How to Have Difficult Conversations
Events @ Coady FollowFollowFollow How to Have Difficult Conversations: Lessons from Conflict Mediation and Community Peacebuilding Coady Institute and the Global Centre for Pluralism invite members of the Antigonish community for a fireside chat as speakers share...
Honoring Dr. Leonard Pluta
Coady Institute shares with great sadness the death of Dr. Leonard Pluta. A former St. Francis Xavier University Economics professor, Leonard worked closely with Coady Institute during the 1970s and 1980s conducting field research and teaching around the world. He...
Lessons in Adaptability for Canadian Youth Interns in Bangladesh
FollowFollowFollow 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 partner organizations of the Engage: Women’s...
Wallace Internships Combine Entrepreneurship and Social Awareness
The 2025 Wallace Family Internships ended earlier this month with four student entrepreneurs making presentations about their 12-week experience. The interns reflected on a transformative journey; one rooted in curiosity and driven by community impact. Supported...
Welcome Home
Coady Institute welcomed members of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Martha to campus July 16. The visit was a part the Antigonish Heritage Museum’s launch of “Gospel Hospitality in Action: Sisters of St. Martha in the Antigonish Area.” More than 20 Sisters, and 100...
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 investigate the extent to which WISE SACCOs play a role in reducing...
Reflections from a Community Peacebuilding Workshop
Adriel Uangbaoje, a third-year Business Major at St. Francis Xavier University, is a summer intern for Coady Institute’s communications team. An international student from Nigeria, Adriel participated in Coady’s Community Peacebuilding Workshop, he shares about his...Lisa Faye
About Coady Institute Alumni Coady People Careers at Coady Governance Lisa Faye Project Manager, Samaan Aawaaj Lisa brings more than 20 years of experience in women’s rights, gender equality, and community development to her work at Coady Institute. With a master’s...