Community Leadership Programme update

NICVA, in conjunction with the International Fund for Ireland (IFI), has launched the £2.1 million Community Leadership Programme for Northern Ireland and the southern border counties. The groups were selected from across the 12 participating counties. Each group has nominated five individuals who will work towards achieving a level three in Leadership from the Institute for Leadership and Management. The group will also have the opportunity to tailor a training programme to meet the needs of their group and receive a bursary of £2,500 to undertake a small project.

Three roundtable events brought together clusters of groups to network and learn from each other. The first roundtable took place at the Glenavon Hotel, Cookstown on 28 April 2009, with a further two on 7 May in Belfast and 14 May in Donegal Town.

The successful groups are:

Ardoyne Youth Providers Forum
Calry Community Playgroup
Carrowshee Park/Sylvan Hill Community Association
Clonmany Youth & Community Resource Centre
Comhlacht Forbartha an Tearmainn
Doohamlet District Community Development
ECF Links
Edgarstown Residents Association
First Steps Drop in Centre
Hillcrest House Family Centre
Ionad Teampall Chroine
Killybegs Women's Group
Mallusk Community Action Group
Marrowbone Community Association
Maydown Community Association
Mayfield Village Community Association
Mullaghmatt/Cortoliuin Residents Group
PAKT Ballymena
PLACE
Rainbow Parenting Group
REACT Armagh
Sailortown Cultural and Historical Society
Sixmilecross
South West Donegal Communities Partnership Ltd
Strathfoyle Community Association Ltd
Tidal Limited
Whiteabbey Community Group
Woman Ahead

Find out more at www.communityleadershipprogramme.org.