The GROW (Growth, Respect, Opportunity and Wellbeing) programme in Dublin’s Airfield Estate sees participants turn their hands to hospitality, tourism and horticulture across the farm and in the on-site cafe. For Airfield’s CEO, Claire Mac Evilly, the challenges the participants overcome often appear simple: “how you get to work on time, how to be part of a team, how to communicate, how to engage with different audiences,” but she believes “the programme’s impact can be life-changing”. She adds that “pretty much all the participants we’ve had over the last few years have gone on to full-time employment”, suggesting it was lack of opportunity that held people back, not lack of ability. Click
The GROW (Growth, Respect, Opportunity and Wellbeing) programme in Dublin’s Airfield Estate sees participants turn their hands to hospitality, tourism and horticulture across the farm and in the on-site cafe. For Airfield’s CEO, Claire Mac Evilly, the challenges the participants overcome often appear simple: “how you get to work on time, how to be part of a team, how to communicate, how to engage with different audiences,” but she believes “the programme’s impact can be life-changing”. She adds that “pretty much all the participants we’ve had over the last few years have gone on to full-time employment”, suggesting it was lack of opportunity that held people back, not lack of ability. Click on the link in our bio to see more. ♬ original sound - The Irish Times - The Irish Times
