Gender-based violence is a persistent threat to women’s empowerment in Ethiopia, as it is globally. Therefore, WISE developed a mixed-methods study to investigate the extent to which WISE SACCOs play a role in reducing domestic violence. In other words, WISE sought to explore the relationship between enhancing women’s economic empowerment and their experiences of domestic violence.
There is something about handing over a half-finished painting to someone else that feels like surrender, not of defeat, but of trust. That was the second day of the workshop: each of us had two minutes with a brush before passing our canvas to the person beside us, inviting them to continue the story. We did not know where it would go. We just knew it did not belong to us alone.
Dr. Marie Wilson served six and a half years as a TRC Commissioner, and she recently visited Coady Institute to share her experiences.
One of Coady Institute’s newest employee’s work is already being recognized by her peers.
The Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities invites potential authors to submit abstracts for the Special Issue which will be dedicated to publishing academic papers and reflections on practice from the practitioners on Asset-Based and Community-led Development in Ethiopia.
Coady’s strategic plan is also guided by and contributes to the university’s overall strategic framework. The plan articulates the Coady team’s values in interacting with each other and in its work with communities and also outlines six core beliefs that will serve to guide the Institute’s work.
This new three-year initiative, funded by Global Affairs Canada (4.8 million CAD) and set to begin in April 2025, seeks to enhance inclusive governance, promote and protect human rights, and advance gender equality in Nepal and Bangladesh.
LEARNING WITH COMMUNITY, Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Regional Atlantic Conference
Coady Institute and the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour are renewing their partnership for the Topshee Memorial Webinar Series. This year’s first webinar, Fair Taxes, Affordable Futures, will take place March 20, from 7 to 8 pm AT. Well-known Economist Lars Osberg...
In advance of International Women’s Day (IWD) (March 8), Coady Institute will be hosting an online seminar featuring two graduates of the Global Change Leaders (2016) program. Salome Nduta and Jaya Luintel are using their learnings from Coady to champion the rights of...