2023 Diploma in Development Leadership Participants
Coady Institute’s Diploma in Development Leadership is designed for those who are passionate about creating positive change in their communities. The program is deeply rooted in a community-driven and adult education approach that draws on over 50 years of practical experience.
This diverse cohort of practitioners from around the world represent a wide cross-section of civil society, public and private groups, and organizations. They are learning innovative skills and approaches for leadership in asset-based, just, and sustainable development.
Throughout the Diploma program, participants are building and drawing upon a critical and reflective social change framework to enhance their leadership competencies and their abilities to motivate and support people in creating a better world for future generations.
Coady believes in collaborative relationships fostered among facilitators and participants who together draw out lessons and insights from their rich and diverse experiences. This sharing and co-creation of knowledge is a cornerstone to the Diploma program. Graduates leave with greater confidence and even stronger leadership skills, joining a global network of committed Coady graduates.
Meet the 2023 Participants
Abdi Mustafe Ahmed
Abdi Mustafe AhmedSocial Cohesion – Referral Assistant International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ethiopia International Organization for Migration (IOM) supports migrants across the world, developing effective responses to the shifting dynamics of migration and,...
Agathe Diama
Agathe DiamaHead Communications and Smart Food Projects Coordinator - West and Central Africa International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arids Tropics (ICRISAT), Mali We believe that all people have a right to nutritious food and a better livelihoods. Our...
Esther Ikale Ekitela
Esther Ikale EkitelaEducation Expert Upendo Women Initiative Turkana, KENYA Upendo Women Initiative Turkana is a women’s association that empowers women economically by strengthening their household livelihood resilience through financial self-assistance, known as...
Robert K. Gboluma Jr.
Robert K. Gboluma Jr.Executive Director Youth Bridge Inc, Liberia Youth Bridge Inc is registered youth-driven community based non-profit advocacy organization- committed to building peace and creating economic opportunity for young people in Liberia. Youth Bridge...
Glasten Mathew Gonsalves
Fr. Glasten Mathew GonsalvesDirector, Prison Ministry Mumbai Secretary, Archdiocesan Migrant Commission Prison Ministry Mumbai & Archdiocesan Migrant Commission, India Prison Ministry Mumbai started in 2001 in the Archdiocese of Bombay with the motto "No One is...
Kevin Good
Kevin GoodProgram Coordinator on Climate and Energy Resilience Fraser Basin Council, Canada The Fraser Basin Council (FBC) is a charitable non-profit organization that brings people together to advance sustainability in the Fraser River Basin and throughout BC....
Nishantha Kumara
Nishantha KumaraSri Lankan Representative of MasterPeace Foundation MasterPeace Foundation, Sri Lanka MasterPeace is a global, multi-award-winning, positive grassroots network of NGOs, social enterprises, partner organizations, active citizens, and artists that make...
Crystal S. Lewis
Crystal S. LewisCanada Although I was not sponsored through my work, I would like to give a special thank you to my sponsors from Coady, my Squamish community (Squamish Nation), and the Indigenous Climate Action Network for sponsoring my education and travel. I...
Lavinia Lingham
Lavinia LinghamSocial Worker Voice For Change (VFC), Papua New Guinea Voice for Change is a women's human rights organization from Jiwaka Province of Papua New Guinea in an extremely difficult operational environment and remote, rural, and conflict conditions. We have...
Zelalem Mulugeta
Zelalem MulugetaEducation Program Coordinator Concern Worldwide, Ethiopia Concern Worldwide helps people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives, which last and spread without ongoing support from Concern. To achieve this mission, we engage...
Prisca Nandede
Prisca NandedeSenior Sociologist Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda The Ministry of Water and Environment is a public organization under the Government of the Republic of Uganda. It is responsible for the sound management and sustainable utilisation of water...
Prossy Nantongo
Prossy NantongoProgram Manager Reach One Touch One Ministries (ROTOM) and Beautiful World Canada, UGANDA ROTOM and Beautiful World Canada work to enhance the lives of vulnerable and orphaned girls/women living in poverty through education. They provide scholarships to...
Sarwat Husain Naqvi
Sarwat Husain NaqviCoordinator The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLM)Pratigya Vikas Sansthan (PVS), India The organisation works with people affected by leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), people with disabilities, and marginalised communities –...
Arnest Aninda Sarkar
Arnest Aninda SarkarSenior Program Officer Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), Bangladesh Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), was initiated in 1973, after the War of Independence in 1971, with a vision of building a just...
Richard Osei Sarkodie
Richard Osei SarkodieSenior Development Planning Office Tano South Municipal Assembly, Ghana Tano South Municipal Assembly is one of the six administrative districts in the newly created Ahafo Region of Ghana. It has a total working force of more than 50 personnel...
Ayatam Simeneh
Ayatam SimenehCo-founder Social Enterprise Ethiopia Social Enterprise Ethiopia is a membership organization focused on building a strong social enterprise ecosystem in Ethiopia for a sustainable and inclusive economy. Members have an opportunity to connect with other...