Katherine Fleming International Development Award
Honouring a Legacy. Investing in African Women Leaders. Strengthening Communities
Established in 2000, the Katherine Fleming International Development Award honours the life and legacy of Katherine (Katie) Fleming, a St. Francis Xavier University graduate who dedicated her career to advancing the well-being and rights of children in Africa.
For more than 25 years, the award has supported African women leaders to strengthen their leadership, learn with others, and advance positive change in their organizations and communities.
Katherine Fleming
Learn about Katie’s life, work and the legacy that inspired the award.
Women Leaders
Meet the women whose leadership and community work continue Katie’s legacy across Africa.
Leadership Course
Discover the Katherine Fleming Women’s Leadership Course for African Women Leaders.
Investing in African Women Leaders
Help us continue Katie’s legacy.
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.
Change Happening Now
Warm Hearts, Wider Change
Warm Hearts Foundation in Uganda focuses on empowerment through practical tools. From cosmetology and beautification skills to backyard farming and legal literacy, the foundation builds pathways to dignity, income, and self-sufficiency.
ALUMNI BREAKFAST with COADY INSTITUTE
EVENT: Join us as we celebrate 25 years of the Katherine Fleming International Development Award.
Tsigie Haile (WISE) receives Katherine Fleming International Development Award
Tsigie Haile, founder of Women in Self Employment (WISE), received the Katherine (Katie) Fleming International Development Award at Coady Institute’s StFX Homecoming event. The award is presented annually to an African woman leader in memory of Katie, who dedicated her life’s work to overcoming child poverty in Africa until her death in 1999.