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What is Resilience

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Rural Communities in Ireland are particularly vulnerable to changes resulting from volatility in global markets and other events over which they don’t always have control. The impact on rural communities effects all. Communities often respond reactively to such uncertainty, resulting in inbalance. Younger people tend to migrate to either urban centres for education or employment [...]

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Community Development

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New Paradigms work very much from the perspective of Community Development. We believe that everybody needs to be included and involved in making decisions that affect our communities and our organisations. While it is important to recognise that there are needs in our communities, there are also many ass.ets and it is with these assets [...]

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Rural Development

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New Paradigms specialise in Rural Development. The rural countryside provides everything we need to survive: Food, Fresh Air, Drinking Water and space. It is a resource that both urban and rural dwellers take for granted. New Paradigms advocate a “resilience” approach to how we look at these valuable resources.  

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