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Coady Prepares for Busy Spring
Coady International Institute is pleased to be welcoming 43 participants from 18 countries to our campus for spring certificates in Asset-Based and Citizen-Led Development (ABCD), Women’s Leadership in Community Development, and Social Enterprise for Inclusive Local Economies
Pathy Family Foundation Increases Commitment
As Coady International Institute prepares to welcome the fifth cohort of OceanPath fellows in June, the Pathy Family Foundation has announced an increased commitment to the program.
Youth Leader Shaping Educational Reform in India
Nanda Kishore Daggupati is in Tamil Nadu, India, where he has facilitated a partnership between Chudar, an organization that works to improve the quality of education for children from underprivileged backgrounds, and the Tamil Nadu government for his initiative, Educational Development through Research, Consulting, and Policy.
Partnerships for Citizen-Led Change: from Canada to Vietnam
As a core focus of the 2017-2022 strategic plan, Coady strives to foster intentional, equitable, and multi-stakeholder partnerships for collaborative change.
Katherine Fleming award turns 20
“Each [recipient] has been an exceptional person, doing great things for their communities and the causes they have championed. Hearing their stories, and what the award means to them, inspires us, and gives us some satisfaction that our efforts to honour Katie by enabling others, has been achieved.”
The Latest from Coady International Institute
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 three months.
New Coady course brings global and local participants together
While the recent federal budget offered tax breaks for seniors and millennials, the Government of Canada’s creation of the $800 million Social Finance Fund last November has caught the attention of Yogesh Ghore. Ghore, a senior program staff member at Coady...
Deadline Extended: Indigenous Women in Community Leadership
The Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program is offering an extended deadline. The new deadline to apply is April 14.
Graduate Earns Global “Her Ability Award”
“The award is a reminder that limitations only hold us back if we let them,” Musola says. “It represents the ability to do things beyond limitations despite all sorts of obstacles.”
Discover to Recover: Graduate Publishes Book
In 2011, Mycel Acquaah-Mensah travelled far from her home in Ghana to attend Coady International Institute’s Diploma in Development Leadership in Canada.
2019-2020 OceanPath Fellows Selected
The OceanPath Fellowship provides community-focused experiential learning opportunities for graduating students to become active and effective change-makers, bringing new ideas and working closely with communities to foster sustainable and positive social change in Canada and around the world.
Indigenous Women Leaders Celebrate Graduation
Fourteen Indigenous women leaders concluded Coady’s five-month Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program with a virtual graduation ceremony March 1.
A Voice for the Voiceless: Malawian Graduate Enters Political Race
Coady graduate is vying for a seat in the Malawi National Assembly as Member of Parliament of the country’s capital city of Lilongwe.
International Women’s Day (Week!) 2019
Coady International Institute is pleased to collaborate with Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association (AWRC) and many local organizations for International Women’s Week Antigonish 2019 – featuring more than a dozen local events in Antigonish and Guysborough Counties.
Graduate Grace Arach Receives National Award
“I am proud to be one of the few young ladies to get this kind of award,” Grace says. “The award has given me strength to do even more.”
Water Safety for Exceptional Youth in Pictou County
“I have helped a new community down the road in Truro [Nova Scotia] to start up an accessible swimming program,” O’Dwyer says. “This was a huge success and a great surprise. We are now just waiting to see how the trial period goes!”
Combating Indigenous Youth Suicide
Rhonda Head is a participant in Coady’s Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program, looking forward to graduating later this winter. As a five-time international award winning classical singer from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Rhonda fuses classical music and the...
Oceanpath Fellow to Represent Canada at G(irls)20 Summit
“My connection to the community of Pond Inlet first started during the summer of 2015 when I was volunteering as a peer health educator,” Kaitlyn says. “While I was there, I had the opportunity to foster strong relationships with youth during our after school programming.”
Slow Cooked Dreams: Graduate Receives Provincial Award
Nadine Bernard launched Slow Cooked Dreams as a participant of Coady’s Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program in 2017. The mentorship and community engagement phase of the program supports participants as they implement community initiatives that often...
International Development Week: Breaking Glass Ceilings in Nigeria
“I’ve inspired a lot of people to break the glass ceiling – to do what they think they cannot do in society.”