Five Cork-based organisations have been named as awardees of Rethink Ireland's €530,000 Social Enterprise Fund.
The award winners were announced at a celebratory lunch in Dublin last week. The funds aim to support and develop social enterprises across Ireland that work to improve the lives of communities.
Included in the Cork winners were Together Razam Centre, KindFolk, Saoirse Ethic Hands on Deck, The Dialogue Code and Trauma Responsive Education.
Commenting on the announcement, Tim Lucey, Chief Executive of Local Authority in Cork County Council said:
"We would like to extend our congratulations to each Awardee on their success in receiving a Social Enterprise Fund Award from Rethink Ireland. Coming out of an extremely challenging period for Irish society, we're delighted with this good news story for Cork. Social enterprises have an important role to play in guiding Ireland to become a more inclusive and equal society. Organisations like KindFolk and Together Razem Centre are leading the charge by not only creating jobs, but working towards bringing about positive social change."
Correction: There was an error in an earlier version of this article, concerning the fund's total. This has now been rectified.
