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Peacebuilding For The Next GenerationAnnual Report & Financial Statements 2022

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Vision, Mission & ValuesMessage from the CEO & BoardWho We Are, What We Do2022 At A Glance Strategy & Impact Programme WorkCommunity & Political DialogueIntercultural & RefugeeWomen’s LeadershipInternational: HaitiLegacy of ViolencePublic DiscourseShared LearningThe Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation is nestled in the natural tranquil surroundings of the Glencree Valley, Co. Wicklow, IrelandOperations FundingGovernance ReportDirectors’ Report & Financial Statements0414063818104012Established in 1974 in response to the conict in Northern Ireland, the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (Glencree) works to prevent and transform political and inter-communal conict and build peaceful, inclusive societies. We bring individuals and groups impacted by conict together and help them nd pathways to reconciliation and sustained peace through facilitated dialogue, relationship-building, public discourse and shared learning.The Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation is a non-prot, non-governmental organisation and a registered charity in the Republic of Ireland.Registered Charity No. CHY5943. Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA) No. 20009823.Under the Patronage of the President of Ireland, Michael D HigginsChair: Barbara Walshe (to June 2022); Ciarán Ó CuinnCEO: Naoimh McNamee4245

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Vision, Mission & ValuesMessage from the CEO & BoardWho We Are, What We Do2022 At A Glance Strategy & Impact Programme WorkCommunity & Political DialogueIntercultural & RefugeeWomen’s LeadershipInternational: HaitiLegacy of ViolencePublic DiscourseShared LearningThe Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation is nestled in the natural tranquil surroundings of the Glencree Valley, Co. Wicklow, IrelandOperations FundingGovernance ReportDirectors’ Report & Financial Statements0414063818104012Established in 1974 in response to the conict in Northern Ireland, the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (Glencree) works to prevent and transform political and inter-communal conict and build peaceful, inclusive societies. We bring individuals and groups impacted by conict together and help them nd pathways to reconciliation and sustained peace through facilitated dialogue, relationship-building, public discourse and shared learning.The Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation is a non-prot, non-governmental organisation and a registered charity in the Republic of Ireland.Registered Charity No. CHY5943. Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA) No. 20009823.Under the Patronage of the President of Ireland, Michael D HigginsChair: Barbara Walshe (to June 2022); Ciarán Ó CuinnCEO: Naoimh McNamee4245

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5Our Vision Our vision is for everyone to live in peace.Glencree stands for the possibility that peace and reconciliation are achievable when we act on what really matters to us.TransparencyWe commit to the highest standards of transparency and accountability including to our Board, members, participants, sta, organisational partners, and donors.CondentialityWe ensure the eectiveness of our activities and the safety and well-being of participants, sta and organisational partners by maintaining appropriate levels of condentiality.Improvement Through LearningWe value learning and gaining knowledge from our work experiences, and through regular review and evaluation. We also place emphasis on developing the skills and well-being of our sta. We share our learnings and creative approaches within Glencree, and with others locally and globally, while at the same time endeavouring to learn from them.Our Values IndependentWe are an independent, non-governmental organisation and registered charity.Non-ViolenceWe work from the belief that conict can, and should, be resolved non-violently.InclusivityWe support the participation of everyone engaged in, or aected by, conict.Equality and DiversityEvery person possesses innate dignity, and we treat each person with respect. We welcome diversity within Glencree and embrace the identity, culture, power, gender and faith dimensions of peacebuilding and conict transformation.Our Mission Our mission is to prevent and transform violent conict by engaging people in dialogue, trust and relationship-building.4

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5Our Vision Our vision is for everyone to live in peace.Glencree stands for the possibility that peace and reconciliation are achievable when we act on what really matters to us.TransparencyWe commit to the highest standards of transparency and accountability including to our Board, members, participants, sta, organisational partners, and donors.CondentialityWe ensure the eectiveness of our activities and the safety and well-being of participants, sta and organisational partners by maintaining appropriate levels of condentiality.Improvement Through LearningWe value learning and gaining knowledge from our work experiences, and through regular review and evaluation. We also place emphasis on developing the skills and well-being of our sta. We share our learnings and creative approaches within Glencree, and with others locally and globally, while at the same time endeavouring to learn from them.Our Values IndependentWe are an independent, non-governmental organisation and registered charity.Non-ViolenceWe work from the belief that conict can, and should, be resolved non-violently.InclusivityWe support the participation of everyone engaged in, or aected by, conict.Equality and DiversityEvery person possesses innate dignity, and we treat each person with respect. We welcome diversity within Glencree and embrace the identity, culture, power, gender and faith dimensions of peacebuilding and conict transformation.Our Mission Our mission is to prevent and transform violent conict by engaging people in dialogue, trust and relationship-building.4

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7Dear friends,We are honoured to present to you the Annual Report for the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, covering the year 2022. This past year has been one of immense challenge and transition, both on a global scale and within our local context here in Ireland. As we approach the 25th anniver-sary of the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement and reect on the hard-won peace that resulted from the commitment and sacrice of so many, it is crucial that we fully recognise the socio-political landscape of today and commit to a renewed eort to continue the important work of peacebuilding on the island of Ireland and with our closest neighbours. It is also imperative that we build on the remarkable work of the peace process, see this process through to full completion, and equip and support the next generation to carry on this vital work so that more people can experience the peace dividend, and look forward to an even brighter future ahead. In 2022, we witnessed a world marked by increasing insta-bility and conicts. Despite the calls for solidarity during the Covid-19 pandemic, we observed a multiplication of conicts globally, resulting in humanitarian crises and energy shortages. The geopolitical divides grew deeper, leading to greater polarisation and more challenging political discourse. Moreover, issues such as Brexit and protocol negotiations, the absence of a working Northern Irish Assembly, the proposed UK Legacy Bill, and increased tensions within Northern Ireland and between North and South, East and West, further highlighted the complexities we face.These factors directly inuenced the nature of our work at Glencree, requiring us to be dynamic and exible in our approach. In response to the arrival of Ukrainian refugees and the increasing number of individuals seeking international protection from conict-aected countries, we established the Glencree Refugee Response Board Sub-Group. By collaborat-ing with our programme teams, local community and volunteer groups, we initiated the Glencree Welcomes Refugees project. We also express our heartfelt gratitude to Pobal for their support in enabling us to welcome 2 displaced Ukrainian refugees to join our Armoury Café team.Building on the strength of our work over the past 7 years, in 2022 we focused on consolidating collaborations and opera-tionalising our new strategic plan. We encountered various challenges along the way and invested much time and thought into refocusing and developing our programme work. In this period of transition, we saw changes to our Board composi-tion including the departure of long-serving Chair, Barbara Walshe, and other Board members, and the appointment of our new Chair, Ciarán Ó Cuinn, and 4 new Board members. In addition to saying goodbye to some of our sta team, we also Our overall performance for 2022 was 68% pertaining to 22 goals under the 5 strategic objectives aligning with our mission, vision, core values and theory of change. Importantly, programmatic work performed strongly (75%) ensuring that our commitment to work on the ground with our participants and beneciaries was delivered consistently.Message from our CEO & Boardwelcomed valuable new members: Paula O’Malley – Devel-opment Manager, Valerie Fitzsimmons – Communications Manager, Katherine Martin – CPD Assistant Programme Manager, and Amina Haj Ameur – Intercultural & Refugee Programme Administrator.In terms of delivering on the rst year of our new Strategic Plan 2022-26, a review of its execution was undertaken including all programmatic work, organisation-wide strategic projects and organisational initiatives. The collaboration between our Board and Executive, coupled with the dedica-tion of our sta and wider network of consultants, ensured eective implementation, risk evaluation and impactful outcomes. Our overall performance for 2022 was 68% pertain-ing to 22 goals under the 5 strategic objectives aligning with our mission, vision, core values and theory of change. Importantly, programmatic work performed strongly (75%) ensuring that our commitment to work on the ground with our participants and beneciaries was delivered consistently. We strengthened our governance practices, focusing on compli-ance, evaluation and reporting, while also attracting increased, and new, funding, reecting the condence of funders in our programme work and our ambitions for the future.As work got underway under each of our stated strategic priorities, further research and development led to the decision by the Board to refocus Strategic Objective 4, to that of a ‘Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges’ in order to better leverage our strengths and learnings from our work over the last half century. In 2022 alone, our role in peace education and shared learning was felt at local, national, european and international level. We welcomed many national and international dignitaries and political representatives, co-hosted exhibitions, organised symposiums, and collaborated with various organisations and institutions, both within and beyond Ireland, to deliver high-impact encounters and events. These eorts contribut-ed to fostering understanding, bridging divides, and building networks of trust and cooperation. Mary Madden, Acting ChairpersonNaoimh McNamee, CEO 6

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7Dear friends,We are honoured to present to you the Annual Report for the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, covering the year 2022. This past year has been one of immense challenge and transition, both on a global scale and within our local context here in Ireland. As we approach the 25th anniver-sary of the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement and reect on the hard-won peace that resulted from the commitment and sacrice of so many, it is crucial that we fully recognise the socio-political landscape of today and commit to a renewed eort to continue the important work of peacebuilding on the island of Ireland and with our closest neighbours. It is also imperative that we build on the remarkable work of the peace process, see this process through to full completion, and equip and support the next generation to carry on this vital work so that more people can experience the peace dividend, and look forward to an even brighter future ahead. In 2022, we witnessed a world marked by increasing insta-bility and conicts. Despite the calls for solidarity during the Covid-19 pandemic, we observed a multiplication of conicts globally, resulting in humanitarian crises and energy shortages. The geopolitical divides grew deeper, leading to greater polarisation and more challenging political discourse. Moreover, issues such as Brexit and protocol negotiations, the absence of a working Northern Irish Assembly, the proposed UK Legacy Bill, and increased tensions within Northern Ireland and between North and South, East and West, further highlighted the complexities we face.These factors directly inuenced the nature of our work at Glencree, requiring us to be dynamic and exible in our approach. In response to the arrival of Ukrainian refugees and the increasing number of individuals seeking international protection from conict-aected countries, we established the Glencree Refugee Response Board Sub-Group. By collaborat-ing with our programme teams, local community and volunteer groups, we initiated the Glencree Welcomes Refugees project. We also express our heartfelt gratitude to Pobal for their support in enabling us to welcome 2 displaced Ukrainian refugees to join our Armoury Café team.Building on the strength of our work over the past 7 years, in 2022 we focused on consolidating collaborations and opera-tionalising our new strategic plan. We encountered various challenges along the way and invested much time and thought into refocusing and developing our programme work. In this period of transition, we saw changes to our Board composi-tion including the departure of long-serving Chair, Barbara Walshe, and other Board members, and the appointment of our new Chair, Ciarán Ó Cuinn, and 4 new Board members. In addition to saying goodbye to some of our sta team, we also Our overall performance for 2022 was 68% pertaining to 22 goals under the 5 strategic objectives aligning with our mission, vision, core values and theory of change. Importantly, programmatic work performed strongly (75%) ensuring that our commitment to work on the ground with our participants and beneciaries was delivered consistently.Message from our CEO & Boardwelcomed valuable new members: Paula O’Malley – Devel-opment Manager, Valerie Fitzsimmons – Communications Manager, Katherine Martin – CPD Assistant Programme Manager, and Amina Haj Ameur – Intercultural & Refugee Programme Administrator.In terms of delivering on the rst year of our new Strategic Plan 2022-26, a review of its execution was undertaken including all programmatic work, organisation-wide strategic projects and organisational initiatives. The collaboration between our Board and Executive, coupled with the dedica-tion of our sta and wider network of consultants, ensured eective implementation, risk evaluation and impactful outcomes. Our overall performance for 2022 was 68% pertain-ing to 22 goals under the 5 strategic objectives aligning with our mission, vision, core values and theory of change. Importantly, programmatic work performed strongly (75%) ensuring that our commitment to work on the ground with our participants and beneciaries was delivered consistently. We strengthened our governance practices, focusing on compli-ance, evaluation and reporting, while also attracting increased, and new, funding, reecting the condence of funders in our programme work and our ambitions for the future.As work got underway under each of our stated strategic priorities, further research and development led to the decision by the Board to refocus Strategic Objective 4, to that of a ‘Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges’ in order to better leverage our strengths and learnings from our work over the last half century. In 2022 alone, our role in peace education and shared learning was felt at local, national, european and international level. We welcomed many national and international dignitaries and political representatives, co-hosted exhibitions, organised symposiums, and collaborated with various organisations and institutions, both within and beyond Ireland, to deliver high-impact encounters and events. These eorts contribut-ed to fostering understanding, bridging divides, and building networks of trust and cooperation. Mary Madden, Acting ChairpersonNaoimh McNamee, CEO 6

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9A high point of 2022 also was the post-Covid return to our campus of university students from the US, EU and Ireland seeking to learn about peacebuilding, conict resolution, identity and diversity. Approaches from a number of local and international universities led to exploring collaborations for the future, and we also reached out to a number of institu-tions and bodies in the peacebuilding arena such as the Irish Defence Forces and the UN Training School Ireland (UNTSI) in the Curragh. These types of collaborations will become a key focus as we develop our practical peace education oering in the coming years.Our programme work remains the cornerstone of our organisa-tion, and our ability to be reexive and dynamic has been crucial to our success. We were honoured to receive the Polish Peace Prize of Sérgio Vieira de Mello in recognition of our peace-building eorts and are proud of the positive impact our work continues to have on individuals, communities and societies.In addition to the dedicated work of our Women’s Leadership Programme (WLP), the theme of strengthening the capaci-ties of women in peacebuilding and the gendered aspects of conict ran through all programmatic areas. The programme teams continue to pursue opportunities for cross-pollination between their respective areas of work to oer wider oppor-tunities to our participants, and ensure the highest possible quality of our encounters. Over the course of the year, our WLP further developed the Glencree All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network to include an intergenerational approach and reach to rural and border regions across the island of Ireland. The Network also expanded to include Great Britain and continental Europe through various new initiatives such as the Missing Peace project, which focuses on young people in peacebuilding, as well as the launch of our Coee & Collaboration initiative. The WLP also had the honour of partnering with the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and the Herstory Peace Heroines exhibition.For the Community & Political Dialogue (CPD) Programme, the importance of the triangulated relationship between Ireland / Northern Ireland / Great Britain, the need for greater under-standing of the critical issues, and their impact on peace on this island, and for engagement amongst politicians and other inuential stakeholders in London, continued to be a key focus of our work. Building on political, community and leaders dialogues, we further developed our East-West focus with the addition of Katherine Martin, Assistant Programme Manager to the team and increased engagement with a range of British political representatives and government committees. Building relationships and collaboration also continued as a key focus of the work of our Intercultural & Refugee (I&R) programme. This was evidenced in the cross-organisational approach of the Hope and Ambition Project, the new creative intercultural collaborations of the Community & Intercultur-al Relations Project, and the trauma-informed practice and training for refugees, displaced Ukrainians, and those support-ing them, of the Glencree Welcomes Refugees Project. We were also delighted to welcome consultant, Patty Abozaglo, to the team to support us in the delivery of this project.August marked the completion of the Peace IV Legacy of Violence (LoV) Project. While in-person engagements had been severely hindered for almost 18 months, the team set into 2022 with a full calendar, building on the trust and relation-ships already developed with the Victims and Survivors (V/S) groups. They also developed fora to share learnings with key stakeholders including state bodies, civil society leaders, security force members, political and government representa-tives, academics and policy makers. The project culminated in a 2-day Symposium in Belfast and a closing event in Glencree with a wide range of participants and funders. Currently in post-project evaluation, the outcomes, group feedback and lessons learnt will be used to inform Glencree's future legacy work with V/S groups as well as interest groups, academics, policymakers and practitioners in this eld. Our heartfelt thanks to Róisín McGlone and her team for the exceptional work they delivered for Victims and Survivors, and indeed in the broader context of Glencree, over the last 5 years.Our EU-funded project work in Haiti in partnership with Lakou Lape also came to a close. This was an innovative project designed to engage dierent levels of society in exploring whether they could nd agreement on an analysis of the conict and root causes of the violence. The project sought to build new relationships across civil society and strength-en leadership capacity. Despite the stark challenges of the Covid pandemic, the earthquake in Haiti and continued political unrest and violence in Port-au-Prince, two years of ground-breaking dialogue work at multiple levels was success-fully concluded. Our thanks to the project team of Ian White, Georey Corry and Tom Kitt for their enduring commitment, innovation and resilience. As we continue to strengthen the sustainability of Glencree, one signicant milestone in 2022 was the conrmation of Glencree as a Strategic Partner of the Department of Foreign Aairs Reconciliation Fund. This partnership reects a natural alignment between our activities and the Fund's strategic objectives including: reconciliation through dialogue, promoting tolerance and respect, challenging stereotypes, building sustainable cross-border links, deepening East-West relations, and engaging marginalised communities. It provides us with the means to deliver on our strategic plan, enhance our business sustainability, and foster a sense of stability across our programmes. We are deeply grateful for the Depart-ment’s renewed condence in our organisation and its ongoing support. As we look ahead, we remain committed to our strategic priori-ties and continue to explore new avenues for collaboration and learning. The development of our site at Glencree into a state-of-the-art Peace Campus, including a Centre for Practical Peace Education & Learning Exchanges, accessible biodiverse gardens and walkways, including the Garden of Remembrance, and our plans for celebrating Glencree’s 50th Anniversary - Glencree@50, are essential elements of our future. We are excited for what lies ahead for us in the coming years. We would like to express our deepest thanks to our dedicated Board and Sta, past and present, for their continued profes-sionalism, focus and dedication to Glencree and our peace-building programmes. We thank our Patron, President Michael D. Higgins, our funders, members, donors, and the local community. We also extend our gratitude to the embassies of Finland and Switzerland for their partnership, and to all those who have contributed to the success of Glencree in 2022. Our particular thanks to the Oileán Easa Foundation, whose generous support has allowed us to make signicant inroads in our site and education development work, bringing us ever closer to realising our vision for Glencree. Your unwavering support and belief in our work have been invaluable. Together, we will continue to strive for peace, reconciliation, and a better future. Thank you for being part of this journey.Yours sincerely,Naoimh McNamee CEOMary Madden Acting ChairpersonAfter 8 years as Chair, Barbara Walshe stepped down in June. Barbara’s energy and passion for the work of Glencree, her natural ability to build meaningful relationships and promote our peacebuilding work, and her belief in the importance and value of the organisation to peacebuilding on this island and around the world was infectious. Her drive led to considerable increases in funding, richer more relevant programmes, a governance overhaul that saw full compliance with the Charities Governance Code, a more gender-balanced Board, a substantial growth in the sta team with a stronger voice for younger people, a greater public prole, a clear and focused 5-year Strategic Plan and stronger partnerships. We owe our heartfelt thanks to Barbara and wish her well on her next adventures. 8

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9A high point of 2022 also was the post-Covid return to our campus of university students from the US, EU and Ireland seeking to learn about peacebuilding, conict resolution, identity and diversity. Approaches from a number of local and international universities led to exploring collaborations for the future, and we also reached out to a number of institu-tions and bodies in the peacebuilding arena such as the Irish Defence Forces and the UN Training School Ireland (UNTSI) in the Curragh. These types of collaborations will become a key focus as we develop our practical peace education oering in the coming years.Our programme work remains the cornerstone of our organisa-tion, and our ability to be reexive and dynamic has been crucial to our success. We were honoured to receive the Polish Peace Prize of Sérgio Vieira de Mello in recognition of our peace-building eorts and are proud of the positive impact our work continues to have on individuals, communities and societies.In addition to the dedicated work of our Women’s Leadership Programme (WLP), the theme of strengthening the capaci-ties of women in peacebuilding and the gendered aspects of conict ran through all programmatic areas. The programme teams continue to pursue opportunities for cross-pollination between their respective areas of work to oer wider oppor-tunities to our participants, and ensure the highest possible quality of our encounters. Over the course of the year, our WLP further developed the Glencree All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network to include an intergenerational approach and reach to rural and border regions across the island of Ireland. The Network also expanded to include Great Britain and continental Europe through various new initiatives such as the Missing Peace project, which focuses on young people in peacebuilding, as well as the launch of our Coee & Collaboration initiative. The WLP also had the honour of partnering with the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and the Herstory Peace Heroines exhibition.For the Community & Political Dialogue (CPD) Programme, the importance of the triangulated relationship between Ireland / Northern Ireland / Great Britain, the need for greater under-standing of the critical issues, and their impact on peace on this island, and for engagement amongst politicians and other inuential stakeholders in London, continued to be a key focus of our work. Building on political, community and leaders dialogues, we further developed our East-West focus with the addition of Katherine Martin, Assistant Programme Manager to the team and increased engagement with a range of British political representatives and government committees. Building relationships and collaboration also continued as a key focus of the work of our Intercultural & Refugee (I&R) programme. This was evidenced in the cross-organisational approach of the Hope and Ambition Project, the new creative intercultural collaborations of the Community & Intercultur-al Relations Project, and the trauma-informed practice and training for refugees, displaced Ukrainians, and those support-ing them, of the Glencree Welcomes Refugees Project. We were also delighted to welcome consultant, Patty Abozaglo, to the team to support us in the delivery of this project.August marked the completion of the Peace IV Legacy of Violence (LoV) Project. While in-person engagements had been severely hindered for almost 18 months, the team set into 2022 with a full calendar, building on the trust and relation-ships already developed with the Victims and Survivors (V/S) groups. They also developed fora to share learnings with key stakeholders including state bodies, civil society leaders, security force members, political and government representa-tives, academics and policy makers. The project culminated in a 2-day Symposium in Belfast and a closing event in Glencree with a wide range of participants and funders. Currently in post-project evaluation, the outcomes, group feedback and lessons learnt will be used to inform Glencree's future legacy work with V/S groups as well as interest groups, academics, policymakers and practitioners in this eld. Our heartfelt thanks to Róisín McGlone and her team for the exceptional work they delivered for Victims and Survivors, and indeed in the broader context of Glencree, over the last 5 years.Our EU-funded project work in Haiti in partnership with Lakou Lape also came to a close. This was an innovative project designed to engage dierent levels of society in exploring whether they could nd agreement on an analysis of the conict and root causes of the violence. The project sought to build new relationships across civil society and strength-en leadership capacity. Despite the stark challenges of the Covid pandemic, the earthquake in Haiti and continued political unrest and violence in Port-au-Prince, two years of ground-breaking dialogue work at multiple levels was success-fully concluded. Our thanks to the project team of Ian White, Georey Corry and Tom Kitt for their enduring commitment, innovation and resilience. As we continue to strengthen the sustainability of Glencree, one signicant milestone in 2022 was the conrmation of Glencree as a Strategic Partner of the Department of Foreign Aairs Reconciliation Fund. This partnership reects a natural alignment between our activities and the Fund's strategic objectives including: reconciliation through dialogue, promoting tolerance and respect, challenging stereotypes, building sustainable cross-border links, deepening East-West relations, and engaging marginalised communities. It provides us with the means to deliver on our strategic plan, enhance our business sustainability, and foster a sense of stability across our programmes. We are deeply grateful for the Depart-ment’s renewed condence in our organisation and its ongoing support. As we look ahead, we remain committed to our strategic priori-ties and continue to explore new avenues for collaboration and learning. The development of our site at Glencree into a state-of-the-art Peace Campus, including a Centre for Practical Peace Education & Learning Exchanges, accessible biodiverse gardens and walkways, including the Garden of Remembrance, and our plans for celebrating Glencree’s 50th Anniversary - Glencree@50, are essential elements of our future. We are excited for what lies ahead for us in the coming years. We would like to express our deepest thanks to our dedicated Board and Sta, past and present, for their continued profes-sionalism, focus and dedication to Glencree and our peace-building programmes. We thank our Patron, President Michael D. Higgins, our funders, members, donors, and the local community. We also extend our gratitude to the embassies of Finland and Switzerland for their partnership, and to all those who have contributed to the success of Glencree in 2022. Our particular thanks to the Oileán Easa Foundation, whose generous support has allowed us to make signicant inroads in our site and education development work, bringing us ever closer to realising our vision for Glencree. Your unwavering support and belief in our work have been invaluable. Together, we will continue to strive for peace, reconciliation, and a better future. Thank you for being part of this journey.Yours sincerely,Naoimh McNamee CEOMary Madden Acting ChairpersonAfter 8 years as Chair, Barbara Walshe stepped down in June. Barbara’s energy and passion for the work of Glencree, her natural ability to build meaningful relationships and promote our peacebuilding work, and her belief in the importance and value of the organisation to peacebuilding on this island and around the world was infectious. Her drive led to considerable increases in funding, richer more relevant programmes, a governance overhaul that saw full compliance with the Charities Governance Code, a more gender-balanced Board, a substantial growth in the sta team with a stronger voice for younger people, a greater public prole, a clear and focused 5-year Strategic Plan and stronger partnerships. We owe our heartfelt thanks to Barbara and wish her well on her next adventures. 8

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11Our WorkThe Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (Glencree) was established in 1974 in response to the outbreak of violent conict in Northern Ireland. Glencree dedicated its early eorts, in a non-partisan way, to supporting the resolution of this conict and played an important role in the Irish peace process, bringing together those in conict and helping to build relation-ships across divides. Over the last ve decades, Glencree has extended its eorts to contribute to building a more peaceful world as we continue to develop the conditions and relation-ships that support peace and reconciled communities in Ireland, within Northern Ireland, between Ireland and the UK, and at European and international levels.We work with:  Victims, survivors, and victim/survivor groups impacted by violent conict in Northern Ireland  Women activists and leaders from disadvantaged commu-nities particularly those experiencing social exclusion, isolation and marginalisation, women who have experi-enced the trauma of political conict/violence, and women peacebuilders on the island of Ireland and elsewhere  Members of ethnic and faith minority communities, migrants and refugees to support their own eorts to integrate into, and contribute to, Irish society. This incor-porates building partnerships with statutory and local authority stakeholders and majority community leaders and groups  Students and young adults both as actors in peacebuilding and as participants in our peace education work  Conict and post-conict societies in 10 countries around the world where we have shared our lessons from the Irish peace process and learned from their peacebuilding experiences  Policy-makers, politicians, diplomats, NGOs, faith leaders, law enforcement, security personnel and civil society actors who work to end conict, nd solutions to achieve sustainable peace and build inclusive societiesWho we are, what we doHow we workFacilitating dialogue with groups and individualsGlencree practises a process-centric, co-designed method of facilitating dialogue, where participants control the agenda and Glencree manages the process. Dialogue, as an open-ended process, includes a series of informal meetings and discussions that build trust before bringing a larger group of participants together.Informal diplomacyDiplomacy is normally conducted at inter-state levels. There are also various levels where independent entities or persons, who are trusted by parties to a conict or situation, engage and establish dialogues and pathways to dialogue. Glencree engages in these trusted, condential dialogues and acts as a bilateral or multilateral interlocutor.Empowering and supporting the development of networks and relationshipsGlencree brings a diverse range of people and organisations together to help build the necessary supportive and challenging relationships and networks required for social change, political reconciliation, and intercultural integration. This includes all-is-land, cross-community, cross-border networks and relationships between groups in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain.Sharing learning and building capacityGlencree shares experiences from our programme work with other peace and reconciliation organisations and communities and with the statutory and voluntary sectors. We engage with people in countries or regions impacted by conict to share our experiences of the Irish peace process: how it was developed, managed and sustained. A key area of focus is also to learn from dealing with the issues that arise in a post-conict society.Glencree provides technical assistance to support capacity-building in conict-aected regions including dialogue, facilitation, mediation, negotiation and conict analysis. We also support and empower cohorts from political, policy and NGO sectors, women and young people in the areas of leadership, policy, inuence and civic action.Providing peace educationGlencree engages with school and university students on the island of Ireland and overseas, providing the forum for them to explore their own prejudice, bias and stereotyping, and gain an understanding of issues that arise in relation to identity, diversity, anti-racism and conict resolution.Promoting public discourseGlencree fosters spaces of public discourse where civil society and the wider public witness, listen, acknowledge and criti-cally engage with diverse voices, compelling stories, creative approaches and innovative research on building sustainable peace, reconciliation and conict transformation.… there remains an imperative to forge new pathways for new understandings and relationships that support people in nding solutions that lead to lasting peace for future generationsGlencree Strategic Plan 2022 – 202610

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11Our WorkThe Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (Glencree) was established in 1974 in response to the outbreak of violent conict in Northern Ireland. Glencree dedicated its early eorts, in a non-partisan way, to supporting the resolution of this conict and played an important role in the Irish peace process, bringing together those in conict and helping to build relation-ships across divides. Over the last ve decades, Glencree has extended its eorts to contribute to building a more peaceful world as we continue to develop the conditions and relation-ships that support peace and reconciled communities in Ireland, within Northern Ireland, between Ireland and the UK, and at European and international levels.We work with:  Victims, survivors, and victim/survivor groups impacted by violent conict in Northern Ireland  Women activists and leaders from disadvantaged commu-nities particularly those experiencing social exclusion, isolation and marginalisation, women who have experi-enced the trauma of political conict/violence, and women peacebuilders on the island of Ireland and elsewhere  Members of ethnic and faith minority communities, migrants and refugees to support their own eorts to integrate into, and contribute to, Irish society. This incor-porates building partnerships with statutory and local authority stakeholders and majority community leaders and groups  Students and young adults both as actors in peacebuilding and as participants in our peace education work  Conict and post-conict societies in 10 countries around the world where we have shared our lessons from the Irish peace process and learned from their peacebuilding experiences  Policy-makers, politicians, diplomats, NGOs, faith leaders, law enforcement, security personnel and civil society actors who work to end conict, nd solutions to achieve sustainable peace and build inclusive societiesWho we are, what we doHow we workFacilitating dialogue with groups and individualsGlencree practises a process-centric, co-designed method of facilitating dialogue, where participants control the agenda and Glencree manages the process. Dialogue, as an open-ended process, includes a series of informal meetings and discussions that build trust before bringing a larger group of participants together.Informal diplomacyDiplomacy is normally conducted at inter-state levels. There are also various levels where independent entities or persons, who are trusted by parties to a conict or situation, engage and establish dialogues and pathways to dialogue. Glencree engages in these trusted, condential dialogues and acts as a bilateral or multilateral interlocutor.Empowering and supporting the development of networks and relationshipsGlencree brings a diverse range of people and organisations together to help build the necessary supportive and challenging relationships and networks required for social change, political reconciliation, and intercultural integration. This includes all-is-land, cross-community, cross-border networks and relationships between groups in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain.Sharing learning and building capacityGlencree shares experiences from our programme work with other peace and reconciliation organisations and communities and with the statutory and voluntary sectors. We engage with people in countries or regions impacted by conict to share our experiences of the Irish peace process: how it was developed, managed and sustained. A key area of focus is also to learn from dealing with the issues that arise in a post-conict society.Glencree provides technical assistance to support capacity-building in conict-aected regions including dialogue, facilitation, mediation, negotiation and conict analysis. We also support and empower cohorts from political, policy and NGO sectors, women and young people in the areas of leadership, policy, inuence and civic action.Providing peace educationGlencree engages with school and university students on the island of Ireland and overseas, providing the forum for them to explore their own prejudice, bias and stereotyping, and gain an understanding of issues that arise in relation to identity, diversity, anti-racism and conict resolution.Promoting public discourseGlencree fosters spaces of public discourse where civil society and the wider public witness, listen, acknowledge and criti-cally engage with diverse voices, compelling stories, creative approaches and innovative research on building sustainable peace, reconciliation and conict transformation.… there remains an imperative to forge new pathways for new understandings and relationships that support people in nding solutions that lead to lasting peace for future generationsGlencree Strategic Plan 2022 – 202610

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12132022 at a GlanceWe are delighted to jointly host this international webinar with the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation. There is an urgent need to promote civility in politics where dierences are respected, where ethical and civil dialogue is embraced and where eorts are focused on working together to enhance and better serve democracy, diversity and political decision-making.Sean Farren, Chair of John & Pat Hume FoundationWorking for peace has become an urgent reality also in Europe… We need civic organisations like Glencree on this island and in other countries to continue to do this work and spread the lessons of peace, as Glencree does.Ambassador of Finland to Ireland, H.E. Raili Lahnalampi speaking at the launch of the Glencree Annual Peace Walk in September... this exhibition requires us to say that discussions of war & peace in the early 20th century cannot turn away from the parallels with the suering, killing and crimes committed in Ukraine.Professor Jay Winter, Yale University, speaking at the launch of the ENRS "After the Great War" Exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland held in partnership with GlencreeMany thanks to Glencree for giving us the opportunity to experience some of the joys and benets of Capacitar. It is only the start of the journey, but appetites have been whetted and the door has been opened.Refugee Support Group volunteer, Glencree Welcomes Refugees ProjectGlencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation is awarded the Polish Prize of Sérgio Vieira de Mello at a ceremony in Kraków presented by Ambassador of Poland to Ireland H.E. Anna Sochańska to Glencree Chair, Barbara Walshe in the presence of Irish Ambassador to Poland, H.E. Patrick Haughey.Our Women’s Leadership Programme Manager Amina Moustafa spoke of the need to support young women at grassroots level in having their voices heard by decision makers, at the National Women's Council of Ireland Women’s Forum attended by Glencree Patron President Michael D. Higgins and Sabina Higgins.The new Glencree Strategic Plan 2022-26 is launched with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland by Chair Barbara Walshe at an event in Dublin Castle. The event also featured the 4th Annual Una O’Higgins O’Malley Lecture with keynote address by Lord Gavin Barwell, Member of the House of Lords and Chief of Sta to former Prime Minister Theresa May.Long-serving Chair of Glencree, Barbara Walshe, steps down from the Board after 8 years, and welcomes new Board Chair, Ciarán Ó Cuinn, in July 2022.CEO Naoimh McNamee speaks to ITV News during a Glencree Women's Residential in Belfast that explored the gendered aspects of past violence and challenges of engaging across communal and geographic divides as part of our Peace IV Legacy of Violence project. Prof. Arkady Rzegocki, Head of the Foreign Service of the Republic of Poland, H.E. Anna Sochanska, Ambassador of Poland to Ireland and Agnieszka Skolimowska, Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission meet with Glencree’s Pat Hynes and Board Director Ken Slattery.Glencree welcomed faculty and PhD candidates from Trinity College Dublin to share learnings as part of our NETHATE collaboration on the impact and spread of hate, and reconciliation strategies.Glencree’s Pat Hynes and former Irish Diplomat and Good Friday Negotiator, Tim O’Connor, meet in London with former Prime Minister Theresa May as part of Glencree’s work to develop East-West relations between the two islands.Glencree Welcomes Refugees Project hosts a well-being session for refugees, and the professionals who work with them, using Capacitar Multicultural Trauma Healing self-care practices delivered by Patty Abozaglo.The Community and Political Dialogue team host a US Congressional delegation at Glencree led by Congressman Bill Keating, Chairman of the US House Foreign Aairs Subcommittee on Europe, with Congressman Juan Vargas and Congressman Brian Higgins as part of their visit to Dublin and Belfast.Local Historian Frank Tracy during an on-site recording of ‘Glencree in History’, a 5-part series documenting the history of the Glencree campus before it became home to the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation in 1974.HerStory Peace Heroines exhibition, spotlighting the role women played in the Northern Ireland peace process, was on display to the public at Glencree’s Armoury Café in Sept-October. The exhibition also featured as part of Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s visit to Glencree.Over 90 Christmas gifts were delivered to women in Clondalkin Towers Direct Provision Centre by Glencree’s Louise Keating and volunteer Maureen O’Riordain as part of the Hope & Ambition project while other organisations provided gifts to the children.The history and current status of the peace process was the focus of discussions with a visiting Georgian delegation from Tbilisi accompanied by James Bridgeman BL at Glencree.A series of roundtable facilitated dialogues was hosted on behalf of the Treaty Generation Descendants' Group including one with Dr Emer Nowlan (great-granddaughter of Arthur Griith), Erskine Childers (great-grandson of Erskine Childers), Michael V. O’Mahony (grandnephew of Michael Collins), Tadhg Crowley (grandnephew of Harry Boland), Cathal MacSwiney Brugha (grandson of Cathal Brugha).I pay tribute to all of you [Victims/Survivors] who took part [in the LOV project]. Reading about the hundreds of engagements and dialogues you have had during this project has been incredibly positive in ensuring information exchange and understanding and also contributing to civil society and government, hearing rst-hand the horrors you and your families have been through.Former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Julian Smith, MP, delivering the keynote address at the 2-day Symposium of Glencree’s Peace IV Addressing the Legacy of Violence Through Facilitated Dialogue project held in Belfast For all the great work that we Irish soldiers do on our overseas missions, we are safe in the knowledge that when we return home at the end of our missions to peace on the island of Ireland, we have organisations such as Glencree to thank for all their hard work in contributing to that stability.Brigadier General Rossa Mulcahy, Assistant Chief of Sta, Irish Defence Forces.Love that the Network is open to people outside the island of Ireland, the diversity!Feedback from a Member of Glencree’s All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network.I attended, as other colleagues on this Committee did, dierent Glencree events over the years and I found them very benecial… Your work in regard (to legacy issues) is very important.Deputy Brendan Smith TD, Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.

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12132022 at a GlanceWe are delighted to jointly host this international webinar with the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation. There is an urgent need to promote civility in politics where dierences are respected, where ethical and civil dialogue is embraced and where eorts are focused on working together to enhance and better serve democracy, diversity and political decision-making.Sean Farren, Chair of John & Pat Hume FoundationWorking for peace has become an urgent reality also in Europe… We need civic organisations like Glencree on this island and in other countries to continue to do this work and spread the lessons of peace, as Glencree does.Ambassador of Finland to Ireland, H.E. Raili Lahnalampi speaking at the launch of the Glencree Annual Peace Walk in September... this exhibition requires us to say that discussions of war & peace in the early 20th century cannot turn away from the parallels with the suering, killing and crimes committed in Ukraine.Professor Jay Winter, Yale University, speaking at the launch of the ENRS "After the Great War" Exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland held in partnership with GlencreeMany thanks to Glencree for giving us the opportunity to experience some of the joys and benets of Capacitar. It is only the start of the journey, but appetites have been whetted and the door has been opened.Refugee Support Group volunteer, Glencree Welcomes Refugees ProjectGlencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation is awarded the Polish Prize of Sérgio Vieira de Mello at a ceremony in Kraków presented by Ambassador of Poland to Ireland H.E. Anna Sochańska to Glencree Chair, Barbara Walshe in the presence of Irish Ambassador to Poland, H.E. Patrick Haughey.Our Women’s Leadership Programme Manager Amina Moustafa spoke of the need to support young women at grassroots level in having their voices heard by decision makers, at the National Women's Council of Ireland Women’s Forum attended by Glencree Patron President Michael D. Higgins and Sabina Higgins.The new Glencree Strategic Plan 2022-26 is launched with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland by Chair Barbara Walshe at an event in Dublin Castle. The event also featured the 4th Annual Una O’Higgins O’Malley Lecture with keynote address by Lord Gavin Barwell, Member of the House of Lords and Chief of Sta to former Prime Minister Theresa May.Long-serving Chair of Glencree, Barbara Walshe, steps down from the Board after 8 years, and welcomes new Board Chair, Ciarán Ó Cuinn, in July 2022.CEO Naoimh McNamee speaks to ITV News during a Glencree Women's Residential in Belfast that explored the gendered aspects of past violence and challenges of engaging across communal and geographic divides as part of our Peace IV Legacy of Violence project. Prof. Arkady Rzegocki, Head of the Foreign Service of the Republic of Poland, H.E. Anna Sochanska, Ambassador of Poland to Ireland and Agnieszka Skolimowska, Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission meet with Glencree’s Pat Hynes and Board Director Ken Slattery.Glencree welcomed faculty and PhD candidates from Trinity College Dublin to share learnings as part of our NETHATE collaboration on the impact and spread of hate, and reconciliation strategies.Glencree’s Pat Hynes and former Irish Diplomat and Good Friday Negotiator, Tim O’Connor, meet in London with former Prime Minister Theresa May as part of Glencree’s work to develop East-West relations between the two islands.Glencree Welcomes Refugees Project hosts a well-being session for refugees, and the professionals who work with them, using Capacitar Multicultural Trauma Healing self-care practices delivered by Patty Abozaglo.The Community and Political Dialogue team host a US Congressional delegation at Glencree led by Congressman Bill Keating, Chairman of the US House Foreign Aairs Subcommittee on Europe, with Congressman Juan Vargas and Congressman Brian Higgins as part of their visit to Dublin and Belfast.Local Historian Frank Tracy during an on-site recording of ‘Glencree in History’, a 5-part series documenting the history of the Glencree campus before it became home to the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation in 1974.HerStory Peace Heroines exhibition, spotlighting the role women played in the Northern Ireland peace process, was on display to the public at Glencree’s Armoury Café in Sept-October. The exhibition also featured as part of Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s visit to Glencree.Over 90 Christmas gifts were delivered to women in Clondalkin Towers Direct Provision Centre by Glencree’s Louise Keating and volunteer Maureen O’Riordain as part of the Hope & Ambition project while other organisations provided gifts to the children.The history and current status of the peace process was the focus of discussions with a visiting Georgian delegation from Tbilisi accompanied by James Bridgeman BL at Glencree.A series of roundtable facilitated dialogues was hosted on behalf of the Treaty Generation Descendants' Group including one with Dr Emer Nowlan (great-granddaughter of Arthur Griith), Erskine Childers (great-grandson of Erskine Childers), Michael V. O’Mahony (grandnephew of Michael Collins), Tadhg Crowley (grandnephew of Harry Boland), Cathal MacSwiney Brugha (grandson of Cathal Brugha).I pay tribute to all of you [Victims/Survivors] who took part [in the LOV project]. Reading about the hundreds of engagements and dialogues you have had during this project has been incredibly positive in ensuring information exchange and understanding and also contributing to civil society and government, hearing rst-hand the horrors you and your families have been through.Former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Julian Smith, MP, delivering the keynote address at the 2-day Symposium of Glencree’s Peace IV Addressing the Legacy of Violence Through Facilitated Dialogue project held in Belfast For all the great work that we Irish soldiers do on our overseas missions, we are safe in the knowledge that when we return home at the end of our missions to peace on the island of Ireland, we have organisations such as Glencree to thank for all their hard work in contributing to that stability.Brigadier General Rossa Mulcahy, Assistant Chief of Sta, Irish Defence Forces.Love that the Network is open to people outside the island of Ireland, the diversity!Feedback from a Member of Glencree’s All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network.I attended, as other colleagues on this Committee did, dierent Glencree events over the years and I found them very benecial… Your work in regard (to legacy issues) is very important.Deputy Brendan Smith TD, Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.

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15Strategic Priorities & Impact 2022 - 2026Meaningful, lasting impact for current and future generations2022 marked the rst full year of operationalising the Glencree Strategic Plan 2022 – 26. This plan outlines 5 key strategic priorities and 22 goals which are aligned to our mission, vision, values and theory of change. Overall performance for the year averaged 68%, with particu-larly strong performance of 75% in our programmatic work. In some areas delivery was hindered; this was primarily due to skill's gaps and deciencies in funding which are a key focus of address for 2023. At its core, Glencree’s work centres on the process of building trusted relationships, understanding and co-operation with, and between, people and communities to transform the conict that divides them. This is done through regular face-to-face engagements that are nurtured over time, most often in sensitive and condential circumstances using co-design processes. As such, Glencree’s KPI’s are primarily qualitative, reecting the nuance, consistency and stability of this process. Below are some of the key building blocks achieved in 2022.Objective 1Support peace, reconciliation and positive relationships within Northern Ireland, on the island of Ireland and on a British-Irish basis.1. Support the implementation of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and other key and emerging policy frameworks and agreements  Delivered briengs and dialogues to the 27 EU Ambassa-dors, the Ambassadors of the US, UK, Canada and from the Middle East, and broader diplomatic community in Ireland to aid in their, and their governments’, under-standing of the current socio-political and legacy issues impacting N-S, E-W relations.  Hosted political dialogues and briengs with the visiting German Foreign Minister, the Portuguese President, a US Congressional Delegation, a Dutch Delegation working on EU/UK negotiations, the Polish Foreign Minister and the Head of the Polish Civil Service, a delegation of French Senators, the Croatian Secretary of State, and a Finnish Minister of State, on the current political, economic and social landscape.  Continued to develop East-West relations with senior MPs, Members of the House of Lords and civil servants in Westminster including former Prime Minister Theresa May, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Julian Smith MP and the Speaker of the House of Lords, John McFall.2. Facilitate dialogue with, and between, dierent victims and survivors (V/S) of the conict  Gained the trust and participation of 4 ‘hard to reach’ V/S groups and representatives of groups and individ-uals with diering interpretations of what happened in Northern Ireland’s past, in a process of meaningful, purposeful and sustained contact in a 4.5-year project that ended in August 2022  Continued project dialogues and workshops in 2022 with overall engagement of 1,300 group members from Protestant / Unionist / Loyalist and Catholic / Nationalist / Republican backgrounds, or no ailiation, and external participants  Hosted a 2-day Symposium in Belfast, attended by political and civil society representatives from across the two islands, in which 2 V/S groups publicly acknowledged the experiences and suering of the other3. Engage with people and communities marginalised from mainstream politics and peacebuilding  Engaged young people, who witnessed the greatest impact of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with emerging leaders and political representatives from across the communities in Northern Ireland and two islands  Facilitated multiple dialogues for members of the diplo-matic community in Ireland, visiting foreign dignitaries, government oicials and parliamentary committees to hear directly from actors in the peace process, on an all-island basis, including under-represented and margin-alised women4. Develop relationships with relevant stakeholders in the political, policy and diplomatic spheres and with civil society on these islands  Engaged politicians, community leaders and business leaders in political briengs and dialogues with visiting dignitaries and diplomats  Facilitated discussions between parties and organisations operating within communities across Northern Ireland  Cemented relationships with young politicians in Northern Ireland and those in communities who might seek political oice in the future  Presented to the UK government's Northern Irish Aairs Committee and participated in a Wilton Park dialogue event in the UK5. Support the engagement of women in peacebuilding on the island of Ireland  Increased membership of Glencree’s All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network by 70% notably with intergenerational, rural and border county reach and marginalised community participation  Hosted a Women’s Residential in Belfast that explored the gendered aspects of past violence and challenges of engaging across communal and geographical divides  Hosted an event with Professor Monica McWilliams in conversation with RTE’s Áine Lalor to highlight the crucial role women played in the Northern Ireland peace process  Launched the Coee & Collaboration initiative providing a forum for direct engagement and communication between women peacebuilders with 80 participants in year one  Awarded European Solidarity Corps’ funding to deliver 'The Missing Peace' project aimed at building capacities of young women in peacebuildingObjective 2 Promote public awareness and understanding of, and engagement with, peacebuilding and reconciliation activities1. Enhance public dialogue on current and emerging issues in peace and conict in Ireland  Hosted the 4th Annual Una O’Higgins O’Malley Lecture exploring identity in the context of current Irish-British relations which was attended by government, political, media and civil society representatives from Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK  Co-hosted an International Political Discourse Webinar with the John & Pat Hume Foundation which focused on ethical and respectful political discourse with speakers from the EU, US and UK 2. Promote greater understanding, across both jurisdictions of the island, of conict in and about Northern Ireland and on building future reconciled communities  Developed the Political Discourse project in partner-ship with John & Pat Hume Foundation, participated in exchanges and advanced plans for a political discourse workshop and participation in a Peace Summit in 2023  Made a presentation to the Oireachtas Committee for the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement on Glencree’s work with victims and survivors3. Raise public awareness of the historic context of the conict on the island, including Glencree’s role as a peacebuilding body, by categorising, curating and digitising Glencree’s archival records  Partnered with European Network Remembrance Solidar-ity (ENRS), host venue the National Museum of Ireland, and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Dublin to co-host the ‘After the Great War Exhibition’, linking with local historians to ensure aspects of all-island history were incorporated  Hosted and facilitated a series of roundtable dialogues with the 1922 Treaty Generation Descendants' Group to ethically remember the past and seek to repair inter-gen-erational trauma  Commissioned the ‘Glencree in History’ video series with historian Frank Tracy to document the history of Glencree pre-1974  Collaborated with a number of leading educational institutions to inform the development of a model to document and archive Glencree’s recordsObjective 3Support positive community relations, inclusion and diversity by engaging and empowering people and groups aected by political or inter-communal conict14

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15Strategic Priorities & Impact 2022 - 2026Meaningful, lasting impact for current and future generations2022 marked the rst full year of operationalising the Glencree Strategic Plan 2022 – 26. This plan outlines 5 key strategic priorities and 22 goals which are aligned to our mission, vision, values and theory of change. Overall performance for the year averaged 68%, with particu-larly strong performance of 75% in our programmatic work. In some areas delivery was hindered; this was primarily due to skill's gaps and deciencies in funding which are a key focus of address for 2023. At its core, Glencree’s work centres on the process of building trusted relationships, understanding and co-operation with, and between, people and communities to transform the conict that divides them. This is done through regular face-to-face engagements that are nurtured over time, most often in sensitive and condential circumstances using co-design processes. As such, Glencree’s KPI’s are primarily qualitative, reecting the nuance, consistency and stability of this process. Below are some of the key building blocks achieved in 2022.Objective 1Support peace, reconciliation and positive relationships within Northern Ireland, on the island of Ireland and on a British-Irish basis.1. Support the implementation of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and other key and emerging policy frameworks and agreements  Delivered briengs and dialogues to the 27 EU Ambassa-dors, the Ambassadors of the US, UK, Canada and from the Middle East, and broader diplomatic community in Ireland to aid in their, and their governments’, under-standing of the current socio-political and legacy issues impacting N-S, E-W relations.  Hosted political dialogues and briengs with the visiting German Foreign Minister, the Portuguese President, a US Congressional Delegation, a Dutch Delegation working on EU/UK negotiations, the Polish Foreign Minister and the Head of the Polish Civil Service, a delegation of French Senators, the Croatian Secretary of State, and a Finnish Minister of State, on the current political, economic and social landscape.  Continued to develop East-West relations with senior MPs, Members of the House of Lords and civil servants in Westminster including former Prime Minister Theresa May, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Julian Smith MP and the Speaker of the House of Lords, John McFall.2. Facilitate dialogue with, and between, dierent victims and survivors (V/S) of the conict  Gained the trust and participation of 4 ‘hard to reach’ V/S groups and representatives of groups and individ-uals with diering interpretations of what happened in Northern Ireland’s past, in a process of meaningful, purposeful and sustained contact in a 4.5-year project that ended in August 2022  Continued project dialogues and workshops in 2022 with overall engagement of 1,300 group members from Protestant / Unionist / Loyalist and Catholic / Nationalist / Republican backgrounds, or no ailiation, and external participants  Hosted a 2-day Symposium in Belfast, attended by political and civil society representatives from across the two islands, in which 2 V/S groups publicly acknowledged the experiences and suering of the other3. Engage with people and communities marginalised from mainstream politics and peacebuilding  Engaged young people, who witnessed the greatest impact of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with emerging leaders and political representatives from across the communities in Northern Ireland and two islands  Facilitated multiple dialogues for members of the diplo-matic community in Ireland, visiting foreign dignitaries, government oicials and parliamentary committees to hear directly from actors in the peace process, on an all-island basis, including under-represented and margin-alised women4. Develop relationships with relevant stakeholders in the political, policy and diplomatic spheres and with civil society on these islands  Engaged politicians, community leaders and business leaders in political briengs and dialogues with visiting dignitaries and diplomats  Facilitated discussions between parties and organisations operating within communities across Northern Ireland  Cemented relationships with young politicians in Northern Ireland and those in communities who might seek political oice in the future  Presented to the UK government's Northern Irish Aairs Committee and participated in a Wilton Park dialogue event in the UK5. Support the engagement of women in peacebuilding on the island of Ireland  Increased membership of Glencree’s All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network by 70% notably with intergenerational, rural and border county reach and marginalised community participation  Hosted a Women’s Residential in Belfast that explored the gendered aspects of past violence and challenges of engaging across communal and geographical divides  Hosted an event with Professor Monica McWilliams in conversation with RTE’s Áine Lalor to highlight the crucial role women played in the Northern Ireland peace process  Launched the Coee & Collaboration initiative providing a forum for direct engagement and communication between women peacebuilders with 80 participants in year one  Awarded European Solidarity Corps’ funding to deliver 'The Missing Peace' project aimed at building capacities of young women in peacebuildingObjective 2 Promote public awareness and understanding of, and engagement with, peacebuilding and reconciliation activities1. Enhance public dialogue on current and emerging issues in peace and conict in Ireland  Hosted the 4th Annual Una O’Higgins O’Malley Lecture exploring identity in the context of current Irish-British relations which was attended by government, political, media and civil society representatives from Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK  Co-hosted an International Political Discourse Webinar with the John & Pat Hume Foundation which focused on ethical and respectful political discourse with speakers from the EU, US and UK 2. Promote greater understanding, across both jurisdictions of the island, of conict in and about Northern Ireland and on building future reconciled communities  Developed the Political Discourse project in partner-ship with John & Pat Hume Foundation, participated in exchanges and advanced plans for a political discourse workshop and participation in a Peace Summit in 2023  Made a presentation to the Oireachtas Committee for the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement on Glencree’s work with victims and survivors3. Raise public awareness of the historic context of the conict on the island, including Glencree’s role as a peacebuilding body, by categorising, curating and digitising Glencree’s archival records  Partnered with European Network Remembrance Solidar-ity (ENRS), host venue the National Museum of Ireland, and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Dublin to co-host the ‘After the Great War Exhibition’, linking with local historians to ensure aspects of all-island history were incorporated  Hosted and facilitated a series of roundtable dialogues with the 1922 Treaty Generation Descendants' Group to ethically remember the past and seek to repair inter-gen-erational trauma  Commissioned the ‘Glencree in History’ video series with historian Frank Tracy to document the history of Glencree pre-1974  Collaborated with a number of leading educational institutions to inform the development of a model to document and archive Glencree’s recordsObjective 3Support positive community relations, inclusion and diversity by engaging and empowering people and groups aected by political or inter-communal conict14

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171. Create and support opportunities to facilitate trust and safe-space work with people from dierent faiths, ethnicities and identities, and with those from conict or post-conict countries to lead to intercultural and policy dialogues  Facilitated over 40 Intercultural and Refugee programme workshops/engagements with people from diverse ethnic, cultural and faith backgrounds including use of arts-based methodologies and spaces for engagement with community and statutory organisations locally and nationally  Contributed to policy consultations relating to anti-rac-ism and intercultural issues on the Government’s National Anti-Racism Plan (NAPAR) 2023-2027, IHREC Strategy Statement 2022-2024, Wicklow County Council Local Economic and Community Plan, and the Garda Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy2. Outreach to people seeking international protection in Ireland, to support their emotional wellness, their recovery from trauma, and to link them to local communities  Launched the Glencree Welcomes Refugees project, in consultation with local volunteers supporting refugees in Wicklow and Dublin, that delivered self-care practices for trauma healing for refugees, including displaced Ukrai-nians, and those working directly with them, sponsored training in trauma healing for 3 women from refugee backgrounds, an art workshop for Ukrainian women, and an outing for Ukrainian adults and children organised with the Garda National Diversity and Inclusion Oice.  Welcomed 2 displaced Ukrainian refugees to our Armoury Café team in Glencree  Facilitated a series of nature-based activities and wellness & trauma healing sessions for members of Glencree Women’s Group in Clondalkin Towers Direct Provision Centre  Increased circulation of Glencree’s fortnightly Intercultur-al and Refugee Programme Bulletin to over 400 individ-uals and groups from diverse ethnic and faith minority communities3. Identify opportunities for facilitated dialogues and/or capacity-building in urban situations of inter-communal conict  Began to explore an initiative in collaboration with the Ulster Museum and the National Museum of Ireland on the issues around decolonising the museum together with Irish African communities in Dublin.  Held discussions with the Ambassador of Morocco and Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in Ireland on  Contributed to discussions with a visiting group of 12 Georgetown Ambassadors on Women, Peace & Security (WPS) on the implementation of the WPS agenda in Ireland, and with the Vice President and Foreign Minister of Colombia on the role of women in leadership  Engaged with UN Training School Ireland, the Irish Defence Forces and Trocaire to learn about their capacity-building work and humanitarian aid processes  Hosted a knowledge exchange with Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (Sweden) focused on gender-based violence and intergenerational trauma4. Strengthen the capacities of national, European and international peacebuilding community partners to develop locally-led initiatives that contribute to conict prevention and transformation  Facilitated dialogues and shared learnings with representa-tives from international conict zones in the Middle East and West Africa  Provided support to sustain the full-time leadership momentum of, and dialogue facilitation training to, indige-nous peacebuilding organisation Lakou Lape in Haiti amid the deteriorating political crisis and increase in violent conictObjective 5Strengthen and develop our systems, structures, sta capacity and the Glencree site to enhance performance and results1. Secure Glencree’s nances to ensure its sustainability  Appointed a Strategic Partner of the Reconciliation Fund of the Department of Foreign Aairs including funding increases for 2 programmes, core operations and sta costs  Secured additional new funding for 2 new programme projects, peace education development, sta costs and infrastructure upgrades2. Develop and upgrade the facilities of the Glencree campus, which includes the Glencree Visitors’ Centre (GVC), to achieve stronger self-generated revenues for Glencree’s peacebuilding and reconciliation work  Revised the GVC Constitution and established a new gover-nance structure providing foundations to support future revenue generationIrish-Moroccan cultural and academic links and Morocco’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission report as a model of supporting victims of violent conictObjective 4Develop Glencree as a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges for local, European and international conict prevention and transformation1. Develop and strengthen peacebuilding learning networks, exchanges and partnerships at local, European and international levels  Co-hosted the ENRS 10th European Remembrance Symposium at Trinity College attended by internation-al academics, policy-makers and peace practitioners, including a dialogue on the Irish peace process and workshops on the gendered and intergenerational aspects of peacebuilding at Glencree  Awarded the Polish Prize of Sérgio Vieira de Mello in international recognition of Glencree’s peacebuilding and reconciliation work2. Develop high quality practice-based learning programmes with third level education institutions  Hosted students from 8 universities from the US, UK and Ireland to learn about the peacebuilding process  Furthered plans for Glencree’s Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges including collabora-tions with leading educational institutes to help inform the model and concepts for a curriculum, bespoke lectures and training modules  Continued our partnership with NETHATE international research and training project, mentoring 2 Trinity College Dublin PhD candidates3. Engage with, and share learning from, Glencree’s experiences with local, European and international peacebuilding networks and processes, endeavour to learn from these networks and processes, and contribute to the development of international policy and practice  Participated in the Conference of Europe on improving EU engagement with its citizens, the 50th anniversary of the ‘The Steel Shutter Revisited’ peace initiative in Belfast, and the Mediators' Institute of Ireland Conference delivering the keynote address on the process of humanising political relationships  Applied for planning permission to Wicklow County Council for the Garden of Remembrance  Upgraded re safety and energy eiciency systems, and installed conferencing equipment and improved wi in key site buildings3. Develop and embed a results and learning culture across Glencree’s Board and sta  Conducted ongoing, quarterly and year-end reviews measuring KPI’s and risks arising in the implementation of year 1 of Strategic Plan 2022-26  Sta undertook training in a range of disciplines as appropriate inc. mediation, trauma-informed practice, Capacitar, data protection and cyber security4. Sustain an organisational and governance structure that supports clear lines of accountability and meets standards of best practice  Dened the Terms of Reference for a Board Peace Programmes Committee to support programme work delivery and development, and best practice in monitor-ing and compliance (ratied Jan ’23)  Developed and ratied 6 new Governance policies  Achieved full compliance with standards of the Charities' Regulator Governance Code5. Enhance Glencree’s human resources and supports to retain and develop sta and Board members  Recruited and inducted 4 new Board members including the succession of a Director to Board Chair  Recruited and inducted 4 new team members in key programme and operational functions  Benchmarked sta salaries and established standard salary scales across the organisation6. Strengthen Glencree’s brand, communications and intellectual property rights  Strengthened the communications function with the recruitment of a Communications Manager  Reactivated Glencree’s LinkedIn gaining a 25% increase in followers (Q4), increased followers on Twitter 21% and Facebook 9.3%, and website users 24%  Gained local, national and European press and broadcast coverage for key high-prole events and an Irish Times Op Ed by our CEO7. Establish an IT strategy for Glencree  Prepared an internal scope of work which will be developed with specialist IT expertise in 202316

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171. Create and support opportunities to facilitate trust and safe-space work with people from dierent faiths, ethnicities and identities, and with those from conict or post-conict countries to lead to intercultural and policy dialogues  Facilitated over 40 Intercultural and Refugee programme workshops/engagements with people from diverse ethnic, cultural and faith backgrounds including use of arts-based methodologies and spaces for engagement with community and statutory organisations locally and nationally  Contributed to policy consultations relating to anti-rac-ism and intercultural issues on the Government’s National Anti-Racism Plan (NAPAR) 2023-2027, IHREC Strategy Statement 2022-2024, Wicklow County Council Local Economic and Community Plan, and the Garda Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy2. Outreach to people seeking international protection in Ireland, to support their emotional wellness, their recovery from trauma, and to link them to local communities  Launched the Glencree Welcomes Refugees project, in consultation with local volunteers supporting refugees in Wicklow and Dublin, that delivered self-care practices for trauma healing for refugees, including displaced Ukrai-nians, and those working directly with them, sponsored training in trauma healing for 3 women from refugee backgrounds, an art workshop for Ukrainian women, and an outing for Ukrainian adults and children organised with the Garda National Diversity and Inclusion Oice.  Welcomed 2 displaced Ukrainian refugees to our Armoury Café team in Glencree  Facilitated a series of nature-based activities and wellness & trauma healing sessions for members of Glencree Women’s Group in Clondalkin Towers Direct Provision Centre  Increased circulation of Glencree’s fortnightly Intercultur-al and Refugee Programme Bulletin to over 400 individ-uals and groups from diverse ethnic and faith minority communities3. Identify opportunities for facilitated dialogues and/or capacity-building in urban situations of inter-communal conict  Began to explore an initiative in collaboration with the Ulster Museum and the National Museum of Ireland on the issues around decolonising the museum together with Irish African communities in Dublin.  Held discussions with the Ambassador of Morocco and Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in Ireland on  Contributed to discussions with a visiting group of 12 Georgetown Ambassadors on Women, Peace & Security (WPS) on the implementation of the WPS agenda in Ireland, and with the Vice President and Foreign Minister of Colombia on the role of women in leadership  Engaged with UN Training School Ireland, the Irish Defence Forces and Trocaire to learn about their capacity-building work and humanitarian aid processes  Hosted a knowledge exchange with Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (Sweden) focused on gender-based violence and intergenerational trauma4. Strengthen the capacities of national, European and international peacebuilding community partners to develop locally-led initiatives that contribute to conict prevention and transformation  Facilitated dialogues and shared learnings with representa-tives from international conict zones in the Middle East and West Africa  Provided support to sustain the full-time leadership momentum of, and dialogue facilitation training to, indige-nous peacebuilding organisation Lakou Lape in Haiti amid the deteriorating political crisis and increase in violent conictObjective 5Strengthen and develop our systems, structures, sta capacity and the Glencree site to enhance performance and results1. Secure Glencree’s nances to ensure its sustainability  Appointed a Strategic Partner of the Reconciliation Fund of the Department of Foreign Aairs including funding increases for 2 programmes, core operations and sta costs  Secured additional new funding for 2 new programme projects, peace education development, sta costs and infrastructure upgrades2. Develop and upgrade the facilities of the Glencree campus, which includes the Glencree Visitors’ Centre (GVC), to achieve stronger self-generated revenues for Glencree’s peacebuilding and reconciliation work  Revised the GVC Constitution and established a new gover-nance structure providing foundations to support future revenue generationIrish-Moroccan cultural and academic links and Morocco’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission report as a model of supporting victims of violent conictObjective 4Develop Glencree as a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges for local, European and international conict prevention and transformation1. Develop and strengthen peacebuilding learning networks, exchanges and partnerships at local, European and international levels  Co-hosted the ENRS 10th European Remembrance Symposium at Trinity College attended by internation-al academics, policy-makers and peace practitioners, including a dialogue on the Irish peace process and workshops on the gendered and intergenerational aspects of peacebuilding at Glencree  Awarded the Polish Prize of Sérgio Vieira de Mello in international recognition of Glencree’s peacebuilding and reconciliation work2. Develop high quality practice-based learning programmes with third level education institutions  Hosted students from 8 universities from the US, UK and Ireland to learn about the peacebuilding process  Furthered plans for Glencree’s Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges including collabora-tions with leading educational institutes to help inform the model and concepts for a curriculum, bespoke lectures and training modules  Continued our partnership with NETHATE international research and training project, mentoring 2 Trinity College Dublin PhD candidates3. Engage with, and share learning from, Glencree’s experiences with local, European and international peacebuilding networks and processes, endeavour to learn from these networks and processes, and contribute to the development of international policy and practice  Participated in the Conference of Europe on improving EU engagement with its citizens, the 50th anniversary of the ‘The Steel Shutter Revisited’ peace initiative in Belfast, and the Mediators' Institute of Ireland Conference delivering the keynote address on the process of humanising political relationships  Applied for planning permission to Wicklow County Council for the Garden of Remembrance  Upgraded re safety and energy eiciency systems, and installed conferencing equipment and improved wi in key site buildings3. Develop and embed a results and learning culture across Glencree’s Board and sta  Conducted ongoing, quarterly and year-end reviews measuring KPI’s and risks arising in the implementation of year 1 of Strategic Plan 2022-26  Sta undertook training in a range of disciplines as appropriate inc. mediation, trauma-informed practice, Capacitar, data protection and cyber security4. Sustain an organisational and governance structure that supports clear lines of accountability and meets standards of best practice  Dened the Terms of Reference for a Board Peace Programmes Committee to support programme work delivery and development, and best practice in monitor-ing and compliance (ratied Jan ’23)  Developed and ratied 6 new Governance policies  Achieved full compliance with standards of the Charities' Regulator Governance Code5. Enhance Glencree’s human resources and supports to retain and develop sta and Board members  Recruited and inducted 4 new Board members including the succession of a Director to Board Chair  Recruited and inducted 4 new team members in key programme and operational functions  Benchmarked sta salaries and established standard salary scales across the organisation6. Strengthen Glencree’s brand, communications and intellectual property rights  Strengthened the communications function with the recruitment of a Communications Manager  Reactivated Glencree’s LinkedIn gaining a 25% increase in followers (Q4), increased followers on Twitter 21% and Facebook 9.3%, and website users 24%  Gained local, national and European press and broadcast coverage for key high-prole events and an Irish Times Op Ed by our CEO7. Establish an IT strategy for Glencree  Prepared an internal scope of work which will be developed with specialist IT expertise in 202316

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Members of the diplomatic corps, the Irish Defence Forces, supporters, Board members and sta of Glencree at the Annual Peace Walk fundraiserOperations 38Funding 40Our Team 41Governance Report 42Board Assessment 44Directors’ Report & Financial Statements 45In this section:Programme WorkCommunity & Political Dialogue 20Intercultural & Refugee 22Women’s Leadership 26International: Haiti 28Legacy of Violence 30Public Discourse 32Shared Learning 34

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Members of the diplomatic corps, the Irish Defence Forces, supporters, Board members and sta of Glencree at the Annual Peace Walk fundraiserOperations 38Funding 40Our Team 41Governance Report 42Board Assessment 44Directors’ Report & Financial Statements 45In this section:Programme WorkCommunity & Political Dialogue 20Intercultural & Refugee 22Women’s Leadership 26International: Haiti 28Legacy of Violence 30Public Discourse 32Shared Learning 34

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20 21Glencree’s Community & Political Dialogue (CPD) Programme works primarily to build relationships, understanding and co-oper-ation through dialogue processes between those who are integral to the political and community debate across the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. This programme is funded by the Reconciliation Fund of the Department of Foreign Aairs (DFA), with a strand of work designed to support young political and community leaders funded by the Community Foundation for Ireland.In 2022, the contextual focus of the dialogue process included the continuation of EU-UK Brexit negotiations, the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Stormont Assembly coupled with political changes at Westmin-ster, and ongoing legacy issues. Activities & Impact Over the course of the year, the team continued to work with politicians, public oicials, diplomats, community groups, business and trade organisations, and representatives of victims and survivors of the Troubles. Engagements with younger politicians and those in communities who might seek political oice in the future were a key area of focus. Notable also was sharing experiences and learnings from the Irish peace process with representa-tives from conict areas around the world.Glencree Leaders Dialogue ForumNotwithstanding the political turbulence of 2022, a lot of work was undertaken to keep the lines of communication open between parties and organisations operating within communities across Northern Ireland. Marking the third year of the Glencree Leaders Dialogue Forum, work continued with young people from communities who witnessed the greatest impact during the Troubles. Engagements and dialogues were organised with emerging leaders in both communities, as well as political representatives from both sides of the border and the UK. These exchanges provided an opportunity to meet and discuss key political, economic and social issues, while helping to build relationships between communities and identities.Diplomatic Briengs & DialoguesGroup and individual dialogues continued with representatives of the diplomatic community in Ireland including with the 27 EU Ambassadors and the Ambassadors of the US, the UK, Canada and from the Middle East, together with their embassy teams and wider delegations. A number of these dialogues also engaged politicians, community leaders and business leaders Community and Political Dialogue ProgrammeContributes to strategic objectives: (1) support peace, reconciliation and positive relationships; (2) promote public engagement & awareness; (3) support positive community relations; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education & Learning Exchanges.German Federal Minister for Foreign Aairs Annalena Baerbock attends a dialogue at Glencree with political and business representatives from across the island including IBEC’s Fergal O'Brien and Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Political dialogues were also held with Portuguese President Marcelo de Sousa and government oicials from Germany, Portugal, The Netherlands, Poland, France, Croatia, Finland and the US.to gain clarity around the challenges of Brexit, the implications for Northern Ireland, the concerns of the Northern Irish communities and the opportunities for economic and social development in the post-Brexit environment. These dialogues continue to be a vital source of informa-tion for the diplomatic community to relay to their governments and authorities.Political DialoguesIn addition to the ongoing work and perspective-sharing on the political situation with Northern Ireland politicians and inuential party members, another key focus was developing new and consolidating existing relationships with senior MPs, Members of the House of Lords and civil servants in Westminster in support of building East-West relations. These dialogues attempt to remind and encourage a post-Good Friday Agreement generation that the work of building relationships, as evidenced in the partner-ship approach that underpinned the peace process, never formally ceases. They also provide insights into the British perspec-tive on the ongoing political discourse and the development of political relations across the two islands. Reecting the importance of this strand of work, 3-year funding was awarded by the DFA to build on these east-west dialogues. With the appointment of a new Assistant Programme Manager with Special Responsibility for Ireland-United Kingdom Dialogue in the latter part of 2022, this area of work will continue to be a key focus of the CPD programme in 2023.Economic DiscussionsFacilitating opportunities for business and employer organisations, including IBEC, to engage with political parties and individuals to discuss how to sustainably build Northern Ireland's economy in the post-Brexit context continued to grow in demand throughout the year. These dialogues also explored the long-term impact on social development including in education, housing and health services.Women In PeacebuildingWith the support of the DFA, the CPD programme hosted an event with Professor Monica McWilliams in which she shared her experiences growing up in Northern Ireland, her career and subse-quent role and input into the negotiation of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. This event served to illustrate the crucial role of women in conict and peacebuild-ing that can also be shared in internation-al conict zones. Treaty Generation – Fallen Leaders of 1922Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the commencement of the Irish civil war, a number of roundtable dialogue events were facilitated on behalf of the Treaty Generation Descendants' Group. The aim of these discussions, which will continue into 2023, is to ethically remember the past in a way that is inclusive and to develop a greater understanding in a bid to foster reconciliation and repair the inter-gen-erational trauma that resulted from this time in our troubled past.InternationalThe CPD team also worked with repre-sentatives from international conict zones, including the Middle East, Haiti and West Africa, who wanted to learn from the Irish experience of transforming conict from violence to engagement, and ultimately dialogue and political progress. These groups sought insights and examples of condence building measures, and how challenges can be jointly framed by all parties to focus dialogue on nding potential solutions. The team also hosted a dialogue workshop as part of Glencree’s partner-ship in the ENRS 10th European Remem-brance Symposium. This workshop focused on the 24 years of the Irish peace process and the process of humanising relationships through political dialogue.Looking AheadWith a challenging political outlook ahead in 2023, attention will focus on the imple-mentation of the Windsor Framework and how Northern Ireland politicians can take advantage of the economic and social opportunities it will aord. Work will also continue to address the legacy of violence and the harm that continues to be felt by the many victims and groups who suered grievously as a result of the conict. Professor Monica McWilliams In Conversation with RTE's Áine LawlorSpeaker John McFall, UK House of Lords, visits Glencree US Ambassador to Ireland, HE Claire Cronin attends a discussion on the challenges posed by Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol during her rst visit to Glencree following her appointment.

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20 21Glencree’s Community & Political Dialogue (CPD) Programme works primarily to build relationships, understanding and co-oper-ation through dialogue processes between those who are integral to the political and community debate across the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. This programme is funded by the Reconciliation Fund of the Department of Foreign Aairs (DFA), with a strand of work designed to support young political and community leaders funded by the Community Foundation for Ireland.In 2022, the contextual focus of the dialogue process included the continuation of EU-UK Brexit negotiations, the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Stormont Assembly coupled with political changes at Westmin-ster, and ongoing legacy issues. Activities & Impact Over the course of the year, the team continued to work with politicians, public oicials, diplomats, community groups, business and trade organisations, and representatives of victims and survivors of the Troubles. Engagements with younger politicians and those in communities who might seek political oice in the future were a key area of focus. Notable also was sharing experiences and learnings from the Irish peace process with representa-tives from conict areas around the world.Glencree Leaders Dialogue ForumNotwithstanding the political turbulence of 2022, a lot of work was undertaken to keep the lines of communication open between parties and organisations operating within communities across Northern Ireland. Marking the third year of the Glencree Leaders Dialogue Forum, work continued with young people from communities who witnessed the greatest impact during the Troubles. Engagements and dialogues were organised with emerging leaders in both communities, as well as political representatives from both sides of the border and the UK. These exchanges provided an opportunity to meet and discuss key political, economic and social issues, while helping to build relationships between communities and identities.Diplomatic Briengs & DialoguesGroup and individual dialogues continued with representatives of the diplomatic community in Ireland including with the 27 EU Ambassadors and the Ambassadors of the US, the UK, Canada and from the Middle East, together with their embassy teams and wider delegations. A number of these dialogues also engaged politicians, community leaders and business leaders Community and Political Dialogue ProgrammeContributes to strategic objectives: (1) support peace, reconciliation and positive relationships; (2) promote public engagement & awareness; (3) support positive community relations; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education & Learning Exchanges.German Federal Minister for Foreign Aairs Annalena Baerbock attends a dialogue at Glencree with political and business representatives from across the island including IBEC’s Fergal O'Brien and Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Political dialogues were also held with Portuguese President Marcelo de Sousa and government oicials from Germany, Portugal, The Netherlands, Poland, France, Croatia, Finland and the US.to gain clarity around the challenges of Brexit, the implications for Northern Ireland, the concerns of the Northern Irish communities and the opportunities for economic and social development in the post-Brexit environment. These dialogues continue to be a vital source of informa-tion for the diplomatic community to relay to their governments and authorities.Political DialoguesIn addition to the ongoing work and perspective-sharing on the political situation with Northern Ireland politicians and inuential party members, another key focus was developing new and consolidating existing relationships with senior MPs, Members of the House of Lords and civil servants in Westminster in support of building East-West relations. These dialogues attempt to remind and encourage a post-Good Friday Agreement generation that the work of building relationships, as evidenced in the partner-ship approach that underpinned the peace process, never formally ceases. They also provide insights into the British perspec-tive on the ongoing political discourse and the development of political relations across the two islands. Reecting the importance of this strand of work, 3-year funding was awarded by the DFA to build on these east-west dialogues. With the appointment of a new Assistant Programme Manager with Special Responsibility for Ireland-United Kingdom Dialogue in the latter part of 2022, this area of work will continue to be a key focus of the CPD programme in 2023.Economic DiscussionsFacilitating opportunities for business and employer organisations, including IBEC, to engage with political parties and individuals to discuss how to sustainably build Northern Ireland's economy in the post-Brexit context continued to grow in demand throughout the year. These dialogues also explored the long-term impact on social development including in education, housing and health services.Women In PeacebuildingWith the support of the DFA, the CPD programme hosted an event with Professor Monica McWilliams in which she shared her experiences growing up in Northern Ireland, her career and subse-quent role and input into the negotiation of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. This event served to illustrate the crucial role of women in conict and peacebuild-ing that can also be shared in internation-al conict zones. Treaty Generation – Fallen Leaders of 1922Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the commencement of the Irish civil war, a number of roundtable dialogue events were facilitated on behalf of the Treaty Generation Descendants' Group. The aim of these discussions, which will continue into 2023, is to ethically remember the past in a way that is inclusive and to develop a greater understanding in a bid to foster reconciliation and repair the inter-gen-erational trauma that resulted from this time in our troubled past.InternationalThe CPD team also worked with repre-sentatives from international conict zones, including the Middle East, Haiti and West Africa, who wanted to learn from the Irish experience of transforming conict from violence to engagement, and ultimately dialogue and political progress. These groups sought insights and examples of condence building measures, and how challenges can be jointly framed by all parties to focus dialogue on nding potential solutions. The team also hosted a dialogue workshop as part of Glencree’s partner-ship in the ENRS 10th European Remem-brance Symposium. This workshop focused on the 24 years of the Irish peace process and the process of humanising relationships through political dialogue.Looking AheadWith a challenging political outlook ahead in 2023, attention will focus on the imple-mentation of the Windsor Framework and how Northern Ireland politicians can take advantage of the economic and social opportunities it will aord. Work will also continue to address the legacy of violence and the harm that continues to be felt by the many victims and groups who suered grievously as a result of the conict. Professor Monica McWilliams In Conversation with RTE's Áine LawlorSpeaker John McFall, UK House of Lords, visits Glencree US Ambassador to Ireland, HE Claire Cronin attends a discussion on the challenges posed by Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol during her rst visit to Glencree following her appointment.

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22 23Glencree’s Intercultural and Refugee Programme is dedicated to making Ireland a more welcoming and inclusive place, with respect for all ethnic, faith and cultural backgrounds. In the year, the team continued to build on the earlier work of its' two existing projects and developed a new project to respond to the increasing number of people from around the world and Ukraine seeking protection in Ireland, and specically in counties Wicklow and Dublin.Community and Intercultural Relations Project 2021-2024Glencree’s Community and Intercultural Relations Project (CIR) aims to support improved community and intercultural relations between host communities and diverse ethnic and faith groups. Funded by the Tomar Trust and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, CIR shares the key message of the government’s National Migrant Integration Strategy: integration is the responsibility of Irish society as a whole. Strengthening engagement with diverse communities, and statutory and community organisations locally and nationally continued in 2022 with the objectives of:  Facilitating intercultural events using arts-based methodologies to build on the creative dialogue work initiated during 2021  Creating spaces for engagement between people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds with statutory institutionsActivities & ImpactAfrica Day 2022Building on the success of the online 2021 Africa Day event, Glencree and the inter-cultural lead of Dublin City Council’s North East Inner City (NEIC) worked with the Irish African communities to coordinate a showcase event for Africa Day 2022. It was launched by Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland, with Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps HE Moroccan Ambas-sador Mr Lahcen Mahraoui, together with fellow Ambassadors from the African Diplomatic Community, and representa-tives of the NEIC Africa Day Collective. Under the theme of ‘The Many Faces of Africa’, Glencree and NEIC, in collab-oration with the Africa Solidarity Centre Ireland, the Strength in Diversity Project and other African-Irish led groups, developed a fun intercultural event at Belvedere Youth Club. Over 100 partici-pants across the generations and cultures were engaged by MC Linda Keitasha through African sculpture, spoken word, music, cultural displays and a Moroccan tea stall. Workshops on Moroccan and Ghanaian story telling, and Afro hair styling and a Best Dressed competition completed the proceedings. Creative Intercultural Project SeriesIn collaboration with ReWrite, the creative organisation led by award winning writer Melatu Uche Okorie, and the RTE Diversity Lead Zbyszek Zalinski, Glencree facilitated: Intercultural & Refugee Programme Contributes to strategic objectives (1) support peace, reconciliation & positive relationships; (3) support positive community relations, inclusion and diversity; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges.  Young Irish African Creatives Project: a 6-week creative process led by Melatu Uche Okorie and colleagues, with further support from Nicolas Pillai in UCD Creative Futures, in which 10 participants developed their intercultural arts practices, growing in condence to produce a stunning performance at, and with the support of, the Museum of Literature in Ireland for an invited audience.  Irish Muslim Women Creatives Project: a 5-week learning process in which 9 participants developed their creativity in new ways resulting in a nal event at the RTE Studios. Decolonising the ArchiveOriginating through Glencree’s partnership with the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS), a new collaboration with the National Museum of Ireland, the Ulster Museum and EPIC, led to engaging 25 participants on a journey to examine how museums re-visit the history of how their artefacts are collected. Participants undertook:  A Study Visit to Belfast with a Curator’s Tour of the Inclusive Global Histories Exhibition at the Ulster Museum and a Belfast Féile Lecture on 1798.  A Guided Tour of the EPIC Irish Emigration Museum including the African American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN) Revolutionary Routes exhibition with a private Curator’s Tour and a facilitated discussion. Bi-Monthly BulletinLearnings and feedback from CIR network participants and other stakeholders across the Intercultural and Refugee projects led to the relaunch of the CIR Information Bulletin to include more regular commu-nication and information sharing. The fortnightly Bulletin also supported eorts to further expand reach among members of diverse ethnic and faith minority communities. This resulted in a 45% increase in circulation to 400 individuals and groups by the end of the year.During 2023, project activities will focus on further developing the CIR Network, building new engagements with creative arts' practitioners, consolidating existing collaborations, and developing the Decolonising the Archive project for further educational and explorative tours and discussions.Hope and Ambition 2019-2023The Hope and Ambition Project aims to highlight the grassroots challenges as well as policy implications of combating exclusion in the Irish context today. Funded by the Mount Street Club Trust, this project brings together a range of organisations and their respective work with communities experiencing poverty and marginalisation. Using an innova-tive model of trust-based philan-thropy, participating groups commit to a process of shared learning and deep reection on the work, beyond predetermined measurable targets or outcomes. This cross-organisational approach harnesses the experiences of practitioners and CEOs within dierent sectors including intellectual disability, community arts, travelling community, and work with refugees and migrants.Glencree’s involvement in Hope and Ambition focuses primarily on our work with asylum seekers in Clondalkin Towers Direct Provision Centre. This Centre is home to over 300 people, including many families who have been impacted by war and conict through-out the world. A range of psycho-so-cial supports are provided through a women’s group facilitated by Glencree Project Lead Louise Keating and volunteer Maureen O’Riordain. The team works closely with Marie Williams of Young Mothers' Network to connect the women to other supports. Intercultural & Refugee Programme 202240Workshops/Engagements598participants400Bulletin Subscriptions5years - Glencree Clondalkin Towers Women’s Group20+Collaborations & PartnershipsAmbassador Mr Lahcen Mahraoui, Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps, with members of the African Diplomatic Community & NEIC Africa Day Collective. Winner of the Best Dressed competition, Siphiwe Moyo.Celebrating Africa Day 2022We did not know that such a beautiful place existed near us.Somali woman during a picnic in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin.

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22 23Glencree’s Intercultural and Refugee Programme is dedicated to making Ireland a more welcoming and inclusive place, with respect for all ethnic, faith and cultural backgrounds. In the year, the team continued to build on the earlier work of its' two existing projects and developed a new project to respond to the increasing number of people from around the world and Ukraine seeking protection in Ireland, and specically in counties Wicklow and Dublin.Community and Intercultural Relations Project 2021-2024Glencree’s Community and Intercultural Relations Project (CIR) aims to support improved community and intercultural relations between host communities and diverse ethnic and faith groups. Funded by the Tomar Trust and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, CIR shares the key message of the government’s National Migrant Integration Strategy: integration is the responsibility of Irish society as a whole. Strengthening engagement with diverse communities, and statutory and community organisations locally and nationally continued in 2022 with the objectives of:  Facilitating intercultural events using arts-based methodologies to build on the creative dialogue work initiated during 2021  Creating spaces for engagement between people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds with statutory institutionsActivities & ImpactAfrica Day 2022Building on the success of the online 2021 Africa Day event, Glencree and the inter-cultural lead of Dublin City Council’s North East Inner City (NEIC) worked with the Irish African communities to coordinate a showcase event for Africa Day 2022. It was launched by Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland, with Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps HE Moroccan Ambas-sador Mr Lahcen Mahraoui, together with fellow Ambassadors from the African Diplomatic Community, and representa-tives of the NEIC Africa Day Collective. Under the theme of ‘The Many Faces of Africa’, Glencree and NEIC, in collab-oration with the Africa Solidarity Centre Ireland, the Strength in Diversity Project and other African-Irish led groups, developed a fun intercultural event at Belvedere Youth Club. Over 100 partici-pants across the generations and cultures were engaged by MC Linda Keitasha through African sculpture, spoken word, music, cultural displays and a Moroccan tea stall. Workshops on Moroccan and Ghanaian story telling, and Afro hair styling and a Best Dressed competition completed the proceedings. Creative Intercultural Project SeriesIn collaboration with ReWrite, the creative organisation led by award winning writer Melatu Uche Okorie, and the RTE Diversity Lead Zbyszek Zalinski, Glencree facilitated: Intercultural & Refugee Programme Contributes to strategic objectives (1) support peace, reconciliation & positive relationships; (3) support positive community relations, inclusion and diversity; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges.  Young Irish African Creatives Project: a 6-week creative process led by Melatu Uche Okorie and colleagues, with further support from Nicolas Pillai in UCD Creative Futures, in which 10 participants developed their intercultural arts practices, growing in condence to produce a stunning performance at, and with the support of, the Museum of Literature in Ireland for an invited audience.  Irish Muslim Women Creatives Project: a 5-week learning process in which 9 participants developed their creativity in new ways resulting in a nal event at the RTE Studios. Decolonising the ArchiveOriginating through Glencree’s partnership with the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS), a new collaboration with the National Museum of Ireland, the Ulster Museum and EPIC, led to engaging 25 participants on a journey to examine how museums re-visit the history of how their artefacts are collected. Participants undertook:  A Study Visit to Belfast with a Curator’s Tour of the Inclusive Global Histories Exhibition at the Ulster Museum and a Belfast Féile Lecture on 1798.  A Guided Tour of the EPIC Irish Emigration Museum including the African American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN) Revolutionary Routes exhibition with a private Curator’s Tour and a facilitated discussion. Bi-Monthly BulletinLearnings and feedback from CIR network participants and other stakeholders across the Intercultural and Refugee projects led to the relaunch of the CIR Information Bulletin to include more regular commu-nication and information sharing. The fortnightly Bulletin also supported eorts to further expand reach among members of diverse ethnic and faith minority communities. This resulted in a 45% increase in circulation to 400 individuals and groups by the end of the year.During 2023, project activities will focus on further developing the CIR Network, building new engagements with creative arts' practitioners, consolidating existing collaborations, and developing the Decolonising the Archive project for further educational and explorative tours and discussions.Hope and Ambition 2019-2023The Hope and Ambition Project aims to highlight the grassroots challenges as well as policy implications of combating exclusion in the Irish context today. Funded by the Mount Street Club Trust, this project brings together a range of organisations and their respective work with communities experiencing poverty and marginalisation. Using an innova-tive model of trust-based philan-thropy, participating groups commit to a process of shared learning and deep reection on the work, beyond predetermined measurable targets or outcomes. This cross-organisational approach harnesses the experiences of practitioners and CEOs within dierent sectors including intellectual disability, community arts, travelling community, and work with refugees and migrants.Glencree’s involvement in Hope and Ambition focuses primarily on our work with asylum seekers in Clondalkin Towers Direct Provision Centre. This Centre is home to over 300 people, including many families who have been impacted by war and conict through-out the world. A range of psycho-so-cial supports are provided through a women’s group facilitated by Glencree Project Lead Louise Keating and volunteer Maureen O’Riordain. The team works closely with Marie Williams of Young Mothers' Network to connect the women to other supports. Intercultural & Refugee Programme 202240Workshops/Engagements598participants400Bulletin Subscriptions5years - Glencree Clondalkin Towers Women’s Group20+Collaborations & PartnershipsAmbassador Mr Lahcen Mahraoui, Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps, with members of the African Diplomatic Community & NEIC Africa Day Collective. Winner of the Best Dressed competition, Siphiwe Moyo.Celebrating Africa Day 2022We did not know that such a beautiful place existed near us.Somali woman during a picnic in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin.

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24 25Thank you for the opportunity to visit this farm, it is wonderful to be out in nature. It is very interesting to see the way vegetables are cultivated here and share experiences of farming from our own countries.Woman from Cameroon visiting An Tairseach Organic Farm, Wicklow.Activities & ImpactFollowing their experiences of living through Covid-19, the priorities of the residents in Clondalkin Towers changed. Their expressed need for greater physical and emotional space, to leave the narrow connes of the immediate environment, spend more time in nature and replenish the senses through exercise, play and fresh air became the focus of project activities in 2022.During the pandemic many community organisations were forced to reduce face-to-face engagements with stark consequences for people in direct provision. With funder encouragement and a exible funding arrangement, the Hope and Ambition project had the exi-bility to adapt to the changing needs of participants in creative ways resulting in 18 events with 465 resident engagements including:  Glencree Women’s Group: monthly meetings which provided a safe space to connect with others, receive emotional support and information  Wellness and Trauma Healing: series of sessions developed by Capacitar International (www.capacitar.ie) which were held through in-person events and online workshops  Nature Based Connections: { ‘Coee and Tai Chi Mornings’ at a local garden café { An outing to An Tairseach Organic Farm and Ecology Centre in Wicklow town { Picnics in Corkagh Park for the women and their children including distribution of picnic packs { An outing to Dublin Zoo { An evening at ‘Sleeping Beauty the Pantomime’ at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght { Christmas gifts for the women residents, with gifts for the children provided by other organisationsAs the Hope and Ambition Project continues into its 5th year, work with the residents will include an increased emphasis on facilitating women to take more ownership and active participation in the project. Developing a strand of wellbeing work in other direct provision centers is also in planning.Changes in legislation allowing asylum seekers to work has improved the lives of people living in direct provision. However, this also brings new challenges. Up to one third of adult residents in Clondalkin Towers regularly work night shifts making it even more difficult to share the tight communal spaces in which they live. Juggling childcare with zero-hour contracts can lead to exhaustion and depression. People struggle to maintain connections whilst working to weekly rosters with no regular day off. Due to the housing crisis, there is a lack of available accommodation for locals and newcomers alike. Even with their papers, residents are forced to remain living in direct provision because they cannot find alternative accommoda-tion. Children of many working families have spent most of their lives in direct provision. For some who have managed to move out and integrate well into communities throughout the country, a more recent pattern is beginning to emerge in relation to loosing tenancies. Glencree Welcomes Refugees ProjectWith the arrival of Ukrainian citizens and the increasing numbers of people seeking International Protection from countries suering war and conict, a Glencree Board Refugee Response Sub-Group was set-up in early 2022 to determine how best to respond to the needs of local refugees and those working to support them. Online planning meetings and consultations between the Board Sub-Group, the Glencree Intercul-tural and Refugee team and local volun-teers supporting refugees in the Glencree valley, Enniskerry, Bray, Wicklow and Dublin, inspired the design of the new ‘Glencree Welcomes Refugees Project’. The needs for wellness work, expressed by local volunteers, resonated with the learnings from the Hope and Ambition Project about the eectiveness of self-care practices for trauma healing both for refugees and those working directly with them. Funding was secured from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to run a pilot phase from October to December 2022. Strengthening the capacity of the Glencree Intercultural and Refugee Programme, Patty Abozaglo, an experienced Wellness and Trauma Facilitator, joined the team to design and facilitate workshops based on Capacitar Multicultural self-care practices. Activities & ImpactDuring the pilot phase, Glencree facilitat-ed 9 events attended by 113 participants including:  Wellness & Relaxation Sessions: ongoing series of Saturday morning sessions held at Glencree followed by the opportunity to build relation-ships and network over lunch.  Capacitar Workshop: with Capacitar International founder Dr Pat Cane which included participa-tion by sta and volunteers from the Glencree Centre, Irish Red Cross, Irish Refugee Council, Bray Area Partnership, HSE Balseskin, Spirasi, Wicklow Partnership, Intercultural Language Project and other groups.  Coee Morning & Art Workshop: a wellbeing focused event with Ukrainian women from Knockree Hostel held at Glencree.Other pilot phase activities included:  In collaboration with Capacitar International, preparatory devel-opment of an Irish version of their Capacitar Refugee Accompaniment Manual, to be published in 2023.  Sponsorship of 3 women from refugee backgrounds on the Capacitar Ireland Foundation Training course.  Assisting 16 Ukrainian adults and children from the Knockree Hostel to attend the Sports Against Racism in Ireland (SARI) Sportsfest event at the Phoenix Park, in collaboration with colleagues on the Glencree Women’s Leadership team and the Garda National Diversity and Integration Unit.  Glencree membership of the Ukraine Civil Society Forum, the national network of those support-ing Ukrainians in Ireland.  Outreach to the Irish Red Cross, Spirasi, HSE, Wicklow County Council and other stakeholders to develop plans for the work in 2023.With match-funding in place from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Community Foundation of Ireland, to continue to deliver and develop the Glencree Welcomes Refugees Project in 2023, by year end work was already underway to develop the wellness and trauma healing elements of the project, including talks with other humanitarian bodies on using their facilities to expand the reach across Dublin and Wicklow. Plans to widen the target audience for the Saturday morning Wellness and Relaxation sessions and to focus on developing new partnerships with those working with Ukrainians and International Protection applicants, especially in Co Wicklow, were also in development. Many thanks to Glencree for giving us the opportu-nity to experience some of the joys and benets of Capacitar. It is only the start of the journey, but appetites have been whetted and the door has been opened.Refugee Support Group volunteer, Glencree Welcomes Refugees ProjectAt the beginning of the session, I was sceptical and felt tense. At the end I felt calm and I loved it!.Participant in Glencree Welcomes Refugees Wellness and Trauma Healing workshop25A Wellness and Relaxation session of the Glencree Welcomes Refugees ProjectPolicy Consultation Submissions Glencree shared learnings and consulted on anti-racism and intercultural issues with:  Government’s National Anti-Racism Plan (NAPAR) 2023-2027  IHREC Strategy Statement 2022-2024  Wicklow County Council Local Economic and Community Plan  Garda Equality, Diversity and Inclusion StrategyGlencree’s Hope & Ambition project including Tai Chi mornings, a visit to An Tairseach Organic Farm, volunteer Maureen O’Riordain and Margaret Saka during a nature-based outing.

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24 25Thank you for the opportunity to visit this farm, it is wonderful to be out in nature. It is very interesting to see the way vegetables are cultivated here and share experiences of farming from our own countries.Woman from Cameroon visiting An Tairseach Organic Farm, Wicklow.Activities & ImpactFollowing their experiences of living through Covid-19, the priorities of the residents in Clondalkin Towers changed. Their expressed need for greater physical and emotional space, to leave the narrow connes of the immediate environment, spend more time in nature and replenish the senses through exercise, play and fresh air became the focus of project activities in 2022.During the pandemic many community organisations were forced to reduce face-to-face engagements with stark consequences for people in direct provision. With funder encouragement and a exible funding arrangement, the Hope and Ambition project had the exi-bility to adapt to the changing needs of participants in creative ways resulting in 18 events with 465 resident engagements including:  Glencree Women’s Group: monthly meetings which provided a safe space to connect with others, receive emotional support and information  Wellness and Trauma Healing: series of sessions developed by Capacitar International (www.capacitar.ie) which were held through in-person events and online workshops  Nature Based Connections: { ‘Coee and Tai Chi Mornings’ at a local garden café { An outing to An Tairseach Organic Farm and Ecology Centre in Wicklow town { Picnics in Corkagh Park for the women and their children including distribution of picnic packs { An outing to Dublin Zoo { An evening at ‘Sleeping Beauty the Pantomime’ at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght { Christmas gifts for the women residents, with gifts for the children provided by other organisationsAs the Hope and Ambition Project continues into its 5th year, work with the residents will include an increased emphasis on facilitating women to take more ownership and active participation in the project. Developing a strand of wellbeing work in other direct provision centers is also in planning.Changes in legislation allowing asylum seekers to work has improved the lives of people living in direct provision. However, this also brings new challenges. Up to one third of adult residents in Clondalkin Towers regularly work night shifts making it even more difficult to share the tight communal spaces in which they live. Juggling childcare with zero-hour contracts can lead to exhaustion and depression. People struggle to maintain connections whilst working to weekly rosters with no regular day off. Due to the housing crisis, there is a lack of available accommodation for locals and newcomers alike. Even with their papers, residents are forced to remain living in direct provision because they cannot find alternative accommoda-tion. Children of many working families have spent most of their lives in direct provision. For some who have managed to move out and integrate well into communities throughout the country, a more recent pattern is beginning to emerge in relation to loosing tenancies. Glencree Welcomes Refugees ProjectWith the arrival of Ukrainian citizens and the increasing numbers of people seeking International Protection from countries suering war and conict, a Glencree Board Refugee Response Sub-Group was set-up in early 2022 to determine how best to respond to the needs of local refugees and those working to support them. Online planning meetings and consultations between the Board Sub-Group, the Glencree Intercul-tural and Refugee team and local volun-teers supporting refugees in the Glencree valley, Enniskerry, Bray, Wicklow and Dublin, inspired the design of the new ‘Glencree Welcomes Refugees Project’. The needs for wellness work, expressed by local volunteers, resonated with the learnings from the Hope and Ambition Project about the eectiveness of self-care practices for trauma healing both for refugees and those working directly with them. Funding was secured from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to run a pilot phase from October to December 2022. Strengthening the capacity of the Glencree Intercultural and Refugee Programme, Patty Abozaglo, an experienced Wellness and Trauma Facilitator, joined the team to design and facilitate workshops based on Capacitar Multicultural self-care practices. Activities & ImpactDuring the pilot phase, Glencree facilitat-ed 9 events attended by 113 participants including:  Wellness & Relaxation Sessions: ongoing series of Saturday morning sessions held at Glencree followed by the opportunity to build relation-ships and network over lunch.  Capacitar Workshop: with Capacitar International founder Dr Pat Cane which included participa-tion by sta and volunteers from the Glencree Centre, Irish Red Cross, Irish Refugee Council, Bray Area Partnership, HSE Balseskin, Spirasi, Wicklow Partnership, Intercultural Language Project and other groups.  Coee Morning & Art Workshop: a wellbeing focused event with Ukrainian women from Knockree Hostel held at Glencree.Other pilot phase activities included:  In collaboration with Capacitar International, preparatory devel-opment of an Irish version of their Capacitar Refugee Accompaniment Manual, to be published in 2023.  Sponsorship of 3 women from refugee backgrounds on the Capacitar Ireland Foundation Training course.  Assisting 16 Ukrainian adults and children from the Knockree Hostel to attend the Sports Against Racism in Ireland (SARI) Sportsfest event at the Phoenix Park, in collaboration with colleagues on the Glencree Women’s Leadership team and the Garda National Diversity and Integration Unit.  Glencree membership of the Ukraine Civil Society Forum, the national network of those support-ing Ukrainians in Ireland.  Outreach to the Irish Red Cross, Spirasi, HSE, Wicklow County Council and other stakeholders to develop plans for the work in 2023.With match-funding in place from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Community Foundation of Ireland, to continue to deliver and develop the Glencree Welcomes Refugees Project in 2023, by year end work was already underway to develop the wellness and trauma healing elements of the project, including talks with other humanitarian bodies on using their facilities to expand the reach across Dublin and Wicklow. Plans to widen the target audience for the Saturday morning Wellness and Relaxation sessions and to focus on developing new partnerships with those working with Ukrainians and International Protection applicants, especially in Co Wicklow, were also in development. Many thanks to Glencree for giving us the opportu-nity to experience some of the joys and benets of Capacitar. It is only the start of the journey, but appetites have been whetted and the door has been opened.Refugee Support Group volunteer, Glencree Welcomes Refugees ProjectAt the beginning of the session, I was sceptical and felt tense. At the end I felt calm and I loved it!.Participant in Glencree Welcomes Refugees Wellness and Trauma Healing workshop25A Wellness and Relaxation session of the Glencree Welcomes Refugees ProjectPolicy Consultation Submissions Glencree shared learnings and consulted on anti-racism and intercultural issues with:  Government’s National Anti-Racism Plan (NAPAR) 2023-2027  IHREC Strategy Statement 2022-2024  Wicklow County Council Local Economic and Community Plan  Garda Equality, Diversity and Inclusion StrategyGlencree’s Hope & Ambition project including Tai Chi mornings, a visit to An Tairseach Organic Farm, volunteer Maureen O’Riordain and Margaret Saka during a nature-based outing.

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26 27Throughout 2022, the Glencree Women’s Leadership Programme (WLP) continued to support and empower women on the island of Ireland who have experience of, or are actively addressing, political conict and its eects, to expand their inuence and become active leaders in their communities and in the political processes that promote peacebuilding.Activities & ImpactGlencree All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding NetworkA key focus for the year was growing the Glencree All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network. This network brings together women from diverse backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities and communities on the island of Ireland who have been impacted by conict or involved in peacebuilding. The team met individually with existing network members to strengthen relationships, trust and engagement and to reach new members, particularly from underrepresent-ed and marginalised communities. Our All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network grew by over 70% in 2022. Coee & CollaborationThese one-on-one meetings gave insights into the challenges faced by the women which led to the launch of a new programme initiative, ‘Coee & Collabo-ration’ in May. Reecting the needs of the network members and programme partici-pants, these monthly online get-togethers provide an informal, regular, convenient way to connect directly and build relation-ships with other women peacebuilders, share workplans and activities, discuss opportunities for collaboration, and nd ways to support one another in their peacebuilding work. Over 80 women from Connemara to Derry, Florida to London engaged in 7 monthly Coee & Collaboration events. Through the co-design approach of the Coee & Collaboration get-togethers, a number of themes came to the fore in the discussions. Gender-based violence, story-telling, peacebuilding in education and using the arts, engaging with new commu-nities and training in trauma-informed practice were among the recurring themes that served to inform other programme activities and methodologies. Intergenerational Women PeacebuildersCollaborations with long-standing programme participants and women in the wider peacebuilding community drew focus to a generational gap that currently exists in peace processes and conversations. This was evidenced in the demographic of our Women’s Network and led to young women being an outreach target group for the programme. One of the rst events targeting this group was a webinar on the power of diverse/young voices in collaboration with Herstory as part of International Women’s Day. Continuing the storytelling approach used eectively by the programme in 2021, 4 women activists and peacebuild-ers shared their stories in leadership roles, shining a light on the impact of the climate crisis on women, political partici-pation in the Seanad, understanding and acceptance through artwork, and bridging divides through sport.In June, the programme hosted a workshop exploring intergenerational Women’s Leadership ProgrammeContributes to strategic objectives: (1) support peace, reconciliation and positive relationships; (3) support positive community relations; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education & Learning Exchanges.experiences of leadership in conict and peacebuilding as part of Glencree’s partnership in the ENRS 10th European Remembrance Symposium. Three women peacebuilders – all active members of the Glencree Network - shared their lived experiences of conict and peacebuild-ing with international academics, policy makers and peace practitioners. The Missing Peace ProjectGlencree was also awarded additional funding through the European Solidar-ity Corps’ The Missing Peace project. This co-designed project with 5 young women (aged 18-30) centred on a journey of reective, hands-on learning to build their leadership skills and role as valuable contributors in their communities and the wider community of women peacebuilders. Activities included a Glencree collabora-tion with the Amal Women’s Association entitled ‘Young Women’s Voices in the Arts’. The participants engaged with women from across the island of Ireland who actively use arts and culture to support refugees and asylum seekers eeing conict. Contributors included women from ‘Theatre of Witness’ and from Palestine, Zimbabwe, Libya, Nigeria and Northern Ireland as they shared their journey using the arts to promote a more inclusive, peaceful society. By year end, 50% of Coee & Collaboration participants were young women. Gender-Based ViolenceOne of the recurring themes of the Coee & Collaboration discussions, gender-based violence (GBV), became the focus of a collaboration with Louth Leader Partnership. A roadshow of ‘Sarah’s Story’, including workshops facilitated by Catherine Ferrin, engaged audiences across Louth to better understand the impact of coercive control, recognise the signs and be better equipped to support victims of GBV.This theme was also a focal point in a knowledge exchange with our interna-tional network member, Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (Sweden) and 4 of its partner organisations from Bosnia and Herzegov-ina. Intergenerational trauma, developing meaningful relationships and promoting peace in a post-conict setting were also explored during the exchange.Trauma Informed ApproachIntegrating a trauma informed approach was also an area of interest to Network members. As a result, the programme team began training in trauma-informed practice and Capacitar Multicultural Wellness and Trauma Healing, with a view to introducing a trauma informed approach to Network members in 2023.The Glencree All-Island Women's Peacebuidling Network had 185 active members by end 2022.The Womens Leadership Programme also contributed to the following policy discussions and shared learning opportunities at all-island, EU and international level in 2022: Presented to a visiting group of 12 Georgetown Ambassadors on Women, Peace & Security (WPS) on the implementation of the WPS agenda in Ireland.  Continued this discussion with both the Georgetown Ambassadors and members of the Diplomatic Corps in Ireland at an event hosted by the Norwegian Ambassador, HE Mari Skare  Participated in a luncheon to explore the theme of `Women in Leadership' hosted by the Colombian Ambassa-dor to Ireland during the visit of the Colombian Vice President & Foreign Minister  Contributed to a Glencree Women's Residential in Belfast to explore the gendered aspects of past violence.  Engaged in monthly dialogues as an active member of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) with women representing organisa-tions and diversity North and South of the border  Spoke on the need to support young women at grassroots level at a NWCI Womens Forum event.  Participated in an initiative of the Women’s Forum with Corrymeela to promote cross border partnerships and collaboration.  Presented on the importance of women’s voices being heard in decision making spaces at the launch of the Akidwa Strategic Plan.  Participated in a Shared Ireland initiative to explore the role of sport in integration, collaboration and positive community relations.  Joined the Irish delegation, at the invitation of Léargas, at the European Parliament as part of the ‘European Year of Youth 2002’.Glencree joins the Irish delegation as part of ‘European Year of Youth’.Glencree webinar in collaboration with Herstory marking International Women’s DayA planning meeting with the young women of Glencree’s 'Missing Peace' project  The policy frameworks of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement and its successors  UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security  The Third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security  2030 Sustainable Development Goal 5 on empowerment of women & girlsFunded by the Department of Foreign Aairs and the Joesph Rowntree Charitable Trust, the WLP supports: As part of its collaboration with Herstory, Glencree hosted the Herstory ‘Peace Heroines’ exhibition at the Armoury Café in Septem-ber-October which recognises some of the ordinary women who played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process. An estimated 800 visitors viewed the installation at Glencree including some of the peace heroines themselves, the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa during his state visit to Ireland and members of the diplomatic corps.

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26 27Throughout 2022, the Glencree Women’s Leadership Programme (WLP) continued to support and empower women on the island of Ireland who have experience of, or are actively addressing, political conict and its eects, to expand their inuence and become active leaders in their communities and in the political processes that promote peacebuilding.Activities & ImpactGlencree All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding NetworkA key focus for the year was growing the Glencree All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network. This network brings together women from diverse backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities and communities on the island of Ireland who have been impacted by conict or involved in peacebuilding. The team met individually with existing network members to strengthen relationships, trust and engagement and to reach new members, particularly from underrepresent-ed and marginalised communities. Our All-Island Women’s Peacebuilding Network grew by over 70% in 2022. Coee & CollaborationThese one-on-one meetings gave insights into the challenges faced by the women which led to the launch of a new programme initiative, ‘Coee & Collabo-ration’ in May. Reecting the needs of the network members and programme partici-pants, these monthly online get-togethers provide an informal, regular, convenient way to connect directly and build relation-ships with other women peacebuilders, share workplans and activities, discuss opportunities for collaboration, and nd ways to support one another in their peacebuilding work. Over 80 women from Connemara to Derry, Florida to London engaged in 7 monthly Coee & Collaboration events. Through the co-design approach of the Coee & Collaboration get-togethers, a number of themes came to the fore in the discussions. Gender-based violence, story-telling, peacebuilding in education and using the arts, engaging with new commu-nities and training in trauma-informed practice were among the recurring themes that served to inform other programme activities and methodologies. Intergenerational Women PeacebuildersCollaborations with long-standing programme participants and women in the wider peacebuilding community drew focus to a generational gap that currently exists in peace processes and conversations. This was evidenced in the demographic of our Women’s Network and led to young women being an outreach target group for the programme. One of the rst events targeting this group was a webinar on the power of diverse/young voices in collaboration with Herstory as part of International Women’s Day. Continuing the storytelling approach used eectively by the programme in 2021, 4 women activists and peacebuild-ers shared their stories in leadership roles, shining a light on the impact of the climate crisis on women, political partici-pation in the Seanad, understanding and acceptance through artwork, and bridging divides through sport.In June, the programme hosted a workshop exploring intergenerational Women’s Leadership ProgrammeContributes to strategic objectives: (1) support peace, reconciliation and positive relationships; (3) support positive community relations; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education & Learning Exchanges.experiences of leadership in conict and peacebuilding as part of Glencree’s partnership in the ENRS 10th European Remembrance Symposium. Three women peacebuilders – all active members of the Glencree Network - shared their lived experiences of conict and peacebuild-ing with international academics, policy makers and peace practitioners. The Missing Peace ProjectGlencree was also awarded additional funding through the European Solidar-ity Corps’ The Missing Peace project. This co-designed project with 5 young women (aged 18-30) centred on a journey of reective, hands-on learning to build their leadership skills and role as valuable contributors in their communities and the wider community of women peacebuilders. Activities included a Glencree collabora-tion with the Amal Women’s Association entitled ‘Young Women’s Voices in the Arts’. The participants engaged with women from across the island of Ireland who actively use arts and culture to support refugees and asylum seekers eeing conict. Contributors included women from ‘Theatre of Witness’ and from Palestine, Zimbabwe, Libya, Nigeria and Northern Ireland as they shared their journey using the arts to promote a more inclusive, peaceful society. By year end, 50% of Coee & Collaboration participants were young women. Gender-Based ViolenceOne of the recurring themes of the Coee & Collaboration discussions, gender-based violence (GBV), became the focus of a collaboration with Louth Leader Partnership. A roadshow of ‘Sarah’s Story’, including workshops facilitated by Catherine Ferrin, engaged audiences across Louth to better understand the impact of coercive control, recognise the signs and be better equipped to support victims of GBV.This theme was also a focal point in a knowledge exchange with our interna-tional network member, Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (Sweden) and 4 of its partner organisations from Bosnia and Herzegov-ina. Intergenerational trauma, developing meaningful relationships and promoting peace in a post-conict setting were also explored during the exchange.Trauma Informed ApproachIntegrating a trauma informed approach was also an area of interest to Network members. As a result, the programme team began training in trauma-informed practice and Capacitar Multicultural Wellness and Trauma Healing, with a view to introducing a trauma informed approach to Network members in 2023.The Glencree All-Island Women's Peacebuidling Network had 185 active members by end 2022.The Womens Leadership Programme also contributed to the following policy discussions and shared learning opportunities at all-island, EU and international level in 2022: Presented to a visiting group of 12 Georgetown Ambassadors on Women, Peace & Security (WPS) on the implementation of the WPS agenda in Ireland.  Continued this discussion with both the Georgetown Ambassadors and members of the Diplomatic Corps in Ireland at an event hosted by the Norwegian Ambassador, HE Mari Skare  Participated in a luncheon to explore the theme of `Women in Leadership' hosted by the Colombian Ambassa-dor to Ireland during the visit of the Colombian Vice President & Foreign Minister  Contributed to a Glencree Women's Residential in Belfast to explore the gendered aspects of past violence.  Engaged in monthly dialogues as an active member of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) with women representing organisa-tions and diversity North and South of the border  Spoke on the need to support young women at grassroots level at a NWCI Womens Forum event.  Participated in an initiative of the Women’s Forum with Corrymeela to promote cross border partnerships and collaboration.  Presented on the importance of women’s voices being heard in decision making spaces at the launch of the Akidwa Strategic Plan.  Participated in a Shared Ireland initiative to explore the role of sport in integration, collaboration and positive community relations.  Joined the Irish delegation, at the invitation of Léargas, at the European Parliament as part of the ‘European Year of Youth 2002’.Glencree joins the Irish delegation as part of ‘European Year of Youth’.Glencree webinar in collaboration with Herstory marking International Women’s DayA planning meeting with the young women of Glencree’s 'Missing Peace' project  The policy frameworks of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement and its successors  UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security  The Third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security  2030 Sustainable Development Goal 5 on empowerment of women & girlsFunded by the Department of Foreign Aairs and the Joesph Rowntree Charitable Trust, the WLP supports: As part of its collaboration with Herstory, Glencree hosted the Herstory ‘Peace Heroines’ exhibition at the Armoury Café in Septem-ber-October which recognises some of the ordinary women who played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process. An estimated 800 visitors viewed the installation at Glencree including some of the peace heroines themselves, the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa during his state visit to Ireland and members of the diplomatic corps.

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28 29The LKLP model is based on inclusive multi-track dialogue that engages dierent levels of society in exploring whether they can nd agreement on an analysis of the conict and root causes of the violence, in the hope that it will lead to collaborative action. This local ‘peace process’ approach grew out of Glencree’s involvement after the big 2010 earthquake where we established local peace committees and local safe spaces within 4 neighbourhoods. It is grounded in the assumption that if key people have constructive contact and continue to work together on issues, they can strengthen the capacity of civil society and address some of the core drivers of violence, including the political drivers. Project Outcomes In the group dialogue method intro-duced in 2020, participants rst used a conict analysis of the ongoing crisis and then went on to devise possible future solutions. At the top of the peacemaking pyramid, the political forum acknowledged that the group would not have met without LKLP having convened it, nor would the members have moved forward toward political consensus among themselves. Outside speakers from Ireland, Israel and Palestine contributed to new political thinking and deepened their analysis. Secondly, LKLP brought a number of business leaders together from the private sector who in turn reached out to others to join them in the conict analysis and the trainings. They had 2 encounters with the political forum to share their new understandings and potential political solutions. Regarding the third sector involving journalists from the media, it had a much slower start because it was diicult to engage individuals due to work pressures. Three residential seminars were hosted to strengthen relationships among the journalists and to focus the discussion on the key issues that eventually surfaced in the conict maps. Finally, the ‘conict tree’ analysis maps were developed after much discussion in 4 communities stretching around the shores of Port-au-Prince. These were then shared with the other groups in the safe space of Hotel Montana up in the hill overlooking the city. In addition, LKLP developed a working relationship with Viva Rio to share resources and information on local issues from time to time.It was not possible within existing resources to reach out to religious groups and the rural sector beyond the capital but this could be a feature of future work undertaken. It can certainly be said that LKLP now enjoys a healthy relationship with many government agencies and is now viewed by government as being a serious peacebuilding actor in reaching out to others. Nevertheless, the problem for LKLP is to walk a neutral line amidst the continuing political crisis and to support eorts being made to form an inclusive transitional government that has the broad support of the Haitian people.Two-year EU peacebuilding project in Haiti completedFollowing a 5-month extension, the joint project between Glencree and indigenous peacebuilding organisation Lakou Lape (LKLP) came to an end in May 2022 after a ground-breaking piece of dialogue work at multiple levels extending over two years. Between Covid-19 and the increase in gang violence and kidnappings in Port-au-Prince, it was not possible to complete the project on time for safety reasons. Even the pick-up truck pictured was hi-jacked for over a week until its return was successfully negotiated with the hostage takers.The context in Haiti today is very dierent to 4 years ago when Glencree co-designed the dialogue project with LKLP, with the support of EU funding. There are many more guns on the streets - both small and big calibre arms - imported illegally from North America. This has contributed to higher levels of violence, drug traicking, corruption, poverty and trauma in the neighbour-hoods of the capital city. Against this deteriorating background, it has been hard for LKLP to hold on to the gains built during the years 2020-2 where it had been possible to deepen social and political relationships within and between community and civil society groups in Port-au-Prince. The support given from a distance by the Glencree team of Ian White and Georey Corry was to sustain the full-time leader-ship momentum of Louis-Henri Mars and Yrvy Frenel as well as to visit Haiti for the training of dialogue facilitators. This partnership was mainly delivered through regular zoom video calls. The last training visit took place in January 2022.International Programme: HaitiContributes to strategic objectives: (3) support positive community relations; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges for local, European and international conict prevention and transformation.  Completed the analysis of the root causes of conict  Facilitated second phase of inclusive dialogue process to discuss ndings and arrive at solutions { Going deeper – move beyond positions to identify interests, needs & acceptable solutions { Constructive – rebuild and humanise broken relations, depersonalise issues { Forward looking – identify and support actions for positive change in their own spheres of inuence and cooperation across the 3 Tracks  Built capacity of stakeholder leaders and local Facilitators at all levels (Tracks 1.5, 2 & 3)The Lakou Lape – Glencree Multi-Track Intervention In Haiti • Political Peace Forum (15 from political parties)• Violence aected neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince (22)• Business sector (15)• Media sector (15)• Other civil society organisations (15)Accompanied by 20 trained Peacebuilding FacilitatorsMembers of the Lakou Lape team, Jean Claude Joseph (Nasson) and Guensly Jean Baptiste are pictured with the EU branded pick-up truck.Track3Track2Track1

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28 29The LKLP model is based on inclusive multi-track dialogue that engages dierent levels of society in exploring whether they can nd agreement on an analysis of the conict and root causes of the violence, in the hope that it will lead to collaborative action. This local ‘peace process’ approach grew out of Glencree’s involvement after the big 2010 earthquake where we established local peace committees and local safe spaces within 4 neighbourhoods. It is grounded in the assumption that if key people have constructive contact and continue to work together on issues, they can strengthen the capacity of civil society and address some of the core drivers of violence, including the political drivers. Project Outcomes In the group dialogue method intro-duced in 2020, participants rst used a conict analysis of the ongoing crisis and then went on to devise possible future solutions. At the top of the peacemaking pyramid, the political forum acknowledged that the group would not have met without LKLP having convened it, nor would the members have moved forward toward political consensus among themselves. Outside speakers from Ireland, Israel and Palestine contributed to new political thinking and deepened their analysis. Secondly, LKLP brought a number of business leaders together from the private sector who in turn reached out to others to join them in the conict analysis and the trainings. They had 2 encounters with the political forum to share their new understandings and potential political solutions. Regarding the third sector involving journalists from the media, it had a much slower start because it was diicult to engage individuals due to work pressures. Three residential seminars were hosted to strengthen relationships among the journalists and to focus the discussion on the key issues that eventually surfaced in the conict maps. Finally, the ‘conict tree’ analysis maps were developed after much discussion in 4 communities stretching around the shores of Port-au-Prince. These were then shared with the other groups in the safe space of Hotel Montana up in the hill overlooking the city. In addition, LKLP developed a working relationship with Viva Rio to share resources and information on local issues from time to time.It was not possible within existing resources to reach out to religious groups and the rural sector beyond the capital but this could be a feature of future work undertaken. It can certainly be said that LKLP now enjoys a healthy relationship with many government agencies and is now viewed by government as being a serious peacebuilding actor in reaching out to others. Nevertheless, the problem for LKLP is to walk a neutral line amidst the continuing political crisis and to support eorts being made to form an inclusive transitional government that has the broad support of the Haitian people.Two-year EU peacebuilding project in Haiti completedFollowing a 5-month extension, the joint project between Glencree and indigenous peacebuilding organisation Lakou Lape (LKLP) came to an end in May 2022 after a ground-breaking piece of dialogue work at multiple levels extending over two years. Between Covid-19 and the increase in gang violence and kidnappings in Port-au-Prince, it was not possible to complete the project on time for safety reasons. Even the pick-up truck pictured was hi-jacked for over a week until its return was successfully negotiated with the hostage takers.The context in Haiti today is very dierent to 4 years ago when Glencree co-designed the dialogue project with LKLP, with the support of EU funding. There are many more guns on the streets - both small and big calibre arms - imported illegally from North America. This has contributed to higher levels of violence, drug traicking, corruption, poverty and trauma in the neighbour-hoods of the capital city. Against this deteriorating background, it has been hard for LKLP to hold on to the gains built during the years 2020-2 where it had been possible to deepen social and political relationships within and between community and civil society groups in Port-au-Prince. The support given from a distance by the Glencree team of Ian White and Georey Corry was to sustain the full-time leader-ship momentum of Louis-Henri Mars and Yrvy Frenel as well as to visit Haiti for the training of dialogue facilitators. This partnership was mainly delivered through regular zoom video calls. The last training visit took place in January 2022.International Programme: HaitiContributes to strategic objectives: (3) support positive community relations; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges for local, European and international conict prevention and transformation.  Completed the analysis of the root causes of conict  Facilitated second phase of inclusive dialogue process to discuss ndings and arrive at solutions { Going deeper – move beyond positions to identify interests, needs & acceptable solutions { Constructive – rebuild and humanise broken relations, depersonalise issues { Forward looking – identify and support actions for positive change in their own spheres of inuence and cooperation across the 3 Tracks  Built capacity of stakeholder leaders and local Facilitators at all levels (Tracks 1.5, 2 & 3)The Lakou Lape – Glencree Multi-Track Intervention In Haiti • Political Peace Forum (15 from political parties)• Violence aected neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince (22)• Business sector (15)• Media sector (15)• Other civil society organisations (15)Accompanied by 20 trained Peacebuilding FacilitatorsMembers of the Lakou Lape team, Jean Claude Joseph (Nasson) and Guensly Jean Baptiste are pictured with the EU branded pick-up truck.Track3Track2Track1

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30 31Glencree’s work with Victims and Survivors groups is like an iceberg: 10% above surface, 90% in quiet rooms.LOV Project Manager Roisin McGlone presenting to the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.Continuing to explore the gendered aspects of past violence and challeng-es of engaging across communal and geographical divides, in March a Women’s Residential in Belfast focused on the interface areas took place. The event, which was attended by members from across Glencree’s programmes, included meetings with representatives from the Ballymurphy Families Springeld Community House and representatives from the Shankill Community.Future engagement workshops were held with each of the participating V/S groups to explore their future objec-tives, how Glencree might contribute to these, and to capture information that would be useful in the design of future programmes focused on victims and survivors.In June, over 120 attendees joined a 2-day Symposium in Belfast on the theme of ‘Afterthought: The Missing Piece in Peace’. With keynote address by former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the RT Hon Julian Smith MP, the event featured V/S dialogues, panel discussions on policing, dealing with the past, trauma and young people, and showcased the role of the arts in legacy processes through special-ly-commissioned lm.I hope following the end of this programme you will nd other ways of meeting. The more I have worked with victims and survivors, I can see that dialogue and open and honest conversa-tions are the only way that experiences of the past can be truly addressed. The RT Hon Julian Smith MP.A nal gathering to review and celebrate the LOV project achievements was held in Glencree in July attended by project participants and representatives from the Special EU Programmes Body, The Executive Oice Northern Ireland and the Irish Department of Rural and Community Development. The PEACE IV-funded Addressing the Legacy of Violence through Facilitated Dialogue (LOV) project was developed in response to the unnished business of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement and subsequent political eorts to address the legacy of past violence and truth recovery. This decit has been most acutely felt in the persistently divided relationship between victims and survivors (V/S) groups and the individuals, groups, and institutions perceived to have inicted harm upon them in the past. Primary participants in this project were drawn from 4 hard-to-reach V/S groups in Northern Ireland. A crucial aspect of the project was that the participant groups co-designed the process, activities and their pace of involvement throughout. Activities & ImpactWith Covid-19 halting in-person project work for 22 months, a 7-month extension was granted to allow project comple-tion by August 2022. Unrestricted work resumed in February allowing the team to build on the trust and relationships they had developed with the V/S groups engaged in the project. In-person workshops and dialogue events gave representatives the oppor-tunity to highlight issues of importance to them to key stakeholders including state bodies, civil society leaders, security force members, political/govern-ment representatives and academics, and to engage in moderated discussions around these issues. I want to thank Glencree because I am not sure who else would have taken on this work. We need to listen and understand the other because it is all still bubbling under the surface, and it’s the only way things are going to changeV/S Group Member, speaking at a cross-community facilitated dialogue The team continued also to engage with legacy events/developments and to share learnings from the co-design process and the inherent dialogues with national and international audiences. These included other V/S groups, policy makers, academics and practitioners in an eort to understand how to engage productively with Northern Ireland’s contentious past. Sharing learnings from the project and engagement with V/S groups at national and international level, the team presented on its work to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement in February. Presentations to Irish and international university groups also got underway, and super-vision for a PhD student completing a NETHATE research internship continued. In June, the team joined other Glencree programmes in co-host-ing the 10th European Remembrance Symposium, contributing to panel discussions at the event in Trinity College and facilitating dialogue discussions at Glencree with partici-pating academics, policy makers and people working in the peacebuilding sector. Learnings from a key workshop that harnessed the arts with the staging of Kabosh Theatre Company’s production of “Those You Pass on the Street” (held in 2021) were also dissem-inated to project stakeholders. Addressing the Legacy of Violence through Facilitated DialogueContributes to strategic objectives: (1) support peace, reconciliation and positive relationships (2) promote public engagement & awareness; (3) support positive community relations; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning ExchangesA project supported by the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special EU Programme Body (SEUPB)Match-funding provided by The Executive Oice, Northern Ireland and the Irish Department of Rural and Community Development.Glencree’s LOV project navigated through a highly challenging and turbulent socio-political context that included the collapse of Stormont, the Northern Ireland Protocol, the UK Government's proposed Legacy Bill and the devastating impact of Covid-19 and related restrictions. Currently in post-project evaluation, the challenges and successes of the programme are being reected on and a set of conclusions and recommendation drawn. The outcomes, group feedback and lessons learnt will be used to inform Glencree's future reconcil-iatory / legacy work with V/S groups, and the work of other V/S groups, academics, policymakers, practitioners and other organisations in this eld.LOV Project 5-Year Lifespan 4 V/S groups with 178 group members  1,229 unique participants and 2,360 total engagements  Participants from Protestant/Unionist/Loyalist and Catholic/Nationalist/Republican backgrounds or no ailia-tion to either community  20 Facilitated Dialogues & 18 residen-tial workshops inc. 4 women-specic workshops  4 Roundtable Events, a Conference, a 2-day Symposium, and a Closing Event.  19 peer-reviewed articles published in the Glencree Journal  Presentations at national and interna-tional conferences  Research briefs, mid-term and nal evaluationsProject participants meet at Glencree to celebrate the conclusion of the LOV projectMeeting members of the Ballymurphy Families Springeld Community House and representatives from the Shankill Community as part of a Women's ResidentialCEO Naoimh McNamee and Peace IV Legacy of Violence Project Manager Roisin McGlone present to the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, Chaired by Deputy Brendan Smith TD.The ‘Missing Piece in Peace’ Symposium in Belfast heard from LOV project participants & featured panel discussions with key stakeholders over the 2-day event.

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30 31Glencree’s work with Victims and Survivors groups is like an iceberg: 10% above surface, 90% in quiet rooms.LOV Project Manager Roisin McGlone presenting to the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.Continuing to explore the gendered aspects of past violence and challeng-es of engaging across communal and geographical divides, in March a Women’s Residential in Belfast focused on the interface areas took place. The event, which was attended by members from across Glencree’s programmes, included meetings with representatives from the Ballymurphy Families Springeld Community House and representatives from the Shankill Community.Future engagement workshops were held with each of the participating V/S groups to explore their future objec-tives, how Glencree might contribute to these, and to capture information that would be useful in the design of future programmes focused on victims and survivors.In June, over 120 attendees joined a 2-day Symposium in Belfast on the theme of ‘Afterthought: The Missing Piece in Peace’. With keynote address by former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the RT Hon Julian Smith MP, the event featured V/S dialogues, panel discussions on policing, dealing with the past, trauma and young people, and showcased the role of the arts in legacy processes through special-ly-commissioned lm.I hope following the end of this programme you will nd other ways of meeting. The more I have worked with victims and survivors, I can see that dialogue and open and honest conversa-tions are the only way that experiences of the past can be truly addressed. The RT Hon Julian Smith MP.A nal gathering to review and celebrate the LOV project achievements was held in Glencree in July attended by project participants and representatives from the Special EU Programmes Body, The Executive Oice Northern Ireland and the Irish Department of Rural and Community Development. The PEACE IV-funded Addressing the Legacy of Violence through Facilitated Dialogue (LOV) project was developed in response to the unnished business of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement and subsequent political eorts to address the legacy of past violence and truth recovery. This decit has been most acutely felt in the persistently divided relationship between victims and survivors (V/S) groups and the individuals, groups, and institutions perceived to have inicted harm upon them in the past. Primary participants in this project were drawn from 4 hard-to-reach V/S groups in Northern Ireland. A crucial aspect of the project was that the participant groups co-designed the process, activities and their pace of involvement throughout. Activities & ImpactWith Covid-19 halting in-person project work for 22 months, a 7-month extension was granted to allow project comple-tion by August 2022. Unrestricted work resumed in February allowing the team to build on the trust and relationships they had developed with the V/S groups engaged in the project. In-person workshops and dialogue events gave representatives the oppor-tunity to highlight issues of importance to them to key stakeholders including state bodies, civil society leaders, security force members, political/govern-ment representatives and academics, and to engage in moderated discussions around these issues. I want to thank Glencree because I am not sure who else would have taken on this work. We need to listen and understand the other because it is all still bubbling under the surface, and it’s the only way things are going to changeV/S Group Member, speaking at a cross-community facilitated dialogue The team continued also to engage with legacy events/developments and to share learnings from the co-design process and the inherent dialogues with national and international audiences. These included other V/S groups, policy makers, academics and practitioners in an eort to understand how to engage productively with Northern Ireland’s contentious past. Sharing learnings from the project and engagement with V/S groups at national and international level, the team presented on its work to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement in February. Presentations to Irish and international university groups also got underway, and super-vision for a PhD student completing a NETHATE research internship continued. In June, the team joined other Glencree programmes in co-host-ing the 10th European Remembrance Symposium, contributing to panel discussions at the event in Trinity College and facilitating dialogue discussions at Glencree with partici-pating academics, policy makers and people working in the peacebuilding sector. Learnings from a key workshop that harnessed the arts with the staging of Kabosh Theatre Company’s production of “Those You Pass on the Street” (held in 2021) were also dissem-inated to project stakeholders. Addressing the Legacy of Violence through Facilitated DialogueContributes to strategic objectives: (1) support peace, reconciliation and positive relationships (2) promote public engagement & awareness; (3) support positive community relations; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning ExchangesA project supported by the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special EU Programme Body (SEUPB)Match-funding provided by The Executive Oice, Northern Ireland and the Irish Department of Rural and Community Development.Glencree’s LOV project navigated through a highly challenging and turbulent socio-political context that included the collapse of Stormont, the Northern Ireland Protocol, the UK Government's proposed Legacy Bill and the devastating impact of Covid-19 and related restrictions. Currently in post-project evaluation, the challenges and successes of the programme are being reected on and a set of conclusions and recommendation drawn. The outcomes, group feedback and lessons learnt will be used to inform Glencree's future reconcil-iatory / legacy work with V/S groups, and the work of other V/S groups, academics, policymakers, practitioners and other organisations in this eld.LOV Project 5-Year Lifespan 4 V/S groups with 178 group members  1,229 unique participants and 2,360 total engagements  Participants from Protestant/Unionist/Loyalist and Catholic/Nationalist/Republican backgrounds or no ailia-tion to either community  20 Facilitated Dialogues & 18 residen-tial workshops inc. 4 women-specic workshops  4 Roundtable Events, a Conference, a 2-day Symposium, and a Closing Event.  19 peer-reviewed articles published in the Glencree Journal  Presentations at national and interna-tional conferences  Research briefs, mid-term and nal evaluationsProject participants meet at Glencree to celebrate the conclusion of the LOV projectMeeting members of the Ballymurphy Families Springeld Community House and representatives from the Shankill Community as part of a Women's ResidentialCEO Naoimh McNamee and Peace IV Legacy of Violence Project Manager Roisin McGlone present to the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, Chaired by Deputy Brendan Smith TD.The ‘Missing Piece in Peace’ Symposium in Belfast heard from LOV project participants & featured panel discussions with key stakeholders over the 2-day event.

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32 33Southern Voice for Peace ProgrammeSupporting the implementation of the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement, Glencree’s Southern Voice for Peace promotes an all-island approach to peacebuilding and reconciliation. Funded by the Reconciliation Fund of the Department of Foreign Aairs, this programme provides alternative spaces to engage people south of the border with critical post-conict issues such as identity, legacy, history and memory. Identity in the context of current Irish-British relations and how we progress through the challenges posed by Brexit was the theme of the 4th Annual Una O’Higgins O’Malley Lecture held in Dublin Castle in May. Under the theme of Changing Times, Fixed By Geography: Ireland and Great Britain, the keynote address was delivered by Lord Gavin Barwell, Member of House of Lords and former Chief of Sta to Prime Minister Theresa May.… whatever our dierences in our identities, the challenges and problems that we are confronted with have a lot in common and demand working together, co-operation and dialogue. Lord Gavin BarwellA thought-provoking panel discussion on the post-Brexit relationship between Ireland and Great Britain and how these islands can become a safe and secure place for all identities followed. Panel-lists included Rose Conway-Walsh TD, Brendan Smith TD, Linda Ervine MBE, and Conor Houston LLB, moderated by Irish Examiner Political Correspondent, Aoife Moore with participation from an audience of over 90 key stakeholders. Political Discourse ProjectThe impact of negative political discourse on the conditions for reconciliation and the engagement of people and communi-ties of dierent backgrounds in democrat-ic politics across the island is the focus of Glencree’s Political Discourse project. Negative discourse includes the preva-lence of populist rhetoric, the use of social media and the often personal ‘attack and defend’ nature of engagement between politicians. Now in its third year, this project, which is supported by the Tony Ryan Trust, aims to promote and support a more civil ethical political debate. A series of exchanges with the EU Commission, the US-based National Institute for Civil Discourse and the UK based Jo Cox Foundation identied keen interest in sharing their expertise and knowledge with wider audiences. With project partners, the John and Pat Hume Foundation, Glencree hosted a high-level International Political Discourse Webinar in January 2022 that addressed three critical questions:  How critical is ethical and respect-ful political discourse to the future of democracy? To the future of Europe? To building reconciliation locally and globally?Public Discourse Contributes to strategic objectives: (1) support peace, reconciliation & positive relationships; (2) promote public awareness & engagement; (3) support positive community relations, inclusion and diversity; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education & Learning Exchanges  What policy and regulatory frame-works and what policy initiatives and networks support more ethical and respectful political discourse?  How can ethical and respectful political discourse be the norm and what role do political parties, civil society and the media have in this regard?The online webinar was addressed by Colin Scicluna, Head of Cabinet, Vice President Democracy & Demography, European Commission on behalf of Dubravka Šuica, European Commis-sion Vice-President for Democracy and Demography; Timothy J. Shaer, Associate Professor, Kansas State University and Director, National Institute for Civil Discourse, and Su Moore, Chief Executive, Jo Cox Founda-tion with RTE’s Europe correspondent Tony Connelly acting as Moderator. Over 135 people attended the event from across the island of Ireland, the UK, Europe and the US.The need for ethical and respectful political discourse concerns us all. Respectful discourse knows no borders, has no political party aliation and is intergenerational. Responsibility for a lasting, ethical and respectful political discourse lies with each one of us. Dubravka Šuica, European Commission Vice-President for Democracy and Demography.Building on the connections made through this international seminar, Glencree was delighted to participate in one of the Conference of Europe engagement events held in Dublin in 2022. The Conference on the Future of Europe is an ongoing initiative to improve EU engagement with its citizens and create a forum where they can shape what the EU might look like in the next ve, ten, twenty years.We need politics. Otherwise, we simply turn to violence. What should you and I do as citizens? To answer that question, we need to be able to engage in political discourse that allows us to wrestle with policies and not simply attack one another.Tim Shaer, Kansas State University and US National Institute for Civil Discourse now Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration.Planning also commenced for a future ‘In-Camera’ Workshop with former politicians across the island. The project envisages reaching out to former Members of Local Assembly (MLA NI), Councillors, TDs and Senators about their experience of political discourse and ways to encourage and support respectful ethical political discourse in Northern Ireland and on the island of Ireland.Glencree’s partnership with the John and Pat Hume Foundation consolidat-ed in 2022, with a greater frequency of engagement on joint interests. One of these led to Glencree accepting an invitation to participate in a cross-agen-cy group to plan and organise a Peace Summit in Northern Ireland in 2023, the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. Other partners to the Summit will include the Univer-sity of Ulster, Community Dialogue, the International Fund for Ireland, Holywell Trust, Youth Action NI and the Integrated Education Fund. The Summit is envisaged as an opportunity to consider how peace and reconciliation remains unnished in Northern Ireland, how the future can respond to the challenges facing today’s young people and how a new generation of peace builders can be supported. Where politics is about questions of identity, it is much harder to nd a common ground that we can all agree with or at least live with.Lord Gavin Barwell delivers the keynote address at the 4th Una O’Higgins O’Malley Lecture followed by panel discussion, Dublin Castle, May 2022.Glencree and the John & Pat Hume Foundation hosted an international Political Discourse webinar with keynote by Colin Scicluna, European Commission; Tony Connelly, RTE (moderator); Timothy J. Shaer, Kansas State University and National Institute for Civil Discourse; Su Moore, Jo Cox Foundation; Barbara Walshe, Glencree and Sean Farren, John & Pat Hume Foundation

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32 33Southern Voice for Peace ProgrammeSupporting the implementation of the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement, Glencree’s Southern Voice for Peace promotes an all-island approach to peacebuilding and reconciliation. Funded by the Reconciliation Fund of the Department of Foreign Aairs, this programme provides alternative spaces to engage people south of the border with critical post-conict issues such as identity, legacy, history and memory. Identity in the context of current Irish-British relations and how we progress through the challenges posed by Brexit was the theme of the 4th Annual Una O’Higgins O’Malley Lecture held in Dublin Castle in May. Under the theme of Changing Times, Fixed By Geography: Ireland and Great Britain, the keynote address was delivered by Lord Gavin Barwell, Member of House of Lords and former Chief of Sta to Prime Minister Theresa May.… whatever our dierences in our identities, the challenges and problems that we are confronted with have a lot in common and demand working together, co-operation and dialogue. Lord Gavin BarwellA thought-provoking panel discussion on the post-Brexit relationship between Ireland and Great Britain and how these islands can become a safe and secure place for all identities followed. Panel-lists included Rose Conway-Walsh TD, Brendan Smith TD, Linda Ervine MBE, and Conor Houston LLB, moderated by Irish Examiner Political Correspondent, Aoife Moore with participation from an audience of over 90 key stakeholders. Political Discourse ProjectThe impact of negative political discourse on the conditions for reconciliation and the engagement of people and communi-ties of dierent backgrounds in democrat-ic politics across the island is the focus of Glencree’s Political Discourse project. Negative discourse includes the preva-lence of populist rhetoric, the use of social media and the often personal ‘attack and defend’ nature of engagement between politicians. Now in its third year, this project, which is supported by the Tony Ryan Trust, aims to promote and support a more civil ethical political debate. A series of exchanges with the EU Commission, the US-based National Institute for Civil Discourse and the UK based Jo Cox Foundation identied keen interest in sharing their expertise and knowledge with wider audiences. With project partners, the John and Pat Hume Foundation, Glencree hosted a high-level International Political Discourse Webinar in January 2022 that addressed three critical questions:  How critical is ethical and respect-ful political discourse to the future of democracy? To the future of Europe? To building reconciliation locally and globally?Public Discourse Contributes to strategic objectives: (1) support peace, reconciliation & positive relationships; (2) promote public awareness & engagement; (3) support positive community relations, inclusion and diversity; (4) develop a Centre for Practical Peace Education & Learning Exchanges  What policy and regulatory frame-works and what policy initiatives and networks support more ethical and respectful political discourse?  How can ethical and respectful political discourse be the norm and what role do political parties, civil society and the media have in this regard?The online webinar was addressed by Colin Scicluna, Head of Cabinet, Vice President Democracy & Demography, European Commission on behalf of Dubravka Šuica, European Commis-sion Vice-President for Democracy and Demography; Timothy J. Shaer, Associate Professor, Kansas State University and Director, National Institute for Civil Discourse, and Su Moore, Chief Executive, Jo Cox Founda-tion with RTE’s Europe correspondent Tony Connelly acting as Moderator. Over 135 people attended the event from across the island of Ireland, the UK, Europe and the US.The need for ethical and respectful political discourse concerns us all. Respectful discourse knows no borders, has no political party aliation and is intergenerational. Responsibility for a lasting, ethical and respectful political discourse lies with each one of us. Dubravka Šuica, European Commission Vice-President for Democracy and Demography.Building on the connections made through this international seminar, Glencree was delighted to participate in one of the Conference of Europe engagement events held in Dublin in 2022. The Conference on the Future of Europe is an ongoing initiative to improve EU engagement with its citizens and create a forum where they can shape what the EU might look like in the next ve, ten, twenty years.We need politics. Otherwise, we simply turn to violence. What should you and I do as citizens? To answer that question, we need to be able to engage in political discourse that allows us to wrestle with policies and not simply attack one another.Tim Shaer, Kansas State University and US National Institute for Civil Discourse now Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration.Planning also commenced for a future ‘In-Camera’ Workshop with former politicians across the island. The project envisages reaching out to former Members of Local Assembly (MLA NI), Councillors, TDs and Senators about their experience of political discourse and ways to encourage and support respectful ethical political discourse in Northern Ireland and on the island of Ireland.Glencree’s partnership with the John and Pat Hume Foundation consolidat-ed in 2022, with a greater frequency of engagement on joint interests. One of these led to Glencree accepting an invitation to participate in a cross-agen-cy group to plan and organise a Peace Summit in Northern Ireland in 2023, the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. Other partners to the Summit will include the Univer-sity of Ulster, Community Dialogue, the International Fund for Ireland, Holywell Trust, Youth Action NI and the Integrated Education Fund. The Summit is envisaged as an opportunity to consider how peace and reconciliation remains unnished in Northern Ireland, how the future can respond to the challenges facing today’s young people and how a new generation of peace builders can be supported. Where politics is about questions of identity, it is much harder to nd a common ground that we can all agree with or at least live with.Lord Gavin Barwell delivers the keynote address at the 4th Una O’Higgins O’Malley Lecture followed by panel discussion, Dublin Castle, May 2022.Glencree and the John & Pat Hume Foundation hosted an international Political Discourse webinar with keynote by Colin Scicluna, European Commission; Tony Connelly, RTE (moderator); Timothy J. Shaer, Kansas State University and National Institute for Civil Discourse; Su Moore, Jo Cox Foundation; Barbara Walshe, Glencree and Sean Farren, John & Pat Hume Foundation

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34 35Sharing experiences and learnings from our peacebuilding and recon-ciliation work, learning from other peacebuilding networks and processes, and strengthening capacities that contribute to conflict prevention and transformation at national, European and international levels continues to be a key focus of Glencree’s work. In addition to specific programme initiatives detailed throughout this report, the following represent some of the organisation-wide and cross-pro-gramme shared learning and peace education work undertaken in 2022. It also highlights our work towards realising our strategic priority of developing a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges at Glencree.‘After the Great War: A New Europe 1918-1923’ ExhibitionFocusing on the history of Central Europe in the aftermath of World War 1, this international exhibition created by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS) in cooperation with an international group of historians, summarises the tumultuous beginnings of the period immediately after the war. Exhibited in 11 European countries since 2018, Glencree partnered with ENRS, host venue the National Museum of Ireland, and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Dublin to co-host the Irish leg of the exhibition, which took place in May-June 2022. Illustrating the scale and impact of political change and exploring national and regional memories, over 200 archive and multimedia materials and stories of lived experiences from the period were on outdoor display to the public in the courtyard at Collins Barracks in Dublin 7. The presentation of this exhibition in Dublin was co-funded by the European Union. Glencree also thanks the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland for supporting our involvement in this event.10th European Remembrance SymposiumIn June, Glencree co-hosted the 10th European Remembrance Symposium of the European Network Remem-brance and Solidarity (ENRS) in Trinity College Dublin, with workshops on-site at Glencree. The Symposium, entitled `Reconciliation: a Long and Winding Path', explored the meaning and role of reconciliation in the context of both historical and contemporary European Shared LearningContributes to strategic objectives: (1) support peace, reconciliation and positive relationships (2) promote public engagement & awareness; (3) support positive community relations; (4) develop Centre for Practical Peace Education & Learning Exchanges; (5) strengthen systems, structure, sta capacity & site to enhance performance and results.Learning from others in the peacebuilding arena is integral to our work. Some of our exchanges in 2022 included (clockwise): meetings with the leadership of the UN Training School Ireland (UNTSI) and the Irish Defence Forces at the Curragh to learn about their cutting-edge peace support training of International & Irish military personnel, police, academics, public servants, diplomats and those working in humanitarian aid. An invitation by the Colombian Embassy to take part in a discussion on women in leadership during the visit of Vice President and Foreign Minister of Colombia, H.E. Marta Lucía Ramírez, to Ireland. Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps H.E. Moroccan Ambassador Lahcen Mahraoui met the Glencree team to discuss Irish-Moroccan cultural and academic links and Morocco’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission Report as a model of supporting victims of violent conict. Glencree host a knowledge exchange with Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (Sweden) focused on gender-based violence in a post-conict setting and intergenerational trauma. Glencree host Trocaire to learn about eorts to bring humanitarian aid and relief to underdeveloped parts of the world and eorts to build capacity in regions alicted by violence. Glencree Chair Barbara Walshe speaks at the oicial launch of the After the Great War ExhibitionGlencree’s Roisin McGlone contributes to a panel discussion at the 10th European Remembrance Symposium of the ENRS co-hosted by Glencreeinternal and international conicts, and the dierent models of reconciliation that have occurred in 20th and 21st-century Europe. Representatives of governments, cultural and academic institutions and experts from non-governmental and public organisations participated in an examination of the various steps leading to reconciliation and the ways in which events and individuals associated with this process are commemorated. As the invasion of Ukraine occurred during the nal planning stages for this event, Ukrainian academics were included among the speakers. As part of the 3-day event, workshops were also hosted by Glencree at our Peace Centre campus under the themes of:  Legacy of violence  Humanising relationships through Political Dialogue  The Irish Peace Process - 24 years on from the Good Friday Agreement  Participation of Women in the Prevention of Conict and Promotion of Peace and Security.This event brought the work of Glencree to a wider European audience through the attendees who came to Ireland, those who attended online or who accessed the events later online. This cooperation with a Warsaw-based intergovernmental organisation also shows the potential for Glencree's participation in future European regional partnerships to expand dialogues on reconciliation and conict resolution. Glencree thanks the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland for supporting our involvement in this event.

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34 35Sharing experiences and learnings from our peacebuilding and recon-ciliation work, learning from other peacebuilding networks and processes, and strengthening capacities that contribute to conflict prevention and transformation at national, European and international levels continues to be a key focus of Glencree’s work. In addition to specific programme initiatives detailed throughout this report, the following represent some of the organisation-wide and cross-pro-gramme shared learning and peace education work undertaken in 2022. It also highlights our work towards realising our strategic priority of developing a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges at Glencree.‘After the Great War: A New Europe 1918-1923’ ExhibitionFocusing on the history of Central Europe in the aftermath of World War 1, this international exhibition created by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS) in cooperation with an international group of historians, summarises the tumultuous beginnings of the period immediately after the war. Exhibited in 11 European countries since 2018, Glencree partnered with ENRS, host venue the National Museum of Ireland, and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Dublin to co-host the Irish leg of the exhibition, which took place in May-June 2022. Illustrating the scale and impact of political change and exploring national and regional memories, over 200 archive and multimedia materials and stories of lived experiences from the period were on outdoor display to the public in the courtyard at Collins Barracks in Dublin 7. The presentation of this exhibition in Dublin was co-funded by the European Union. Glencree also thanks the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland for supporting our involvement in this event.10th European Remembrance SymposiumIn June, Glencree co-hosted the 10th European Remembrance Symposium of the European Network Remem-brance and Solidarity (ENRS) in Trinity College Dublin, with workshops on-site at Glencree. The Symposium, entitled `Reconciliation: a Long and Winding Path', explored the meaning and role of reconciliation in the context of both historical and contemporary European Shared LearningContributes to strategic objectives: (1) support peace, reconciliation and positive relationships (2) promote public engagement & awareness; (3) support positive community relations; (4) develop Centre for Practical Peace Education & Learning Exchanges; (5) strengthen systems, structure, sta capacity & site to enhance performance and results.Learning from others in the peacebuilding arena is integral to our work. Some of our exchanges in 2022 included (clockwise): meetings with the leadership of the UN Training School Ireland (UNTSI) and the Irish Defence Forces at the Curragh to learn about their cutting-edge peace support training of International & Irish military personnel, police, academics, public servants, diplomats and those working in humanitarian aid. An invitation by the Colombian Embassy to take part in a discussion on women in leadership during the visit of Vice President and Foreign Minister of Colombia, H.E. Marta Lucía Ramírez, to Ireland. Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps H.E. Moroccan Ambassador Lahcen Mahraoui met the Glencree team to discuss Irish-Moroccan cultural and academic links and Morocco’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission Report as a model of supporting victims of violent conict. Glencree host a knowledge exchange with Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (Sweden) focused on gender-based violence in a post-conict setting and intergenerational trauma. Glencree host Trocaire to learn about eorts to bring humanitarian aid and relief to underdeveloped parts of the world and eorts to build capacity in regions alicted by violence. Glencree Chair Barbara Walshe speaks at the oicial launch of the After the Great War ExhibitionGlencree’s Roisin McGlone contributes to a panel discussion at the 10th European Remembrance Symposium of the ENRS co-hosted by Glencreeinternal and international conicts, and the dierent models of reconciliation that have occurred in 20th and 21st-century Europe. Representatives of governments, cultural and academic institutions and experts from non-governmental and public organisations participated in an examination of the various steps leading to reconciliation and the ways in which events and individuals associated with this process are commemorated. As the invasion of Ukraine occurred during the nal planning stages for this event, Ukrainian academics were included among the speakers. As part of the 3-day event, workshops were also hosted by Glencree at our Peace Centre campus under the themes of:  Legacy of violence  Humanising relationships through Political Dialogue  The Irish Peace Process - 24 years on from the Good Friday Agreement  Participation of Women in the Prevention of Conict and Promotion of Peace and Security.This event brought the work of Glencree to a wider European audience through the attendees who came to Ireland, those who attended online or who accessed the events later online. This cooperation with a Warsaw-based intergovernmental organisation also shows the potential for Glencree's participation in future European regional partnerships to expand dialogues on reconciliation and conict resolution. Glencree thanks the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland for supporting our involvement in this event.

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36 37Mediators' Institute of Ireland ConferenceGlencree’s Community and Political Dialogue Programme Manager, Pat Hynes, shared learnings and experiences on the topic of ‘The Process of Humanising Political Relationships’, at the Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) Annual Confer-ence. Drawing in particular on the Glencree dialogue workshops that took place with politicians, advisors, oicials, civic leaders, church leaders, diplomats and paramilitaries from across the islands of Ireland and the UK between 1994-2007, the importance of creating inclusive, con-dential safe spaces, the development of the Glencree Dynamic Dialogue process, and the importance of building capacity and humanising relationships were among the key ndings that were shared.Dialogue is not negotia-tion, there are no interests traded or transacted.Glencree Community & Political Dialogue Programme Manager, Pat Hynes.The Steel Shutter RevisitedCelebrating and revisiting a 50-year-old peace initiative, Glencree participated in ‘The Steel Shutter Revisited’ Confer-ence in Belfast which was convened by Boston-based Peace Fire. The Steel Shutter was a unique and ground-break-ing documentary lm, produced in 1974, that engaged 9 people from diverse backgrounds and communities in Belfast who travelled to Pittsburgh for a face-to-face encounter that was lmed over 3 days. During the confer-ence, the themes developed from the lm and learnings for those working in the area of peacebuilding and conict resolution were explored. Glencree CEO Naoimh McNamee spoke about the need to humanise relationships through dialogue, and build capacities of the young peacebuilders of the future, while Georey Corry looked back over 50 years of facilitation work leading to the Northern Ireland peace process.Peace EducationIn 2022, after a pause imposed by Covid-19, we were delighted to welcome the return of university students from the US, EU and Ireland to Glencree. These visits were primarily led by our Community and Political Dialogue team with the support of other programmes. Many of these students have ambitions to work in public service roles and wanted to learn about the process of ending conict, building dialogue, the path to political stability and ultimate-ly sustained peace. They included students from Harvard NSI, Kennesaw State University, Arizona State Univer-sity, New Hampshire University, Babson College, Denver University and the Atlantic Institute. We also entered the 2nd year of our NETHATE collaboration involving cross-programme mentorship of PHD candidates from Trinity College Dublin as they research the spread of hatred, mitigation and reconciliation strategies, and the impact on victims and bystanders.The growing demand at home and inter-nationally from educational institutions and others involved in peacebuilding with a similar ethos of learning through shared experiences, perspectives and practical opportunities, also resulted in a number of collaborations. These shared learnings are not only important in the ongoing development of Glencree's programme work, they also helped inform the model for our Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges, and of the team required to deliver on this work. In 2022, concepts for a curriculum, bespoke lectures and training modules were outlined that will allow us to deliver formal and informal courses, as well as engage in learning exchanges and research. This is a substantial body of work that will continue to be a key strategic area of focus in 2023 as it evolves and is blueprinted. Additional resources, required for this project, are also in planning.Presentation to Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Belfast / Good Friday AgreementGlencree presented on its work, partic-ularly within the victims and survivors sector in Northern Ireland and across the island of Ireland, to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementa-tion of the Good Friday Agreement. Glencree CEO, Naoimh McNamee, and Legacy of Violence Project Manager, Roisin McGlone, spoke of the divides that remain along communal lines 25 years after the signing of the Agreement. They outlined the inadequacies of the political processes in both jurisdictions to address the issues faced by victims and survivors, and stressed the importance of non-partisan organisations in facili-tating engagements that provide skilled and meaningful support to victims and survivors. In response to questions from the Committee, the team also addressed the absence of a Truth and Reconcilia-tion Commission, an All-Island Citizens Assembly, the impact of Brexit and a border poll on N-S, E-W relations. Glencree doesn’t represent Victims and Survivors, we walk alongside them on their journey.Glencree CEO Naoimh McNamee. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa State VisitAs part of a 2-day state visit to Ireland, H.E. The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, together with a 30-strong delegation, visited Glencree to learn about our peace and reconcilia-tion work. During the visit, the President took part in a facilitated dialogue, hosted by Glencree’s Community and Political Dialogue team, on the Northern Ireland peace process, issues around legacy and the prevailing situation on the island post-Brexit. He also visited the Herstory ‘Peace Heroines’ Exhibition that was on display at Glencree through-out September-October, and took part in a discussion on the role and and impact of women in the peace process with representatives of Herstory and the Glencree Women’s Leadership Programme team.H.E. The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa takes part in a dialogue discussion facilitated by the Community & Political Dialogue team at Glencree during his two-day state visit to IrelandCEO Naoimh McNamee and Facilitator Georey Corry join fellow panellists at the Steel Shutter Revisited in BelfastCommunity and Political Dialogue Programme Manager, Pat Hynes, delivers the keynote address at the Mediators' Institute of Ireland Annual ConferenceGlencree presents to the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

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36 37Mediators' Institute of Ireland ConferenceGlencree’s Community and Political Dialogue Programme Manager, Pat Hynes, shared learnings and experiences on the topic of ‘The Process of Humanising Political Relationships’, at the Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) Annual Confer-ence. Drawing in particular on the Glencree dialogue workshops that took place with politicians, advisors, oicials, civic leaders, church leaders, diplomats and paramilitaries from across the islands of Ireland and the UK between 1994-2007, the importance of creating inclusive, con-dential safe spaces, the development of the Glencree Dynamic Dialogue process, and the importance of building capacity and humanising relationships were among the key ndings that were shared.Dialogue is not negotia-tion, there are no interests traded or transacted.Glencree Community & Political Dialogue Programme Manager, Pat Hynes.The Steel Shutter RevisitedCelebrating and revisiting a 50-year-old peace initiative, Glencree participated in ‘The Steel Shutter Revisited’ Confer-ence in Belfast which was convened by Boston-based Peace Fire. The Steel Shutter was a unique and ground-break-ing documentary lm, produced in 1974, that engaged 9 people from diverse backgrounds and communities in Belfast who travelled to Pittsburgh for a face-to-face encounter that was lmed over 3 days. During the confer-ence, the themes developed from the lm and learnings for those working in the area of peacebuilding and conict resolution were explored. Glencree CEO Naoimh McNamee spoke about the need to humanise relationships through dialogue, and build capacities of the young peacebuilders of the future, while Georey Corry looked back over 50 years of facilitation work leading to the Northern Ireland peace process.Peace EducationIn 2022, after a pause imposed by Covid-19, we were delighted to welcome the return of university students from the US, EU and Ireland to Glencree. These visits were primarily led by our Community and Political Dialogue team with the support of other programmes. Many of these students have ambitions to work in public service roles and wanted to learn about the process of ending conict, building dialogue, the path to political stability and ultimate-ly sustained peace. They included students from Harvard NSI, Kennesaw State University, Arizona State Univer-sity, New Hampshire University, Babson College, Denver University and the Atlantic Institute. We also entered the 2nd year of our NETHATE collaboration involving cross-programme mentorship of PHD candidates from Trinity College Dublin as they research the spread of hatred, mitigation and reconciliation strategies, and the impact on victims and bystanders.The growing demand at home and inter-nationally from educational institutions and others involved in peacebuilding with a similar ethos of learning through shared experiences, perspectives and practical opportunities, also resulted in a number of collaborations. These shared learnings are not only important in the ongoing development of Glencree's programme work, they also helped inform the model for our Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges, and of the team required to deliver on this work. In 2022, concepts for a curriculum, bespoke lectures and training modules were outlined that will allow us to deliver formal and informal courses, as well as engage in learning exchanges and research. This is a substantial body of work that will continue to be a key strategic area of focus in 2023 as it evolves and is blueprinted. Additional resources, required for this project, are also in planning.Presentation to Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Belfast / Good Friday AgreementGlencree presented on its work, partic-ularly within the victims and survivors sector in Northern Ireland and across the island of Ireland, to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementa-tion of the Good Friday Agreement. Glencree CEO, Naoimh McNamee, and Legacy of Violence Project Manager, Roisin McGlone, spoke of the divides that remain along communal lines 25 years after the signing of the Agreement. They outlined the inadequacies of the political processes in both jurisdictions to address the issues faced by victims and survivors, and stressed the importance of non-partisan organisations in facili-tating engagements that provide skilled and meaningful support to victims and survivors. In response to questions from the Committee, the team also addressed the absence of a Truth and Reconcilia-tion Commission, an All-Island Citizens Assembly, the impact of Brexit and a border poll on N-S, E-W relations. Glencree doesn’t represent Victims and Survivors, we walk alongside them on their journey.Glencree CEO Naoimh McNamee. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa State VisitAs part of a 2-day state visit to Ireland, H.E. The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, together with a 30-strong delegation, visited Glencree to learn about our peace and reconcilia-tion work. During the visit, the President took part in a facilitated dialogue, hosted by Glencree’s Community and Political Dialogue team, on the Northern Ireland peace process, issues around legacy and the prevailing situation on the island post-Brexit. He also visited the Herstory ‘Peace Heroines’ Exhibition that was on display at Glencree through-out September-October, and took part in a discussion on the role and and impact of women in the peace process with representatives of Herstory and the Glencree Women’s Leadership Programme team.H.E. The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa takes part in a dialogue discussion facilitated by the Community & Political Dialogue team at Glencree during his two-day state visit to IrelandCEO Naoimh McNamee and Facilitator Georey Corry join fellow panellists at the Steel Shutter Revisited in BelfastCommunity and Political Dialogue Programme Manager, Pat Hynes, delivers the keynote address at the Mediators' Institute of Ireland Annual ConferenceGlencree presents to the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

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39Annual Peace Walk FundraiserMarking UN International Peace Day, the 6th Annual Glencree Peace Walk on Sunday 18th September was launched by Finnish Ambassador, H.E. Raili Lahnalampi in celebration also of 60 years since diplomatic relations were established between Ireland and Finland in 1962. The British Ambassador to Ireland also addressed the gathering to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in the preceding week, and to pay tribute to the warm expressions of condolences received from the Irish people. Over 80 champions of peace, including members of the diplomatic corps, the Irish Defence Forces, support-ers, Board members and sta of Glencree turned out to take part in the 9km peace walk from Glencree to Knocknagun in the Wicklow Mountains. Through donations, fundraising and merchandise sales, the event raised almost €9,000 for our peacebuilding and reconciliation work.Site DevelopmentAs the development of a master plan continued, aimed at both protecting the history and heritage of the site and upgrading the facilities to better support our peacebuilding work, the need for a dedicated resource to help drive this development became clear. With funding from the Department of Foreign Aairs, a Devel-opment Manager joined the team in September. In addition to supporting the site development, this role will focus on develop-ing and generating unrestricted income revenue streams in areas such as visitor experience, conferencing, hospitality services and accommodation to ensure the sustainability of the charity and deliver on elements of the Strategic Plan 2022-26, including our goal of developing Glencree as a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges.We are grateful to the OPW for their continued support in the use of our site and buildings and for their work in 2022 in completing much needed re safety repairs and upgrades. In Q4, a stake-holder and partnership engagement process was initiated. Key grants and funding streams were identied including The Ireland Funds 'Heart of the Community Fund', resulting in the installation of technical equipment and improved wi in the Bridge Building and Conference Room. This upgrade greatly supports the delivery of our peace education and future income generation through private hire usage.Glencree Visitor Centre Armoury Café With the new St. Brigid’s Day bank holiday bringing a welcome boost to our springtime business, the post-Covid return to catering for groups and events provided an essential revenue stream – as well as great energy and banter to Café life. In addition to hosting events for our peace centre colleagues on the Intercultural & Refugee and Women's Leadership Programmes, the Armoury was home to two signicant exhibitions: the Contributes to strategic objective (5) strengthen and develop our systems, structures and sta capacity and the Glencree site to enhance performance and results.OperationsParticipants take part in Glencree’s Annual Peace Walk Fundraiser which coincides with International Day of Peace.Ambassador of Finland to Ireland, H.E. Raili Lahnalampi launches the Glencree Peace Walk.Glencree CEO Naoimh McNamee Op Ed, Irish Times, 3 October 2022Communications in 2021Website users 31,154 (+24% 2021)Webpage views 87,497 (+19% 2021)Twitter followers +21%LinkedIn followers +25%in Q4Facebook followers +9.3%UK 12%US 19%Ireland 46%Rest of world 23%Website VisitorsHerstory Peace Heroines exhibition, and Trocaire’s Conict Textile exhibition.With rising energy and product prices a major challenge, price increases became essential alongside steps to save on heating and energy costs. This included the installation of sensors in the bathrooms and hallways, and we are grateful for the support of the OPW in this work.We are also grateful to POBAL for supporting our ability to bring 2 displaced Ukrainian refugees onto the team. Since settling into life at Glencree, Iryna and Mischa have both passed Level 1 HACCP, and Iryna has been trained as a Barista by JJ Darboven. By year end, plans were also developing with the IMPACT Initia-tive Coordinator from Bray Area Partnership to introduce a work experience initiative to support the local community. 2022 also saw an increase in the number of regular customers, domestic and international tourists, and the return of coach tours. Service consistency, our evolving seasonal menu, word of mouth, a good social media presence, and building relationships with cycling clubs and coach tour companies such as Big Bus Tours, Hilltop Treks, Wild Wicklow Tours, amongst others, as well as a lot of hard work by our Armoury team contributed to this growth. Our customer satisfaction levels continue to remain high, with Google and Facebook reviews regularly at 5 stars.Garden of Remembrance The Garden of Remembrance Team is delighted to advise that a formal planning application was made to Wicklow County Council. This resulted in a number of Requests For Information (RFI’s) being received. These RFI’s seek clarication around some aspects of the application and the team, in conjunction with a panel of experts, compiled responses to the questions posed by the planning authority. This process will continue into 2023. The Team is satised with the progress to date and is optimistic that our vision of a Garden of Remem-brance, that will provide a visually beautiful and bio-diverse space for the enjoyment of all while also contributing to the overall strategic objectives of Glencree, can be realised.CommunicationsIn recognition of the importance of commu-nicating the work of Glencree among our stakeholders and with the existing coordina-tor role operating on a part-time basis, the communications function was developed to a Communications Manager position. Our new Comms Manager came on board in September to advance Glencree’s public communications and fundraising/donor engagement initiatives and to build social and mainstream media coverage. Due to the sensitive and condential nature of much of our work, and as a non-advocacy organisation, communica-tions primarily focused on our range of public-facing events and activities. These included the 4th Annual Una O’Higgins O’Malley Lecture & Launch of Glencree Strategic Plan 2022 – 2026, Africa Day, After The Great War Exhibition, the 10th European Remembrance Symposium, the Legacy of Violence Symposium, the state visit of the Portuguese President & Foreign Minister to Glencree, the award of the prestigious Polish Prize of Sergio Vieira de Mello and German Remembrance Day. Our media campaigns also promoted Glencree’s Annual Fundraising #Walk4Peace, our Women’s Leadership Programme’s new Coee and Collaboration initiative, a range of VIP and diplomatic visits from the UK, EU and beyond, along with several university groups.Throughout the year, we drove a year-on-year increase in social media users of +9.3% Facebook, +21% Twitter, and reactivated the dormant LinkedIn account boosting connections by +25% in Q4. We also achieved a 24% increase in website users. The Irish Times featured an Op Ed by our CEO in October. We secured local, national and European press and broadcast coverage for the high-prole visits and the Polish Peace Prize. Exciting plans were also in motion for a series of online and oline events that will mark Glencree’s 50th anniversary in 2024. This will include a ground-breaking development for Glencree in its peacebuilding role.38

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39Annual Peace Walk FundraiserMarking UN International Peace Day, the 6th Annual Glencree Peace Walk on Sunday 18th September was launched by Finnish Ambassador, H.E. Raili Lahnalampi in celebration also of 60 years since diplomatic relations were established between Ireland and Finland in 1962. The British Ambassador to Ireland also addressed the gathering to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in the preceding week, and to pay tribute to the warm expressions of condolences received from the Irish people. Over 80 champions of peace, including members of the diplomatic corps, the Irish Defence Forces, support-ers, Board members and sta of Glencree turned out to take part in the 9km peace walk from Glencree to Knocknagun in the Wicklow Mountains. Through donations, fundraising and merchandise sales, the event raised almost €9,000 for our peacebuilding and reconciliation work.Site DevelopmentAs the development of a master plan continued, aimed at both protecting the history and heritage of the site and upgrading the facilities to better support our peacebuilding work, the need for a dedicated resource to help drive this development became clear. With funding from the Department of Foreign Aairs, a Devel-opment Manager joined the team in September. In addition to supporting the site development, this role will focus on develop-ing and generating unrestricted income revenue streams in areas such as visitor experience, conferencing, hospitality services and accommodation to ensure the sustainability of the charity and deliver on elements of the Strategic Plan 2022-26, including our goal of developing Glencree as a Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges.We are grateful to the OPW for their continued support in the use of our site and buildings and for their work in 2022 in completing much needed re safety repairs and upgrades. In Q4, a stake-holder and partnership engagement process was initiated. Key grants and funding streams were identied including The Ireland Funds 'Heart of the Community Fund', resulting in the installation of technical equipment and improved wi in the Bridge Building and Conference Room. This upgrade greatly supports the delivery of our peace education and future income generation through private hire usage.Glencree Visitor Centre Armoury Café With the new St. Brigid’s Day bank holiday bringing a welcome boost to our springtime business, the post-Covid return to catering for groups and events provided an essential revenue stream – as well as great energy and banter to Café life. In addition to hosting events for our peace centre colleagues on the Intercultural & Refugee and Women's Leadership Programmes, the Armoury was home to two signicant exhibitions: the Contributes to strategic objective (5) strengthen and develop our systems, structures and sta capacity and the Glencree site to enhance performance and results.OperationsParticipants take part in Glencree’s Annual Peace Walk Fundraiser which coincides with International Day of Peace.Ambassador of Finland to Ireland, H.E. Raili Lahnalampi launches the Glencree Peace Walk.Glencree CEO Naoimh McNamee Op Ed, Irish Times, 3 October 2022Communications in 2021Website users 31,154 (+24% 2021)Webpage views 87,497 (+19% 2021)Twitter followers +21%LinkedIn followers +25%in Q4Facebook followers +9.3%UK 12%US 19%Ireland 46%Rest of world 23%Website VisitorsHerstory Peace Heroines exhibition, and Trocaire’s Conict Textile exhibition.With rising energy and product prices a major challenge, price increases became essential alongside steps to save on heating and energy costs. This included the installation of sensors in the bathrooms and hallways, and we are grateful for the support of the OPW in this work.We are also grateful to POBAL for supporting our ability to bring 2 displaced Ukrainian refugees onto the team. Since settling into life at Glencree, Iryna and Mischa have both passed Level 1 HACCP, and Iryna has been trained as a Barista by JJ Darboven. By year end, plans were also developing with the IMPACT Initia-tive Coordinator from Bray Area Partnership to introduce a work experience initiative to support the local community. 2022 also saw an increase in the number of regular customers, domestic and international tourists, and the return of coach tours. Service consistency, our evolving seasonal menu, word of mouth, a good social media presence, and building relationships with cycling clubs and coach tour companies such as Big Bus Tours, Hilltop Treks, Wild Wicklow Tours, amongst others, as well as a lot of hard work by our Armoury team contributed to this growth. Our customer satisfaction levels continue to remain high, with Google and Facebook reviews regularly at 5 stars.Garden of Remembrance The Garden of Remembrance Team is delighted to advise that a formal planning application was made to Wicklow County Council. This resulted in a number of Requests For Information (RFI’s) being received. These RFI’s seek clarication around some aspects of the application and the team, in conjunction with a panel of experts, compiled responses to the questions posed by the planning authority. This process will continue into 2023. The Team is satised with the progress to date and is optimistic that our vision of a Garden of Remem-brance, that will provide a visually beautiful and bio-diverse space for the enjoyment of all while also contributing to the overall strategic objectives of Glencree, can be realised.CommunicationsIn recognition of the importance of commu-nicating the work of Glencree among our stakeholders and with the existing coordina-tor role operating on a part-time basis, the communications function was developed to a Communications Manager position. Our new Comms Manager came on board in September to advance Glencree’s public communications and fundraising/donor engagement initiatives and to build social and mainstream media coverage. Due to the sensitive and condential nature of much of our work, and as a non-advocacy organisation, communica-tions primarily focused on our range of public-facing events and activities. These included the 4th Annual Una O’Higgins O’Malley Lecture & Launch of Glencree Strategic Plan 2022 – 2026, Africa Day, After The Great War Exhibition, the 10th European Remembrance Symposium, the Legacy of Violence Symposium, the state visit of the Portuguese President & Foreign Minister to Glencree, the award of the prestigious Polish Prize of Sergio Vieira de Mello and German Remembrance Day. Our media campaigns also promoted Glencree’s Annual Fundraising #Walk4Peace, our Women’s Leadership Programme’s new Coee and Collaboration initiative, a range of VIP and diplomatic visits from the UK, EU and beyond, along with several university groups.Throughout the year, we drove a year-on-year increase in social media users of +9.3% Facebook, +21% Twitter, and reactivated the dormant LinkedIn account boosting connections by +25% in Q4. We also achieved a 24% increase in website users. The Irish Times featured an Op Ed by our CEO in October. We secured local, national and European press and broadcast coverage for the high-prole visits and the Polish Peace Prize. Exciting plans were also in motion for a series of online and oline events that will mark Glencree’s 50th anniversary in 2024. This will include a ground-breaking development for Glencree in its peacebuilding role.38

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41Glencree has sustained the continued condence of our funders throughout 2022 which included government grants, the philanthropic and business community, members and donors. Income was also derived from on-site activities, the Annual Peace Walk, along with the provision of peace education services. In February, Minister for Foreign Aairs Simon Coveney T.D. approved a recommen-dation from the Reconciliation Fund at the Department of Foreign Aairs that the Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation be designated a Strategic Partner of the Irish Government’s Reconciliation Fund from 2022 to 2024. The purpose of the multi-annual grant is to strengthen and develop Glencree's core activities which includes operational and sta costs. It also part-funds the work of both Glencree’s Community and Political Dialogue Programme and Women’s Leadership Programme. This continued and strengthened support from the DFA is testament to the impor-tance and genuine need for Glencree’s peacebuilding and reconciliation work on the island of Ireland.The Women’s Leadership Programme also received a single annual fund in 2022 from the European Solidarity Corps for the Missing Peace Project to support and guide young women in peacebuilding. By year end, the success of this project led to the programme developing a larger multi-year proposal for an EU-funded Erasmus+ Youth, Peace and Reconciliation project that will launch in 2023.New funding from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate was also awarded to the Inter-cultural and Refugee Programme for the pilot phase of the new Glencree Welcomes Refugees Project. By year end the Oblates had extended their support to develop this project into 2023 with match-funding also secured from the Community Foundation for Ireland.The European Union’s Peace IV Addressing the Legacy of Violence project concluded in August 2022 and is currently in post project completion phase. The EU-funded Haiti project also concluded in 2022. Glencree received further donations from philanthropic donors that will be used to develop a concept for a Glencree Award in peacebuilding. Development work for the Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges and the design of an online platform for the next generation of peacebuilders also got underway with philanthropic support. Grant funding from The Ireland Funds ‘Heart of the Community’ resulted in an upgrade in the technical and training technology in the Bridge Building, which will also support future on-site income generation. Looking ahead, Glencree will increasingly focus on securing larger, multi-annual funds from state, European and private philanthropic organisations to support stability and continuity across our programme work, and to continue to support and develop our sta team to deliver the highest quality of this nuanced and sensitive work in ever changing and complex contexts. In addition to thanking our funders named above, Glencree wishes to thank our other funders including: Mount Street Club Trust support for the Hope & Ambition project; The Tomar Trust funding of the Community and Intercultural Relations Project together with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate; The Tony Ryan Charitable Trust support for the Political Discourse Project; Oileán Easa Foundation; the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland; and Finnish Ambassador H.E. Raili Lahnalampi for supporting our 2022 Annual Peace Walk. FundingIncome91% Programme Revenue From Funders 3% Donations & Membership 6% Services (+15.3% on 2021) (+19.1% on 2021)89% Direct Programme Costs 1% Garden of Remembrance 8% General Administration Expenditure2% Governance 20222022Our TeamGlencree BoardChair - Barbara Walshe (to Jul 22), Ciarán Ó Cuinn (Jul+); Vice Chair - Mary Madden; Martin Long, Niamh Darcy,Dara Hayes (to Sept 22), Seán McGearty, Paul Kierans, Ken Slattery, Fardus Sultan, Conleth Bradley, Aisling McKenna.We also thank the OPW and Wicklow County Council for their support in the maintenance of our peace centre campus and solicitors Arthur Cox for their pro-bono legal support. To the broader Glencree community, we thank the many customers, visitors, neighbours, members and donors who continue to support our peacebuilding and reconciliation work.Naoimh McNameeCEOGerard CahillChief Financial Oicer & Company SecretaryHelen IrishCorporate ServicesExecutiveVal KiernanOice & OperationsAdministratorGráinne WhitelawProject CoordinatorValerie RingroseFitzsimonsCommunications ManagerNadette FoleyProgramme Manager -Intercultural & Refugee ProgrammePat HynesProgramme Manager -Community & Political Dialogue ProgrammeKatherine MartinAssistant ProgrammeManagerTerri O’BrienProgrammeCoordinatorJoan O’FlynnConsultant -Political DiscourseProjectDave O’BrienConsultant -North South Post Primary Schools Civic Action ProgrammeIan WhiteConsultant -Haiti ProjectGeorey CorryConsultant -Haiti ProjectTom KittConsultant -Haiti ProjectPatty AbozagloConsultant -Glencree Welcomes Refugees ProjectGavin KellyArmoury Cafe ManagerPat FlemingCaretakerGosia SaneckaArmoury CafeRichie WilliamsArmoury CafeEoin O’KeeeAssistant ProgrammeManagerAmina MoustafaProgramme Manager -Women’s LeadershipProgrammeProject Manager -Missing Peace ProjectHolly TaylorNetwork Animator -Glencree All-IslandWomen’s PeacebuildingNetworkProject Administrator -Missing Peace ProjectLouise KeatingProject Lead -Hope & AmbitionProjectAmina Hadj AmeurProgrammeAdministratorPaula O’MalleyDevelopment Manager40

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41Glencree has sustained the continued condence of our funders throughout 2022 which included government grants, the philanthropic and business community, members and donors. Income was also derived from on-site activities, the Annual Peace Walk, along with the provision of peace education services. In February, Minister for Foreign Aairs Simon Coveney T.D. approved a recommen-dation from the Reconciliation Fund at the Department of Foreign Aairs that the Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation be designated a Strategic Partner of the Irish Government’s Reconciliation Fund from 2022 to 2024. The purpose of the multi-annual grant is to strengthen and develop Glencree's core activities which includes operational and sta costs. It also part-funds the work of both Glencree’s Community and Political Dialogue Programme and Women’s Leadership Programme. This continued and strengthened support from the DFA is testament to the impor-tance and genuine need for Glencree’s peacebuilding and reconciliation work on the island of Ireland.The Women’s Leadership Programme also received a single annual fund in 2022 from the European Solidarity Corps for the Missing Peace Project to support and guide young women in peacebuilding. By year end, the success of this project led to the programme developing a larger multi-year proposal for an EU-funded Erasmus+ Youth, Peace and Reconciliation project that will launch in 2023.New funding from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate was also awarded to the Inter-cultural and Refugee Programme for the pilot phase of the new Glencree Welcomes Refugees Project. By year end the Oblates had extended their support to develop this project into 2023 with match-funding also secured from the Community Foundation for Ireland.The European Union’s Peace IV Addressing the Legacy of Violence project concluded in August 2022 and is currently in post project completion phase. The EU-funded Haiti project also concluded in 2022. Glencree received further donations from philanthropic donors that will be used to develop a concept for a Glencree Award in peacebuilding. Development work for the Centre for Practical Peace Education and Learning Exchanges and the design of an online platform for the next generation of peacebuilders also got underway with philanthropic support. Grant funding from The Ireland Funds ‘Heart of the Community’ resulted in an upgrade in the technical and training technology in the Bridge Building, which will also support future on-site income generation. Looking ahead, Glencree will increasingly focus on securing larger, multi-annual funds from state, European and private philanthropic organisations to support stability and continuity across our programme work, and to continue to support and develop our sta team to deliver the highest quality of this nuanced and sensitive work in ever changing and complex contexts. In addition to thanking our funders named above, Glencree wishes to thank our other funders including: Mount Street Club Trust support for the Hope & Ambition project; The Tomar Trust funding of the Community and Intercultural Relations Project together with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate; The Tony Ryan Charitable Trust support for the Political Discourse Project; Oileán Easa Foundation; the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland; and Finnish Ambassador H.E. Raili Lahnalampi for supporting our 2022 Annual Peace Walk. FundingIncome91% Programme Revenue From Funders 3% Donations & Membership 6% Services (+15.3% on 2021) (+19.1% on 2021)89% Direct Programme Costs 1% Garden of Remembrance 8% General Administration Expenditure2% Governance 20222022Our TeamGlencree BoardChair - Barbara Walshe (to Jul 22), Ciarán Ó Cuinn (Jul+); Vice Chair - Mary Madden; Martin Long, Niamh Darcy,Dara Hayes (to Sept 22), Seán McGearty, Paul Kierans, Ken Slattery, Fardus Sultan, Conleth Bradley, Aisling McKenna.We also thank the OPW and Wicklow County Council for their support in the maintenance of our peace centre campus and solicitors Arthur Cox for their pro-bono legal support. To the broader Glencree community, we thank the many customers, visitors, neighbours, members and donors who continue to support our peacebuilding and reconciliation work.Naoimh McNameeCEOGerard CahillChief Financial Oicer & Company SecretaryHelen IrishCorporate ServicesExecutiveVal KiernanOice & OperationsAdministratorGráinne WhitelawProject CoordinatorValerie RingroseFitzsimonsCommunications ManagerNadette FoleyProgramme Manager -Intercultural & Refugee ProgrammePat HynesProgramme Manager -Community & Political Dialogue ProgrammeKatherine MartinAssistant ProgrammeManagerTerri O’BrienProgrammeCoordinatorJoan O’FlynnConsultant -Political DiscourseProjectDave O’BrienConsultant -North South Post Primary Schools Civic Action ProgrammeIan WhiteConsultant -Haiti ProjectGeorey CorryConsultant -Haiti ProjectTom KittConsultant -Haiti ProjectPatty AbozagloConsultant -Glencree Welcomes Refugees ProjectGavin KellyArmoury Cafe ManagerPat FlemingCaretakerGosia SaneckaArmoury CafeRichie WilliamsArmoury CafeEoin O’KeeeAssistant ProgrammeManagerAmina MoustafaProgramme Manager -Women’s LeadershipProgrammeProject Manager -Missing Peace ProjectHolly TaylorNetwork Animator -Glencree All-IslandWomen’s PeacebuildingNetworkProject Administrator -Missing Peace ProjectLouise KeatingProject Lead -Hope & AmbitionProjectAmina Hadj AmeurProgrammeAdministratorPaula O’MalleyDevelopment Manager40

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43Governance ReportGlencree maintained its compliance with the Governance Code in 2022. At the October 2022 Board meeting, the Board assessed the Compliance Record Form, including all the supporting information and evidence, and satised itself that Glencree was compliant with 49 Standards, including 31 Core Standards and 18 Additional Standards. In 2022, there was particular focus on recruitment processes for new sta, new Board members, and a new Board Chair, bringing governance improvement in the year for the relevant standard. Four new sta members were successfully recruited, inducted and appointed in the areas of Communications, Business Development, Intercultural and Refugee Programme Administration, and Assistant Programme Management for the Community and Political Dialogue Programme. The Gover-nance Committee also undertook a review of the organisation’s approach to diversity in relation to advertising job vacancies to ensure both broader geographic reach and accessibility to potential candidates of minority ethnic and faith groups.The Board Recruitment working group meets as required and operates in accordance with the Board Recruitment Policy. Candidates must meet certain agreed criteria and enhance both diversity and skills composition. Four new Board members were appointed in the year and completed a comprehensive new Induction Process. Following an internal Board Chair succession recruitment process, the Chair was succeeded on 29th of July by one of these new Board members, Ciarán Ó Cuinn. Glencree adheres to its Board Roles and Responsibilities Policy, ratied in 2020. The Board establishes and oversees a framework of internal control and eective delegation. This includes establishing a risk management strategy that ensures the Board takes, or raties, decisions on matters that carry the highest risk. The Board determines the extent to which authority is to be delegated to sub-committees and the Chief Executive, and monitors decisions taken under that delegated authority. The Board also ensures the Chief Executive has the capacity, commitment, skills and experience to implement the Board’s decisions eectively. The Glencree Board is responsible for the governance and strategic direction of the organisation. The overall and specic responsibilities are detailed in the Board Roles and Responsi-bilities Policy. 2022 marked the rst year of implementation of the Strategic Plan 2022-2026. An implementation process and reporting periods were completed, and a year-end review of its eectiveness, impact and risks arising was undertaken and presented to the Chief Executive and the Board. The Audit and Risk Committee reviewed and integrated new risks identied through this process under the Organisation’s Risk Register. A new workshop approach to review risks was implemented and the Risk Register was updated in the year. In 2022, the top risks included: site development and lease arrangements, lack of sta and facilities to deliver on the Centre for Practical Peace Education objective, and failure to identify new funding for Capital Projects. Mitigation plans are in place and active to reduce the impact of, or eliminate, these risks. Policies developed or updated by the Governance Committee, and ratied by the Board, during 2022 included: Health & Safety Statement & Risk Assessment, Employee Handbook, Travel & Expenses Policy, Data Protection Policy, Sick Leave Policy, and the Financial Management Manual. Glencree also has a Conict of Interest & Loyalty Policy in place, ratied by the Board in 2020, which is scheduled for review in 2023.An Annual Salary Benchmarking exercise and ndings were also reviewed and approved by the Board. The CEO’s renumeration falls with the salary range €70k-€80k.An in-depth Training Needs Analysis was undertaken for existing and new sta, and gaps in the cost of training and upskilling to deliver on the 5-year Strategic Plan were identi-ed. Several existing sta members successfully completed Mediation Training, and internal training on policies including sessions on Data Protection and Cyber Security. Sta also participated in Deloitte Impact Week webinars.Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation Board of Directors 2022Name Appointed Attendance Skills/ExperienceBarbara Walshe (Chair) 24/11/2013 Resigned 29/07/2022 5/5Peace Activist, Servant Leader, Organiser, OptimistCiarán Ó Cuinn (Chair)25/03/2022 Appointed as Chair 29/7/20226/6Strategic Planning, Irish and Middle Eastern Peace Processes, Policy and International RelationsNiamh Darcy 06/07/2018 7/8Management, International Development, ICT, M&E, Health InformaticsDara Hayes 15/09/2017, Resigned 29/09/2022 2/6 Barrister, Advocacy, Policy, LawMartin Long 06/07/2018 8/8Strategic Communications, Crisis Manage-ment, Policy Development, Governance, Justice & PeaceSean McGearty 06/07/2018 8/8Peacebuilding, Research, Analysis, Policy Advice, Mediation, DialogueMary Madden 17/01/2020 5/8Strategic Planning, Political Dialogue, Policy Development, Communications, Deep Under-standing of the Machinery of GovernmentPaul Kierans 27/11/2020 7/8Financial Services, Risk Management, Compliance, Corporate GovernanceKen Slattery 21/01/2022 7/8Commercial Banking, Social Finance, Risk Management, Government BoardFardus Sultan 20/05/2022 2/5Marketing, Business and Computing, Diversity, Integration, InterculturalismAisling McKenna 1/11/2022 1/1Strategic Analysis and Reporting, Quality Management and Enhancement, Higher Education. Conleth Bradley 1/11/2022 1/1Barrister, Governance, Law (Public, Administra-tive, Constitutional, EU and Local Government)The Board has two standing committees:Audit and Risk: Paul Kierans - Chair; Barbara Walshe (resigned 29/07/2022), Aisling McKenna, Rob Iden (Ind) Governance: Dara Hayes (resigned 29/07/2022), Barbara Walshe (resigned 29/07/2022), Debbie Donnelly (Ind), Martin Long, Mary Curtin (Ind), Conleth Bradley (appointed 7/11/2022) The CEO (Naoimh McNamee) and Secretary (Gerard Cahill), neither of whom is a Board member, attend meetings of both of these committees.A Board Sub-Group was created in June 2022 to assess Glencree’s response to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis (Board Members: Barbara Walshe, Martin Long and Fardus Sultan). Members of the Glencree Board and sta team take part in a 2022 planning workshop.42

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43Governance ReportGlencree maintained its compliance with the Governance Code in 2022. At the October 2022 Board meeting, the Board assessed the Compliance Record Form, including all the supporting information and evidence, and satised itself that Glencree was compliant with 49 Standards, including 31 Core Standards and 18 Additional Standards. In 2022, there was particular focus on recruitment processes for new sta, new Board members, and a new Board Chair, bringing governance improvement in the year for the relevant standard. Four new sta members were successfully recruited, inducted and appointed in the areas of Communications, Business Development, Intercultural and Refugee Programme Administration, and Assistant Programme Management for the Community and Political Dialogue Programme. The Gover-nance Committee also undertook a review of the organisation’s approach to diversity in relation to advertising job vacancies to ensure both broader geographic reach and accessibility to potential candidates of minority ethnic and faith groups.The Board Recruitment working group meets as required and operates in accordance with the Board Recruitment Policy. Candidates must meet certain agreed criteria and enhance both diversity and skills composition. Four new Board members were appointed in the year and completed a comprehensive new Induction Process. Following an internal Board Chair succession recruitment process, the Chair was succeeded on 29th of July by one of these new Board members, Ciarán Ó Cuinn. Glencree adheres to its Board Roles and Responsibilities Policy, ratied in 2020. The Board establishes and oversees a framework of internal control and eective delegation. This includes establishing a risk management strategy that ensures the Board takes, or raties, decisions on matters that carry the highest risk. The Board determines the extent to which authority is to be delegated to sub-committees and the Chief Executive, and monitors decisions taken under that delegated authority. The Board also ensures the Chief Executive has the capacity, commitment, skills and experience to implement the Board’s decisions eectively. The Glencree Board is responsible for the governance and strategic direction of the organisation. The overall and specic responsibilities are detailed in the Board Roles and Responsi-bilities Policy. 2022 marked the rst year of implementation of the Strategic Plan 2022-2026. An implementation process and reporting periods were completed, and a year-end review of its eectiveness, impact and risks arising was undertaken and presented to the Chief Executive and the Board. The Audit and Risk Committee reviewed and integrated new risks identied through this process under the Organisation’s Risk Register. A new workshop approach to review risks was implemented and the Risk Register was updated in the year. In 2022, the top risks included: site development and lease arrangements, lack of sta and facilities to deliver on the Centre for Practical Peace Education objective, and failure to identify new funding for Capital Projects. Mitigation plans are in place and active to reduce the impact of, or eliminate, these risks. Policies developed or updated by the Governance Committee, and ratied by the Board, during 2022 included: Health & Safety Statement & Risk Assessment, Employee Handbook, Travel & Expenses Policy, Data Protection Policy, Sick Leave Policy, and the Financial Management Manual. Glencree also has a Conict of Interest & Loyalty Policy in place, ratied by the Board in 2020, which is scheduled for review in 2023.An Annual Salary Benchmarking exercise and ndings were also reviewed and approved by the Board. The CEO’s renumeration falls with the salary range €70k-€80k.An in-depth Training Needs Analysis was undertaken for existing and new sta, and gaps in the cost of training and upskilling to deliver on the 5-year Strategic Plan were identi-ed. Several existing sta members successfully completed Mediation Training, and internal training on policies including sessions on Data Protection and Cyber Security. Sta also participated in Deloitte Impact Week webinars.Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation Board of Directors 2022Name Appointed Attendance Skills/ExperienceBarbara Walshe (Chair) 24/11/2013 Resigned 29/07/2022 5/5Peace Activist, Servant Leader, Organiser, OptimistCiarán Ó Cuinn (Chair)25/03/2022 Appointed as Chair 29/7/20226/6Strategic Planning, Irish and Middle Eastern Peace Processes, Policy and International RelationsNiamh Darcy 06/07/2018 7/8Management, International Development, ICT, M&E, Health InformaticsDara Hayes 15/09/2017, Resigned 29/09/2022 2/6 Barrister, Advocacy, Policy, LawMartin Long 06/07/2018 8/8Strategic Communications, Crisis Manage-ment, Policy Development, Governance, Justice & PeaceSean McGearty 06/07/2018 8/8Peacebuilding, Research, Analysis, Policy Advice, Mediation, DialogueMary Madden 17/01/2020 5/8Strategic Planning, Political Dialogue, Policy Development, Communications, Deep Under-standing of the Machinery of GovernmentPaul Kierans 27/11/2020 7/8Financial Services, Risk Management, Compliance, Corporate GovernanceKen Slattery 21/01/2022 7/8Commercial Banking, Social Finance, Risk Management, Government BoardFardus Sultan 20/05/2022 2/5Marketing, Business and Computing, Diversity, Integration, InterculturalismAisling McKenna 1/11/2022 1/1Strategic Analysis and Reporting, Quality Management and Enhancement, Higher Education. Conleth Bradley 1/11/2022 1/1Barrister, Governance, Law (Public, Administra-tive, Constitutional, EU and Local Government)The Board has two standing committees:Audit and Risk: Paul Kierans - Chair; Barbara Walshe (resigned 29/07/2022), Aisling McKenna, Rob Iden (Ind) Governance: Dara Hayes (resigned 29/07/2022), Barbara Walshe (resigned 29/07/2022), Debbie Donnelly (Ind), Martin Long, Mary Curtin (Ind), Conleth Bradley (appointed 7/11/2022) The CEO (Naoimh McNamee) and Secretary (Gerard Cahill), neither of whom is a Board member, attend meetings of both of these committees.A Board Sub-Group was created in June 2022 to assess Glencree’s response to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis (Board Members: Barbara Walshe, Martin Long and Fardus Sultan). Members of the Glencree Board and sta team take part in a 2022 planning workshop.42

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45The Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Board experienced considerable change in its membership in 2022, with the retirement of three Board members in the year. Notwithstanding this, the Board Assessment mirrored the stability of governance in 2021, and also increased condence in the area of Board Eectiveness and in Risk Management, Internal Controls and Audit. The skills composition was maintained with the recruitment of suitable new Board Members. New approaches to governance were led by the Board Chair and adopted by the organisation to strengthen oversight of activities. The Board supported wider activities including the initiation of longer-term strategic projects for site development, site services and educational oerings, all of which will require considerable capital investment, resources, skills, and eort over the coming years. All Board members are unpaid, and are generous in the time they give to support Glencree's work. Board Assessment 2022Board Self-Evaluation of Role & Performance(out of a score of 5)ROLE OF THE BOARDDIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIESBOARD EFFECTIVENESSCODE OF CONDUCT &CONFLICTS OF INTERESTBUSINESS & FINANCIAL REPORTINGRISK MANAGEMENT, INTERNAL CONTROL, AUDIT & RISK PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONTHE BOARD'S RELATIONSHIP WITH MANAGEMENT OVERALL4.354.34.424.534.94.554.354.154.2920222021202220212022202120222021202220212022202120222021202220214.34.224.73544.54.14.44202220214.39For the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2022Directors’ Report & Financial Statements44

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45The Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Board experienced considerable change in its membership in 2022, with the retirement of three Board members in the year. Notwithstanding this, the Board Assessment mirrored the stability of governance in 2021, and also increased condence in the area of Board Eectiveness and in Risk Management, Internal Controls and Audit. The skills composition was maintained with the recruitment of suitable new Board Members. New approaches to governance were led by the Board Chair and adopted by the organisation to strengthen oversight of activities. The Board supported wider activities including the initiation of longer-term strategic projects for site development, site services and educational oerings, all of which will require considerable capital investment, resources, skills, and eort over the coming years. All Board members are unpaid, and are generous in the time they give to support Glencree's work. Board Assessment 2022Board Self-Evaluation of Role & Performance(out of a score of 5)ROLE OF THE BOARDDIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIESBOARD EFFECTIVENESSCODE OF CONDUCT &CONFLICTS OF INTERESTBUSINESS & FINANCIAL REPORTINGRISK MANAGEMENT, INTERNAL CONTROL, AUDIT & RISK PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONTHE BOARD'S RELATIONSHIP WITH MANAGEMENT OVERALL4.354.34.424.534.94.554.354.154.2920222021202220212022202120222021202220212022202120222021202220214.34.224.73544.54.14.44202220214.39For the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2022Directors’ Report & Financial Statements44

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The Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation is a company limited by guarantee in the Republic of Ireland, Company number 50088. Registered Charity (Revenue Commissioners) number CHY5943. Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA) number 20009823.Design by Journey CreativeThe Glencree Centre for Peace & ReconciliationGlencree, Co. Wicklow, A98 D635Republic of IrelandE: info@glencree.ieT: +353 1 2829711www.glencree.ie@GlencreeCentre#glencree4peace/company/glencreecentre/© 2023 – Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation