Aboriginal Women’s Partnership
The Combining Our Strength™ initiative is a joint-partnership of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women. It was formed in 2005 to support Aboriginal women in British Columbia to meet the challenges currently facing their communities and to open opportunities for the next generation of women.
Aboriginal women leaders are the key to enhancing the leadership of Aboriginal women and girls in this province. The Minerva Foundation helps to provide Aboriginal leaders with the necessary resources, contacts and support, to provide leadership and mentoring to younger women and girls in a structured format.
Through continued open communication, resource sharing, networking, mentoring and skill development we will help to build capacity within this community of women to produce systemic change with sustainable results.
Combining Our Strength™ programming and new initiatives occur in the four key areas of the Minerva Foundation’s mandate, which include education, leadership development, economic security and safety for women and girls.
Current programs offered through the Combining Our Strength™ initiative include:
Learning to Lead™ Combining Our Strength™ leadership development program