6. Everyone has something
worthwhile to contribute to
society.
All people should have the
opportunity of independent,
productive and pleasurable
living.
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13. Sheltered Business : Products
• Simple but quality products made from 5 different
traditional Irish materials: clay, wax, paper, fibre, plants
• Six work rooms for:
Claywork
Wax or Candlemaking
Papercraft
Fibrework or Fabricwork
Plant growing or Horticulture
• We take our inspiration from the shapes and shades of
the North Irish Causeway Coast.
14. Atlantic Range inspired by the
sea and beaches along the local
coastline
Volcanic Range inspired by the
volcanic activity creating the
Giant’s Causeway
16. Simulated basalt and granite stone frames and
the Cooley Cross are produced within the paper workshop
17. Table mats/runners, cushions and
scented bags are made from Irish
Linen with three different Celtic
Designs
Bags and purses made from
handmade felted fleece
19. The garden is well supported by the local public and functions all year round
providing summer and winter bedding plants and a variety of shrubs and trees
20. Aim of MacCool’s
To develop work potential by improving
→ work skills
→ work behaviours
→ work tolerance.
Enabling people to enter employment or
voluntary work,
or contribute to a worthwhile sheltered
business.
21. Client progress 2012 – 2013
6 returned to employment
3 entered training/education
11 started voluntary work
8 provided with advice/equipment
to maintain them in the work
setting.
22. What if clients are not able to make it, into
open employment?
23. MacCool’s give the opportunity:-
•to be actively income generating
(by contributing to a worthwhile work project
and gain some reward in kind, through the
subsidised leisure programme), and
•to gain some of the benefits of working
(physical, psychological and social).
27. PEOPLE WITH HEALTH ISSUES AND DISABILITIES
HAVE THE SAME NEEDS AS EVERYONE ELSE
~ to make a living and enjoy recreation.
SO
GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK AND CONSTRUCTIVE
LEISURE
(using sound methodology)
=
VIEW CLIENTS AS PEOPLE
28. LET THE SERVICE REFLECT THE LOCALITY
the landscape, heritage and culture.
30. ~ inspiration is received: for a manufacturing business
~ giving back: financial return generally and
rewards of purposeful work to
clients.
~ inspiration is received: for constructive leisure pursuits
~ giving back: restorative return to clients and
integration into the community.
31. How will this business idea,
this MacCool’s social enterprise,
survive ?
32.
33. ‘Tourism – the last marketable resource in
the globe. They can move your industries
to the far east but they can’t move your
landscape.’
D. Arthur Mitchell.
Mourne Heritage Trust..
34. S. D o n a r d a n d C o . L . M a c D e r r y a n d C o . L . E r n e a n d C o .
R . M a g h a n d C o . O . M a g h a n d C o . F .M a c C o o l a n d C o .
Possible replications ??!!