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Resources for Intercultural or Inclusive Youth Work

NYCI resources

 

www.intercultural.ie has a number of resources including:

 

  • ‘Practical Guidelines for doing intercultural youth work’ (available on this website or hard copy from NYCI)

 

  • ‘Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Other Migrants – key definitions’ (available on this website under Issues and Facts)

 

  • Sample ‘Anti-Racism Code of Practice' (available on this website )

 

 

  • ‘Access All Areas’ Diversity Toolkit for the youth sector www.youth.ie/diversity (with chapters on working with young people from a minority ethnic background, and young Travellers)

 

  • Information sheet “What terminology do I use when talking about Young People from a Minority Ethnic Background?” (available on this website under Issues and Facts)



      www.youthdeved.ie has a large number of publications including:

 

 

Other NYCI resources include:

 

 

From other organisations

 

 

  • "The Diversity Project Resource Pack" is a drama based resource for working with young people and is ideal for doing predevelopment work with groups who will be welcoming new members. Canal Communities Intercultural Centre recently developed the resource with their partners. Its author is Eimear Morrissey. Download the resource here.

 

 

  • CDYSB and 80:20, ‘Vary Us. Exploring Diversity, Interculturalism, Identity’. Excellent activity resource. Available for €10 per copy directly from CDYSB.

 

  • Eco Unesco ‘Embracing diversity’ whichpresents a flexible, easy-to-use range of workshops, simulation games and activities designed to make young people aware of the alternatives to prejudice and stereotyping, using environmental education. It celebrates multiculturalism and the environment. Price €4.50, available at www.ecounesco.ie/resources_publications.aspx

 

     Themes include:

  • ID booklet Ideas for Inclusion and Diversity - Understanding Youth and Discover Yourself guides (on identity, especially ethnic identity) www.salto-youth.net/IDBooklet/

 

 

 

 

  • Comhlámh‘Diversity through the Arts’ is a resource with lesson plans addressing issues of culture and diversity through drama, visual art, storytelling and music for primary schools. A specific training course is also available on this resource from Comhlámh www.comhlamh.org

 

 

 

  • Learning Centre on Migration and Human Rights www.migrationeducation.org/33.0.html

    The learning centre provides learning modules on refugees and migrants. It also gives new approaches and methods on human rights education in different formal and informal learning arrangements and contexts. Learning resources on human rights education activities are illustrated.The learning centre targets those working in formal and non-formal learning settings. 

 

 

Toolkits and reports

 

  

  • North West Inner City Networkhas developed an excellent Intercultural Toolkit ‘Opening Doors’ and a guide to key services in Dublin city centre ‘Find Your Way’. Contact 01 6774025 

     

  • CDYSB - Toolkit of Essential Guidelines for Good Youth Work Practice www.cdysb.ie/publications/publications_details.cfm/pckey/27

 

Response to racism resources

 

 

  • NCCRI information handbook ‘Seeking Advice and Redress against Racism in Ireland’

 

 

Other resources for consultation and reference

 

 

 

  • The Garda Racial and Intercultural Office (GRIO) in the Garda Síochána has produced a resource on ‘Your Police Service in Intercultural Ireland’ which is available online www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=154 or directly from the GRIO office in the following languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Irish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Spanish. More information is available from the webpage above, from your local Garda Station and from Citizen’s Information Offices.

 

 

  • NCCRI in collaboration with other agencies, ‘Improving Government Service Delivery to Minority Ethnic Groups’ in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland www.nccri.ie/pdf/Service_Provision.pdf

 

 

 

 

Information on different cultures & religions

 

 http://cultural.profiles.spirasi.ie/    This is a portal site that invites you to choose a particular nationality, religion or ethnic group and it presents you with a number of relevant, easy-to-navigate sites. You are only ever two clicks away from useful information that will help you in your work with your minority ethnic participants, whether it is learning about the main languages, religions, political or health situation in their country of origin or knowing about some important cultural practices.

 

Scouting UK has developed fact sheets on different religions.

  1. http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs185024.pdf
  2. http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs185094.pdf
  3. http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs185089.pdf
  4. http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs185095.pdf

 

 

  • Cultural Booklet from Roscommon Integrated Development Company (RIDC), which provides a cultural profile on the immigrant community in Roscommon including Congolese, Indian, Italian, Pakistani, Palestinian, Polish and Russian cultures

 

  • Health Services intercultural Guide: responding to the needs of diverse religious communities and cultures in healthcare settings,HSE. This guide explains the main beliefs of the varying religions in Ireland and how to care for people who practice those religions when they are ill, dying, or in maternity care. It is available directly from the HSE Social Inclusion Unit ph 01 6201703

 

Videos and Multi-media

 

  • Migrants Rights Centre Ireland have produced an excellent video called Making Ireland Home with a group of young migrants. Hard copies are available on request from NYCI.

 

  • FOMACS Forum on Migration and Communication have created a series of short films and other digital resources dealing with issues related to migration in Ireland. Many are available for purchase via www.fomacs.org/blog_detail.php

 

  • Media that Matters film festival takes place annually. The short films are created by people from all over the world, including young people, and deal with everything from the environment, human rights, migration and interculturalism. All films are available to watch, and purchase, via www.mediathatmattersfest.org/

 

Direct support on Intercultural Youth work

Contact us at NYCI:

Anne Walsh (Intercultural and Equality Project Officer)

 

Scheduled training for 2011:

See www.nycitraining.org

 

Tailor-made training is available by request for groups of not less than 8 people.

Telephone: 01 478 4122 and mobile: 086 8177326

Email anne@nyci.ie 

 

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