Young Women's Leadership Group

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Who We Are:

We are a group of young women, living with an intellectual disability, dedicated to increasing the awareness, and messaging the importance of issues facing women who live with an intellectual disability by helping our community in understanding their role in building an inclusive Peterborough community.

Photo: Back Row: Laura Challice, Katie Galloro, Luara Viscardis, Krista Embury, Colleen Hickey Front Row: Jessica Coull, Meagan Glaeser, Kristin Laine

What We Do:

We offer educational and interactive presentations.

What You Will Learn:

- The issues regarding women living with an intellectual disability.

- How you can build a model of inclusion in your business, school, organization, and workplace.

- How laws affect you in areas such as: Living & Housing; Inclusive Education; Work & Employment; Accessibility & Legal Capacity.

- How you can benefit from this information.

Initiated By:

The Women's Leadership Group is a Community Living Peterborough initiative. Building inclusive communities since 1953, Community Living Peterborough works with the community to open doors to equal opportunities for people living with an intellectual disabilities.

Funded By:

The Women's Leadership Group Project is 100% funded by the Status of Women Canada(SWC). Status of Women Canada is a federal government organization that promotes the full participation of women in the economic, social and democratic life of Canada.

International Development:

The Young Women's Leadership Group works in partnership with Fleming College's International Trade and Marketing Programs to support KOMBRA. KOMBRA is a cdpeace project that has the goal of improving rural women's economic development in Sierra Leone. This is to help the women support children's education.

The local group of women in Sierra Leone will produce traditional tie-die textiles to market locally and internationally. They will generate income from the production and the profit generated from the product will be used to support education in rural Sierra Leone, particluarly that of young girls.

The Fleming College Programs and Community Living Peterborough's Young Women's Leadership Group and UMaMe support the women with import/export logistics, research, product development, packaging & recommendations for the Western market.

What We've Been Up To...

Recent Presentations	Professional Development / Study	Conferences Attended
Community Living Peterborough Annual General Meeting Children's Aid Society Peterborough Peterborough Lakefield Police Information Booth at Access Awareness Week Opening Ceremonies Believe in Yourself Conference (People First) Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Fleming College Telecare Distress Centre Friends and Family Community Living Peterborough Board Kiwanis – Aktion Club	United Nations Rights of Person's with Disabilities Convention Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Working with the Media Conflict Resolution Safety in the Community Women's Issues Women's Self Defense	Peterborough Women's Business Network 50th Anniversary Conference Community Living Ontario's 'Re:Action 4 Inclusion Conference'

Resources:

Accessibility for Ontarians with a Disability Act (AODA)