EQUAL Community Initiative in Ireland

	Introduction
-	Mainstreaming Policy
-	Thematic Areas
-	Implementing Agencies
-	Monitoring Committee

EQUAL Community Initiative in Ireland

The EQUAL CIP was launched on the 6th of June 2001 by Mary Harney, T.D, Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment.

The EQUAL CIP in Ireland will run from 2001 - 2008, the total budget available for this period is Euro 33.9m. There are two funding rounds to this programme the first round which runs from 2001 -2005 and the second round from 2005 - 2008.

Under the current round of EQUAL there are 21 projects funded, these include:

Theme -\|	Development Partnership
Employability	Westmeath Development Partnership Laois Rural Employment Partnership Clare Equality Partnership Blanchardstown Equal Development Group Kildare/Wicklow EQUAL Programme North East Training Initiative Roscommon EQUAL Partnership WIN - Work Intergation Newtork North Cork South East Limerick - Rural Options Access Ability
Adaptability	DAWN EQUAL Ireland DP INTERACT II TRED Equal at Work
Entrepreneurship	Longford Women in Enterprise Leitrim Partnership for Arts & Crafts Traveller Economy Sectoral Partnership
Equal Opportunities	Work Life Balance Network National Flexi - work partnership
Asylum Seekers	SONAS Ireland

Useful Links:
	National Centre for Partnership and Performance - www.ncpp.ie
	European Employment Strategy website Joint Employment Report 2003/2004 (.doc file, 1.1Mb)
	Community Action Programme to Combat Social Exclusion - website
	Community Disability Action Programme
	Equality and Anti Discrimination

Technical Support Structure:
WRC - Social & Economic Consultants
Unit 1, Strand House,
22-24 Great Strand Street, Dublin1, Ireland
T (353 1) 8723100
F (353 1) 8723840

Email: info@equal-ci.ie
Web: www.equal-ci.ie