The Uplift Project

Home
Ireland
Letterkenny
The Uplift Project

A collaborative community that supports healing and growth for those impacted by social isolation, domestic violence, mental health challenges, and addiction.

Through physical activity and connection, we foster well-being, resilience, and empowerment.

10/09/2026

World Su***de Prevention Day | 10 September

Sometimes, the hardest part of surviving is believing that things can change.

Today, on World Su***de Prevention Day, we are reminded of the importance of connection, compassion and creating spaces where people feel safe enough to say, “I’m not okay.”

For women experiencing domestic abuse, the experience can be particularly complex. Living with fear, coercive control, isolation, financial insecurity and the loss of autonomy can gradually narrow a person’s sense of choice and hope. When someone has spent a long time feeling that there is no way out, hopelessness can become overwhelming.

This is why connection matters. Choice matters. Being believed matters.

Support does not always begin with asking someone to tell their whole story. Sometimes it begins with creating a safe relationship, reducing barriers, offering a genuine choice, or simply being alongside someone until they can begin to see possibilities again.

At The Uplift Project, we believe recovery is not about telling someone what they need to do. It is about helping create the conditions in which safety, agency, connection and hope can become possible again.

Today, let’s make space for the conversations that may be difficult to start.

You do not have to have the perfect words. You just have to be willing to listen.

***dePreventionDay

07/09/2026

Recovery doesn't always look like a big breakthrough.

Sometimes recovery looks like:

💜 Saying no without feeling guilty.
💚 Making a decision for yourself.
💜 Leaving the house when you would rather stay in.
💚 Making a new friend.
💜 Laughing again.
💚 Asking for help.
💜 Realising that your voice matters.
💚 Believing that your future can be different.

There is no single definition of recovery.

At The Uplift Project, we believe recovery is about gradually rebuilding choice, confidence, connection, hope and a sense of who you are beyond what happened to you.

So we want to ask you:

👇 What does recovery mean to you?

It can be one word.
One sentence.
Or simply a 💜 if this resonates.

05/09/2026

We’re delighted to share the publication of “From Crisis to Sustainable Recovery: Operationalising the Trauma-Informed Behavioural Recovery (TIBR) Framework Through a Community-Based Recovery Programme for Women Following Domestic Abuse.”
This paper captures the thinking and evidence behind our approach at The Uplift Project — bringing together behavioural science, trauma-responsive practice, lived experience and community-based recovery.
Our approach is grounded in the belief that recovery is not simply about what happens within an individual. The environments we create, the opportunities we provide and the barriers we remove all influence what becomes possible.
That is why we place such importance on ensuring our team and facilitators are highly trained, knowledgeable and appropriately supported, with expertise across trauma, behavioural science, wellbeing, physical activity and community practice.
We continually evaluate what we do, learn from the women and children we support, and use evidence to strengthen our programmes. This publication is an important step in sharing that work more widely.
📖 Read the full publication:
From Crisis to Sustainable Recovery- https://jamsjournal.org/JAMS/article/download/from-crisis-to-sustainable-recovery-operationalising-the-trauma/145/1543
We’re proud to see the work of The Uplift Project contributing to the wider conversation about evidence-based, trauma-responsive community recovery.

03/09/2026

Leaving an abusive relationship is just the beginning. Recovery takes time to rebuild confidence, trust, and control.
At The Uplift Project, we believe support goes beyond crisis.

💬 What do you wish more people understood about life after domestic abuse? Share to help others understand that leaving is a new start.

27/08/2026

We want to ask you something…. What does recovery actually mean?

When a woman leaves an abusive relationship, what do you think recovery actually means?
Is it…
🏠 Having somewhere safe to live?
🧠 Feeling better mentally?
💪 Rebuilding confidence?
👩‍👧 Feeling confident as a parent?
🤝 Reconnecting with other people?
💼 Returning to work or education?
❤️ Learning to trust again?
🌱 Finding out who you are outside of the abuse?
✨ Having hope for the future?

Is it all of these things and more?

At The Uplift Project, we believe leaving abuse is not the end of the journey. Safety is the beginning. Long-term recovery means having the opportunity to rebuild confidence, identity, relationships, autonomy, wellbeing and a sense of belonging.
That is why we believe recovery programmes need to be designed around people, not pathways.

So today, we want to hear from YOU:

👇 If you could change ONE thing about the way society supports people after domestic abuse, what would it be?

There are no wrong answers.
Tell us in the comments.

If you think this is a conversation more people need to have, share this post.

26/08/2026

Standing With Jady’s Family

The Uplift Project stands with the family and friends of Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, who was killed as a result of domestic violence in Limerick on 21 August 2026.

We extend our deepest condolences to everyone who knew and loved Jady. No family should ever have to experience the devastation caused by domestic violence.

Our condolences cannot be where the conversation ends.

Another woman’s life has been lost. Another family is grieving. Another community is left asking how this could happen.

We must turn grief into action. We need to do more to ensure women experiencing domestic violence are believed, supported and protected — and that their families and loved ones have access to meaningful support too.

💜 Believe women when they speak about abuse.
💜 Know the signs of coercive control and domestic violence.
💜 Support friends, family members and colleagues who may be at risk.
💜 Challenge attitudes that normalise or minimise abuse.
💜 Demand accessible, specialist and properly resourced services.
💜 Keep domestic violence prevention and survivor support at the centre of our communities and our policies.

Domestic violence is not a private matter. It is a community issue, a societal issue and a matter of life and death.

For every woman who is afraid to speak.
For every family trying to help someone they love.
For every survivor trying to rebuild their life.

We must do better. Jady’s life mattered. Her family matters. And every woman experiencing domestic violence deserves the opportunity to live safely and freely.

🕯️ In memory of Jady. In solidarity with her family. In action for those still living with abuse.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please reach out for support. You are not alone.

📞 Call/Text/WhatsApp: 087 4444645
🌐 theupliftproject.ie

25/08/2026

Our Digital Hub Is Growing

We’re excited to invite you to visit The Uplift Project website as we continue to develop and improve our digital hub.

We’ve recently added a new Resources tab, bringing together useful information, support resources, guidance and tools in one accessible place.

Whether you’re looking for information for yourself, supporting someone else, or working in the domestic and gender-based violence sector, we hope our growing resource hub will be useful.

🌐 Visit our website and explore what’s new. to help others. www.theupliftproject.ie

The Uplift Project is a registered non-profit organisation in Ireland, committed to education, awareness, advocacy and meaningful support for those affected by domestic and gender-based violence.

This is only the beginning.

Explore. Learn. Share. Uplift.

Charles Ward TD Cuan Agency Ireland Safe Ireland Alison Comyn Charlie McConalogue Donegal County Council Pat the Cope - Dedicated, Experienced and Trusted.

20/08/2026

We often focus on what happens during crisis: safety, emergency accommodation, risk assessment and immediate support.
But what happens after the crisis has passed—when the effects of trauma, coercive control, isolation and fear are still shaping everyday life?

At The Uplift Project, we believe recovery services need to ask a different question:
Are we designing services around organisations, or around the people who need them?

Uplift isn't an add-on programme of activities or outings. It is an evidence-informed, trauma-responsive approach to long-term recovery, grounded in behavioural science and shaped by the women and families we support. Our staff are highly qualified and committed to providing our service users with the support and advocacy they need to thrive.

A creative session isn't just a creative session.
Movement isn't just exercise.
Peer connection isn't just socialising.
Each creates opportunities for connection, confidence, choice, mastery and autonomy.
When someone has spent years being controlled and having decisions made for them, recovery shouldn't mean being placed into another predetermined pathway.

Families shouldn't have to fit the service. The service should adapt around them.
And perhaps we need to rethink how we measure success.

Not simply:
How many people attended? How many referrals? How many sessions delivered?

But:
Are people more confident? More connected? More hopeful? More empowered?

Ultimately, the success of a recovery programme shouldn't be measured by how much we deliver—but by what becomes possible for the people we support.

19/08/2026

Celebrating Partnership: The Wellbeing Room

We’re incredibly grateful to Elaine from The Wellbeing Room for the powerful one-to-one work she has been providing to women at The Uplift Project.

Through her Life Mastery Therapy approach, Elaine brings together holistic healing, coaching and transformational support to help women reconnect with themselves, explore the impact of stress and trauma, develop healthier boundaries and reconnect with their own inner strengths.
Her work is centred on empowerment—helping women recognise their own capacity for healing, growth and positive change.

For women rebuilding their lives after trauma and domestic abuse, having a safe space to pause, reflect and reconnect with themselves can be incredibly valuable.

Thank you, Elaine, for sharing your expertise, compassion and time with our women and for being such an important part of our recovery community.

14/08/2026

Celebrating Six Weeks of Positive Change with Jenni 👏🏽🎉

Over the past six weeks, we have had the privilege of seeing the impact of Jenni Timony Mediation working alongside women in The Uplift Project.

Jenni has generously provided one-to-one sessions to a number of our clients, creating a safe and supportive space where women can explore their experiences, identify what matters to them and begin to recognise their own capacity to make meaningful choices for themselves and their families.

What has been particularly encouraging is hearing directly from the women about the difference these sessions are making.
Clients have reported significant positive impacts on their general wellbeing and mental health, alongside increased confidence in their ability to advocate for themselves and, importantly, for their children.

For women who have experienced domestic and gender-based violence, finding your voice again can be a powerful part of recovery. After periods where choices may have been controlled, dismissed or undermined, having the opportunity to be heard, supported and equipped with tools to advocate for yourself can be transformative.
This is exactly why The Uplift Project believes in recovery beyond crisis.

Recovery isn't simply about reaching safety. It is about rebuilding confidence, restoring autonomy, strengthening wellbeing and supporting women to feel capable of shaping their own futures.
We are incredibly grateful to Jenni Timony Mediation for donating her time and expertise to our clients and for investing so generously in their recovery.

Thank you, Jenni, for walking alongside our women and helping them recognise that their voice matters, their choices matter and their future matters.

Address

Letterkenny

Website

https://www.linkedin.com/company/theupliftprojectireland/, https://theupliftproject.ie/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Uplift Project posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organisation

Send a message to The Uplift Project:

Want your organisation to be the top-listed non profit organisation in Letterkenny?