Dr. Mamatha Achanta is a women’s and children’s rights activist, pro-bono lawyer, and founder of Tharuni – a non-government organization working for the welfare of adolescent girls and women.
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Indigenous Women Leaders to Host Alumni Gathering
Strengthening Community, Building Bridges, and Collaborating for ChangeMore than 100 of Canada’s Indigenous women leaders will gather in November at St. Francis Xavier University’s Coady International Institute in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded territory of the...
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Read the July edition of The Coady Connection. We are pleased to share with you this collection of stories, accomplishments, and news from the past three months.
From Global Change Leader to Obama Foundation Scholar
Rosario Diaz Garavito (Global Change Leaders, 2015) is the Founder and Chief Executive Director of The Millennials Movement – a youth-led, nonprofit organization in Peru that strives to engage citizens, especially youth, and social actors in the sustainable development process of their communities.
Global and Local Leaders Graduate from New Coady Program
Nineteen leaders from 12 countries graduated from the inaugural offering of Social Enterprise for Inclusive Local Economies.
OceanPath Fellowship Graduate Receives Award
Coady graduate Ruth Nara (OceanPath Fellowship, 2018-2019) recently received University of Ottawa’s Joseph De Koninck Prize. The Joseph De Koninck Prize at the master’s level is awarded in recognition of a major contribution to knowledge in an interdisciplinary program.
OceanPath Fellows Reflect on Community Learning
Participants, staff, partners, and community members gathered in Coady’s Marie Michael Library Thursday, May 23 as the OceanPath Fellowship 2018-2019 cohort presented community learnings from their yearlong fellowship, which included the design and implementation of a unique community initiative over a nine-month community phase.
Local and Global Leaders Celebrate Graduation
“We are going back home – leaving Coady – as better leaders. We are going home having learned that leadership begins with us.” – Daisy Rono (Asset-Based and Citizen-Led Development, 2019)
Youth Leader Shaping Educational Reform in India
Nanda Kishore Daggupati is in Tamil Nadu, India, where he has facilitated a partnership between Chudar, an organization that works to improve the quality of education for children from underprivileged backgrounds, and the Tamil Nadu government for his initiative, Educational Development through Research, Consulting, and Policy.
Katherine Fleming award turns 20
“Each [recipient] has been an exceptional person, doing great things for their communities and the causes they have championed. Hearing their stories, and what the award means to them, inspires us, and gives us some satisfaction that our efforts to honour Katie by enabling others, has been achieved.”