The talent is already here.So is the welcome.We connect the two.
Domhan Green Society brings migrant and Irish communities together to build confidence, create opportunities and strengthen a shared future.
- Cork · Dublin · Midwest
- Consent-led, never extractive
- Built for mutual integration
The route matters as much as the destination.
Real journeys of people who faced challenges, built confidence, contributed to society and created a new path forward in Ireland — including the months nobody puts on LinkedIn.
Mohammad Akbari
Head of AI and Automation
“"The DGS team reads every story before anything"”Read the full journey
Shafih Akbari
Head of AI & Automation
“"Select one or more images. They are added to the gallery list below."”Read the full journey
Hassan Jafari
“A child without a laptop is shut out of their own education. I have the skills. They need the tools. This is not complicated.”Read the full journey
Know someone whose journey, contribution or kindness deserves recognition?
Persistence, personal growth, helping others, creating opportunity, bridging cultures, mentoring, kindness. It does not have to be a famous story to matter.
Nomination is never publication. Nothing is shared without the person’s consent.
Participation should feel practical.
Four areas of work, each one something DGS actually runs — not a statement of intent.
Integration & Community
Hub evenings, cultural exchanges and neighbourhood projects where people who arrived last year and people whose families have been here for generations do something together, not for each other.
See this in practiceSkills & Opportunities
Mentoring rounds, CV and credential clinics, employer roundtables and interview practice — turning experience earned elsewhere into evidence an Irish hiring manager can actually read.
See this in practiceEnvironment & Climate
Community greening, food-surplus routes and local climate action, run so that contribution is something people do here and now rather than something they wait for permission to give.
See this in practiceEmpowerment & Wellbeing
Peer circles, confidence work and one-to-one support that respects identity and effort, and treats the person as someone with something to offer rather than a case to be managed.
See this in practiceA clearer way to see what comes next.
A growing ecosystem of tools designed to help people recognise their strengths, learn from real journeys, document their contribution and move towards their next opportunity.
Open the CompassConfidence Compass is owned and developed by Motive Journey. Domhan Green Society is its first implementation partner.
Find Your Direction
A short, honest reflection that ends with one useful next step — not a personality score.
02Path to Success
A living library of real routes: the starting point, the hard months, the turning point and the people who helped.
03Contribution Portfolio
Record and verify volunteering anywhere in Ireland, then share it as a PDF, certificate or checkable Contribution ID.
Only what we can stand over.
These totals come straight from contribution records an organisation has verified. No estimates, no projections, no sample figures.
These are the totals currently published by DGS. See method and sources
There is a place for your time, experience or support.
Volunteer with DGS
Take part directly in DGS programmes, events and community projects.
Become a Mentor
Offer knowledge, experience, network or professional support — non-financial, and built on mutual learning.
Become a Member
Join the DGS community formally and begin building your own contribution record.
Support Our Mission
Give funding, expertise, media reach, equipment, space or simply an opportunity.
Make the work you do visible.
Not only for DGS activity. Record and verify volunteering with any organisation in Ireland, then take it away as a certificate, a PDF or a record anyone can check — for a CV, a LinkedIn profile, a university application or a job application.
- Verified by the organisation
- Each record names the organisation, role, dates, real hours and the person who signed it off.
- Checkable by anyone
- A Contribution ID and QR link that an employer, university or funder can verify independently.
- Yours to take anywhere
- Export a PDF or certificate for a CV, LinkedIn profile, course application or visa file.
- Across all of Ireland
- Not limited to DGS — any verified voluntary activity with any Irish organisation belongs here.
Your portfolio starts with your first verified record.
No contribution records are published here until an organisation has confirmed them. Sign in to create and manage your own portfolio.
Nothing here is built alone.
Funding partners, programme partners, community partners and supporting organisations — each group published separately once its agreement is signed.
Partner records will appear here once agreements are published.
They will be grouped as Funding Partners, Programme Partners, Community Partners and Supporting Organisations. DGS does not display unnamed or unverified organisations.
Useful things to read, keep and share.
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Support can be financial, practical, professional, or simply an introduction to a space where people are able to contribute. The Donate page sets out exactly where it goes.