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IDW: Health and Wellness across Turtle Island

Coady’s Indigenous Women in Community Development program supports First Nations, Métis and Inuit women committed to fostering development and creating social change in their organizations, communities and Nations. Participants Jasmine Collis and Lisa Osawamick are creating impact in their respective communities by providing and supporting health and wellness initiatives.

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IDW: Decent Work and Economic Growth for Women in Zimbabwe

“You just have to find ways to survive somehow. And like most women, we have to just look at wherever the opportunities are and go for it.”
GAWN supports women in creating and maintaining income opportunities through self-employment. They offer workshops in enterprise and finance, networking and peer-support opportunities, and host business exposure visits.

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Welcoming Women Leaders for Online Peacebuilding Course

We are pleased to welcome 21 women leaders from 13 countries as they begin the Advancing Women’s Leadership in Conflict Transformation, Peacebuilding and Community Development online course, designed to advance understandings of conflict, security and peace for...

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Friends of Coady

Coady Institute believes in the power of ordinary citizens to do extraordinary things and, for the past 60 years, we have ensured that citizens remain at the centre of the development process. With your help, working together with local and global change leaders, we can make this a year of local and global action.

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Celebrating 60 Years with $1M Funding Announcement

Coady International Institute hosted an Open House, December 2, in celebration of the institute’s 60th anniversary. The reception included several funding announcements, totaling more than $1 million supporting Coady’s commitment to, “a full and abundant life for all”.

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They’re here: Education programs for 2020

We are excited to announce our 2020 education programs! In addition to ongoing programming for Youth, Indigenous, and Women leaders, we are pleased to announce a fresh and globally informed slate of certificate offerings for 2020 that will support local and global leaders in working together to bring about lasting economic and social change.

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Global Indigenous Women Fellows Find Strength and Solidarity with Local Indigenous Women Leaders

In the early part of their fellowships, Rosa Marina and Shirley were welcomed into the classroom for Coady’s Indigenous Women in Community Leadership (IWCL) program for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women in Canada. Following the program, they participated in the IWCL Alumni Gathering that welcomed approximately 100 Indigenous women leaders back to campus for an opportunity to come together, forge connections, collaborate, and amplify their impact.

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Climate and Democracy Week Event Schedule

As part of Climate and Democracy Week 2019, we are pleased to collaborate with StFX University and others to host this week with the theme, For a Sustainable Future. Join us for one of these upcoming events, or learn more about our commitment to climate action through our educational program offerings.

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Indigenous Women Leaders to Gather at StFX and Coady this weekend

More than 100 Indigenous leaders from across the country and beyond are traveling to Antigonish this week to take part in Coady Institute’s Indigenous Women in Leadership (IWCL) program’s Alumni Gathering, Nov. 1 to 4, at St. Francis Xavier Univerisity in Mi’kma’ki, the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people.

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