Introduction and Debates and successes in local seed production and marketing
Seeds of Survival February 28 1:00 UTC Introduction: Debates and successes in local seed production and marketing Pratap Shrestha leads the participatory crop improvement, seed systems, community-based approaches to biodiversity conservation, and policy work at...
Founding Meeting
FOUNDING MEETING NOVA SCOTIA NON-PROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION This event took place October 26-27, 2022 Keating Millennium Centre, St. Francis Xavier UniversityAntigonish, Nova Scotia In partnership with the Community Housing Transformation Centre, we have been working...
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“Our mission is participatory restoration and conservation of the Nzoia River Basin, using both ecofriendly agricultural practices and enhancement of biodiversity. Climate smart agriculture driven by local communities is our goal. At Coady, I hope to open up myself to...
Learning across borders: ‘Engage’ fellows at CASAE Conference
In May 2025, nearly one hundred students and practitioners of adult education gathered at Coady Institute, St. Francis Xavier University for the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) Atlantic Regional Conference, Learning with Community....
Holding Each Other to Our Values: A Collective Practice of Feminist Leadership
Samaan Aawaaj Home About Feminist Leadership Commitment Charter Holding Each Other to Our Values: A Collective Practice of Feminist Leadership By Lisa Faye Feminist leadership is often treated as an abstract concept, one that can mean almost anything depending on who...
Katherine Fleming Women’s Leadership Course
Education Programs Katherine Fleming Women’s Leadership Course Co-hosted between Coady Institute and The Nyapachuma Memorial Foundation The Katherine Fleming Women’s Leadership Course is designed as a collaborative space for African women leaders, both experienced and...
Participatory Facilitation for Community Learning and Action
Education Programs Participatory Facilitation for Community Learning and Action In an era marked by rising conflict, polarization, and uncertainty, community development practitioners are increasingly called upon to create safe spaces for dialogue, collaborative...
Tools for Conflict Sensitive Development
Education Programs Tools for Conflict Sensitive Development Even well-intentioned development initiatives can unintentionally fuel tension or exacerbate conflict, particularly in contexts with fragile governance, social divisions, or weak security structures. This...
Standing Together for a Just Future
FollowFollowFollow Enjoy reading this edition of Coady Connection and learning how collectively we are using knowledge to walk with communities and making a difference by building a more just society. Click here to read the...
Hugh Landry
In Memoriam Hugh Landry Former Assistant Director, Coady Institute FollowFollowFollow Coady Institute is saddened by the death of Hugh Landry who passed away January 21, 2026. Hugh worked with Coady International Institute for 30 years, retiring as...
Between Rupture and Renewal: Education in a time of Interregnum
Eileen Alma, Executive Director, Coady Institute We are working in a world of “poly-crises”- overlapping shocks at global and local levels that amplify one another and unsettle our assumptions. Ruptures of all kinds are visible: some hopeful and regenerative, others...
Coady to Celebrate International Development Week
As part of International Development Week (February 1 to 7), Coady Institute and the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) will be hosting public conversations with H.E. Elizabeth Spehar, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and...