Thrive Ireland Ltd (Northern Ireland)
Charity number: 105143
Website: www.thriveireland.org
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Description:
Mission: To inspire and equip churches in Ireland to engage holistically in local community transformation.
Birthed out of International Development agency Tearfund and constituted in 2015, Thrive Ireland is a company ltd by guarantee and a charity working within the community, voluntary and faith sectors across Ireland. We have contextualised and adapted Tearfund’s internationally successful Church Community Transformation model and process for use in Ireland. We work with churches that support the most vulnerable in areas that organisations and government struggle to reach.
We equip churches so that they are better placed to meet the needs of the communities in which they are based.
We empower local people in churches to transform their situation using their own resources in a sustainable and holistic way. We utilise the community development tool, ‘Church Community Transformation (CCT), leadership, and peace and reconciliation support to build self-reliance. An asset-based approach facilitates local transformation, rather than being continually dependent on external resources or organisations.
We enable local churches to see how their faith links to community development and engagement. We recognise that local churches themselves can sit outside of community initiatives. The focus is on the most marginalised communities in urban or rural settings.
We promote partnership working and seek to facilitate joined up approaches believing in the value of all people and that everyone should have the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
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