Sustainable Rural Communities – Good News stories

The National Rural Women’s Coalition recently embarked on a project to collect  stories of communities able to effect change in the quest to become sustainable. We now are pleased to publish  the first of these on our website.   It is hoped that through the sharing of these accounts of resilience, hope and survival, others will be inspired and motivated to make improvements or use these ideas in their own community.

Building strong communities leads to a better way of life: less crime, better mental and physical health and community capacity building assists local governments and planners to make better decisions.

We invite more communities to share their stories and offer some suggestions for the layout and content of your submission.  we also offer some suggestions, drawn from hese stories, of thisngs you might consider when developing a plan for your community.

We look forward to increasing our list of stories and receiving feedback from other communities and individuals about how we can develop this further.