Resources during isolation
Minding your mental health and tackling boredom & loneliness Covid-19 has meant that much of our daily lives have been disrupted and the weekly routine that most of us rely on from day-to-day has...
View ArticleAdvice in relation to accessing welfare and other benefits during the...
Income Support Anyone who has lost their income as a result of losing employment the Covid-19 pandemic is encouraged to apply for the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. In order to qualify for...
View ArticleCovid-19 Useful Links
Translated HSE materials: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/partner-resources/covid-19-translated-resources/ Audio version of Cornonavirus booklet:...
View ArticleLearn more about the global sex trade
Prostitution disproportionately impacts the most marginalised and impoverished women and girls across the world. The sex trade in Ireland remains largely invisible – as are the women trapped within...
View ArticleAdapting to service-provision during Covid-19: Trish O’Brien, Education and...
Trish O’Brien is our Education and Development Assistant. She notes how her role at Ruhama has changed with the onset of the pandemic and the move to working from home, providing Ruhama services...
View ArticleAdapting to service-provision during Covid-19: Anne O’Keeffe, Education and...
Dr. Anne O’Keeffe is the Education and Development Officer at Ruhama. My work has changed significantly because of the pandemic. Working from home makes for more sedentary but surprisingly full days....
View ArticleAdapting to service-provision during Covid-19: Poliana Aniculaesei, Case Worker
Poliana Aniculaesei is a Caseworker and Counsellor at Ruhama. Poliana is part of the frontline team, working on a one-to-one basis with service-users. The interesting thing about the change in how we...
View ArticleVolunteering with Ruhama: blog post by Aniz
“It has been a privilege and an honour to learn from the bravery of the Ruhama service-users who have been through unimaginably difficult situations.” I started volunteering for Ruhama over a year...
View Article#RunForRuhama
On Sunday 2 June 2024, thousands of women will run, walk or jog for charities around Ireland in the VHI Women’s Mini-Marathon. We are asking you to #RunForRuhama! All funds raised will go towards €50...
View ArticleWEBINAR: Paving Pathways: Responding to the Complexities of Exiting Prostitution
Paving Pathways: Responding to the Complexities of Exiting Prostitution is an online webinar that will take place on Tuesday 30 April 2024 from 12pm to 1pm. We are hosting this webinar to share the...
View ArticleRuhama announced as GAA Charity Partner for 2024
The GAA announced its charity partners for 2024. Four charities delivering work across a broad range of causes and important social issues were selected by the Association. The charities were unveiled...
View ArticleCity of Dublin Education and Training Board loan 25 laptops to Ruhama...
Many thanks to the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) and particularly Andrew Connolly, CDETB’s Regional Literacy Co-ordinator, for their generosity in assisting with a laptop loan...
View ArticleUN Report ‘Prostitution and violence against women and girls’ published
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, has published her report ‘Prostitution and violence against women and girls’. The report examines violence...
View ArticleRuhama finalist for Charities Institute Ireland Charity of the Year 2024
Ruhama is delighted to be shortlisted as a finalist for the Charity of the Year with the Charities Institute Ireland (CII) Charity Excellence Awards 2024. This prestigious award recognises the charity...
View ArticleRuhama announced as winner of the Charity of the Year 2024
We are delighted to announce that Ruhama has been awarded Charity of the Year at the Charities Institute Ireland Awards Dinner held in Dublin on Thursday 4 October 2024. Barbara Condon, CEO of Ruhama,...
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