The Great Care Co-op with Mariaam Bhatti


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Mar 28 2024 30 mins   1

Join hosts Audery Moore and David Bagnall (Baggie) as they chat with Mariaam Bhatti about a new model of care in Ireland.

Mariaam is a qualified community development and social policy practitioner with extensive experience of advocacy and community organising. For over a decade she has worked on various national and global campaigns and provided peer support to migrants in low paid work. She has also facilitated groups and workshops in Ireland and at a European level.

Mariaam is one of the 10 women co-founders of The Great Care Co-op; 2019 UN Fellow (Programme for People of African Descent) and was one of the 100 Most Influential People of African Descent Under 40 Worldwide 2020.

She is also a Member of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Migration and served for the past two years on the OSCE’s survivor-led anti-human trafficking policy advisory council.

Mariaam holds an BA (Honours) in Community and Youth Work and a Masters in Social Science (Rights and Social Policy) both from Maynooth University, Ireland; a Postgrad in European Union Policy-Making from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium and a Professional Diploma in Education (FET) from Marino Institute of Education, Ireland.


Learn more about The Great Care Co-op here: https://www.thegreatcarecoop.ie/

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Podcast Hosts:

  • Audrey Moore has worked in social care for the past 22+ years in front line, management and teaching roles. Currently a consultant with Trust Social Care Consultancy, Audrey works with Social Care Workers and organisations providing professional supervision, mentoring, training and advice.
  • David Bagnall has worked in a variety of Youth Work and Social Care settings. Currently a Team Leader in ChildVision where he has worked for 17+ years. He is the parent of a visually impaired son and is an advocate for Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social Care Services; Participation, Accountability, Non-discrimination and Equality, Empowerment and Legality.


This podcast is sponsored by Trust Social Care Consultancy, for the support and development of Social Care Workers. Check out our website to see how we can support you and your staff: https://trustconsultancy.ie/