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Cork-based migrant and refugee support centre, Nasc, has welcomed two refugee students to Ireland as part of a pioneering scholarship programme. The students, a Congolese woman and Cameroonian man, who had both previously been living as…

  Olivia Teahan, Policy & Communications Manager of Nasc:  “Following an announcement that a former school in Ballincollig, Cork, would be refurbished for the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees, the building was targeted in an arson…

  Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre has partnered with Cork-born company Zartis, to foster career opportunities for asylum seekers and refugees. A number of scholarships have been made available for a professional diploma in…

  A pioneering local group ‘Pobal na Gaillimhe’, will welcome two refugee students, who are Congolese and Cameroonian, to University of Galway in September 2023 with support from the University of Galway, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,…

Webinar - Thursday, 2 March 2023 | 16:00 – 17:30 CET   BACKGROUND The unprecedented wave of solidarity unleashed in the wake of…

Nasc are delighted to announce the launch of research on Community Sponsorship. Equality Matters in Community Sponsorship: Considerations for Obtaining Feedback from Stakeholders was authored by Karen Smith, Carol Ballantine, Angham Younes…

After meeting online, the first in-person meeting of members of the University of Galway Community Sponsorship Group, as part of the EU-Passworld project, took place on November 29th in…

As the Irish Government continues to grapple with accommodation shortages for individuals and families fleeing conflict and persecution and protests fuelled by far-right fearmongering grab media attention, it is important to recognise the…

In October 2022, UNHCR Ireland and Nasc travelled to Nairobi, Kenya, to present the EU-Passworld pilot project to regional implementing partners. EU-Passworld aims to launch labour…

Embargoed: 29th September 2022 Nasc are delighted to announce that we are launching our report on integration in Cork City on Thursday 29th September 2022. We are Cork: Stories from a Diverse City features interviews with twenty-four…