Results List
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Disability Action
Atlantic supported building the capacity of Disability Action to influence policy that promotes the rights of disabled people, who account for one in five people in part due to Northern Ireland’s history of violent conflict.
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Fatima Regeneration Board
The local inner cities of Fatima Mansions and Dolphin House in Rialto in Dublin are among the most disadvantaged in Ireland. For more than three decades, the community has struggled to achieve local government support for the area — culminating in the achievement of a…
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PHI
Direct care workers ensure quality elder care and disability services for millions of Americans, yet often do not have their own health care coverage. The Health Care for Health Care Workers (HCHCW) campaign is addressing this challenge. HCHCW raises awareness of the lack of coverage…
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Elev8: Opportunity for Empowerment
Elev8 is a community-based initiative that brings together schools, nonprofits, philanthropy, parents and members of the community to ensure that students have the resources they need to succeed in school and in life. Implemented in four locations nationwide, the initiative is designed to improve educational,…
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Barnardos
Barnardos is Ireland’s largest children’s charity, working with over 5,000 children, young people and families all over Ireland each year. Barnardos works with children who face barriers in reaching their full potential – barriers like poverty, abuse and neglect, bereavement or poverty. Their mission is to…
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Age Sector Platform
Older people are generally not aware of their rights and the legislation that exists to protect them. Advocacy on age-related issues has tended not to involve older people themselves, but age-sector nongovernment organisations (NGOs) have undertaken the issues on behalf of older people. Through a…
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Big Telly Theatre Company
Entering Cregagh Community Centre in Belfast, one could be forgiven for assuming that this facility would offer little more than typical leisure activities to its older citizens. However, 12 men and women, all over age 65 and from different backgrounds, came together for an engaging,…
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US Human Rights Fund
The USHRF has helped build the capacity of social justice groups like the Border Network for Human Rights, to use a human rights framework in their advocacy and organising efforts across the country. USHRF makes grants in four priority areas: human rights training and education,…
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Free Legal Advice Centres
The Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), acting on behalf of Dr. Lydia Foy, successfully challenged the Irish Government’s refusal to allow transgendered people to alter their birth certificates to accurately reflect their new identities. Learn more at http://atlanticphilanthropies.org/design/atlantic/flash/annualreport/index.html The Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), acting…
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Viet Nam Helmet Law
Fewer Vietnamese are dying and being injured since the National Helmet Law took effect 15 December 2007, requiring all motorbike users to wear approved helmets. This accomplishment is the culmination of diligent work by the government, including the Ministry of Health, and organisations such as…
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