Eighteen Indigenous women leaders from across Canada have graduated from the award-winning Indigenous Women in Community Leadership Enhanced Mentorship Program. Offered since 2011, the program supports First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women who are committed to creating social change in their organizations, communities, and Nations.
As part of International Development Week, we share these stories of change from Coady graduates in their own words – highlighting their experiences, successes, and challenges, of working toward gender equality around the globe.
In the early part of their fellowships, Rosa Marina and Shirley were welcomed into the classroom for Coady’s Indigenous Women in Community Leadership (IWCL) program for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women in Canada. Following the program, they participated in the IWCL Alumni Gathering that welcomed approximately 100 Indigenous women leaders back to campus for an opportunity to come together, forge connections, collaborate, and amplify their impact.
How does one go from working with street kids in Lagos, Nigeria to a university classroom in Antigonish, Nova Scotia? For Matuluko Ephraim Oduboye it is through a lot of hard work and sacrifice.
Read the October edition of The Coady Connection.We are pleased to share with you this collection of stories, accomplishments, and news from the past three months.We value your connection, support, and dedication toward Coady International Institute....
Thirty-five community leaders from thirteen countries around the globe celebrated their accomplishments as they each graduated from one of Coady’s three new thematic certificate offerings: Promoting Accountable Democracies, Building Resilient Communities, and Strengthening Inclusive Economies.
ATECA Conference is a multi-disciplinary collaborative leadership forum – an event that brings together communities of practitioners, innovators and investors in the training, learning and development industry as well as the human resource development field.
From supporting women’s reproductive health in Zimbabwe and empowering youth through art therapy in Indonesia, to increasing women’s participation in news media in Togo and developing women leaders in the conflict-affected region of Gaza Strip. The 2019 Global Change Leaders are prepared to create positive social change in their communities.
“For my mother, development in Africa and women’s empowerment were very important goals. I just know that were she here today, she would be so proud of the work Yvonne has done and continues to do to empower women and girls to use tools like entrepreneurship to lift themselves out of poverty.”
Eighteen women leaders from 18 countries graduated September 27 from Coady’s Global Change Leaders program in a ceremony with participants, staff, community members, and family.