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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£57.8K
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Spending
£56.3K
Public benefits
The charity’s primary beneficiaries are congregational members and leaders of Christian Churches and leaders of civic society in Ireland. The charity’s secondary beneficiaries are people living in Ireland in those localities where Christian Churches are established. Education: Increase in the number of Christian church members and leaders educated
in the skills of community engagement and development. Increase in the understanding of civic leaders in the role that churches can play in community engagement and development. These benefits can be demonstrated by an increased number of Christian churches and Church members engaging in local community activity and volunteering and an increase in the number of community development activities in their local areas. Benefits which accrue to secondary beneficiaries through the increased involvement of churches and church members in local community activity will be dependent on the need of each local area, but will include reduced levels of anti-social behaviour, enhanced job prospects, relief of poverty through debt management and the provision of foodbanks, reduced social isolation and reduced abuse of drugs and alcohol. Citizenship and Community Development: Enable Christian churches to extend their activities to further benefit the public. Extend the participation of Christian churches in the voluntary and community sector. Improve the community services provided by Christian churches in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and quality. These benefits can be demonstrated through statistical information provided by NICVA and through our published reports and qualitative measurement tool. A private benefit to Trustees may arise from a programme of training in good governance, finance etc. Through this training Trustees gain skills which are transferable to other settings. . Also volunteers may benefit from the training they will receive in programme delivery. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit is provided to our beneficiaries
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We provide training and mentoring for Christian Churches in enabling them to engage with their local community using a community development model developed in Africa called Umoja, a Swahili word meaning "togetherness". We provide training through theological and bible colleges in faith-based community development and facilitative leadership. We
enable "civic society" to better understand the Churches sector and to build mutually beneficial relationships for public benefit. We seek to facilitate networking and mapping of current work in the faith-based community sector. We share good practice from global Christian community development to inspire and empower local community development practice - through partnerships in Africa with Tearfund. We actively promote peace-building as a Christian imperative to enable communities and individuals to thrive.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- 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
- General public
- Voluntary and community sector
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Religious activities
- Rural development
- Volunteer development
