The Community Development Youth Corp, the active unit for this project, a free-standing non-profit organization, will seek to provide a model of youth commitment to the development of community as well as self-development in the 21st Century. Based initially in Ireland, north and south - later extended to Britain and other areas of social conflict e.g., in the Balkans, South Africa and the Americas - CDYC members, in a time of fragility and rapid change in society, will dedicate themselves to the strengthening of community-wide structures, to identifying community needs and to harnessing the capacity of youth to meet those needs with an ongoing agenda. The CDYC project is based on a strong belief that youth can bring enormous idealism and enthusiasm to the task of building community if offered the challenge and supported through appropriate structures.  --> Full Text

Ireland, the outer island of Europe - is first stop to all the EU markets - 350 million customers. From the United States and the Asian market - investors, partners, alliances - offering strategic opportunities in a highly competitive market. Through Ireland, access to the EU market is facilitated by lower costs - increased sales, decreased overhead, increased growth. Benefits include a highly trained, lower cost work force - cheaper assembly, transport - tariff free. Return from investment in Ireland was 24% in 1994 - four times the world average. Ireland's GNP 106% - is the highest in Europe - inflation less than 2%. In 1994, Ireland's trade with China and Hong Kong totaled three million pounds - in 1998, greater than 30 million pounds!  --> Full Text

2003 -2004 FWB has worked with marine biotechnology institutions, University of Maryland, Baltimore to Martin Ryan Institute, Galway and University of Ulster regarding regeneration of seafood industry from Chesapeake Bay to the Irish Sea re job and dietary components, their impact on both communities, US to Ireland, north to south. This effort has received enthusiastic support from UCG, Martin Ryan Institute to Dublin City University to University of Ulster. The impact on all communities in job and community regeneration will be incalculable. --> Full Text

November 2000 - Beyond recognized disease concepts, the most deadly pandemic destroying society for the future, is the rapid and irreversible destruction of our environmental and communal resources. In addition to inducing susceptibility to new pandemics, the resultant degradation is causing widespread poverty, a world of war and famine. --> Full Text