DFBA (Dunhill, Fenor, Boatstrand & Annestown) Community Enterprises Ltd.
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MISSION
Develop our community socially, economically and culturally by harnessing the talents of our people and the resources available
MOTTO
There is no limit to what can be achieved by a community working together
OBJECTIVES
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
COMPLETED PROJECTS
AWARDS WON
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
FUTURE PROJECTS & GOALS
Develop our community socially, economically and culturally by harnessing the talents of our people and the resources available
MOTTO
There is no limit to what can be achieved by a community working together
OBJECTIVES
- Develop a more enterprising and self-reliant community
- Create new job opportunities in community and county
- Provide a wider menu of education options for southeast region
- Enhance the environment and bio-diversity of the Copper Coast area
- Collaborate with others locally, regionally, nationally and internationally
- Make the Copper Coast area a better place in which to live in work in and visit
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
- Enterprising/ self-reliant: what we do with our own resources?
- Innovative / creative: how can we improve what we have?
- Inclusive/ actively engaged: how can we involve the greatest number to improve conditions for all?
- Added value: our aim is not to compete with existing enterprises/projects nor displace current jobs. It is to address new opportunities
- Collaborative: we can be much stronger and get much more done in collaboration with others. Recognising there is richness in diversity
- Resilient: by recognising the depth and breadth of our resource base and developing economic and social projects
- Outward Looking: thinking global and acting local in building our vision for our communities
- Accountable: at all times we must be responsible and accountable for our actions and decisions
- Good governance: we must adopt the highest standard in managing our resources and live up to it on a daily basis
COMPLETED PROJECTS
- DFBA Community Enterprises Ltd
- Copper Coast Geopark Ltd
- Dunhill Rural Enterprises Ltd
- Dunhill Multi-Education Centre
- Communities Creating Jobs Ltd
- Croke Park GAA/CCJ Jobs Project
- Fenor Bog
- Fenor Playpark
- Fenor Tidy Towns
- Dunhill Country Markets
- Dunhill Tidy Towns
- Cois Cille Housing
- Dunhill Village Wetlands/Nature Park
- Newfoundland Emigrant Tree Project
- Dunhill Castle
- Annestown Boatstrand Group
- Boatstrand Safety Centre
- Dunhill Businesss Innovation Centre
- Dunhill Pre-school
- Fenor Pre-school
- Dunhill Community Alert
- Dunhill First Response
- Dunhill Community Hall
- Dunhill Rural Research and Innovation Cell
- Interreg ACTION Project
- Interreg HERCULES Project
- National Jobs Conferences 2010-2012
- Dunhill Leadership Academy/Programme
AWARDS WON
- Copper Coast achieved EU and UNESCO accreditation. It has retained the standard through several international audits.
- Fenor Bog has achieved National Nature Reserve status. Businesses in the Dunhill Enterprise Ecopark have won numerous awards for food production (Bridgestone Awards) and for fine furniture.
- DFBA Community Enterprises Ltd won Pride of Place an All-Ireland (under North – South agreement in Good Friday agreement in 2005.
- DFBA won Munster and reached All-Ireland Final in the AIB Millennium Awards in 1999.
- Dunhill Rural Enterprises Ltd won the FAS sponsored Regional Enterprise Award.
- Dunhill Rural Enterprises Ltd and Dunhill Multi-Education Centre has won many county awards.
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
- Goats Milk Cheese Project
- TEFL School
- Rural Resettlement Project
- Micro Brewery/ Bakery Project
- Inventors Village
- Copper Coast Ecolodge
- Anne Valley Festival
- Dunhill-Macroom E Ecopark Partnership Project
- Dunhill Ecolution Project
FUTURE PROJECTS & GOALS
- 200 jobs by December 2016
- Knockaderry Looped Walkway- Science Field Education Project
- Gleann Ealach Housing Project
- Looped Walk Dunhill-Annestown- Fenor
- Masters in Education &Training Management DCU
- Degree in Applied Studies UCC
- Anne Valley Walk and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Hydroponics Project
- Dunhill Cookery School
- HSE Healthcare outreach centre
- Copper Coast – Ireland Reaching Out Project
- Power Clan Gathering 2013
- Copper Coast Experiences Guide Book
- Dunhill Organic Gardening Project
- Dunhill Ecopark as Food Manufacturing Hub
- Environmental Science Programme – linked to primary/secondary schools curriculum