Outdoor play equipment would be installed and indoor equipment of a higher quality than could be afforded for each group. Funding appeals were in the pipeline - the main funder was hopefully to be the Irish Government. The women were poised to act. The Heart Foundation offered three containers for use until the Resource Centre would be ready. They would have an Office in one part of the container and organise workshops on healthy diet, etc for adults and a pre-school kit for the children.
Discussions are still in progress about such a venture.
The members of Etafeni are in favour of co-operation between themselves and Childline as it gives the local community an opportunity to become involved in a caring way for children left grieving for lost parents . The building plans for such a Daycare Centre will be much more ambitious than the Resource Centre since it would cater for children of different ages and for their mothers while they are still able to be with their children. A system of fostering would be promoted to be a support to both mother and child facing into the trauma of separation and loss. Courses are due to start in the second quarter of 2001. The Daycare Centre would cater for the Resource Centre planned by the Etafeni women.