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British-Irish Council – Annual Report – 2012
In response to “how the Third Sector working
together can make communities more
sustainable and socially cohesive” the benefits
of volunteering on the community perspectives
are strongly evident in Northern Ireland
where the years of civil unrest gave way to a
significant growth in the number of voluntary
and community groups including groups directly
involved in peace and reconciliation and cross
community work.
Looking at “how we can enable wider civil
activity”, volunteering remains deeply embedded
within the social policy agenda and has been
seen as a key element of strategies to promote
social participation and increase individual and
collective citizenship.
Extract from British-Irish Council report on
the Contribution of the Third Sector to Social
Inclusion