Cairde Ireland

Cairde is a non-government organization working to reduce health inequalities among ethnic minorities and is committed to supporting the participation of minority communities in enhancing their health. Cairde works through the rights based approach believing that the absence of equality and respect for human rights is correlated to the existence of health inequalities. Cairde, by adopting a community development approach, supports new and existing community-based groups in taking an active role in the analysis and redress of the issues effecting them as well as providing individual advocacy and information to ethnic minorities. Cairdes work includes provision of health information and advocacy service from Health Information and Advocacy Centers in Dublins North Inner City and Balbriggan; capacity building and community work with minority ethnic groups.