CBenACT: Enacting New Opportunities

We are marking the closure of the CBenACT project where we reflect on the results of the project, and opportunities for the future.

Funded by the International Fund for Ireland’s Communities in Partnership Programme, Cross-Border: enACTing cooperation (CBenACT) is a pilot collaboration between the Centre for Cross Border Studies, Creative Spark (Dundalk) and Women’s Tec (Newry).

Its objectives were:

• the strengthening of the capacity to engage in progressive and sustainable cross-border cooperation through the provision of the specific skills necessary to deliver cross-border projects of meaningful benefit for communities on both sides of the border;
• the embedding of an approach to cross-border cooperation that sees it as central to organisations’ work rather than as peripheral to their core missions; and
• increasing mutual understanding and awareness of issues and challenges affecting communities on both sides of the border, particularly those with the potential to impact on cross-border relations and mobility.

This 18-month project has led to the design and initial implementation of a cross-border collaboration between Creative Spark and Women’s Tec. An online repository of training material for the development of cross-border cooperation projects will be highlighted at this event, and will be available on the CCBS website for use by other organisations beyond the lifetime of this project.

Programme:

10:30am Registration and networking coffee
11:00am Welcome – Anthony Soares (Director of the Centre for Cross Border Studies)
11:10am Presentation on the results and experiences of the CBenACT project from the perspective of Creative Spark and Women’s Tec: Patricia, Ciara, Grace and Roisin will share their experiences
11:30am Presentation of the CBenACT online training programme and best practice guide
11:45am Presentation by Creative Spark and Women’s Tec on the future of their cross-border partnership: Sarah Daly (Executive Director at Creative Spark) & Lynn Carvill (Chief Executive at Women’s Tec)
12:00pm Close
12:00-13:30pm Buffet Lunch

Please reserve your place by emailing Tracey McArdle at Tracey@crossborder.ie