Our Funders
Partners in the work, not simply funders
Investing in peer-led work
Thank you to our funders for investing in peer-led work, harm reduction, and drug policy reform. The impact of UISCE’s initiatives in 2024 was made possible through your support.
UISCE will continue to advocate for sustainable funding models that centre the leadership of people who use drugs, ensuring that this work is not just supported for a moment but is embedded in long-term strategies for change.
Who funds our core work
HSE Social Inclusion CHO9
North Inner-City Drug and Alcohol Task Force
Drugs Policy Unit
Additional funding and supports
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Funded the Agency, Access and Solutions research, a peer-led project with Community Action Network exploring the experiences of people who use drugs in homeless accommodation through a human rights framework.
Merchants Quay Ireland
Partners on the “What’s The Story?” mural project and on peer representation in the design, delivery and evaluation of the medically supervised injecting facility that opened in 2024.
National Drug Treatment Centre
Supports the Peer-led Advisory Board at the NDTC, which has run in-service surveys and developed proposals with management on care plans and complaints processes.
It is important to note that we see these as key partners in our work, not simply funders. We aim to adopt the same partnership and strengths-based approach with all our funders, supporters and partners.
UISCE Annual Report 2024
Why funding peer-led work matters
UISCE operates on a fundamental principle: people who use drugs are the experts in their own lives. If policies, services and supports are to meet the needs of those who need them, and address the root of the issues, they must be designed and implemented with and by the people they affect most.
Investment in peer-led advocacy and harm reduction is not just funding a service, it is funding systemic change. It is a commitment to human rights, dignity and health. When people who use drugs lead decision-making, real progress happens.
Sustaining and expanding this work requires ongoing commitment. Without continued investment in peer-led research, advocacy and harm reduction, people will remain excluded from decisions about their own lives, and the opportunity to create safer, more effective and more compassionate drug policies will be lost.
Everyone who made 2024 possible
To the peers
Every project, campaign and training session this year was made possible because of your expertise, willingness to drive change, and refusal to accept exclusion.
To our board
Your guidance, commitment and belief in the vision of UISCE ensures we remain a strong, independent voice for people who use drugs.
To our partners and allies
The organisations, researchers, advocates and service providers whose engagement with our peer-led model has strengthened the movement for harm reduction and human rights in Ireland.
Interested in funding peer-led work?
We would be glad to talk about what sustainable investment in peer-led advocacy looks like in practice.