Gallery 2024

Discover below a visual report of events around Ireland marking the International UN Eradication of Poverty Day – 17 October 2024.

For more information on these events you can view the Irish 17 October Committee’s National 17 October 2024 programme booklet. The 17 October Committee is grateful to all the stakeholders and volunteers who made all of these events possible. Thank you to the Department of Social Protection for funding all these projects.

TULLAMORE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE

A community event commemorating the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was held at the resource centre on October 17th, 2024. A local guest speaker spoke the theme “Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges.” Attendees were invited to leave their handprints and a message of hope. All attendees enjoyed lunch.  Information on the UN International Day was displayed on tables in the room and on the screen. The UN flag was displayed on the building. Brochures detailing the support provided by the resource centre and pens with the centre’s contact information will be circulated to the wider community

CLARA FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE

Clara FRC Intergeneration Group and TY Students worked together to complete this mosaic that all the images mean something to everyone in the community of Clara.

WOMEN’S COMMUNITY PROJECTS MULLINGAR

WCP Mullingar had a week long social media campaign and workshops/classes and then a main event to bring everyone together on Tuesday, 22nd October. The event aimed to start a conversation about Poverty and the Eradication of Poverty through art, discussion & information provision; the event had information stands, an Art Competition (for schools & art groups) and refreshments.

BLANCHARDSTOWN CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Blanchardstown Center for Independent Living is a disability organisation in Dublin 15, Our Peer Support Group wished to raise awareness around the 17^TH October being the international day for the eradication of poverty. We also wished to make people aware of the cost of Disability.  The theme for this year is Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges. The group felt that their existence is helping to break the societal barriers that are in place in community. They wanted to tell the story of ordinary people with a disability breaking down barriers and building bridges and raising awareness. The group held an open day in the BCIL office to launch the booklet inviting members from all aspects of the community to attend. The group believe that independent living is a right for all disabled people to live within their community and with the correct supports and funding in place, individuals can make choices and have control over their lives. The booklet shows the supports available in our community and how by raising awareness of disability events in community life the peer support group have a voice that is heard in Dublin 15. The booklet will soon be available on BCIL’s website here.

THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF IRELAND

Screening of the film She Rises Up.  She Rises Up reveals the explosive implications of women’s economic participation as we follow radically different women from Sri Lanka, Peru and Senegal who are fighting to build businesses that create job opportunities for women, while also contributing to the reduction of poverty in their communities.

On September 19th, we hosted an event/workshop and civil society campaign launch, bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders, including anti-poverty organizations and women impacted by poverty and limited access to Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). In the lead-up to and on October 17th, we will launch a social media campaign centred around the stories and experiences shared during the September 19th event. This campaign will emphasise how the lack of ECEC affects marginalised individuals experiencing poverty and will aim to raise awareness about the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It will also highlight the policy solutions needed to address poverty through the lens of ECEC reform in a Together for Public alliance.

LUS NA GRÉINE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE

Lus na Gréine Family Resource Centre hosted a Coffee Morning and Poverty Awareness Raising Event, “Together Towards Equality & Inclusion,” centered around our ‘Unity Garden’ project on October 15th. The garden, designed and developed by community members serves as a community space where people of all ages came together to connect, share stories, learn about biodiversity, develop language skills, and celebrate cultural diversity on the day

CITYWISE EDUCATION

For the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Citywise Education launched the “Global Pen Pals Project.” This initiative established pen pal relationships between students in Ireland, at risk or experiencing poverty, and their peers in Vietnam. Through written and digital correspondence, students shared their experiences, cultures, and challenges.

17 OCTOBER COMMITTEE

The 17th October Committee, in cooperation with ATD Ireland hosted an event on Thursday the 17th of
October to mark the annual commemoration of the UN International End Poverty Day at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone, Dublin. Central to this event were 9 testimonies of people with lived experience of poverty, exclusion and displacement. This year the audience heard about the extreme poverty faced by the Traveller community, the high fees migrants must pay for their residence permit, the importance of community support networks, the need for adequate minimum income schemes and the need to protect those at risk of and fight against human trafficking.  They also heard about the value of local community services. Wonderful music was provided by the choirs of Mount Carmel Girl’s Secondary School and St Laurence O Toole boy’s and girl’s schools, alongside Mohammad Syfkhan. Read more about our day here