Founded in 2003, Robert Emmet Community Development Project (RECDP) is based in Dublin’s South West Inner City, working at the grass roots with the community living in the area. Austin - RECDP Executive Director - on camera for the #cityofcare explains his vision to empower people to be involved in decision-making and in shaping their own future: "if you're a community development project, that's how you develop a community. You don't develop a community just by providing charitable services, although they're really important to meet immediate need... we involve people in political processes so they feel comfortable with the conversations, and then they're able to input into the future of the area".