Community Work Ireland

A network of people and organisations working collectively to support and advance community work values and practice.

Influencing Policy

Advocating for and contributing to the development of programmes, policies and structures that facilitate independent, autonomous community work.

Resourcing Practice

Supporting good practice community work by promoting the All-Ireland Standards for Community Work and providing networking, training and capacity building opportunities for practitioners.

Cross-sectoral Collaboration and Alliances

Networking and collaborating with allies across sectors and movements to advance justice, equality and human rights in Ireland and globally.

Growing Our Organisation

Building our membership, supporting our working groups and ensuring long-term organisational sustainability.

About Community Work Ireland

Latest News & Events

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice: Community Work in a Changing Ireland Certificate

Climate Justice, Events, News

Working Groups & Networks

The CWI Working Groups and Networks create spaces and opportunities for collaboration and networking on a variety of issues:

Community Work

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)

Resources

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.

All Resources

CWI/AIEB/CDP Pre Budget Submission

Climate Justice, CWI Submissions, News, Resources

CWI Annual Report 2022-2023

CWI Annual Reports, News, Resources

CWI/NWC Submission National Long Term Strategy

Climate Justice, CWI Submissions, News, Resources

Budget 2023 – Pre Budget Submission

Climate Justice, CWI Submissions, News

CWI AGM 2022

CWI Annual Reports, Events, News

Submission to the Clean Air Strategy 2022

Climate Justice, CWI Submissions, News

CWI Community Work News Spring 2022

CWI Newsletter, News, Resources

Review of the Equality Legislation 2021

CWI Submissions, Events, General, News, Resources

Not Just Recovery? Reflecting and Reimagining: Rights and Resilience || CWI Conference 2021- videos now available

CWI Newsletter, Events, News, Resources

CWI Submission to the SDG National Implementation Plan

Climate Justice, CWI Submissions, News, Resources

Read the submission here

Not Just Recovery: Building Community Development, Building Community Resilience

CWI Submissions, News

CWI Prebudget Submission

National Action Plan against Racism

CWI Submissions, News

CWI Submission

Join Us

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:

Receive regular briefings, updates and newsletters
Have the opportunity to contribute your knowledge
Be invited to seminars, conferences, workshops and events
Meet and share experiences with members through the CWI network

Community Work Ireland

Influencing Policy

Resourcing Practice

Cross-sectoral Collaboration and Alliances

Growing Our Organisation

Latest News & Events

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice: Community Work in a Changing Ireland Certificate

Climate Justice Strengthening Capacity in the Community Work Sector

CWI/AIEB/CDP Pre Budget Submission

Continuous Practice Development

CWI Annual Report 2022-2023

CWI/NWC Submission National Long Term Strategy

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice

Continuous Practice Development #1

Continuous Practice Development #2

CWI/AIEB Continuous Practice Development

A Guide for Inclusive Community Engagement

Social Inclusion Forum 2023

Working Groups & Networks

Community Work

Resources

CWI/AIEB/CDP Pre Budget Submission

CWI Annual Report 2022-2023

CWI/NWC Submission National Long Term Strategy

Budget 2023 – Pre Budget Submission

CWI AGM 2022

Submission to the Clean Air Strategy 2022

CWI Community Work News Spring 2022

Review of the Equality Legislation 2021

Not Just Recovery? Reflecting and Reimagining: Rights and Resilience || CWI Conference 2021- videos now available

CWI Submission to the SDG National Implementation Plan

Not Just Recovery: Building Community Development, Building Community Resilience

National Action Plan against Racism

Join Us

CWI Funders

CWI work is supported by the Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO), funded by the Government of Ireland through the Department of Rural and Community Development

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