Awards ceremony recognises contribution of 14 immigrants of African descent to Irish society
Recipients of the Dublin South City Partnership’s awards for ambassadors of African descent. From left: Bulelani Mfaco, Stephen Ng’ang’a, Gordon Ogutu, Bronwyn April, Donnah Vuma, Rosemary Kunene, Mats’aseng Ralekoala, Siphiwe Moyo, Dr Jean-Pierre Eyanga Ekumeloko; Olubukola Amudat Idowu. Photograph: Bas Ibraheem
“Make yourself an asset for Ireland because Ireland has given us the chance to live freely and safely. We owe it to Ireland.” Other recipients included Bulelani Mfaco from the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland; psychiatric nurse Olubukola Amudat Idowu; Garda Emmanuel Adepoju; social worker Bronwyn April and PhD candidate Gordon Ogutu.
“It can be very difficult for a person who has faced adversity in their own country to come to Ireland, go through direct provision, gain status, and start again,” said Ms Lowry. “They’ve gone through a lot of trauma before coming here and then the trauma of trying to gain status within this country. They shown huge resilience in doing that.”
“That we would have an equally appalling record in treating some of the most vulnerable people reaching our shores doesn’t come as a surprise. And that’s a very sad thing to have to say,” he said. “We have a tendency in this country to portray ourselves as warm and welcoming but I think if you scratch the surface, it’s only certain individuals or certain classes of society that are treated warmly and welcomingly.
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