Community Work

 

MRCI's work is rooted in community work practice, which is based on the principles of social justice, equality and anti-discrimination.

Community work addresses the root causes of poverty, inequality and exclusion. It seeks to support people and their communities experiencing these to develop an analysis of their situation, and to take action together to addresses it. It also seeks to enable the active and visible participation of the people experiencing exclusion in decision-making structures. MRCI adheres to the core values and practice principles of community work as outlined in the document Towards Standards for Quality Community Work - An All-Ireland Statement of Values, Principles and Work Standards  

Find out more: Community Work Values, Principles and Work Standards

Migrant workers and their families bring with them a wealth of experience, skills, talents and abilities. However this contribution is not always recognised or enabled. Different factors, including restrictive immigration policies, structural racism and misinformation, combine to form structural barriers to the integration and participation of migrant workers and their families in Ireland. Through a community work approach, MRCI seeks to promote the empowerment and inclusion of those migrant workers and their families at risk of poverty, social exclusion and discrimination.

This is done in a number of different ways:

• by creating collective spaces and opportunities for migrant workers to come together and identify the issues facing them and take collective action for change;
• by supporting the development of leaders within migrant communities;
• by sharing good practice and supporting organisations across Ireland to develop good community work practice with migrant workers.  


Go to the sections below to find out more about community work in MRCI:

Action & Campaign Groups
Leadership Development
Supporting Community Work with Migrant Workers
Community Work in Ireland