Our Alumni Contributing to Community

They will act as:

 Ø      Community ambassadors – help people in the community organize and associate with each other to be able to influence things that they care about; Demonstrate Leading that believes in serving humanity; seeking knowledge; and being the steward to the larger Canadian community.

 Ø      Advocates, teachers and coaches – help people access a range of assistance by learning how things work and learning from each other; building and exchanging new knowledge; building and sustaining community organizations, groups or coalitions; facilitating vision and development of civil society

Ø      Molders or framers of ideas  – foster deliberative processes in which people listen to each other and make shared choices; set agendas, define challenges and identify shared solutions; encourage community-centered and boundary crossing community solution building

Ø      Evaluators and assessors – ensure that  community needs are assessed in an appropriate manner by using  rigorous, credible and useful processes that strengthen community competence in this area of community development

Ø      Collaborators and active facilitators – ensure that individuals within the community have their “voices” heard; understand different stakeholder’s interests; and think on  diverse approaches to shared ways to go forward by;

·         organizing opportunities for individuals to contribute to their communities as designers and implementers of their ideas;

·         help individuals to identify and leverage community assets, strengths, energy, resources and ideas;

·         identify ways to energize activities and build support in the community through intercultural exchange