Getting Started in Community-Led Development Online Workshop

Join us for an engaging and interactive online workshop where we delve into community-led development in your unique context. Whether you're new to this approach or seeking to bring a community-led mindset into your projects, this session will support you with the skills and tools needed to kickstart your community-led initiatives.

Community-led approaches offer great freedom as there is no strict formula for how things should be done. While there are numerous possible starting points, some key skills and tools can empower you to kickstart your community-led initiatives.

In this 2.5 hour workshop, we will design powerful questions that unlock potential and explore effective community engagement strategies. You'll be inspired to frame questions through a strengths-based lens, explore the art of stakeholder mapping, and discover innovative approaches to community involvement.

By the end of the workshop, you'll have:

A fresh perspective on framing questions to harness strengths
A practical stakeholder mapping process
New ideas for community engagement strategies and how to activate these insights

Throughout the session you will have the opportunity to connect with others from across Aotearoa, and learn from the experiences of other communities that are beginning their community-led journey.

Follow-up coaching

Included in the workshop fee is a follow-up coaching session 9.30-10.30am on 18 June to deepen your understanding of your community-led practice post this workshop.

About your facilitator
Supporting the growth of strong and resilient communities is at the heart of Anna’s mahi. Anna has diverse experience of grassroots community development – having worked on peace building efforts with indigenous women leaders in Bougainville (PNG) to activating the community-led vision for the Valley Project in North Dunedin. Youth development is a particular passion – often Anna is called in to build processes with young people from the ground up – and to enhance the ways groups and organisations work with young people.

Anna is a reflective practitioner and a systems thinker committed to social justice. Anna thrives when working cross-culturally and enjoys supporting communities to navigate their journey with Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Currently Anna is director of Mātāwai Consultancy and supports a number of Otago based organisations to think strategically and grow their impact. Mātāwai offers facilitation, mentoring, strategic advice, research, Te Tiriti o Waitangi education, event and project management.

Originally from Ōtautahi/Christchurch, Anna has called Ōtepoti/Dunedin her family home for more than 10 years.