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Why support us?

We work with people seeking protection and those who have been granted refugee status in Ireland; men, women and children who had to flee their home country because it is not safe for them. The most visible example of this is people feeling war or conflict. We also work with people who face persecution that is less visible. People who have experienced torture, death threats and violence because of aspects of their identity or their actions – persecution based on their sexual identity, their religious beliefs, their political stance, for protesting, for being female, for being a ethnic minority. 

Your support gives us the independence and autonomy to have the greatest impact on a diverse community of people with so much to offer Irish society. By supporting our work, you are helping to: 

  • Keep families together
  • Safeguard children’s rights
  • Protect women
  • End Direct Provision and implement alternatives
  • Tackle homelessness
  • Empower young people
  • Support LGBT rights
  • Advocate for employment and education access
  • Assist search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean
  • Grow the movement for an inclusive EU that safeguards the rights and dignity of all
Here are some of the different ways you can support our work:
Donate

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Published: 4th August, 2020

Author: Vikki Walshe

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Tax Efficient Giving

Tax Efficient Giving

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Published: 31st July, 2020

Updated: 4th August, 2020

Author: Vikki Walshe

Fundraise for Us

Fundraise for Us

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Published: 6th April, 2020

Updated: 2nd February, 2022

Author: Vikki Walshe

Become a member

Become a member

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Published: 1st April, 2018

Updated: 3rd February, 2022

Author: Vikki Walshe

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Raise Awareness

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Published: 15th April, 2017

Updated: 20th April, 2020

Author: Vikki Walshe

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Published: 27th April, 2020

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