WASHINGTON IRELAND PROGRAM FOR SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
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Mission Statement
WIP's vision is for a peaceful Northern Ireland and Ireland with mutually supportive and constructive relationships between and within all communities. WIP Mission WIP's mission is to develop, support and engage generations of leaders who can build and sustain these relationships.
About This Cause
The Washington Ireland Program (WIP) inspires and develops promising leaders through programs of personal development, policy debate and community service. Our aim is to support leaders committed to building a future of peace and prosperity for Northern Ireland and Ireland. For over twenty-five years, WIP has played an important role in post-conflict Ireland by bringing together young leaders from a wide range of communities and backgrounds for outstanding leadership and skills-development programs. Participants are challenged and equipped to reach their full potential in embodying the two core principles of WIP -- service and leadership. WIP is providing an increasingly important forum that informs and facilitates reasoned dialogue and debate between our students, alums and supporters. We engage our community, and those who share our values, to work towards peace, reconciliation and prosperity for all on the island of Ireland. The four core projects of the organisation are: Student Service & Leadership Program - Washington & New York Programs Community Leaders Program - AMBIT Program WIP Forums - Public discussion events across Northern Ireland & Ireland Private Discussions -- For our Alumni and peers about long range strategic issues for Northern Ireland and Ireland. WIP Alums are a diverse community of accomplished ambassadors for the Program and have gone onto take senior leadership roles across a wide variety of sectors. They share a deeply held commitment to look past differences and resolve the pressing issues that will define the island of Ireland in the 21st century. Supporting Quotes: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, WIP Class of 2000 "Back in 2000 the Washington Ireland Programme allowed me to test ideas, challenge my pre-conceptions, and open my mind. It helped make me the politician and leader I am today." President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins "Through their involvement in the Program, these young people have been given the opportunity to explore novel and exciting work environments; they have enjoyed the generous hospitality of their American host families; they have forged enduring bonds of friendship with fellow program participants from other parts of Ireland -- parts of the island with which they may not have been familiar and people from communities with whom they may never have previously engaged." US Senator Chris Murphy "There are people right now making decisions about your future. Young people need to step up and get involved. WIP Forum is a great way to do that." Former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton "Many of WIP's Alumni are now emerging as a new generation of leaders committed to peace, stability and prosperity in both Northern Ireland and the Republic."