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At Coady Institute, we believe that lasting change begins when people come together to learn, share knowledge, and lead within their own communities.
Your Coady Connection: Inspiring Change, One Story at a Time
Welcome to this edition of the Coady Connection. As we walk with community—on campus, locally, and around the world—we’re reminded that real change grows from strong relationships.
A Great Place to Live is A Great Place to Visit
Across rural communities in Atlantic Canada and beyond, a quiet transformation is underway in the tourism sector: one that puts residents’ well-being at the forefront and reimagines development as a community-rooted process.
Climate Smart Farming Techniques Improving Lives in Cameroon
Coady graduate Jicenta Nchangnwie Foncha is using the knowledge gained from her studies to lead ELAM—an organization she co-founded in 2024—to train and support small-scale farmers in Cameroon.
Help Coady Take Flight
Coady Institute’s Help Coady Take Flight Aeroplan campaign invites donors to contribute Aeroplan points to support participant travel, reduce program costs, and help bring Indigenous and community leaders to Coady courses in Canada and around the world.
Advocacy for Children and Women in Kenya
Peggy Namadi Saka empowers marginalized children and youth to shape policy and development in Kenya, a mission strengthened by Coady Institute’s training and the Katherine Fleming International Development Award.
Katherine Fleming Award Continues to Strengthen Communities and Inspire Change
Friends, family, and supporters of the Katherine Fleming International Development Award came together during St. Francis Xavier University homecoming celebrations earlier this month to honour and remember the woman who inspired the award.
A Lifetime of Advocacy Through Women for Change
For more than two decades, Emily Sikazwe dedicated her life to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of rural communities in Zambia.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
As an institution focused on the local as well as the global, we are also mindful of the vast range of Indigenous voices, languages, cultures, histories, and lived experiences.