From participant to facilitator, Saliwe Mutetwa-Zakariya’s journey reflects the lasting impact of the Katherine Fleming legacy – and the ripple effect of investing in African women’s leadership.
This September 30th, as we honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Coady Institute reaffirms our commitment to learning from Indigenous knowledge, leadership, and lived experience — guided by principles like Two-Eyed Seeing — as we work toward decolonizing our programs and deepening relationships built on respect, reciprocity, and responsibility.
Explore the people, partnerships, and stories shaping Coady Institute’s work to strengthen communities through learning, leadership, and collaboration.
Explore Coady Institute’s 2025–26 Annual Report and discover how learning, leadership, and partnership are helping people and communities turn knowledge into collective action and lasting change.
In 2017, Dr. Smita Dharmamer came to Nova Scotia as one of 19 women leaders from 17 countries to participate in Coady’s Global Change Leaders Program. Nine years later, the connections and lessons from that experience continue to shape her work with Aangan Trust in India.
This edition of the Coady Institute newsletter celebrates the strength of its global community through stories of leadership, learning, and impact.
As both a long-time staff member and donor, Lola hopes Coady will continue to champion citizen-led development and the transformative learning that has defined the Institute for generations.
Participants from the Samaan Aawaaj / Equal Voice project will gather August 17 to 21 in Nepal for a Feminist Leadership Workshop. The workshop brings together participants, feminist leaders from across the Indo-Pacific region, and two St. Francis Xavier University...
Coady graduate and Katherine Fleming International Development award recipient Kate Ibeanusi (Diploma in Development Leadership 2014) writes about her efforts to bring about positive social change in Nigeria through Sheerah Verenda Full Life Initiative (formerly...
StFX students Maria Young and Fiona Boyd have been selected to travel to Nepal this August through Coady Institute’s Samaan Aawaaj (Equal Voice) project. They will join feminist leaders from across the Indo-Pacific region for a week of learning, dialogue, and cross-cultural exchange on leadership and social change.