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Coady Grad’s “Indigenous Box” Business Grows to $1 Million in First Year
Coady graduate Mallory Yawnghwe is the Founder and CEO of Indigenous Box – a custom gifting and seasonal subscription box company that procures their products exclusively from Indigenous entrepreneurs.
The Coady Connection – April 2022
Read the April edition of The Coady Connection.We are pleased to share with you this collection of stories, accomplishments, and news from the past five months. We value your connection, support, and dedication toward Coady International Institute. Please continue to...
Remembering Wilf Bean
Wilf Bean was Director of Education Programs at Coady Institute from 1987 to 1999 and subsequently co-facilitated several courses in the areas of adult education and skills and strategies for social change.
April 2022 Edition: E-zine Highlights Circle of Abundance Experiences
April 2022 Edition: E-zine Highlights Circle of Abundance Experiences This Ezine has been created to hold and share space so we can share stories, highlight alumnae successes, experiences and learning about life after living through the Circle of Abundance networking...
Welcoming Eileen Alma as Interim Director as Executive Director Gord Cunningham Retires
We are pleased to be welcoming Eileen Alma as the Interim Director of Coady Institute beginning June 1, 2022 as Executive Director Gord Cunningham retires.
Community-Building with the 2021-22 Pathy Fellows
Thirteen young leaders from across Canada recently completed capacity-building and planning components of the Pathy Foundation Fellowship, and are now in the midst of a nine-month journey implementing their planned initiatives alongside their respective community partners.
IWW Spotlight: Jaime Smith
Jaime Smith is a passionate activist for gender and race equality. As the Director of Social Innovation and Executive Lead for Employment Innovation at Coady, Jaime works with communities, businesses, institutions, and governments exploring, co-developing and evaluating innovations for social, environmental and economic wellbeing, ensuring “a full and abundant life, for all.”
IWW Spotlight: Ulilia Chamisa
As the Team Leader for Start4Girls in Zimbabwe, Ulilia Chamisa works with girls and adolescent women, their communities, and religious and traditional leaders to promote the return to school or entrance into vocational skills training for girls who have dropped out, especially married girls and teenage mothers.
IWW Spotlight: Mica Francis
“As a women’s support worker, I am inspired every day by the people for whom we provide services. In the face of poverty, mental health concerns, gender-based violence and constant social and economic barriers, these women-identified persons exude such resilience and perseverance to not only survive, but thrive, and provide for and care for their families and communities.”
IWW Spotlight: Tsigie Haile
Tsigie Haile established Women in Self Employment (WISE) in 1993, which provides a space for women’s empowerment in Ethiopia. The organization has been working with low-income, self-employed women and girls in their efforts to achieve self-reliance and improve the quality of their lives.