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Reflective, action-based research -
Participants with leadership potential/roles in communities embark on journey of deep dialogue -
Uncovers the role of faith in cultivating positive relationships between people, and addressing divisions caused by faith -
Accredited and non-accredited training -
Group storytelling out of which relationships are built with the ‘same’ and the ‘other’ -
Spread the learning and deepened relationships from the core group process within participants’ local areas -
Single-identity programme, occurring as part of a parallel process across an interface/generation/locality/national identity divide -
Leading Ladies builds the capacity of women to step into their own leadership at their own level
Our Programmes
Leading Ladies programme embarks on an exciting year of events and training.
Leading Ladies programme embarks on an exciting year of events and training.
Leading Ladies got underway on 29th September at Blick Studios, Malone Rd, Belfast.
The project gives local women, from all walks of life, an opportunity to meet some of Ireland’s leading ladies. The lunches develop positive relationships across traditional neighbourhood divides and give local women a chance to look beyond their personal, professional and geographic circumstances to explore new ways to recognise and fulfil their potential. Positive female role models are vital to challenge the status quo and inspire women to push forward both personally and professionally.
The Leading Ladies is a creative response that is local and specific, and seeks to develop capacity engagement across traditional and emerging cultural divides. It addresses the disconnectedness that many women in these communities experience. The dynamics of issues in interface communities often dictate that women do not feel empowered or inspired to look at issues and opportunities beyond their immediate confines. Leading Ladies builds the capacity of women to step into their own leadership at their own level. At the final lunch of the pilot phase, Marie-Therese McGivern, CEO of Belfast Metropolitan College met with local women from a South Belfast interface area. This was an opportunity for women to hear, in an informal and relaxed setting, a personal account of a woman’s journey through the echelons of power to a position of leadership. It was a telling account of the challenges and realities that exist for women, and how these challenges have informed the lives of some of the leading women in politics, education and business. Previous ‘leading ladies’ include Naomi Long and Baroness May Blood.
Our peace-building activities aim to engage people through a participatory approach, which ensures that the ideals of peace and reconciliation are embedded into society at a grassroots level. The Leading Ladies project recognises the need to create a supportive space for women to explore their ideas and visions, through a personal journey.
