North West Peace and Reconciliation Partnership (Peace III)
Overview
The six strategic priorities are set out below along with the indicative actions and budgets associated with each priority. Strategic priorities have not been ranked in any order of priority.
Strategic Priority 1: Moving towards acceptance of cultural identity and inclusive celebration.
- Non provocative displays of cultural identity and historical programmes
- Development of a Leisure, Sports, Community Arts and Creative Industries Programme
- Small grants to support community action
Indicative Budget: £1,250,000
Strategic Priority 2: Influencing young people's attitudes at an early stage through appropriate media.
- Promote citizenship, tolerance and cultural diversity
- Meeting the needs of disadvantaged young people and to tackle disaffection
Indicative Budget: £1,500,000
Strategic Priority 3: Promoting shared use of our local facilities.
- Encouraging shared facilities
- Influencing decision makers to facilitate shared space
- Audit to identify and develop cross-border use of facilities
Indicative Budget: £500,000
Strategic 4: Assisting Protestant participation, especially in disadvantaged urban and rural areas.
- Shared North West project
- Small grants programme to support participation and development
Indicative Budget: £500,000
Strategic Priority 5: Promoting the inclusion of ethnic minorities and other marginalised people and acceptance of multiculturalism.
- Establish baseline and audit of needs
- Development of existing networks
- Small grants programme to facilitate multicultural events and participation
Indicative Budget: £300,000
Strategic Priority 6: Addressing the needs of those who have been affected by conflict.
- Small grants programme to support local activities that assist those affected by conflict
Indicative Budget: £500,000
Programme Development Budget
- Secretariat Support
- Marketing & Communications
- Development of the Partnership and the NW Action Plan
Indicative Budget: £500,194.14
How to Apply
Some programmes will be developed quicker than others due to the less complex nature of some of the priorities and it is hoped that once the SEUPB has issued a letter of offer which is not expected until the end of June 2008 that some of the programmes will be externally advertised.
With assessments taking place over the summer months it is anticipated that it may be the Autumn before Peace III Priority 1.1 funding will be on the ground. The remaining programmes will then be implemented from the Autumn onwards.
It is recommended that Peace III Priority 1.1 Action Plans be implemented primarily through the identification of strategic approaches to address local issues relevant to this theme. Accordingly there will be limited open calls for applications and the implementation of a small grants programme may be adopted, if this is considered an effective response to local needs.
Derry City Council is acting as the lead partner in the Peace III NW Cluster, should you wish to discuss the action plan please do not hesitate to contact Rosalind Young, by Tel: 028 71308466 or by email: rosalind.young@derrycity.gov.uk.
Alternatively you may also contact your local Cluster Member Council:
- Omagh District Council is Harry Parkinson Tel: 028 82245321 harry.parkinson@omagh.gov.uk
- Strabane District Council is Patrick O'Doherty Tel: 028 71381309 podoherty@strabanedc.com