Belfast Interface Project (BIP) was established in 1995 with a remit to identify the major issues of concern to interface communities in Belfast and, in consultation with community, statutory and voluntary sectors, to assist in identifying effective means of addressing these issues and facilitating these processes where possible.
We became a membership organisation in 2000 and currently have a membership of approx 45 community groups from nationalist and unionist interface areas of Belfast as well as a smaller number (approx 15) of associate and individual members.
In October 2003 we successfully secured funding for a Communications and Membership Support Project. At the end of 2005, BIP successfully secured further funding for a Conflict Transformation Project.
At present BIP employs 4 staff:
Chris O’Halloran [Director],
Erik Cownie [Development Worker],
Marnie Kennedy [part-time Senior Support Worker] and
Samantha Askin [part-time Support Worker].
