Kilcranny Projects

Kilcranny Projects

Future Communities

Kilcranny House is currently running an exciting multi-faceted project called Future Communities, supported by the International Fund for Ireland Community Bridges Programme.

The Future Communities project looks to our shared future, inspiring others to work for peace and prosperity in their communities, schools and workplaces. The approach is one of engaging the whole person and through them reaching into the whole community.We work intensively with local communities, mapping out needs and through training and building skills work with them to realise the vision they have for their shared community in the future. This can involve environmental improvements, inter-cultural understanding, confidence building, peace-building, and youth intervention work, active citizenship programmes and help in planning community events.

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Schools Programme

Our work with pupils and teachers in local schools is based on teaching skills of peaceful interaction, understanding cultures, working as a team and self-respect.

We also offer one-off workshops to local primary and post-primary schools in the following areas; facilitating EMU encounters, environmental awareness, citizenship, cultural identity, prejudice awareness, equality, rights and responsibilities, active citizenship, PDMU, teamwork, understanding communication and conflict, self-esteem, mutual understanding in the local and global community and peaceful leadership training.

Minority Ethnic Support

The aim of the project is to work alongside migrant workers and new citizens to encourage active citizenship within Northern Irish society.

The project also provides opportunities for social events involving local residents and new citizens in order to develop understanding of each other’s culture and to build positive relationships.

The project has provided anti-racism and prejudice awareness training to youth and community groups, as well as workshops at conferences. Research has also been carried out into the needs of ethnic minority and migrant workers and their employers. Kilcranny House has also developed close working links with the Coleraine Multi-cultural Forum.

Upcoming 'Civic Youth' Projects