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Comhlámh condemns attacks on humanitarian workers in Greece; offers practical support in Ireland
Comhlámh condemns attacks on humanitarian workers in Greece; offers practical support in Ireland Volunteers from Search and Rescue organisation ‘Open Arms,’ off the northern coast of Lesvos, Northern Greece. Photo Credit: Marcello Biglia Comhlámh condemns the recent...
"Protect our laws and humanity!" – Open Letter by 152 Organisations.
"Protect our laws and humanity!" - Open Letter by 152 Organisations about the situation in Greece. Volunteers from Search and Rescue organisation 'Open Arms,' off the northern coast of Lesvos, Northern Greece. Photo Credit: Marcello Biglia Comhlamh co-signs the...
Young People Developing Collective Actions
Young People Developing Collective Actions The project focuses in particular on young migrants and international volunteers, drawing on their experiences of living in other cultures. At the end of February, we had the privilege of heading to Palermo, Sicily, to...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and International Volunteering
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and International Volunteering Preparing for the almost inevitable global spread of this virus, now dubbed COVID-19, is one of the most pro-social, altruistic things you can do in response to potential disruptions of this kind.We should prepare,...
Reflections on volunteering in two worlds
Reflections on volunteering in two worlds Ewnetu spoke about his experiences of returning to Ethiopia as a volunteer at the Irish Aid Volunteering Fair in November 2019, as a part of the Human Library activity. Ewnetu Ermias compares his volunteering in Ethiopia with...
Fifteen Children Killed in Haiti Orphanage Fire
Fifteen Children Killed in Haiti Orphanage Fire A staff worker at the orphanage stands amid the charred children’s home on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday. Photograph: Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Comhlamh and its Orphanage Working Group were shocked and...
"Reconciliation is dead": Wet’suwet’en peoples respond to Canadian military backing of pipelines
"Reconciliation is dead": Wet’suwet’en peoples respond to Canadian military backing of pipelines Studying for Two Figures Restraining a Third by artist Kent Monkman As a wave of solidarity actions crossed Canada, James O Neill, has written this piece. James was a long...
Comhlámh’s 2020 Outreach Programme
Comhlámh’s 2020 Outreach Programme Comhlámh’s 2020 Outreach Programme began on 16 January at the Volunteer Fair in NUI Galway. Comhlámh was one of 30 organisations showcasing their work to students, staff and lecturers in the James Hardiman Library, in...
Dympna Meaney Women’s Leadership Development Fund: 2020 Bursaries
Each year the Dympna Meaney Women's Leadership Development Fund* awards skills building bursaries to human rights activists in the global south. We are passionate about supporting grass roots women working to combat gender based violence among migrant, displaced or...
Transforming care: Stopping the demand for orphanages
Transforming care: Stopping the demand for orphanages In this article written and published in Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) union magazine we outline the shift in policy and practice from supporting orphanages towards enabling family and...
Beyond Borders Navigating The Journey.
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Focus Podcast Visiting Achill Island, global health and growing inequality
Focus Podcast: Visiting Achill Island, global health and growing inequality Focus headed to Achill island for the the second International Health and Development Training for Healthcare Workers. Organised for people interested in volunteering or working in healthcare...
Christmas Party 2019
Christmas Party 2019 Friends Members and Comrades – come along to our Christmas party We hope you can join us at our annual Comhlámh, Kimmage Alumni / Department of International Development Studies Maynooth University and VSI Christmas drinks. Come and see who you...
Fracking, Neocolonialism and International Resistance
Fracking, Neocolonialism and International Resistance Fracking gas has been banned in Ireland. So why is the government driving through plans to build a fracked gas refinery plant in Shannon? What does this mean for communities still fighting to defeat fracking...
Comhlámh Drivetime interview calls for an end to volunteering in orphanages
Comhlámh Drivetime interview calls for an end to volunteering in orphanages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq2P8i9bR6E&feature=youtu.be
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