Leitrim County Council 2136 Tender

Title: request For Tenders 2024 For The Provision Of An Implementing Partner To Deliver The Leitrim Refugee Resettlement Project description: leitrim County Council Is The Lead Agency Supporting The Resettlement Of Programme Refugees In Leitrim. The Resettlement Is Steered And Monitored By A Local Resettlement Interagency Working Group That Includes Representatives From Statutory And Other Stakeholder Groups. The Objective Is To Ensure That The Refugees Are Welcomed Into The Community, That They Receive Their Rights And Entitlements In An Appropriate Manner And That They Learn To Live Independently In An Irish Community. Every Element Of The Project Will Target These Objectives. Every Aspect Of This Project Will Endeavour To Build Capacity Either In The Refugee Population Or In The Service Providers, Through Education, Representation And Practical Experience. Capacity Building Training For Host Communities And The Establishment Of Community Based ‘befriending Groups’ To Support Refugees Is A Key Part In Ensuring That The Refugee Build Informal Networks Of Support Which Will Be Critical To Long Term Integration. The Customised And Targeted Employment, Community Development, Education And Training Support Programmes Described In This Application Will Be Critical In Linking Refugees To Mainstream Services And Enabling Them To Independently And Successfully Integrate Into The Community By The End Of The Project.