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A network of people and organisations working collectively to support and advance community work values and practice.
Advocating for and contributing to the development of programmes, policies and structures that facilitate independent, autonomous community work.
Supporting good practice community work by promoting the All-Ireland Standards for Community Work and providing networking, training and capacity building opportunities for practitioners.
Networking and collaborating with allies across sectors and movements to advance justice, equality and human rights in Ireland and globally.
Building our membership, supporting our working groups and ensuring long-term organisational sustainability.
The CWI Working Groups and Networks create spaces and opportunities for collaboration and networking on a variety of issues:
Community work is “a developmental activity comprised of both a task and a process. The task is social change to achieve equality, social justice and human rights, and the process is the application of principles of participation, empowerment and collective decision making in a structured and co-ordinated way” (All Ireland Standards for Community Work)
CWI has developed and collated a range of publications, reports and policy submissions on issues of concern to our members. These documents are categorised according to thematic area.
CWI has nearly 900 community work individual and organizational members. We welcome and depend on our members’ contribution, involvement, expertise and experience in our work to support and promote community work.
When you join CWI you will:
Community Workers CLG trading as Community Work Ireland is s a company limited by guarantee with charitable status
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