Pavee Point
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| Founded | 1983 |
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| Type | Non-profit |
| Focus | Human rights |
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Area served
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World wide |
| Method | Research, public education, advocacy, lobbying |
| Owner | Walter White |
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Key people
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Co-Directors: Martin Collins, Ronnie Fay |
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Revenue
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€1,808,318 (2005) |
| Slogan | Promoting Travellers' Human Rights |
| Website | [24] |
Pavee Point (PP) is a government-funded non-governmental organisation based in Dublin, Ireland that was formed to improve the human rights of Irish Travellers and to bridge the economic and social inequalities between Travellers and settled people. Irish Travellers are an ethnic minority group that originated from nomadic tradespeople; although the Irish government does not recognise them as such.
Travellers have suffered a long history of ethnic discrimination. Over time, the subsequent social prejudice and disparity between settled and Traveller educations has economically handicapped the community. Those early disadvantages have since manifested themselves into an elevated dependence on social welfare, a high risk of poverty, and a low life-expectancy for Travellers.
To improve the living conditions of Travellers and to preserve their cultural identity, Pavee Point operates in the following areas: public education, capacity building, advocacy, youth programs, research and policy submissions. The organisation is permanently headquartered in Dublin, but regularly collaborates with other Traveller's rights groups throughout Ireland.
Pavee Point was founded in the 1985, when the founders purchased Freechurch, a defunct Methodist church located on North Great Charles Street, which now functions as the organisation's centre of operations. Pavee Point was originally formed as a training agency to promote skill-building and solidarity within the travelling community, but later PP's leaders decided to expand the scope of its activities to a national level. Pavee Point set itself apart from existing Traveller groups in the 80s because they framed their situation in terms of human rights: "-an ethnic minority experiencing discrimination and racism from the majority population."
Pavee Point operates in accordance with its seven core principles:
. health . youth . community development . education . violence against women . communications . drugs . alcohol
For the fiscal year ending in December 2005, Pavee Point had an income of €1,808,318 according to their last publicly published annual report (2005). Minus expenditures, Pavee Point was left with a €788,529 surplus for 2005. PP is a government-funded NGO because the majority of its income is obtained from a variety of official departments and agencies, yet its operational activities are managed independent of the Irish government. The largest contribution was made by the Department of Health and Children, which provided 36% of Pavee Point's income for 2005. Together, the contributions of private foundations and miscellaneous donations made up 11%.
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