'This course will change lives' - Group of Traveller women graduate from UCC

Anne Burke of the Southern Traveller Health Network said that although it was a great day for the women involved, there is still “a lot of work to be done”

The women are graduating from a Level 6 course on Leadership in the Community, covering topics such as education, accommodation, and health. Photo: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

Twenty-one women from the Travelling community graduated from a “life-changing” course in UCC today, also contributing their experiences to a study to identify factors that inhibit Travellers from accessing higher education.

The women are graduating from a Level 6 course on Leadership in the Community, covering topics such as education, accommodation, and health. The course was co-created by the Southern Traveller Health Network (STHN), Adult Continuing Education (ACE), supported by Access UCC, and funded by the SOAR Project.