Coady Graduate Researching Maternal Health in Rural Ecuador

by Jenny MacDonald | Aug 17, 2023 | Alumni, News, Women

In 2017, Maria Gangotena left her home in Ecuador to travel to Antigonish to attend the Diploma in Development Leadership at Coady Institute. Now living in Toronto, Maria is completing her PhD in Educational Studies through St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) in...

Feminist Leadership for capabilities, ecology and transformation

by Sue Hawkes | Mar 1, 2023 | building resilient communties, Closed Online Application, ED-Education, ED-Women, Education Program, Women

Feminist Leadership for Capabilities, Ecology and Transformation October 2 – November 13, 2023 Applications have closed. Online Delivery Facilitator: Sarika Sinha  Click here for downloadable PDF Women leaders across the globe are dealing with dispossession...

Graduate Support Networks in Zimbabwe

by Jenny MacDonald | Feb 28, 2023 | Alumni, KF News, News, Women

Saliwe Mutetwa-Zakariya and Yeukai Muzezewa are part of a network of more than 100 Coady graduates in Zimbabwe, and though they live and work on opposite ends of the country, they share a common bond. They are dedicated advocates for women and girls’ empowerment...

An International Perspective on The Right to Choose Safely

by Sue Hawkes | Nov 30, 2022 | News, Past event, Past Womens Leadership Event, Women

An International Perspective on The Right to Choose Safely Join Coady Institute’s 2022 Katherine Fleming International Development Award recipients Saliwe Mutetwa and Vera Elikem Awuye as they discuss The Right to Choose Safely. Recorded on November 30, 2022. Saliwe...

Welcoming the 2022 Global Change Leaders

by Jenny MacDonald | Jul 20, 2022 | News, Women

We were pleased to formally welcome the Global Change Leaders last week alongside Coady staff, community and government partners, generous donors, and Coady family and friends. Dr. John Hamilton pipes the Global Change Leaders from Warren Gardens to Dennis Hall....

Field Trip: Global Change Leaders discuss Affordable Housing Solutions

by Jenny MacDonald | Jul 19, 2022 | Extension, News, Women

The Global Change Leaders recently visited two Antigonish Affordable Housing sites and met with organizers, residents, and housing advocates to learn and share about affordable and accessible housing models, and discuss their intersections with social issues such as...