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Extraordinary Lives Virtual Speaker Series
April 7, 8:30pm AST | Please join us for an exclusive evening with Terry Paul, Chief of the Membertou First Nation and graduate of the Coady Institute ’77, and Sara Wolfe, Director of the Indigenous Innovation Initiative, Grand Challenges Canada.
They’re here: Education programs for 2021-22
Our largest online offering yet! We are offering an extensive program of online courses this year as we continue our commitment to developing knowledge and skills for social change. Online courses begin in April 2021 and offer the opportunity to learn with a cohort of change leaders from around the globe while balancing work and family commitments, offering affordable rates, and ensuring the health and safety of participants and staff by learning from home. Our program staff have developed five new courses, increasing opportunities for citizens passionate about social change – especially Indigenous, women, and youth leaders. Join us as we explore subjects ranging from feminist leadership and justice, to climate change and community resilience, to the future of work and workers, and more!
StFX Students: Summer Intern Positions at Coady Institute
Coady Institute is accepting applications from StFX students for up to four summer student intern positions in the areas of Indigenous leadership and women’s leadership.
Pathy Fellows Share Community Initiatives and Partnerships
As the 2021-22 Pathy Foundation Fellows prepare to begin their yearlong fellowship journey, they are sharing more about their community initiatives and partnerships.
13 Youth Leaders Prepare Social Change Initiatives Amidst Pandemic
We are pleased to announce the incoming young leaders for the 2021-22 Pathy Foundation Fellowship at Coady International Institute. Each fellow has adapted their community initiative for the current global context, and will continue to do so as we see changes in Covid-19 spread and response in local communities around the globe.
In Memoriam: Dr. Eric Amit
Dr. Amit was a former director of Coady Institute serving from 1991 to 1994 and 1995 to 1996. He played a significant role in the development of Coady’s transformative learning experience.
Coady Graduates Recognized for Community Contributions
Coady graduates Andikuza Litete-Makhumula (Malawi) and Josephine Yelang (Cameroon) are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to community.
IDW Webinar: The Role of Social Enterprises in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
How do social enterprises contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Please join us as we explore this question with social entrepreneurs and Coady graduates from Ghana, Haiti, and Canada and learn about how they are tackling challenges such as poverty, access to affordable housing, employment, and markets through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Welcoming First Participants of 2021
We extend a heartfelt welcome to all 88 participants who are joining us from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Congo, Dominica, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Welcoming Veronica Torres and Sarika Sinha to the Coady Team
We are pleased to begin the new year by welcoming Veronica Torres and Sarika Sinha as Program Teaching Staff for Coady Institute’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership.
Circle of Abundance: Artist Tracey Metallic Connects with Message of Empowerment
“Keepers” by Mi’gmaq artist Tracey Metallic will serve as the visual representation of Circle of Abundance – Amplifying Indigenous Women’s Leadership’s work and goals.
Coady’s Adam Baden-Clay Receives Teaching Award
Adam Baden-Clay (Manager, Youth Programs) will receive the St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) Outstanding Staff Teaching Award at the university’s December convocation ceremony, December 5. The award recognizes teaching staff at StFX who have contributed exceptionally to students’ learning experiences.
Women Weave Change in Latin America: Course Equips Women with Capacities to Transform their Communities
Between November 2-20, Coady International Institute, in partnership with EPES, held its first leadership course for Latin American women, bringing together 24 grassroots leaders from 13 countries. Originally planned as an in-person seminar in Santiago, circumstances of the pandemic compelled an online format. Participants in this vivid expression of Latin American diversity—students, indigenous women, community educators, feminists, rural leaders and urban activists—shared two salient characteristics: all were women and all were striving to transform their respective communities.
Celebrity-Backed Initiative Amplifying Indigenous Women Leaders Reaches $1M Goal
Karri-Lynn Paul, Indigenous Program Teaching Staff, announced in an online event November 19 that the Circle of Abundance – Amplifying Indigenous Women’s Leadership initiative has reached its one-million-dollar fundraising goal.
The Coady Connection
Read the November edition of The Coady Connection. We are pleased to share with you this collection of stories, accomplishments, and news from the past three months.
ENGAGE! 50 Women Graduate Business Skills Program in Ethiopia
The first graduates of the newly formed ENGAGE partnership include 50 women leaders who attended a program focused on Basic Business and Life Skills with the Organization for Women in Self Employment (WISE) in Ethiopia.
Coady Institute Welcomes Participants for Online Programs
We are pleased to welcome more than 100 participants from around the globe for online certificate programs in October and November. We extend our warmest welcome to these incredible local community leaders as they begin their journeys with us.
Coady Institute Receives €25,000 to Support Inclusive Governance Program
Coady Institute is pleased to collaborate with Voice to support its From Open to Inclusive Governance: Global Innovate and Learn grant program participants. The collaboration includes a €25,000 allocation for Coady staff to design and facilitate an online learning and accompaniment program titled, Livening the Linking and Learning: Supporting Citizen-Led Accountability Project Planning and Implementation for Voice grantees with projects in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Mali, and Ghana.
Statement on Mi’kmaq Fishery in Nova Scotia
We at Coady Institute and StFX Extension Department are appalled by the hatred and racism that has been exhibited toward Sipekne’katik First Nation fishers and their families this week. These deliberate acts of violence, interference, and intimidation have no place in our society.
Coady Institute Welcomes Participants for Online Certificates
We are pleased to welcome 95 community leaders from around the globe for the first three in a series of online certificate programs who are joining us from Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Canada, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, and Zimbabwe.