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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£491.4K
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Spending
£536.1K
Public benefits
1. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include increased participation in community based education, courses and initiatives. Participants benefit from opportunities to upskill, access training/development, gain confidence, improved self-esteem and social interaction and improved physical/mental wellbeing. These benefits are
demonstrated through feedback from participants who attend our activities. The beneficiaries of this purpose live within our target area of Maghera/Carntogher. 2. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include a vibrant, active, engaged community which has the skills, resources and opportunities to affect positive change in our community; creating a sense of community ownership and responsibility. The ongoing benefits to our communities are measured through project evaluations, participant feedback and volunteer reviews. The beneficiaries of this purpose live within our target area of Maghera/Carntogher. 3. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the creation of an area that has a vibrant Irish speaking population that supports its development through everyday life for the younger generation and adult learners. We measure this purpose through the growing numbers attending IME education and participant numbers in our Irish focused activities. The beneficiaries of this purpose live mainly within our target area of Maghera/Carntogher but we also for parents and families in Mid Ulster. 4. This purpose directly benefits the growth of the arts in our rural community by increasing awareness of the arts and opening new doors for audiences to appreciate. More increased knowledge and awareness of the areas heritage assets and opportunities to engage with their local environment. This purpose will be monitored through the number of users attending arts activities, visitors to the area and project monitoring as per there objectives thereby allowing ongoing appraisal of the key outputs. The beneficiaries of this purpose live within our target area of Maghera/Carntogher. Other beneficiary groups include schools, universities, and environmental groups. 5. The public benefit flowing from this purpose will be the increased environmental protection for the only community owned nature reserve in NI. It will also provide a range of volunteering opportunities that will help deliver personal self-development and potentially lead to training and employment opportunities within a range of sectors. This purpose will be monitored through the implementation of a ten year management plan, monitoring of visitor numbers and attendees at community events. The beneficiaries of this purpose live within our target area of Maghera/Carntogher. Other beneficiary groups include schools, universities, and environmental groups. 6. A direct benefit from promoting bi-lingual activities is having the same opportunities for Irish speaking children. Older people directly benefit by reducing isolation in our community and encouraging more participation in our activities. Those suffering from disabilities, ill health and financial hardship benefit from our activities/services or through volunteering at a local level. These benefits will be monitored through ongoing evaluation questionnaires, through gathering anecdotal evidence on the impact and recording referrals. The key beneficiaries are situated within the Carntogher/Maghera area. 7. The direct benefit that flows from this purpose is the establishment of strong links between once divided communities to promote understanding and tolerance of each other’s cultures, opening our communities to a wider audience who can then appreciate the areas in terms of heritage, history and development. These benefits will be monitored through the delivery of future projects, feedback from questionnaires and one-to-one discussion groups. The beneficiaries of this purpose live within our target area of Maghera/Carntogher and surrounding local areas.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Carntogher Community Association is a rural Community Association with a very innovative approach to Rural Regeneration. Over the past 30 years the Association has delivered a very wide range of projects that have turned around the fortunes of a dispersed rural community that has been suffering from depopulation and a decline in agricultural
employment. The Carntogher area has successfully halted this cycle of decline and is in the process of building a new future and is now helping other communities and individuals to follow its example and fulfil their potential. The Association promotes a wide range of initiatives including, formal and informal training, family support, health & wellbeing, peace and reconciliation, social housing, youth initiatives, Irish-language and cultural initiatives, an arts programme, environmental projects and social economy enterprises such as Siopa An Carn, Carn Translations, An Coire Ltd, An Croí Ltd and Prionta Ltd. The Association has administered well over £4M of funding in the 30 years and has much experience in project delivery and grant administration. Recent capital investment in the group infrastructures has seen the creation of An Carn Conference Centre, An Coire Arts Centre, An Croí and An Teach Glas – Self Catering Accommodation. In addition to this an opportunity arose in early 2012 to secure the purchase of 130 acres of very valuable ecological habitat directly alongside 80 acres of Drumnaph Woodland which the Association co-managed with the Woodland Trust. As a result of funding from HLF and NIEA the Association was able to purchase the land and is now the only community-owned Nature Reserve in N.Ireland. The Association has undertaken some basic improvement and access works and offered interpretation via a brochure, website and App. Many other communities from across Ireland and further afield are now looking to Carntogher as a model of good practice in building sustainable and prosperous rural communities.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Language community
- Men
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Arts
- Community development
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Environment/sustainable development/conservation
- General charitable purposes
- Heritage/historical
- Relief of poverty
- Rural development
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
