Building a Thriving, Welcoming Future for East Belfast & North Down

Our Vision

Charter NI’s vision is to play a leading part in the community regeneration of East Belfast & North Down, to see it develop into a safe, settled, prosperous place, that is stable and resilient, at ease with itself and its neighbours, culturally confident, tolerant and welcoming to others.

Our Strategy

Community and Cultural Confidence are critical elements of Charter NI’s strategy; delivering programmes, activities and interventions that strengthen the community across all aspects, ranging from economic improvement, health and well-being, cultural and social development, education and employability, safety and security.

On top of these issues there are of course additional aspects that relate directly to the post-conflict circumstances (not exclusively) faced by the communities in East Belfast & North Down. These include, the legacy of paramilitarism, low-level criminality, anti-social behaviour, long term social and economic underinvestment and under-achievement and the integration of former combatants and Politically Motivated Ex Prisoners back in to society.

Our Approach

Charter’s approach is to design and deliver programmes and interventions that address these issues both individually and collectively. This will involve working with statutory agencies, arms lengths bodies, funders, other third sector groups and cultural and community organisations.

Our Focus

• 01

  Peace Programmes and Initiatives

• 02

  Regeneration at Community Level

• 03

  Education, Employment and Engagement

• 04

  Youth Programmes

• 05

  Cultural arts and Historical Tourism

• 06

  Mental Health Programmes

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