Results List
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Evaluation of The Atlantic Philanthropies Migration Programme
Source: RAND Europe
Over the course of the 1990s and continuing through 2007, Ireland experienced a substantial increase in migration. The large influx of people from other countries seeking a better life placed pressures on the existing legislative framework that regulated the rights of migrants. It also put…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Design & Dignity: How Irish Hospitals are Transforming Spaces for Patients and Families at the End of Life
Source: Susan Parker
This case study describes how Irish hospitals are creating quiet and peaceful spaces for family members when they are coping with difficult diagnoses or the death of loved ones. The Design & Dignity program was established by the Irish Hospice Foundation and the Health Service…
Resource type: Case Study
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Atlantic Fellows
One of our final and biggest bets is the Atlantic Fellows® program, which will empower new generations of leaders to work together around the globe to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. Programs are focused on racial equity, social equity, brain health, global inequality and health equity. The…
Resource type: Featured Topic
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Roosevelt Middle School: Bridging Cultures, Creating Community
A small blue and green globe is passed from hand to hand as parents, staff, and community partners introduce themselves and share about a cultural tradition or characteristic that they’re proud of – and that they want other members of their school community to understand…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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The Best Place to Grow Old
The Great Northern Haven housing development is a project of the Netwell Centre at the Dundalk Institute of Technology, which is developing new ideas that enhance the quality of life and well-being of older people and those who care for them, through integrated community-oriented services,…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Programme to Support Palliative and Hospice Care in the Republic of Ireland: Final Report
Source: Trinity College Dublin
Investment in end-of-life care has made Ireland a world leader in advancing palliative and hospice care but regional inequities persist, according to an evaluation by Professor Mary McCarron and colleagues at Trinity College Dublin. The evaluation examined The Atlantic Philanthropies’ End of Life programme –…
Resource type: Evaluation
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What is EPIM?
Source: European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM)
To learn more about the current projects funded by EPIM, visit the EPIM website or download the 2012-2015 project descriptions booklet. European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) is an Atlantic grantee through the Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation.
Resource type: Video
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Achieving Civil Partnerships for Same-Sex Couples
Michael Murphy (left) and Terry O’Sullivan celebrate their civil partnership. Photo: Irish Independent In June 2011, on a brilliantly sunny afternoon in Dublin, Michael Murphy and his partner of 26 years, Terry O’Sullivan, celebrated their civil partnership. This joyous day came less than a year…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Transforming Palliative Care in Ireland
In February 2012, the staff and patients at St Patrick’s Hospital Marymount Hospice in Cork moved from an old Victorian red brick building where the hospice had operated for 141 years to a new, best-in-class hospital that is the most advanced palliative care facility in…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Training Socially Committed Physicians for the World’s Most Vulnerable Communities
Gail Reed, MEDICC’s co-founder, speaks at TEDMED about the unique mission of Cuba’s Latin American Medical School. Dr. Castillo examines a young patient. Photo: C. Gorry, MEDICC After graduating from Cuba’s Latin American Medical School (ELAM) in 2005, Dr. Luther Castillo, a young Honduran of Garifuna…
Resource type: Grantee Story