About the Project
Project Summary:
ENGAGE! is a five-year initiative co-designed by Coady Institute and five partner organizations:
- Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India;
- Organization for Women in Self Employment (WISE) in Ethiopia;
- Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP);
- Christian Commission for Development (CCDB) in Bangladesh; and
- Centre Haïtien du Leadership et de l’Excellence (CLE) in Haiti.
Key Dates
Overall Project
December 2019
to February 28, 2025
Inception Phase
January 1, 2019
to April 30, 2019
Implementation Phase
May 1, 2020
to October 31, 2025
Reporting Phase
November 1, 2025
to August 31, 2026
Program undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Global Affairs Canada
News and Events
Learning across borders: ‘Engage’ fellows at CASAE Conference
In May 2025, nearly one hundred students and practitioners of adult education gathered at Coady Institute, St. Francis Xavier University for the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education...
Lessons in Adaptability for Canadian Youth Interns in Bangladesh
As a member of the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC), Coady Institute has supported the International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) by facilitating connections between ACIC and...
New Report: Assessment of Women’s Economic Empowerment and Domestic Violence – The Case of WISE SACCOs
Gender-based violence is a persistent threat to women’s empowerment in Ethiopia, as it is globally. Therefore, Engage partner, Women in Self Employment (WISE), developed a mixed-methods study to...