Southwark's Civic Leadership Programme

The desired outcome of Southwark's Civic Leadership Programme, a new council initiative, is to raise the aspirations of residents from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and inspire community driven solutions in areas of health, education, policing, crime and bettering our communities. It is also about developing a diverse leadership for our civic institutions that have a huge impact on the quality of life of the people of the borough.

We aim to do this through the provision of a bespoke training programme that will provide participants with the skills, confidence and knowledge to play a part in the governance infrastructures of those bodies that make critical decisions and influence the key institutions that impact on the daily lives of residents.