Musola Cathrine Kaseketi is a filmmaker and activist from Zambia. Upon graduating from Coady’s Diploma in Development Leadership program in 2018, she was the class speaker for the convocation ceremony.

Now, Light for the World has recognized Musola with the Her Ability Award – a global award that aims to honour and recognize women with disabilities who have achieved greatness in their work locally, nationally, and internationally. As one of 158 nominees spanning 53 countries in the category of Arts, Culture, and Sport, Musola was the sole recipient in the category through a juried process.

“The award is a reminder that limitations only hold us back if we let them,” Musola says. “It represents the ability to do things beyond limitations despite all sorts of obstacles.”

Musola uses her training in both film and advocacy to empower and improve the lives of women and girls with disabilities.

“It’s so honouring and humbling when you work from the heart and then somebody you least expect announces to the whole world that your contributions nationally and internationally have impacted and changed lives. It has inspired me to work harder.”

When reflecting on her Coady experience she adds, “I assure you Coady has contributed tremendously, not only to me as an individual, but to others in my community and country.”

St. Francis Xavier University and Coady Institute stand on the lands of Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded home of the Mi’kmaw. We express our deep gratitude and appreciation to the generations of Mi’kmaw who, since time immemorial, have loved and stewarded these lands and the beings who call them home. Colonization is not just history; it exists in the present tense. While we strive to decolonize ourselves and our University, we know there is still much for us to learn.

We are committed to doing the hard work of self-reflection and to repairing relationships with the Mi’kmaw on whose lands we reside, including embracing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action and embodying their spirit in our plans to move forward with our University.

Ms~t wiaqpulti’kl ankukamkewe’l
We are all treaty people.

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