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by DEREK KIELY ‘SECAD will
Funds/Corporate strive
to provide a range of innovative rural de- velopment and social inclusion supports to motivate and enable our communities to create a more vibrant, sustainable and inclu- sive society’ “Welcome to our re-
view of SECAD’s activ- ities over 2016-2017.We recognise the huge efforts our Board, committees and staff have made in 2016-2017 to surpass our record of achievement. This has culminated in
being recognised at the Cork Business Awards for the ‘Community Project of the Year’ award in No- vember 2017. Our diversification and
innovation strategy con- tinues to be enhanced with a new agreement with the ESB to provide ‘grant making organisa- tion’ supports. This un- dertaking will see SECAD expand its role to man- age Community Benefit
Social
Responsibility services on behalf of two semi-state organisations (ESB and Coillte). SECAD is well placed
to continue to broaden its reach throughout the Island of Ireland over the next five years. To this end, SECAD recognised
was in the
recently published con- sultation report issued by the Department of Com- munications,
Climate
Action and Environment which focused on the po- tential for ‘Community Ownership of Sustaina- ble Energy Projects’ into the future. SECAD is progressing a model to enhance the opportunities offered by joint/commu- nity ownership and has learned from best practice models and initiatives in Scotland.
launched a new Wild Work initiative
In 2017, SECAD also which
partners with the corpo- rate and wider business sector on a number of environmentally focused
projects. In 2017, SEC- AD Partnership was also awarded
two contracts
through these PEIL 2014- 2020 (Female Entrepre- neurship and Employabil- ity) to work in partnership with Ballyhoura Develop- ment.
Additionally, the expan-
sion of our Rural Social Scheme which should, by year-end have a full complement
of partici-
pants, supports commu- nity based social inclu- sion focused endeavours across South Cork. Most recently, SECAD became a partner in a successful consortia to promote the reduction of food waste led by the Clean Technol- ogy Centre in Cork Insti- tute of Technology (CIT). It’s been a very busy and positive year and we at SECAD are
already
looking forward to 2018. Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year”
Ryan Howard CEO
• Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration David Stanton TD, Suzanne Kearny, Assistant CEO SECAD, Dorothy O’Tuama, Lee Valley Taste Trails and Toni McCaul, SECAD, Programme Manager.
Female Entrepreneurship Support Women’s Rural En-
trepreneurial Network (WREN) SECAD is leading a
new Women’s Rural En- trepreneurial Network (WREN) project
to sup-
port female entrepreneurs living in Cork and Limer- ick who have a concrete business idea and wish to become self-employed or who are already in the
early stages of business development. The
award. SECAD is working in
training pro-
gramme includes personal development and business skills training, one to one and group mentoring, fe- male ‘role model’ sharing of experience and sup- port,
themed networking
and experiential learning events, formation and fa- cilitated networking ses- sions and a range of other supports. The
training will lead to an accredited
partnership with Bally- houra Development
in
Limerick and Cork In- stitute
of Technology’s
Rubicon Centre, Hincks Centre for Entrepreneur- ship Excellence on its de- livery.
One to one Employment Support Service One of the most impor- tant SICAP supports pro-
vided is a free and confi- dential one-to-one clinic with a member of our team of skilled experts. Throughout
2016-2017
these clinics were offered by SECAD on a weekly basis at 10 locations across the
South Cork Area
by SECAD including Youghal, Midleton, Cobh, Carrigaline, Ballincollig and Macroom. There were also outreach servic- es developing in Blarney, the
Muscraí Gaeltacht
• The Cork Business Awards. Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email:
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• Kick Start of many great Initiatives this year with Rachel Murphy. eastcorkjournal @eastcorkjournal / #eastcorkjournal
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