Katherine Fleming International Development Award
Since 2000, Coady Institute has presented the Katherine Fleming International Development award to African women leaders taking part in Coady Institute educational programs. The reimagined award now brings 25+ African women together for the Katherine Fleming Women’s Leadership course held in an African country. These women are using their learning experience to further social change in their own organizations and communities.
Made possible through the generosity of donors, the award honours Katherine (Katie) Fleming a graduate from St. Francis Xavier University (1985) who died in Tanzania in May 1999 while working for United Nations Children’s Fund. Recipients are recognized each year during St. Francis Xavier Homecoming Celebrations.
“I would like to thank the individuals and institutions that made this training possible… your resources, kindness, and generosity [is] not in vain. By enabling a few of us to participate, you have planted a seed.”
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Award Recipient News and Events:
Making Communities Safer in Nigeria
Kate Ibeanusi is a Nigerian justice advocate and Coady Institute graduate whose decades-long work across women’s rights, prison reform, and family-centered interventions reflects a lifelong commitment to confronting hidden injustices and advancing dignity, fairness, and rehabilitation for marginalized communities.
Advocacy for Children and Women in Kenya
Peggy Namadi Saka empowers marginalized children and youth to shape policy and development in Kenya, a mission strengthened by Coady Institute’s training and the Katherine Fleming International Development Award.
Katherine Fleming Award Continues to Strengthen Communities and Inspire Change
Friends, family, and supporters of the Katherine Fleming International Development Award came together during St. Francis Xavier University homecoming celebrations earlier this month to honour and remember the woman who inspired the award.