Aims and likely Cross Border benefits of the project:The Donegal- Strabane Womens Centre project aims to deliver a programme of activities and a series of networking days for women from both areas.Donegal Travellers Project will be the lead project in the proposed programme and will provide support to project participants in both areas.

There are two parts to the proposed programme. The first is group training based on individual participant self-development as well as community capacity building. The second component is a networking element which will see the two groups coming together to share best practice and further explore topic areas.

Project Objectives:

• To provide both womens group with the tools to actively engage in determining their own development.
• To initiate cross border contact which may form the basis for further projects relating to key issues that affect the issues facing ethnic womens groups.
• Enable the Donegal Traveller Project to develop new skills and experiences which they will share with the womens centre.
• By improving literacy, confidence and self-esteem, the project will improve the employability of the participants and assist with their ability to actively participate within their own local economies.