About The Open Community
The Open Community is the national support organisation for Ireland’s Community Sponsorship Programme for Refugees. The Open Community engages and supports people all over Ireland to welcome refugees into their local communities.
The Open Community empowers both communities and refugees through:
Promotion
The Open Community is dedicated to promoting, enhancing and developing Community Sponsorship across Ireland.
Support
The Open Community provides a central hub of support, guidance and resources to the Irish Community Sponsorship movement.
Mobilisation
The Open Community mobilises a diverse range of individuals, communities and organisations to welcome and support refugees as they rebuild their lives in safety.
The Open Community is the national support organisation for Ireland’s Community Sponsorship Programme for Refugees. We are a partnership of Doras, The Irish Red Cross, The Irish Refugee Council, Nasc, UNHCR, and Amnesty International Ireland. We are currently being incubated as a project within Amnesty International Ireland, but will be incorporated as an independent entity by the end of 2023.
The Open Community partners include:
Funding
The Open Community is funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration fund and by Amnesty International Ireland.