Race/ethnicity

A development non-governmental organisation that provides training and resources on international development issues. We believe that education can support actions by individuals and communities that address the underlying causes of poverty and injustice.

Community Development Networks Forum (CDNF) was established in 2000 as a strategic networking infrastructure to support communities across Northern Ireland in a wide range of issues from urban regeneration and renewal to  social isolation and health and community well being; from tackling poverty to building community cohesion.

Counselling All Nations Services (CANS) was established in response to the current gap identified in culturally specific counselling service provision for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities resident in Northern Ireland.

Since 1989 CTSC works to support Irish Travellers, which typically consists of 60 - 80 families (250 people) at any one time. Travellers are among the most disadvantaged and marginalised people living in the Craigavon area. They can face multiple deprivations concerning health and well-being, housing, education, racism, mortality and discrimination. CTSC works toward achieving integration and cohesion by undertaking focused work in the areas of Education, Community Development, Welfare Rights and Health.

Dialogue for Diversity was set up in by Irish and British Jesuits and people from other churches to develop respect and esteem for all groups in society, especially the marginalized.

eduSOIL is an international non-profit arts organisation enabling access to mental health support for underserved children & adults through community arts, wellbeing & youth leadership programmes.  Since 2011, we have nurtured the innate creativity, compassion and resilience of 15,000 primarily black ​​& asian ​people in 11 countries with meditative enquiry, dance, writing & poetic films; ​mindfulness & yoga and design thinking.

EMBRACE NI is a group of Christians from different denominations working together to promote a positive response to people who are seeking asylum, refugees, migrant workers and people from minority-ethnic backgrounds living in Northern Ireland.