Community Leadership Programme celebrates Year Two

The event took place recently in the Slieve Russell Hotel, Co Cavan. 

All 27 groups successfully participated in year two of the programme, completing ten action learning sessions. Each group received £2,500 (€2,750) for an action learning project which they also completed. 

The final year event is an excellent opportunity for all our CLP groups from Northern Ireland and the Southern border counties to network, feedback on their learning and share their experiences. 

Rose-Mary Farrell, Board Member of the International Fund for Ireland commented:  

“The CLP allows the Fund to identify, nurture and train potential community leaders, particularly in areas of weak community infrastructure. To this end we have been delighted to support the CLP since its inception in 1993. The aim of this £2.1 million three year investment Programme is to empower communities to develop their leadership skills enabling them to build more effective communities and improve the conditions in which they live. I am delighted that the hard work of NICVA in designing and delivering this training, along with their partners from Stellar and University of Ulster, has gained such excellent results in both years one and two”

She continued:

“I would also like to thank our international donors for their generous support – the USA, the EU, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. We appreciate their continued assistance to make Programmes such as this possible”.

Una McKernan from NICVA commented: “NICVA is delighted that the participants on the second year of this Community Leadership Programme have demonstrated how beneficial it can be.  To date 54 groups from years one and two of the programme have gone through CLP and already are exhibiting evidence of improved leadership skills, which can only benefit how their organisations are run and the local communities in which they operate”.

Groups that have completed the Community Leadership Programme in year 2:

This event marks the end of the second year of a three year programme.  Year three of the Community Leadership Programme is already underway with 44 groups participating from Northern Ireland and the southern border counties.