Peace III 1.2 Strand 2: Acknowledging and Dealing with the Past

Overview

The Community Relations Council and Pobal (The Consortium) have been appointed by the Special EU Programmes Body as a joint delivery mechanism for Theme 1.2 of the PEACE III Programme.

Acknowledging and Dealing with the Past

Support will be provided to a diverse range of high quality medium to large scale projects which will be implemented between June 2011 and December 2014.

Indicative actions for this call include:

• Innovative initiatives which seek to build positive sustainable relationships between and within the specific target groups of the PEACE III Programme.
• Integrated and collaborative approaches between agencies and community organisations that address the needs of victims and survivors.
• Work with young people to ensure that they have a balanced view of the nature and impact of the conflict and contribute to ensuring that the past is not repeated.
• Joint cross-community and/or cross border initiatives which promote and support the inclusion and integration of victims and survivors into wider society.
• Actions that address the effects of the conflict on communities that have experienced particular problems of segregation, marginalisation and isolation.
• Actions that explore legacy and memory of the conflict through truth recovery, documentation, storytelling and the recording of complex history and experience.

The Consortium welcomes applications which target:

• those not already predisposed to reconciliation and facilitate and explore a wide range of experiences of the conflict;
• those which target and support victims and survivors of the conflict and their families;
• communities most affected by the conflict and those Peace III target groups currently underrepresented within the Peace III Programme;
• applications providing engagement and development of support to victims and survivors in the Border Counties are also particularly welcome.

CRC is currently working with Border Action on both of the Priority 1 themes. The Consortium wishes to invite applications under Strand 2 of the Priority.

Indicative Actions:

• Initiatives to provide high quality advice and counselling services for those most directly affected by the legacy of the conflict including support for those who work with the victims and survivors of the conflict.
• Actions to support high quality befriending and networking services to individuals, families and groups directly affected by the legacy of the conflict.
• Actions to provide respite services for individuals, families and groups affected by the legacy of the conflict.
• Actions to support those caring for vicitms and survivors of violence.
• Innovative initiatives to promote full reintegration of young people affected through family or community relationships affected by the conflict.
• Actions to increase access to practical skills, training and education designed to enhance economic reintegration of victims/survivors.
• Training for counsellors, trainers and other personnel on the needs of those directly affected by the legacy of the conflict, including the development of special skills required.
• Support of organisations responsible for the needs of the target groups including those working on a North/South and East/West basis.

Applicants to this priority will clearly have to demonstrate how proposed project activity will:

• Reinforce progress towards a peaceful and stable society and to

• Promote reconciliation

How to Apply

The application process requires completion of an online Part a which is available at www.eugrants.org.

The Part B and accompanying application Guidance Notes are available to download below and from the following websites from Friday 10 December 2010: www.pobal.ie; www.nicrc.org.uk or www.seupb.eu.

You can also request a hard copy of the application Form Part B and Guidance Notes from either Mary McConnell, Pobal, on 0035347 71340/003531 5117500, mmcconnell@pobal.ie or Eileen Deacon CRC on 028 90 227500(euapplications@nicrc.org.uk.