£16.4K
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Spending
£7.4K
Public benefits
MUINTIR NA MOINTEACH IS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATION LOCATED IN THE WASHINGBAY AREA SOUTH WEST OF LOUGH NEAGH. WE ARE MANAGED BY A VOLUNTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BENEFITS FLOWING FROM OUR PURPOSES ARE THAT PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY RECEIVE ONGOING ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, HEALTH PROMOTION AND AWARENESS,
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND INCREASED SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THEIR OWN LOCAL RURAL AREA THROUGH A COMMUNITY FACILITY WHICH ENSURES GREATER PARTICIPATION IN POSITIVE COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. THIS MEANS THAT INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL RURAL COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE AND BETTER ABLE TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY. THE GROUP PROVIDES THE NECESSARY OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AND OBTAIN NEW EXPERIENCES THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY PROJECTS AIMED AT A WIDE RANGE OF LOCAL PEOPLE WHO GAIN BENEFIT FROM ACTIVITY WE DELIVER RELATED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, HEALTH/WELLBEING AND REGENERATION ISSUES. THIS LEADS TO IMPROVING IN COMPETENCIES, INFORMAL EDUCATION, SKILLS SETS, IN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND IN GENERAL LIVING CONDITIONS. INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP ROLES BY HAVING ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY CENTRE AND ITS ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE GREATER VOLUNTARY TIME CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH PROVIDES AN EFFECTIVE AND A MUCH IMPROVED LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH A GREATER SENSE OF BELONGING. THE DIRECT BENEFIT OF PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS RURAL COMMUNITY WILL LEAD TO MORE APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS RURAL AREA WHICH PRESERVES AND PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT WHILST ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. THESE BENEFITS WILL BE EVIDENCED BY FEEDBACK FROM MEMBER GROUPS ON THEIR WORK WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE AND HERITAGE WHILST MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC CHANGE. WE DON’T BELIEVE THAT ANY HARM WILL ARISE FROM THIS PURPOSE. THE PUBLIC BENEFITS CAN BE MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING THE ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS UTILIZING THE BUILDING. THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINING OF POSITIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY IN BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PROJECTS ARE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY BENEFIT MEASURES. OUR ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO MONITORED AND MEASURED REGULARLY BY FUNDERS SUCH AS DARD AND THE LOCAL COUNCIL. THERE IS NO HARM FLOWING FROM OUR ACTIVITIES AND NO PRIVATE BENEFIT OTHER THAN THE INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING OF INDIVIDUALS WHICH MAY BE TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER SITUATIONS BUT WHICH ARE INCIDENTAL AND NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR LOCAL INDIVIDUALS TO BUILD THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY GROUP BETTER MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Muintir na Mointeach is a community based group which works from the Washingbay Healthy Living Community Centre based in the Washingbay area of Co. Tyrone. The group provides and manages this facility for the delivery of educational activities, Arts, culture, heritage, social activity,health and wellbeing, environmental improvements and leisure
and recreational activities which it also organizes. The group provides opportunities through training to develop the capacity and skills of the members of the area and in particular those deemed to be from social and economically disadvantaged communities of Washingbay and the surrounding area. Activities and classes include Art, story telling and music sessions, children's Irish dancing, health information sessions, farming information and talks, cultural and language classes,vintage rallies, historical and reminiscence, yoga, keep fit, bowls, martial arts and Gaelic games. The centre is also used for family occasions to include anniversary parties/dinners, birthday celebrations. The group also provide for walking, cycling and boating safety sessions. Muintir na Mointeach has a strong environmental friendly ethos, it demonstrates renewable energy efficiencies and develops and advances environmental and regeneration projects in the area along the SW shores of Lough Neagh, the Washingbay Wetlands park and the Dungannon School lands. The group promotes community development approaches to local issues and aims to increase the participation of as many local people and visitors in community activity. Muintir na Mointeach will also promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Community safety/crime prevention
- General public
- Language community
- Men
- Older people
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Community development
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- Medical/health/sickness
- Rural development
- Sport/recreation
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
