QCGN Women's Project

The Building Leadership in Rural Quebec Project Toolkit was created by the QCGN following an inspiring pilot project in which twenty-five young women - across three different rural English-speaking communities in Quebec - made a difference in their communities. At the same time, they developed their leadership skills, revitalized relationships, learned how to effect change and mobilize others, enhanced their networks, and developed confidence in themselves and each other. This toolkit contains our stories, successes, and lessons learned. It also contains samples and copies of reports, funding applications, press releases, and other tools that we hope will be useful to you in your community and leadership development efforts.

Of course, the pilot project this toolkit was based upon, and the toolkit itself, would not have been possible without dynamic and enthusiastic collaboration of the QCGN's multiple partners. We would like to extend our gratitude and recognition to Peter MacGibbon and the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3ci), Paule Langevin and the Community Learning Centres (CLC) Network, consultants Lise Palmer and Brenda Rooney, Heather Stronach of the Regional Association of West Quebercers (RAWQ), Michelle Gagnon of the CLC St-John's, Maria Chatterton and Cathy Brown of the Committee for Anglophone Social Action (CASA), and Ana Osborne, Melody Strickland, and Marie Anderson of the CLC Netagamiou. The QCGN is also extending its appreciation to Status of Women Canada for providing the funding that made this project possible.