Celebrating the 2023 Diploma in Development Leadership Graduates
On November 14, we held a small online graduation ceremony for the 2023 Diploma in Development Leadership participants. After their residency at Coady Institute, St. Francis Xavier University the graduates worked to implement social change initiatives in their...
Event – Building Peace at Home and Abroad: Identifying Risks and Opportunities
Coady Coffee House and Webinar Building Peace at Home and Abroad: Identifying Risks and Opportunities Join us as Coady teaching staff member Digafie Debalke hosts an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony and Webinar with a dialogue on peace and conflict transformation. Recorded...
Ela Bhatt Memorial Bursary
Ela Bhatt Memorial Bursary Donate Today For close to 40 years, Coady Institute has partnered with the Self-Employed Women’s Association, founded by the late Ela Bhatt. During these decades, Coady staff and participants have been inspired by Elaben’s...
Ela Bhatt
Ela Bhatt1933 – 2022 Ela Bhatt Ela Bhatt, founder of Self-Employed Women Association (SEWA) of India, was a lawyer and social activist who dedicated her life to the pursuit of social justice and the empowerment of women, helping them to earn a living and making...
SEWA’s Impact
SEWA’s Impact We are happy to share these messages from those who were impacted by Ela Bhat and Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)’s work. Aster Tefera Dubale on November 9, 2022 We heard the sad news about Elaben Bhalt. Her strength and...
SEWA and Coady
SEWA and Coady As one of our longest partners, Coady and Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) continue to work together to build stronger communities. Coady Partner to Launch Climate Schools through Engage Project Coady Institute partner Self Employed...
Coady Partner to Launch Climate Schools through Engage Project
SEWA building climate resilience of poor informal sector women workers in India Coady Institute partner Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India is examining how climate shocks are affecting poor women who work in the informal sector and offering educational...
Women Entrepreneurs in India Adapt to Changing Climate: StFX Student Interns Conduct Focus Groups with SEWA
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) students Emma Jewkes and Sydney Anthony recently travelled to Ahmedabad, India as part of the Sears Internships in Social Enterprise Program – an initiative launched as part of the John T. Sears Chair in Corporate Social...