Grassroots Women’s Community Empowerment Toolkit Published!

In 2021 Huairou launched a new global Leadership Development Program in response to members’ demands to systematically invest in strengthening grassroots women’s leadership – the foundation on which Huairou’s movement rests. The Program was informed by Huairou’s peer learning and  mentorship approach that nurtures new leadership, sustains organizations and promotes a culture of collaboration that propels the movement.

As part of this program, the 12 mentors and 20 mentees created a toolkit that includes powerful tools used by grassroots leaders of the Huairou Commission. The Grassroots Women’s Community Empowerment Toolkit includes six core tools and methods – Leadership Support Process, Community Mapping, Local-to-Local Dialogues, Monitoring Groups, Peer Exchanges, and Grassroots Academies. These tools grew out of the values and vision of grassroots women. We use them to build strong, connected leaders, partnerships, and movements able to tackle the challenges our families, communities and regions face every day. These tools have survived the test of time because they work.

You can view and download the Grassroots Women’s Community Empowerment Toolkit here:

• English: https://huairou.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/GRASSROOTS-WOMENS-COMMUNITY-EMPOWERMENT-TOOLKIT.pdf
• Spanish: https://huairou.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/KIT-DE-HERRAMIENTAS-PARA-EL-EMPODERAMIENTO-COMUNITARIO-DE-MUJERES.pdf