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Award Recipient Furthers Work in Name of (late) Katherine Fleming
Grace is the Executive Director for the Foundation for Women Affected by Conflicts (FOWAC) in Uganda, where she has founded a new initiative inspired by Katherine Fleming’s legacy, called Skilling the Girl Child.
Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program Nominations Open
Do you work with an incredible young woman activist who could benefit from intensive communications and advocacy training? If so, we want to hear from you! We are excited to announce that the Nobel Women’s Initiative, in partnership with Coady International Institute, is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program.
Message from the Director of Education Programs
Given the nature of this unprecedented crisis, with the closure of international borders, termination of international flights, and general economic downturn, we have had to make some immediate and difficult decisions about the Institute’s 2020 course offerings.
Message from our Executive Director
As communities around the world face the Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic, I want you to know, on behalf of Coady Institute and St. Francis Xavier University Extension, that each and every one of you is in our thoughts during this time of great uncertainty. The ongoing spread of COVID-19 is affecting all of our communities, leading to changes in our daily lives that few of us could have imagined only a week or two ago.
Postponement: Global Change Leaders
Dear Women Leaders, The world as we know it has been overturned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of our countries are in various states of curfew and lockdown and all of us are being encouraged by local, national and global health authorities to significantly change our...
Postponement: Leadership for Citizen-Led Development
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic, many countries are currently in various states of lockdown and all of us are being encouraged by local, national, and global health authorities to significantly change our personal and organizational...
Coronavirus – COVID19 update
Coady Institute and StFX University are following the developments of COVID-19. All organizational travel has been suspended until further notice. We will continue to provide updates, including impacts on educational program offerings, as the situation evolves. You...
Introducing the Newest Cohort of Canadian Youth Leaders
Fellows will work with community partners to implement a broad diversity of projects, from developing computer literacy for newcomers in Moncton, to tackling mental health stigma through participatory arts in Malawi, to enhancing environmental awareness and action in Ghana.
Supporting Indigenous Businesswomen: Coady Grad Contributes to IBC Report
The Indian Business Corporation (IBC) has released a study centered on the Indigenous Women’s Loan Fund (IWLF) and the benefits of investing in Indigenous businesswomen.
Indigenous Women Leaders Celebrate Graduation
Eighteen Indigenous women leaders from across Canada have graduated from the award-winning Indigenous Women in Community Leadership Enhanced Mentorship Program. Offered since 2011, the program supports First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women who are committed to creating social change in their organizations, communities, and Nations.