How We Work for Local and Global Justice
SHAPING THINKING
Global Citizenship Education
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SHAPING PRACTICE
Rethinking International Volunteering
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SHAPING ACTION
Campaigning and Activism
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Code of Good Practice for Volunteering Sending Agencies
Comhlámh’s Code of Good Practice for Volunteer Sending Agencies (VSAs) is a set of values-led principles that provides organisations with a framework to reflect on, adapt, and deepen their international volunteering practice.
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Global Solidarity in Action :
Our Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Through the delivery of this strategy, we aim to nurture and support the work for justice locally and globally. We strive to provide the spaces for transformative thinking, practice, and action, and we believe this is key to establishing the conditions for innovation and change.
News
Why Ireland Must Pass the Occupied Territories Bill: A Call to Action
Comhlámh has long supported The Campaign to Pass the Occupied Territories Bill (OTB), and in our outrage over the ongoing genocide in Palestine and violence in Lebanon, the need for action is urgent. As we approach...
Join Comhlámh Justice for Palestine “Where Olive Trees Weep” Documentary Screening
On behalf of the Comhlámh Justice for Palestine member group, we invite you to a free screening of the award-winning feature documentary 'Where Olive Trees Weep' followed by a discussion and exploration of actions...
Standing in Solidarity: A Call for Unity, Resistance and Action for Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen!
Comhlámh is horrified to witness the escalating violence in Lebanon, a chilling extension of an expansionist agenda that threatens not only the sovereignty of Lebanon but also the dignity and rights of the...
IVCO 2024 Reflections – Building & Sustaining Connections for Change: Volunteering for Solidarity
In September, Comhlámh had the privilege of working with the International Forum for Volunteering in Development (Forum) and Northumbria University’s Centre for Global Development, to co-organise the annual global...
‘Grá na hÉireann’ – A Symbol of Solidarity, Justice, and Love: A New Original Art Piece from Ireland Says Welcome Memeber Group by Sanaa El Habbash
'Grá na hÉireann' – A Symbol of Solidarity, Justice, and Love: A New Original Art Piece by Sanaa El Habbash, commissioned by Ireland Says Welcome with funding from the Irish Network Against Racism (INAR). Comhlámh's...
Culture Night at Comhlámh with Ireland Says Welcome Group
Ireland Says Welcome Group and Comhlámh are delighted to invite you to our celebration of Culture Night 2024 from 6 – 9pm on Friday, 20th of September at our offices at 12 Parliament St, Dublin 2. We invite you to...
Comhlámh Social Circles 2024 – Join Us to Reconnect
Next Wednesday, September 4th, we're hosting our third Social Circle of the year, and we'd love to see you there! This time we will meet at 6:30pm, Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square W, Rotunda, Dublin 1, D01 T6V6. We...
Comhlámh’s Board of Directors 2024: Welcomes and Farewells
Following the recent Comhlámh Annual General Meeting 2024, we are excited to announce new developments within our Board. We are delighted to introduce three new Board Members, express our gratitude to our outgoing...
World Refugee Day 2024 – An appeal to Taoiseach Harris
Ireland Says Welcome - a Member Group of Comhlámh, appeal to Taoiseach Harris to resist the politicisation of international protection and to honour our legal responsibilities to those seeking international...
Comhlámh Annual Report 2023 Published
2023 saw Comhlámh begin the delivery of its five-year strategic plan, ‘Global Solidarity in Action 2023-2028’, part of which saw the completion of the first year of our multi-annual strategic programme of work...
Explore IVCO 2024 Think Piece Series
As we prepare for this year’s Conference of International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations (IVCO), we are thrilled to announce the launch of the IVCO 2024 Think Piece series, promoted by Forum, Northumbria...
IVCO 2024 Background Paper Released: ‘Building and Sustaining Connections for Change: Volunteering for Solidarity’
Today, together with colleagues from Forum and Northumbria University, we are proud to launch the IVCO 2024 Background Paper, Building and Sustaining Connections for Change: Volunteering for Solidarity. Co-authored...
Join us at Comhlámh AGM & Annual Forum 2023- 19 June 2024
COMHLÁMH AGM 2024 (Members only) 6-7PM, Members only, HYBRID EVENT (in person at Comhlámh offices, 12 Parliament St, D2, or via Zoom from 5:55PM) We invite Comhlámh members to the AGM 2024, where our CEO, the Chair...
Comhlámh Statement on Rafah
The staff of Comhlámh is horrified at the brutal assault on Rafah last night, where displaced people were burned alive in their tents by Israeli airstrikes. UNRWA said the images from Rafah are yet another testament...
Global Care Reform – Exploring Links Between Orphanages, Volunteering, and Child Trafficking
Join us for a lunchtime webinar to explore the links between orphanages, volunteering, and trafficking. What connects orphanages, international volunteering, and child trafficking? Join this webinar to find out....
Join Comhlámh & Artists Against Genocide for Palestine 101 Webinar
Join us for the first episode of our new free webinar series Palestine 101 where you will hear directly from Palestinian artists, activists, and educators about their lived experiences and learn about Palestine's...
Registrations Now Open for IVCO 2024 in Newcastle
Delegates can now register for the prestigious annual International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations (IVCO) conference, which is being hosted for the first time in Newcastle upon Tyne by Northumbria University...
Public Statement by Comhlámh
In response to the recent shocking events around the reception of people seeking asylum in Ireland, Comhlámh is deeply concerned about the failure of government and state departments and bodies to ensure the equal...
A Win for the ‘End Orphanage Care and Volunteering’ Campaign
Since 2016, Comhlámh's End Orphanage Volunteering working group has been dedicated to shedding light on the harmful impacts of orphanage care and volunteering as well as advocating for global care reform. Today, we...
MEDIA RELEASE: Over 200 European Organisations Urge Immediate Suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement Amidst Gaza Crisis
Dublin, 14/03/2024: Today, a coalition of 206 European civil society groups, 20 of which were based in Ireland, submitted a letter to the EU Commission, the EU Council, and the European Parliament, calling for the...
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