Women's Leadership
The MRC, utilising funds from its annual DIAC grant, engaged Moreland Adult Education (MAE) to stage a Leadership Course specifically for newly arrived refugee and migrant women from across the northern region. The Course involved 11 women from a range of countries – including India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan and Ireland - and aimed to foster their leadership skills. Three MRC staff also undertook the course providing a mentor role for the women, and supporting them throughout the duration of the course.
The course covered the topics of introduction to good governance, preparing and working as a volunteer, coaching/mentoring and managing volunteers, financial and risk management, strategic planning, leadership skills, amongst others.
From February 2006, a number of women who completed the course have established a Women's Leadership Group, supported by MRC. The group aims to provide leadership training, networking and mentoring to volunteer women community leaders from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in the northern region.
Currently, the MRC offers the Women’s Leadership Course annually at our Moreland office.
If you are interested in joining the group, or completing the course, please contact our office on ph: 03 9384 7900 or e-mail: gulsent@spectrumvic.org.au