Leitrim Diaspora
Leitrim County Council is committed to celebrating, connecting with and strengthening the sense of belonging for all our Diaspora, around the world, wherever they may be, near or far. Leitrim County Council’s “Connecting Leitrim’s Global Community” Diaspora Strategy 2019 – 2025 has been developed to drive forward our ‘Diaspora Vision’ for Leitrim, which is:
“Connecting our Global Community to celebrate, sustain and develop Leitrim” (H4, bold italics)
Our strategic aim in developing this strategy is to:
- Develop and deliver a Leitrim narrative that helps build the Leitrim brand and deliver a strong sense of belonging for Leitrim people everywhere so that economic, community and personal well-being can be improved.
- Build long-term, two-way relationships with our Diaspora so that they can help their home area/village/town/County and that ‘home-based Leitrim’ can equally help them: our Diaspora is therefore seen both as an asset and a responsibility.
- Recognise the efforts of Leitrim’s Diaspora by engaging with them practically and strategically and create a welcoming environment for their engagement.
- Drive forward joined-up thinking, integration and collaboration between those working with our Diaspora.
- Constantly recognise that we are part of and contribute to Irish Diaspora work generally (Global Irish, Irish Abroad Unit).