For the past five years, 80:20 has been involved in a wide range of research and project development including strategic programme and organisation review and evaluation, consultation and forward planning, development and human rights education both in Ireland and internationally, community development and research in the area of social inclusion.

Our research has covered a wide-range of social inclusion issues including strategic review and planning in adult education, educational intervention, early school leaving, development and human rights education, community development and citizen information provision.

Some of our most recent clients include:

• St. Martin’s Centre, Limerick
• Oak Partnership
• Action South Kildare
• South Western Area Health Board
• Corduff Community Development Project
• St. Munchin’s Family Resource Centre, Limerick
• RAPID in Bray
• Bray Partnership
• The National Association of Citizen’s Information Centres
• Development Co-operation Ireland
• Mary Immaculate College of Education
• Fingal County Council
• Dublin City Council
• Concern
• Galway Refugee Support Group
• North West Inner City Interim Working Group for a Regional Youth Service
• Urban Ballyfermot
• Southside Partnership
• Self Help

This work has focused on a variety of issues including:

• Socio-economic profiling
• Needs Analysis
• Social Inclusion of disadvantaged target groups based on National Anti-Poverty Strategy targets
• Early school leaving
• Organisational review and assessment
• Review of Adult Access Programmes at community level
• Adult literacy
• Direct payments and disability rights
• Social Exclusion and Poverty issues
• Project and programme planning, monitoring and evaluation
• Educational provision in development, human rights, social justice and intercultural education
• Development of Minority Ethnic organisations
• A Youth Needs Analysis in the North-West Inner City of Dublin

Details of these projects and copies of available reports can be presented as required - in some cases, where reports have not yet been made public, the prior permission of the commissioning client will be required.

While all of our work withstands the rigours of professional scrutiny, it is presented at all times in a language accessible to the target audience.

If you are interesting in discussing any of our research work or project development, please call the office on 01 286 0487 with any questions.