Pavee Point
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2024-03-26T06:35:56ZPrimary health care for travellers project report from October 1994 to October 1995: partnership initiative being piloted by Pavee Point and the Eastern Health Board.
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/560374
Primary health care for travellers project report from October 1994 to October 1995: partnership initiative being piloted by Pavee Point and the Eastern Health Board.
Pavee Point; Eastern Health Board (EHB)
Studies in recent years clearly indicate that life
expectancy and the general health status among
the Travelling community compare significantly
unfavourably to that of the settled community,
while many of the factors, such as poor sanitation
and poor and unsafe living conditions, which give
rise to these problems lie outside the direct control
of the health service.
Travellers are a very important health development
sector for our Board. We have developed a
significant number of initiatives to meet their
particular needs but a lot more needs to be done.
Consequently, our Board welcomed the opportunity
of piloting and developing a Primary Health
Care Project for Travellers in partnership with
Pavee Point.
1996-01-01T00:00:00ZTravellers in Ireland: an examination of discrimination and racism: a report from the Irish National Co-ordinating Committee for the European Year against Racism.
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/560348
Travellers in Ireland: an examination of discrimination and racism: a report from the Irish National Co-ordinating Committee for the European Year against Racism.
Irish National Co-ordinating Committee for the European Year against Racism.; O'Connell, John
This report is a reminder in this European Year Against Racism of the current realities
and long history of the racism experienced by Travellers in Ireland, and of the need for
clear policies, procedures and legal frameworks through which it can be addressed.
Quite clearly, as the report indicates, while there has been some encouraging progress,
much remains to be done at all levels. The report was written by John O'Connell from
Pavee Point and informed by a roundtable discussion organised by the National
Committee for the European Year Against Racism as well as by ongoing discussions
with National Committee members.
1997-01-01T00:00:00ZSubmission to Dept of Health: universal health insurance
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/323567
Submission to Dept of Health: universal health insurance
Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre
Travellers experience stark inequalities in
health, including mortality outcomes, problems
with quality, and trust in relation to the services.
It
is
also
acknowledged
by
health
providers
that
they
and
their
services
discriminate
against
Travellers
(as
evidenced
in
the
All
Ireland
Traveller
Health
Study
).
Pavee
Point
holds
to
the
principle
that
in
order
to
achieve
equality
for
Travellers
and
Roma,
attention
must
be
paid
to
the
structural
determinan
ts/
issues
that
impact
on
them,
including
education,
employment,
poverty,
health,
discrimination
and
racism.
This
means
that
policy
and
practice
must
be
underpinned
by
an
inter
-
cultural
approach
and
by
principles
of
equality,
diversity
and
anti
-
racism.
T
here
is
a
need
for
an
urgent
response
and
positive
action
to
address
the
current
and
historic
discrimination,
and
to
address
the
determinants
that
are
leading
to
these
unacceptable
inequalities.
Travellers
and
Roma
should
therefore
be
considered
as
importa
nt
stakeholders
in
the
development
of
health
services
and
practice.
The
establishment
of
UHI
and
structures
proposed
under
the
White
Paper
must
ensure
that
these
principles
are
acted
on.
Those
with
greater
heath
needs
and
poorer
health
status
will
be
dispr
oportionately
affected
by
issues
and
deficiencies
in
a
health
system.
We
hold
that
the
proposed
system
of
Universal
Health
Insurance
(UHI)
has
the
potential
to
address
health
inequalities,
or
exacerbate
them,
leading
to
even
greater
disparities
in
health
o
utcomes
for
Travellers
and
Roma.
Our
response
and
recommendations
to
the
White
Paper
are
outlined
below
2014-05-01T00:00:00ZPavee Point strategic plan 2006-2010 - working together in partnership to address Travellers' social and economic exclusion
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/319868
Pavee Point strategic plan 2006-2010 - working together in partnership to address Travellers' social and economic exclusion
Pavee Point Travellers Centre
Our Strategic Plan has been developed through a collaborative process involving staff and
Board members. A series of ‘Hall Meetings’ with all Pavee Point staff and training course
participants – totalling over 40 – were held to develop the vision, mission and goals of
Pavee Point over the next five years.
In between these meetings a smaller group of staff progressed the plan, synthesising feedback and further
revising earlier drafts. The Board of Management discussed and commented on an initial draft and were
involved in agreeing the final Strategic Plan. Meetings were held with external stakeholders to seek their
input and inform our thinking. In addition, staff members consulted with local Traveller communities and
individuals to ensure as wide a range of Traveller views as possible has been included.
In the course of this work a discussion took place on the most realistic way for the organisation to
develop its work with the Roma community in Ireland. This took place in light of the organisation’s values
which clearly spell out the organisation’s commitment to the realisation of Roma human rights. In light of
these discussions it was decided that the most appropriate way to developing this work is to include the
work with Roma under the second Strategic Goal entitled ‘empowerment’.Implementation
The implementation of this plan will happen through Pavee Point’s annual planning process
and rolled out through the relevant programmes and other work undertaken by the organisation.
Many thanks to all who contributed to the development of this plan - we look forward to working
with you in implementing it.
2005-01-01T00:00:00ZProposals for Traveller inclusion in the development of primary care teams
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Proposals for Traveller inclusion in the development of primary care teams
Pavee Point Travellers Centre
Over the last number of years, we have been working to realise our vision forprimary care services whereby the health of the population is managed, as far as possible, within a primary care setting, with population very rarely requiring admission to a hospital, those with additional or complex needs having care plans developed with their local Primary Care Team (PCT) who co-ordinate all care required with speciailist services in the community and, for hospital attendance, through integrated care pathways. The PCT is the central point for service delivery which actively engages to address the medical and social needs of the community.
2013-01-01T00:00:00ZPavees: travelling through the generations
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Pavees: travelling through the generations
Pavee Point Travellers Centre
The life of Irish Travellers has changed hugely within a few generations.
Many older Travellers on different sites fear a loss of culture is occurring. They feel
intimidated by the young Travellers as they cannot identify with their modern ways, slang,
and education. This creates a gap between the generations.
Similarly younger Travellers feel that older Travellers are always giving out about them
regardless of what they do and so they don't make attempts to communicate with them.
To address these differences and narrow the gap between the generations, a group of
Travellers of different ages came together at Pavee Point to work on a unique
multigenerational project.
Travelling Through the Generations is the fruit of that work.
Young Travellers learned of the harsh realities of their grandparents’ lives and older
Travellers learned that the young generation is still very proud of their culture and
identity.Over a six week period 12 younger and older Travellers engaged in a number of creative
activities in a facilitated setting.
Through group work and reflective practice, the group explored numerous issues relating
to the need for intergenerational solidarity within the community.
From these early workshops, the group identified a number of core issues.
A self-directed programme began with the group breaking up into sub groups to explore
each of the issues. Through utilising the skills and learning of both generations and
developing on the earlier learning, the final projects were developed.
Project Aim
The aim of the project was to create space to explore and document an understanding
of Traveller culture, beliefs and values, through intergenerational communication and
solidarity.
Objectives
1. To create an understanding of the core values and beliefs informing Traveller culture.
2. To facilitate exchange of skills through intergenerational projects.
3. To develop an appreciation of the contribution of knowledge, experience and wisdom
of the older generation to the community.
4. To facilitate a mutual understanding and respect between the generations.
5. To understand the elements of Traveller culture that need to be transferred through
the generations.
2013-01-01T00:00:00ZSubmission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence: ‘Review of legislation on prostitution’
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/317800
Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence: ‘Review of legislation on prostitution’
Pavee Point Travellers Centre
Pavee Point has a dedicated Violence against Women (VAW) Programme since 1998 which
works to ‘develop a Traveller analysis of violence against women that will inform the
development of culturally appropriate responses for Traveller women and will influence
government policy’. The VAW Programme recognises that the intersection of discrimination
based on ethnicity and gender can place minority ethnic women further at risk of gender
based violence. The VAW Programme works to increase awareness and support the Traveller
community to address domestic and sexual violence, whilst supporting the development of
good practise within services and working to influence policy development. Pavee Point is
represented on the National Steering Committee on Violence against Women; and the Eastern
Regional Advisory Committee and the Public Awareness Steering Committee under Cosc.
Pavee Point welcomes the publication of the ‘Discussion Document on Future Direction of
Prostitution Legislation’ and the opportunity to make this submission to the committee. Pavee
Point recognises that domestic and sexual violence are forms of gender based violence
inextricably linked to gender inequality. Pavee Point also considers that prostitution is a form
of sexual violence, primarily perpetrated against women and girls resulting in economic profit
for those who organise, and is therefore commercial sexual exploitation which results in
serious human rights violations and severe psychological and physical harm. Irish Traveller
and Roma women, suffering from the structural inequalities of poverty, social exclusion,
racism and gender discrimination, are vulnerable groups.
We also recognise that prostitution is inextricably linked to human trafficking, and that Ireland
is a destination and a transit country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of
commercial sexual exploitation and forced labour. Roma women are particularly at risk of
human trafficking.
We believe that reform of the current legislation is needed as part of an overall strategy to
prevent and reduce violence against women and children, in the form of prostitution, and the
trafficking of women and children into and from Ireland.
2013-01-01T00:00:00ZTravelling with austerity - impacts of cuts on Travellers, Traveller projects and services
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/317653
Travelling with austerity - impacts of cuts on Travellers, Traveller projects and services
Harvey, Brian
Executive summary and key challenges
This report follows the evolution of community development work with the Traveller
community from the 1980s to the present day; examines the effect of austerity on the
Traveller community in general and the community development work therein
specifically; and looks at how community development work with Travellers may best
be developed in the future. Four pen portraits of Traveller advocates are included.
The period from the breaking of the economic and social crisis in 2008 has seen a
dramatic disinvestment by the state in the Traveller community. Using the
government’s own figures, it is possible to identify the scale of the austerity cuts, as
follows, but they should be compared to the overall reduction in government current
spending of -4.3% over 2008-2013, the baseline.
Programmes for Travellers
Interagency activities -100%
Traveller education -86.6%
Traveller accommodation -85%
Equality -76.3%
National Traveller organisations -63.6%
FAS Special Initiative for Travellers -50%
National Traveller Partnership -32.1%
Traveller SPY youth projects -29.8%
Health1 -5.4%
Programmes and funding lines of importance to Travellers
Equality and rights agencies -69%
Local & Community Development Programme -42.3%
Initiatives against drugs -32.5%
One of the most striking aspects of these cuts was that statutory agencies did not even
spend all their allocations, so the picture is even more difficult. This is a table of the
proportions actually spent (and, conversely, the underspend):
Spend Underspend
Health 82% 18%
Equality 72% 28%
Accommodation 64% 36%
FAS Special Initiative for Travellers 60% 40%
The only exceptions to the pattern of cuts were the Traveller social economy
programme and the National Traveller Money Advice and Budgeting Service,
which show that it is possible to protect or even increase specific budget lines.These figures tell an egregious story of an extraordinary level of disinvestment by the
Irish state in the Traveller community. One can think of no other section of the
community which has suffered such a high level of withdrawal of funding and human
resources, compounded by the failure of the state to spend even the limited resources
that it has made available.
The reductions in accommodation and education are especially impactful, granted the
continued hardship faced by many Travellers on sites and in poor quality private rented accommodation, and granted the still-wide gap in educational opportunities
between the Traveller and the settled community. Worrying reports are already
coming through on the negative consequences for Travellers at school.
In looking to the future, the report lays out the challenges for community development
for the next years with Travellers.
These are:
The need to protect, preserve and extend the gains made by community
development over the past thirty years, principally its model of development, the
infrastructure of Traveller organisations that has built up and the leadership that
has developed, training a new, younger generation that will enable the community
to cope with the hardships inflicted by austerity, respond to them and emerge from
them;
The need to challenge and reverse the effects of the decisions taken, which have
disproportionately affected the Traveller community, challenging those areas from
where the state has retreated, such as anti – racism and inter - culturalism and the
prevention of discrimination. The state continues to take decisions without
consulting Travelling people, with Travellers unrepresented on high-level groups
at national level and local level, contrary to European principles.
The importance of making the strategies and the structures developed over the past
decades work effectively, especially in such areas as health, accommodation,
education, the labour market and enterprise;
The need to address key political issues, notably recognition of the Traveller
community as a minority ethnic group; amendment of the equal status legislation
so as to make it a truly effective instrument against discrimination;
interculturalism, especially in schools which are slow to address issues of culture
and discrimination despite examples of some good initiatives; and the alignment
process, which must preserve the independence of community development
projects working with Travellers.
2013-04-01T00:00:00ZA Pavee perspective - Travellers’ attitudes to sexual relationships and sex education
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/317562
A Pavee perspective - Travellers’ attitudes to sexual relationships and sex education
McGaughey, Fiona
Bac kground and rati onale
The Crisis Pregnancy Agency provided funding to Pavee Point Travellers Centre to develop culturally
appropriate training modules and materials on sexuality and relationship education for Traveller young
people and parents. These modules include general sexual health and relationship information within
the context of the Traveller culture. It is anticipated that these modules will be piloted through a
Training of Trainers programme regionally and will have the potential to be rolled out nationally
subject to available resources in years two and three. A key component of the project was to conduct
research on Travellers’ attitudes to sexual relationship and sexual education.
The rationale for the project arose from the work of Pavee Point. Pavee Point is a voluntary, or nongovernmental,
organisation committed to the attainment of human rights for Irish Travellers. The group is
comprised of Travellers and members of the majority population working together in partnership to address
the needs of Travellers as a minority group experiencing exclusion and marginalisation.
The aim of Pavee Point is to contribute to improvement in the quality of life and living circumstances of Irish
Travellers, through working for social justice, solidarity, socio-economic development and human rights. The
work of Pavee Point is based on two key premises:
■■ Real improvement in Travellers’ living circumstances and social situation requires the active involvement
of Travellers themselves.
■■ Non-Travellers have a responsibility to address the various processes which serve to exclude Travellers
from participating as equals in society.Pavee Point’s approach includes a youth work dimension and through our work with Traveller families across
Ireland and with young Travellers in particular, it became clear that many Travellers often did not receive sex
education in school, partly due to early school leaving patterns, and that many Travellers do not receive sex
education in the home. Furthermore the existing provision of RSE in mainstream education and youth services
needs to be more inclusive of Traveller ethnicity and culture in order to meet the needs of young Travellers. It
was decided that a project aimed at improving awareness and fostering discussion was needed by targeting
young Travellers and their parents in an out-of-school setting. To facilitate this, the project aims to develop the
capacity of the Traveller community to deliver peer to peer training, to support the development of more
inclusive practise in RSE education and to develop culturally appropriate workshop materials that can be
re-produced to use with the Traveller community, or other minority groups.
2011-09-01T00:00:00ZRoma communities in Ireland and child protection considerations
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/317561
Roma communities in Ireland and child protection considerations
Pavee Point Travellers Centre; HSE - Health Service Executive
Background
In response to concerns about the experiences and situation of Roma in Ireland, the Health
Service Executive (HSE) is working in partnership with Pavee Point to promote Roma health
and has funded a Community Development (Health) Worker. As part of this work a series of
seminars are being held, focusing on topical issues identified by the HSE and Pavee Point as
requiring attention. The seminars include inputs from a wide range of participants from different
sectors, including statutory and non-statutory and Roma representatives. They are
supplemented by research on existing practice in the area and individual interviews. The
learning from these seminars and supplementary research is being documented in order to
provide a series of thematic resources for practitioners working with Roma communities in
Ireland.
Each resource is organised into three sections:
Section 1 provides the context for the report and gives a background on Roma in Ireland and
Europe.
Section 2 provides the policy and legislative context and documents the key content of the
thematic seminars and supplementary interviews.
Section 3 provides guidelines for practitioners working with Roma communities in relation to
themes being discussed.
This resource is the first in the series and focuses on Roma communities in Ireland and child
protection considerations. This report is intended to:
• Give an overview of Roma communities in Ireland,
• Set the context of Roma and child protection considerations,
• Summarise key discussion points from the seminars,
• Document lessons learnt from working with Roma in other countries and from work with
the Traveller community over the years.
It is a resource that can provide guidance for policy-makers and practitioners; and assist policymakers
and practitioners in the protection and promotion of human rights of Roma in Ireland. It
can also be seen as a starting point in identifying issues that need to be addressed in the
context of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020, which
provides a framework and commitment to promote inclusion of Roma in EU member states.Pavee Point is a voluntary, or non-governmental, organisation committed to the attainment of
human rights for Irish Travellers ad Roma. The organisation is comprised of Travellers and
members of the majority population working together in partnership to address the needs of
Travellers and Roma as minority groups experiencing exclusion and marginalisation. Pavee Point has had a Roma Project since 2000. The Roma Project works to tackle racism and discrimination against Roma in access to services and in wider society.
2012-01-01T00:00:00Z