Greenmount, Ticknock Rd
Sandyford
Dublin
Egypt
- Democracy and community development
- Human rights
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- International/Cultural relations
International Community Dynamics (ICD) is a non Governmental organisation (NGO) company limited by guarantee (CLG). It has a board members and volunteers without staff employee at the moment. ICDpartners are: Irish Refugee Council, United Against Racism, Africa Solidarity Centre, Dora's.
International Community Dynamics CLG is a not-for-profit Company Limited by Guarantee that was set up to support refugees and International Protection Applicants. We aim to make changes through positive actions. Aims: To reduce levels of depression among asylum seekers To explore and develop asylum seekers’ and refugees’ talents using the skills they brought with them from their countries of origin. To facilitate intercultural dialogue and integration within the direct provision centres and in the local communities To create awareness around the issues facing asylum seekers and refugees To help people seeking asylum to alleviate stress by taking up a hobby or a skill such as music making. Helping them through waiting times and the consequences of trauma that many of them have faced before seeking asylum.
Our past projects have been in the field of Music, sports and currently in employment . Guitars for people in Direct Provision. We collected many guitars, keyboards and other instruments, organised free music classes and formed the band Citadel. Citadel, a world music band from Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre. We organised 2 World Music days , with migrants and International Protection Applicants performing for a wide Irish Audience. Cricket team KRAC 11. After noticing the residents play between the buildings we organised a grant to buy equipment, and got help from Cricket Ireland to train the cricketers and play games against other Irish teams Life after direct Provision: a brief workshop for people in DP preparing them to everyday life in Ireland, with co-operation of the Fire brigade and An Garda Siochana. Recruit Refugees Ireland: An Ireland-wide recruitment agency for refugees and International Protection Applicants. This project is ongoing, it is working as a social
To raise and discuss issues related to refugees and those in direct provision to rebuild their lives To bring expertise and experience in the network on refugees problems
We want to join ALF because of its work with Refugees. Networking will give both organisations the strength to support refugees.