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Alumni Voice – The Impact of Covid-19 on Development (Zimbabwe)
(Opinion) The pandemic has destroyed economies. No country will remain unscathed. It has disrupted education and development work and has certainly exposed poor public health systems across the globe. Read more…
Alumni Voice – Supporting Livelihoods and Community Spirit through COVID-19 (Kenya)
The COVID-19 pandemic has struck us hard, physically, financially, emotionally, and psychologically. We are keeping to the stipulated guidelines as we strive to keep our communities alive spiritually and morally. By God’s grace, I am putting a smile to one family and many families in this landscape.
Graduate Initiates PPE Production Collective in Response to COVID-19 (Canada)
Jordan Bowden (OceanPath Fellowship, 2016-2017) is using his skills to create partnerships in a collaborative effort to manufacture and supply personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19 in the Montreal area.
Amplifying Voices of First Nation Youth through Asset-Based Development
Jasmine Collis designed and implemented a community project aimed to empower local youth in partnership with Lakewood Academy in Glenwood, NL while attending Coady’s Indigenous Women in Community Leadership (IWCL) program.
Nova Scotia Councillor Learns to Find Strength in Peace
Kaytland chose to apply to the online program because it offered foundational knowledge, practical tools, and the flexibility to continue learning while maintaining her employment obligations. She believed Coady was the right place to support her learning journey.
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...