Coady News

Coady Institute Receives €25,000 to Support Inclusive Governance Program

Coady Institute Receives €25,000 to Support Inclusive Governance Program

Oct 20, 2020 |

Coady Institute is pleased to collaborate with Voice to support its From Open to Inclusive Governance: Global Innovate and Learn grant program participants. The collaboration includes a €25,000 allocation for Coady staff to design and facilitate an online learning and accompaniment program titled, Livening the Linking and Learning: Supporting Citizen-Led Accountability Project Planning and Implementation for Voice grantees with projects in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Mali, and Ghana.

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Statement on Mi’kmaq Fishery in Nova Scotia

Statement on Mi’kmaq Fishery in Nova Scotia

Oct 16, 2020 |

We at Coady Institute and StFX Extension Department are appalled by the hatred and racism that has been exhibited toward Sipekne’katik First Nation fishers and their families this week. These deliberate acts of violence, interference, and intimidation have no place in our society.

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Coady Institute Welcomes Participants for Online Certificates

Coady Institute Welcomes Participants for Online Certificates

Oct 7, 2020 |

We are pleased to welcome 95 community leaders from around the globe for the first three in a series of online certificate programs who are joining us from Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Canada, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, and Zimbabwe.

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Local Women’s Voices for Peace E-Conference Announces Global Sessions

Local Women’s Voices for Peace E-Conference Announces Global Sessions

Sep 14, 2020 | ,

Local Women’s Voices for Peace will explore the successes and challenges in implementing UNSCR1325 and its impacts on the lives of women and girls over the past 20 years through the shared experiences of local women in all corners of the world. Conference organizers are pleased to announce the e-conference’s schedule, which will offer a range of participatory sessions in a variety of regions, formats, and time zones. Read more…

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Apply Now! Pathy Foundation Fellowship for Youth Leaders from StFX, McGill, Queen’s, Bishop’s, and UOttawa

Apply Now! Pathy Foundation Fellowship for Youth Leaders from StFX, McGill, Queen’s, Bishop’s, and UOttawa

Aug 31, 2020 | ,

The Pathy Foundation Fellowship provides community-focused experiential learning opportunities for exceptional young leaders to become active and effective change-makers. Graduating students from five partner universities – St. Francis Xavier University, McGill University, Queen’s University, Bishop’s University, and University of Ottawa – have the opportunity to work closely with communities to foster sustainable and positive social change locally, nationally, or internationally.

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Conferencia online sobre liderazgo comunitario

Conferencia online sobre liderazgo comunitario

Aug 18, 2020 | , , ,

Veinte años después de la aprobación de la Resolución 1325 del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas sobre la mujer, la paz y la seguridad – pidiendo que se reconozcan la importancia de la participación de mujeres y niñas y la inclusión de la perspectiva de género en situaciones de conflicto (guerra), negociaciones y reconstrucción de la paz, y que se adopten medidas para el cambio –  los conflictos y las luchas continúan desestabilizando a las comunidades y afectando a mujeres y niñas de manera desproporcionada.

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