Alumni Voice – Engaging Community in Response to COVID-19 (Ethiopia)
Written by Aklilu GebremichaelPartnerships and Multi-Stakeholder Relationships, 2013 Practices, Adaptations, Innovations Generally, in Ethiopia the side effects of COVID-19 have been more serious than the health-related challenges caused by the virus itself. This...
Alumni Voice – Channels for Children’s and Youth’s Voice in Mombasa’s COVID-19 Response (Kenya)
Written by Namadi (Peggy) SakaDiploma in Development Leadership, 2017 Practice, Adaptations, Innovations In Mombasa, Kenya, organizations have decided to work together to address various children’s issues in the advent of COVID-19. The Mombasa County Child Rights...
Alumni Voice – Land Rights Advocacy in COVID-19 Response (Nepal)
Written by Jagat BasnetDiploma in Development Leadership, 2001 Practice, Adaptations, Innovations The Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC) has been facilitating land and agrarian issues in Nepal and working with landless and smallholder peasants since 1994. To...
Alumni Voice – Social Enterprise Shifts to PPE Production amidst Lockdown (India)
Written by JP Dobson In the current uncertainty, Corrina Vali uses the skills developed during her time at Coady International Institute to provide protective masks to frontline workers in her hometown of Godhra, India. It was only one year ago she was wrapping up her...
Alumni Voice – Coronavirus Pandemic and Employment: Protecting Women’s Right to Work (Ghana)
Since hitting the world at the end of last year, the novel coronavirus has claimed thousands of lives, it is wrecking economies while leaving many workers uncertain about their current and future employment. With social distancing and isolation recommended by the...
Pathy Foundation Fellowship Welcomes Partnership with Bishop’s University
The significance of helping a community alone is powerful, but the professional and personal life experience gathered throughout the fellowship are irreplaceable. Dr. Michael Teed Full Professor, Williams School of Business, Bishop's University The Pathy...
Alumni Voice – Mapping the Mosaic of Community Assets During and After COVID-19 (South Africa)
Looking through the lens of possibilities, opportunities, and co-creation By Bernie Dolley and Sarah Hugow Humans are hard-wired to focus on threats and problems. It’s an evolutionary survival mechanism that has served us well for thousands of years. When faced with a...
Stories of Community Resilience and Entrepreneurship during Global Pandemic
Local Innovation from India to Nova Scotia ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA – An expert in Inclusive Economies has begun sharing experiences of the Global South during the Covid-19 pandemic in a series of essays entitled Stories of Community Resilience and Entrepreneurship....