Hello & Welcome to SHEP’s website. We hope you find this website helpful. We are an Irish Community Education and Development Organisation based in Cork. Our main areas of work are; Training and Development, Earth Awareness & Action, Counselling, Advocacy and International Partnership. We were established in 1974 so we are very excited to be celebrating our 50th Anniversary this year.
How proud we all are of the work we do together to support individuals and communities. Our head office and training centre is in Ardfoyle, Ballintemple. Please feel free to contact us on (021) 4666180.
Jim Sheehan & the SHEP team
SHEP continues to facilitate, collaborate and support project work aligned with it own mission and core values. The following projects deliver training and resources in collaboration with SHEP and other supporting organisations.
SHEP Training Programme:-
SHEP offers its own unique comprehensive training programme starting with Short Courses and a Foundation 1 Programme.
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SHEP Advocacy Project:-
The SHEP Advocacy Project offers independent advocacy facilitation for groups and training opportunities in advocacy.
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Green Spaces for Health:-
SHEP has now joined the Green Spaces for Health Initiative, Green Spaces for Health is a Cork city-wide Eco Social Group, and a community led initiative.
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Lib: Counselling & Support:-
Lib is a free Multicultural Counselling and Support for asylum seekers and refugees. – info for professionals & service users provided in various languages.
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Horticulture LTI:-
Our Horticulture course helps learners work towards a QQI Level 4 Major Award in Horticulture in the beautiful walled gardens of Ardfoyle Convent, Ballintemple.
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SHEP International Partnership:-
In 2007 SHEP entered into a learning partnership with the Nepalese organisation Sahakarmi Samaj, a community development organisation.
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Our mission:In solidarity and partnership with others we seek to foster the well-being of people, families, communities and the wider world and to contribute to building a healthy, loving, socially-just and sustainable way of living.
Our Funding Partners
Seasons pass. We are entering our 4th year this November @GardenTogher Putting some beds to sleep in the polytunnel & outdoors.
Lovely conversations around table as we ate Feijoada, a Brazilian black bean stew. This is life @CorkHealthyCity @SHEP_Ireland @CorkFoodPolicy
Another lovely day here in the garden, we topped our raised beds with compost,we have planted garlic and onions, and we are still picking tomatoes.Maria made a delicious Jerusalem artichoke soup with our harvest from last week and Deirdre brought us an apple cake still warm 😋
Worth visiting, see below & encounter a garden run by people from all over the world. Also this is now home to Ardfoyle Horticulture College. @CorkHealthyCity @corkcitycouncil @SHEP_Ireland @CorkFoodPolicy @CorkCityPartner @CorkMigrant @GardenTogher @lantern_cork @NanoNaglePlace
1st seed planting of season took place @ St Columbas Girls NS, Douglas this morning. Planted acorns & hazel in dunemann box, more work to do with crab apple & haws. Terrific 3rd class & an inspirational teacher in Lesley Maguire @CorkHealthyCity @SHEP_Ireland @corkcitycouncil
