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LEARNING WITH COMMUNITY, Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Regional Atlantic Conference

Topshee Taxation and You

Coady, NSFL to Hold Town Hall on Taxation

Coady Institute and the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour are renewing their partnership for the Topshee Memorial Webinar Series. This year’s first webinar, Fair Taxes, Affordable Futures, will take place March 20, from 7 to 8 pm AT. Well-known Economist Lars Osberg...

Coady grads to speak during International Women’s Day webinar

In advance of International Women’s Day (IWD) (March 8), Coady Institute will be hosting an online seminar featuring two graduates of the Global Change Leaders (2016) program. Salome Nduta and Jaya Luintel are using their learnings from Coady to champion the rights of...

Coady, SEWA Release Research Report

A new publication takes a closer look at various forms of gender-based violence. The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India, in collaboration with Coady Institute conducted the participatory research initiative over the course of three years.

International Development Week at Coady

International Development Week takes place the first full week of February to recognize and celebrate how Canadians and Canadian organizations are helping to eradicate poverty worldwide

The International Youth Internship Program

The program offers youth the opportunity to gain valuable international work experience through 4-month internship placements with partner organizations in Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, and Central America.

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Coady Staff Publish Article on Inclusive Governance

Coady program staff member Julien Landry and associate Carmen Malena recently published an article focused on Coady’s pedagogies in the context of their work with “From Open to Inclusive Governance”

‘Engage’ Leaders Convene in Antigonish and Ottawa

The Executive Directors from each of the five Engage partner organizations arrived at Coady Institute in early October. We were thrilled to welcome Tsigie Haile of Women in Self Employment (WISE), Ethiopia, Smita Bhatnagar of Self-Employed Women’s Association’s (SEWA)...

National Housing Day with Community First: Guysborough County Housing Association

November 22 is National Housing Day in Canada – a day that recognizes the importance of safe and affordable housing for all, and the need for collaborative solutions to housing insecurity.

Tsigie Haile (WISE) receives Katherine Fleming International Development Award

Tsigie Haile, founder of Women in Self Employment (WISE), received the Katherine (Katie) Fleming International Development Award at Coady Institute’s StFX Homecoming event. The award is presented annually to an African woman leader in memory of Katie, who dedicated her life’s work to overcoming child poverty in Africa until her death in 1999.

Upcoming Events

Peace at this Moment

EVENT: Join us for Peace at this Moment as our guest Hugh Curran explores what does it mean to teach and work for peace at this grim moment?

Learning with Community

EVENT: Hosted in partnership with Coady Institute and ENGAGE: Women’s Empowerment and Active Citizenship.