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LGBT Philanthropy Tour Encourages Support of Southern Africa
Source: PQ Monthly
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Inka von Sternenfels listens intently to the guide along with other LGBT members of the LGBTQI Donor Study Tour of South Africa. Photo by Tracy Gary.[/caption] By Heather Cassell Anyone who knows Jody Cole, owner of Wild Rainbow African Safaris, know…
Resource type: News
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Evaluation of family support programmes published
Source: Genio
Genio, an Atlantic grantee, has just published a report on the evaluation of family support programmes for people with a disability in Ireland.In 2010, Genio supported four family-focused projects through small grants. The objective of these projects was to build capacity within families to promote…
Resource type: News
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Programme to Support Palliative and Hospice Care in the Republic of Ireland: Final Report
Source: Trinity College Dublin
Investment in end-of-life care has made Ireland a world leader in advancing palliative and hospice care but regional inequities persist, according to an evaluation by Professor Mary McCarron and colleagues at Trinity College Dublin. The evaluation examined The Atlantic Philanthropies’ End of Life programme –…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Meet the 2012 Purpose Prize Winners
Source: Encore.org
By Marc Freedman If you're looking for inspiration, here are five stories that reveal the power of social innovation – and the capacity of individuals in their encore careers. I'm proud to introduce this year's $100,000 Purpose Prize winners. Each of them identified a significant,…
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Universities jointly honour ‘Chuck’ Feeney, the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: University College Dublin
The universities of Ireland, North and South, have conferred an honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) on Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies. The degree was conferred to give public honour and thanks to Chuck Feeney for his incredible support of the Irish…
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Constitutional Convention is 'critical opportunity' to examine human rights
Source: The Irish Examiner
More than 20 leading rights organisations believe Ireland's constitution is out-dated in terms of protecting the fundamental human rights of Irish people.The groups have joined forces ahead of the forthcoming Constitutional Convention, highlighting in a letter to the Taoiseach the need to examine equal access to healthcare…
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Hate Crime in South Africa Gets International Scrutiny
Source: Human Rights First
By Paul LeGendre Fighting DiscriminationA May 28 article in the New Yorker and a May 31 United Nations review of South Africa’s human rights record bring much-needed scrutiny to the problem of hate crime violence in South Africa and shortcomings in the government’s efforts to…
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Ombudsman for Children Praises Mayo Children’s Initiative
Source: The Mayo News
A researcher has hailed the ‘spectacular progress’ made by a Castlebar-based children’s project and said its work was a model for other countries to follow.“What’s going on here in Mayo is of international significance,” said Professor Howard Stevenson of the University of Lincoln. He was…
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Justice is Too Important to be Left Solely to the Lawyers
Source: The Irish Times
At the core of the transitional justice approach is the belief that amnesia is never a solution, and that moving forward can only genuinely occur through coming to terms with the past.- Bill Rolston, Director of the Transitional Justice Institute in the University of Ulster In…
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South Africa: Farmworkers’ Dismal, Dangerous Lives
Source: Human Rights Watch
Originally published on August 23, 2011 Workers Protected by Law, but Not in the FieldsRipe with Abuse Human Rights Conditions in South Africa’s Fruit and Wine Industries> Read the report> View photographs, videos, resources and more. (Cape Town) – Workers in Western Cape province who help produce…
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