About the Programme
Throughout the 40 years of the program, over 23,000 young Catholic and Protestant children travelled to the US for a summer holiday respite from the everyday violence and conflict of their homeland. The program continues today as an intern program for young college students. The program is both cross-community and cross border, and endeavours to allow participants to immerse themselves in American culture by living and working in the US, beginning each summer with a week working together at Habitat for Humanity in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
In February 2024, the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, met with Denis Mulcahy, one of the founding members of Project Children, and the Monaghan County Council in Co. Monaghan, Ireland to officially announce the cultural partnership between Project Children and the Monaghan Peace Campus. There, the history and memorabilia of the Project Children program will be archived, allowing future generations to learn of the accomplishments of this conscientious, volunteer-run organization. The official launch of the permanent archive is set for October 8, 2025.
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