The online resource hub for the Ubuntu Practitioners Network in Northern Ireland."I am because we are" — knitting together expertise, aligning goals, and advocating for a better, more connected system.
Ubuntu Practitioners Network
The Ubuntu Practitioners Network is a regional network where professionals come together to share intelligence, strengthen practice and build joint solutions that respond to real needs on the ground. We knit together expertise, align goals and advocate for a better, more connected system.
This hub is intended for those signed up to the Ubuntu NI Practitioners Network. Not a member? Find out more and join via Barnardo's.
Crowne Plaza, Belfast. Open to those in our network and co-produced with our young people — more details to follow.
Other services offered by Ubuntu NI
Ubuntu NI
Barnardo's Ubuntu NI service — supporting children, young people and families who have arrived seeking sanctuary.
Youth Voice Network
Connecting young people arrived seeking sanctuary, reducing isolation and amplifying their voices on issues affecting them.
Community Development Support
Supporting community-based organisations to create local projects and activities that help families arrived seeking sanctuary integrate and engage within their communities.
Terms of Reference
The network's Terms of Reference (15/04/2026) are available as a PDF from the network team.
⏱ Time-sensitive items — dates as posted on the source board.
PEACEPLUS Employability: Language Up Project
See the PEACEPLUS flyer for details (available from the network team).
Posted 28/07/2026
Enniskillen Job Club Sessions
Job club sessions in Enniskillen — see the poster for dates and venue.
Posted 22/07/2026
Ubuntu Family Threads Parenting Programme — Partnership Opportunity
We're looking to partner with an existing parent and child group supporting sanctuary-seeking families to deliver the Ubuntu Family Threads Programme, a Barnardo's early intervention parenting programme that helps families build stronger bonds, nurture resilience, and create lasting connections. We would bring the programme directly into your setting, working to offer a meaningful, culturally sensitive programme that enhances the experiences of the families you already work with.
Posted 01/07/2026
Call for Community Groups: Anti-Racism Training Opportunity
Community groups across Northern Ireland are invited to take part in a new anti-racism programme led by the Irish Network Against Racism, in partnership with the Rural Community Network. 17 community groups will join a three-part workshop series building understanding, confidence, and practical skills to challenge racism at a structural level — contributing to a practical toolkit for the community and voluntary sector across the island of Ireland.
First workshops begin in July (with Ulster University), followed by additional sessions in September.
✉ antoine@ruralcommunitynetwork.org
Posted 01/07/2026
Support organisations — race hate incidents
A list of helplines, websites and support services to support children, young people and families in response to race hate incidents (document available from the network team).
Updated 06/07/2026
"Locals Only": Migrants and Their Supporters Targeted in Northern Ireland — June 2026 report
Human Rights First visited Northern Ireland in June 2026 and spoke with dozens of activists, immigration service providers, community workers, and lawyers who reported attacks and threats against them and the migrant communities they support.
Posted 03/08/2026
Events
Coming up
Ongoing & recurring
Rolling courses, regular clinics and drop-ins. The title, when it runs, and a poster or website for more.
Online Resource Hub
Network team
Important: Access to this information is restricted to practitioners who have signed the Terms of Reference. Please ensure that organisational information is used responsibly and in accordance with the information-sharing preferences specified by each organisation.