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Annual Report 2016 Removing barriers to a lasting peace Annual Report & Accounts 2016 OUR KEY PRIORITIES Developing and funding initiatives that tackle segregation and promote integration to build a lasting peace in Northern Ireland and the southern border counties of Ireland. LONDONDERRY/DERRY DONEGAL ANTRIM TYRONE DOWN FERMANAGH ARMAGH LEITRIM MONAGHAN SLIGO CAVAN LOUTH B | ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2016 CONTENTS 02 Chairman’s Foreword 06 The Board 09 Introduction 12 Peace Walls Programme 25 Shared Education Programme 26 Peace Impact Programme 44 Personal Youth Development Programme 50 Special Focus – North Belfast 54 Accounts COVER IMAGE and RIGHT : Before and after pictures of a long standing Peace Wall on the Crumlin Road in North Belfast, which was removed in 2016. ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2016 | 1 Chairman’s Foreword At the time of writing last year’s Annual Report Foreword, we waited with optimism for the Fresh Start Agreement to be implemented. Regrettably, as I write today, relations between Northern Ireland’s two largest parties have deteriorated, prompting a snap election on March 2nd and raising concerns about the future of a devolved government. The challenges facing the political institutions compelling need for the Fund to continue cannot be underestimated and it is our hope its role as an independent, internationally that the political parties can, post the election, supported organisation that can both support resolve once again to form a partnership communities and the journey towards government. Such a resolution would enable lasting peace. urgent progress on a new Programme for Government as well as agreement on how The year in review has been a very to tackle the persistent problems around active and fruitful period for the Fund as legacy, the past and paramilitaries. Despite we started delivery on our new strategy the past decade of unbroken devolution and helped communities to secure political structures remain fragile. A return momentous resolutions to longstanding and to direct rule is in no one’s interest and complex issues. would diminish efforts aimed at permanently moving society away from sectarianism and Our Community Consolidation – Peace violence and towards sustainable peace. Consolidation 2016-2020 Strategy has progressed well since its launch in November During similar periods of political upheaval 2015, expanding and extending our work into and uncertainty over the last 30 years, the essential areas and making a series of critical Fund has provided a steady, consistent and interventions that no other organisation has independent presence. It has continued to been able to deliver. support communities to remain engaged with peace building activities and to realise In our previous strategy, we supported positive transformation. That underscores the ground-breaking projects aimed at breaking 2 | ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2016 MAIN IMAGE: Dr Arun Gandhi; Professor Brandon Hamber; and Chairman of the Fund Dr Adrian the grip of paramilitaries over marginalised important foundations in many areas Johnston at the communities. There remains a pressing need highlighted by the plan. I strongly believe that launch of John Hume and Thomas to tackle the underlying causes of youth our models can and should inform the future P. O’Neill Chair involvement in violence and the influence that delivery of the Executive’s plans. Difficult in Peace at Ulster University’s Magee paramilitary groups can exert over issues that threaten to disrupt peaceful and Campus. young people. democratic society can only be addressed by LEFT: EU Observer ambitious and collaborative working. to the Fund, Tamara Our new Personal Youth Development The lessons of our programmes are freely Pavlin and the Chairman of the Programme concentrates efforts towards available to policy makers and funding bodies Fund meet members building resilience among young people who on both sides of the Irish border and much of Unheard Voices may be vulnerable to such groups or who further afield. project. may have endured very difficult challenges in RIGHT: Attendees their lives, opted out of statutory learning and This year, the Fund has been pleased to see at the launch of the John Hume and made unfortunate life choices. Although it is strategic project clusters secure landmark Thomas P. O’Neill in the early stages, PYDP is delivering in one physical changes and establish brave new Chair in Peace event at Ulster University's of the most challenging areas of our work but dialogue across contentious sectarian Magee Campus, one of the most rewarding. divides. Within North Belfast, for example, Londonderry/Derry. interconnectivity between Peace Impact Our focused activities and progress made and Peace Walls projects have fostered new through our Peace Impact Programme confidence within communities, enabling has been echoed in the Northern Ireland them to take bold new risks. Executive’s recently published Action Plan for Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality, By supporting and encouraging linkages and Organised Crime. This plan sets out between projects in this deeply divided area, proposals for addressing some of the most the Fund can take great credit for its role in challenging and intractable issues that impact the removal of a 270-metre long Peace Wall upon communities, including commitments on the Crumlin Road and the resolution of a to tackle paramilitarism and organised crime. volatile parading protest that had lasted more than 1,200 days and cost £21million The Fund has helped communities lay in policing. ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2016 | 3 By supporting and encouraging linkages between projects in this deeply divided area, the Fund can take great credit for the removal of a 270-metre long PeaceThis Wallyear on has the been Crumlin a very Road active and and the resolution offruitful a volatile period parading for theprotest Fund that as hadwe lastedstarted more thandelivery 1,200 on days our and new cost strategy £21million and helpedin policing. communities to secure momentous resolutions to longstanding and complex issues. 4 | ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2016 LEFT: Young people involved in the Cox's Demesne Personal Youth Development Project. RIGHT: Coordinators from Peace Impact projects in counties Leitrim and Monaghan pictured at a meeting To claim total responsibility for these striking pleased to formally launch the John Hume in August. outcomes would be a disservice to the efforts and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Peace at Ulster of the many individuals, communities and University’s International Conflict Research agencies involved. However, without the Institute (INCORE). Fund’s primary interventions in North Belfast the conditions for change would simply never The position, launched by international have been possible. We and our partners can peacemaker, Dr Arun Gandhi, is dedicated to be proud of our important accomplishments. the two men for the pivotal role they played in the Peace Process in Northern Ireland. During the year, the Fund committed some We are excited to appoint Professor Brandon £5million and €5.8million through three Hamber as the Chair and I have every targeted programmes in Northern Ireland confidence his work will encourage young and the southern border counties. This report peacemakers around the world and help describes the progress of these programmes promote the many achievements of the Fund. and, through the case studies, captures some of the real-life experiences of those involved The Fund celebrated 30 years of peace in the projects we fund and those who are building work in December 2016. The benefiting from them. following pages outline some of our major achievements over that period. These three There are many powerful testimonies to the decades of essential peace building would not fact that without the support of the Fund, have been possible without our international many interactions between communities and donors and I would like to express our people, who would never have previously gratitude for their support and encouragement. engaged with each other, would simply not Representatives from our donor countries be possible. who serve as Observers at our Board Meetings provide us with invaluable guidance. Our assistance has deliberately challenged and encouraged groups to take new measured I would like to thank my hard working risks and bring forward bold ideas that can colleagues on the Board, who are deeply transform their communities and weaken the committed to the aims and objectives of the grip of paramilitaries. The achievements of Fund, for their support and for the extensive this approach are significant and set us apart time that they devote to ensuring our work from other funders. continues to be relevant to the challenges faced by our communities. The Fund remains committed to sharing its experiences as a model for intervention with Finally, on behalf of the Board, we appreciate other organisations and regions seeking to the advice of the Joint Chairs and Members of move beyond conflict and creating more the Inter-Governmental Advisory Committee stable civic societies. During the reporting and the work done on a day-to-day basis by period, the Fund has undertaken a number of the Secretariat, our Development Officers, efforts to disseminate our learning and was Managing Agents and partners. ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2016 | 5 The Board The Board of the International Fund for Ireland is appointed jointly by the British and Irish governments. Representatives of the United States of America, the European Union, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand attend meetings of the Board. 6 | ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2016 Pictured are (L-R back row) Mr Allen McAdam; Dr Adrian Johnston, Chairman; Mr Billy Gamble; Mr Paddy Harte; (front row) Mrs Siobhan Fitzpatrick CBE; Ms Dorothy Clarke; and Mrs Hilary Singleton. The United States of America, The European Union and governments of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand were represented this year by: Mr Dan Hynes and Ms Stella O’Leary, United States of America; Ms Tamara Pavlin, European Union; Mr Brian Doherty, Canada; Her Excellency Dr Ruth Adler, Australia; and His Excellency Dr Rt Hon Sir Lockwood Smith and Rob Taylor, New Zealand.
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