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Empowering Community Leadership: Civil Society Leaders

Completed Seminary and Institute Lounge, Teaoraereke, South Tarawa

Two days of leadership, digital literacy and financial literacy training for advocacy organisations and member-based NGOs, delivered on 18 and 19 June 2026 and closing with personal action planning. Part of the Empowering Community Leadership programme funded by the New Zealand High Commission.

Participant commitments

Commitments were operational rather than general. They included establishing a regular schedule to check actual spending against approved budget, and applying planning, communication and advocacy skills within participants' own organisations.

Funded by

New Zealand High Commission New Zealand High Commission
Empowering Community Leadership: Civil Society Leaders

Objectives

What this program sets out to do

For civil society leaders, the programme aimed to strengthen:

  • Leadership: advocacy, policy engagement, stakeholder management and strategic planning.
  • Digital literacy: using digital platforms for advocacy, collecting data as evidence, collaborating with partner organisations and engaging policymakers.
  • Financial management: grant management, financial reporting to donors, programme budgeting and organisational sustainability.

Voices

What people are saying

  • “The most useful thing I learned was how leadership, advocacy, digital tools and financial management work together to strengthen community impact and organisational sustainability.”

    Civil society leader

    Empowering Community Leadership · June 2026

  • “I will create a regular schedule to check our project's actual spending against our approved budget.”

    Civil society leader

    Empowering Community Leadership · June 2026

  • “Understanding how to manage grant budgets properly and track spending early to avoid mistakes.”

    Civil society leader

    Empowering Community Leadership · June 2026

  • “I intend to use the skills I learned to engage more effectively with my organisation and community, and support positive change through better planning, communication and advocacy.”

    Civil society leader

    Empowering Community Leadership · June 2026

  • “Leadership with honesty.”

    Civil society leader

    On the one action they intended to take · June 2026