NICVA, in conjunction with the International Fund for Ireland (IFI), is currently running the £2.1 million Community Leadership Programme for Northern Ireland and the six border counties of the Republic of Ireland.The second year of the Programme, which was officially launched in March 2010, is now at the half way point.  Twenty-seven groups are currently in the scheme, with recruitment for the third and final year underway.Year 2 groups have been working with their facilitator developing their leadership skills and preparing to undertake small community projects.  Also at this important mid way point, NICVA has organised roundtable events to bring clusters of groups together in order to network.Several took place throughout September in Monaghan, Belfast and Limavady.  The groups involved were: Cavan Community Forum - Cavan, Co Cavan Corcrain & Redmanville Community Association - Portadown, Co Armagh Crossfire Trust - Keady, Co Armagh Dochas for Women - Monaghan, Co Monaghan Drumavaddy Social and Development Association - Drumavaddy, Co Cavan Dundalk Media Centre - Dundalk, Co Louth Eivers Lane Childcare Ltd - Mohill, Co Leitrim Greater Cloughreagh Community Association - Bessbrook, Co Armagh Laurelvale and District Development Group - Tandragee, Co Armagh West End Partnership – Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh Braniel Community Association - Belfast Centre for Health and Wellbeing - Belfast CARR Cavehill Antrim Road Regeneration - Belfast Croi Eanna - Belfast The Hubb Resources Centre - Belfast Lower Castlereagh Community Group - Belfast Newlodge Schools Cluster - Belfast Seaview Primary School PTA - Belfast St Matthew’s Parents’ Forum - Belfast Women’s Common Path Network - Belfast Bluestack Centre Drimarone - Drimorne, Co Donegal Bushmills Ulster Scots Heritage - Bushmills, Co Antrim Coolessan Community Association - Limavady, Co Londonderry Dunclug Youth Forum - Ballymena, Co Antrim Dunfanaghy Resource Association - Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal Lisanelly Regeneration Group - Omagh, Tyrone Rasharkin Women’s Group - Rasharkin, Co Antrim Further information on this event and the groups taking part is available on the Community Leadership website at www.communityleadershipprogramme.org or by calling Nuala Muldoon on 028 9087 7777.

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