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Criteria for membership of Belfast Interface Project
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| Group membership |
| Membership is open to community groups/organisations which fulfil all of the following criteria: |
| Have a constitution; |
| Are locally managed and locally accountable; |
| Are situated and active within one or more communities physically located at an interface between nationalist and unionist segregated communities (as outlined briefly in the appendix); |
| Are actively addressing one or more of the following issues within a context that recognises the need to build capacity both within and between interface communities as key elements within these tasks: |
| - social, economic and environmental disadvantage; |
| - intercommunity tension, intimidation and violence; |
| - restricted access to facilities and services perceived as being located within the ‘other’ community; |
| Subscribe to BIP’s mission statement. Download the application form for Group Membership |
Associate membership
| Membership will be invited from statutory, voluntary and funding organisations which: |
| Are actively seeking to meet needs within interface communities; |
| Have a remit that includes policy development in relation to interface areas; |
| Subscribe to BIP’s mission statement. Download the application form for Associate Membership |
Individual membership
| Membership will be invited from individuals who: |
| Have demonstrated a commitment to both inter and intra-community capacity-building in addressing issues of concern in one or more interface areas; |
| Subscribe to BIP’s mission statement. Download the application form for Individual Membership |
