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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 2 Jan 2020
- Charity no. 100304
- Date registered. 28/07/2014
Public benefits
The beneficiaries of our work are primarily young people in Northern Ireland Our purpose benefits young people by enhancing their understanding and knowledge on a range of issues which promote peace and reconciliation as a way forward in Northern Ireland. Many of these programmes are accredited through OCNNI so there is the added benefit of young
people gaining a qualification for the work they have been involved in with us. This purpose is also designed to benefit young people by enhancing their appreciation of difference, by giving them information that develops their understanding of the issues involved in promoting a peaceful and reconciled community. We enable young people to engage with each other and develop respect for each other’s culture and religions and to see difference as a positive aspect of our society. Through participation in our programmes they will become more knowledgeable, and have more understanding about the issues that affect their community such as sectarianism, prejudice, equity, racism and intercommunity conflict. They will benefit by being more confident to speak about their own faith and cultural identity and open to and respectful of others. Our work enables young people to understand respect, examine their own values and beliefs, and to value all the traditions and diversity that exist in our community and encourage them to see that difference is celebrated, not just tolerated Young people are also engaged in programmes which provide activities for them during their leisure and recreation time giving them a sense of well being and enjoyment An incidental benefit is that through our work we are contributing to the overall development of good relations in Northern Ireland as outlined in NI Assembly strategy Together Building United Community. The whole community has an incidental benefit in that young people involved in our programmes will contribute towards a just and peaceful society. A private benefit is through the training we offer to facilitators and staff who work in our programmes. Through this training staff and facilitators gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings, these benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the benefit. We are able to evidence and demonstrate these benefits through evaluations both qualitative and quantative for example; We asked the participants to give us reasons why our programmes are needed. Below is a small sample of their responses from a recent programme • It allows people from different backgrounds and religions to get to know each other, and helps to prevent violence between communities of different religions • Young people need to be involved with people from all religions and backgrounds • It can help to overcome barriers created by fear of difference • People need to have a place they can discuss the issues they have, in a controlled manner, so that problems don’t take to the streets • Our community is very torn apart between different religions. Groups like this try and bring us together • Growing up in a society such as NI means we don’t mix a lot with different communities and are often hostile towards other religions or tend to prejudge them • It helps people learn more about other cultures and makes people more open to new people from different backgrounds The purpose of our organisation does not lead to harm
What your organisation does
NICE is a community relations organisation founded to promote relationships between the communities in Northern Ireland. We do this by providing programmes that challenge people’s perceptions of one another, enabling them to understand respect, examine their own values and beliefs, and to value all the traditions and diversity that exist in our
community. Through our programmes, our ethos, core principles and values, we strive to foster an atmosphere where participants, staff and visitors are respected and valued. Volunteers and staff, through training, supervision and discussion, ensure that participants feel supported and respected in our programmes and that difference is celebrated, not just tolerated. Core Principles and values for our work Respect Participation Involvement of people in decisions Equity Diversity Interdependance Underlying principles to our work Everyone has a right to their own opinions which must be respected. NICE exists to allow people the space to explore their values and beliefs in a safe environment People will be challenged to explore their attitudes in a constructive way NICE believes problems facing individuals and society can be solved in a non violent way. Difference is a positive feature of our society. Many of these programmes are accredited through OCNNI so there is the added benefit of young people gaining a qualification for the work they have been involved in with us. Many thousands of young people have been involved in programmes with NICE over the last number of years..We knew this work was long term when we started, and whilst the violence Northern Ireland has endured over the years has largely ended, the legacy of this violence is still evident with sectarian incidents and violence happening on a daily basis.
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
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Human rights/equality
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
Charitable purposes
The company's objects are to create and provide the circumstances, situations and facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation and to promote inter community activity for all children in Northern Ireland without reference to religious denomination in the interest of their social welfare and in the promotion of peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland