EVENT: In celebration of International Development Week, Digafie Dibalke facilitates a discussion on peace with Pathy Fellows.
Challenging Hegemony in Development
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National Dialogue as a Path to Peacebuilding in Colombia
EVENT: with Tatiana Mosquera Angulo, Director of the Strengthen Capabilities Center, Transforma, at Fundación Ideas para la Paz (FIP)
Coady Staff Publish Article on Inclusive Governance
Coady program staff member Julien Landry and associate Carmen Malena recently published an article focused on Coady’s pedagogies in the context of their work with “From Open to Inclusive Governance”
‘Engage’ Leaders Convene in Antigonish and Ottawa
The Executive Directors from each of the five Engage partner organizations arrived at Coady Institute in early October. We were thrilled to welcome Tsigie Haile of Women in Self Employment (WISE), Ethiopia, Smita Bhatnagar of Self-Employed Women’s Association’s (SEWA)...
National Housing Day with Community First: Guysborough County Housing Association
November 22 is National Housing Day in Canada – a day that recognizes the importance of safe and affordable housing for all, and the need for collaborative solutions to housing insecurity.
Tsigie Haile (WISE) receives Katherine Fleming International Development Award
Tsigie Haile, founder of Women in Self Employment (WISE), received the Katherine (Katie) Fleming International Development Award at Coady Institute’s StFX Homecoming event. The award is presented annually to an African woman leader in memory of Katie, who dedicated her life’s work to overcoming child poverty in Africa until her death in 1999.
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ABCD Pioneer Leaves Global Legacy
ABCD Pioneer Leaves Global Legacy Coady Institute staff and graduates are saddened by the death of ABCD Institute (DePaul University) co-founder John McKnight. McKnight coined the term Asset-based Community Development (ABCD) in 1993 with the release of the book,...
Participants Impress, Inspire Philanthropists
As graduates of St. Francis Xavier University’s class of 1963, John and Adrienne Peacock have always been generous financially and in their service to their alma mater with John recently completing his service as Chancellor of the university. That generosity extends to Coady Institute which they have supported since 2003.
Meet the 2024 Nobel Women Sister-to-Sister Mentees
Nobel Women’s Initiative and the Coady Institute welcome 24 exceptional young feminist activists and leaders from 18 countries to the 2024 Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program. Through the six-week program they will build connections and strengthen skills for feminist peacebuilding and activism.