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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.”
International Development Week: Supporting Indigenous Women Leaders in Canada
Karri-Lynn Paul’s journey with Coady International Institute started in 2011 as an Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program participant. She later continued with the program as a facilitator, then a mentor, and in 2018, officially...
International Development Week: Justice for India’s Women and Children
Dr. Mamatha Achanta (Women’s Research Fellowship, 2018; Advocacy: Increasing Citizen Voice and Agency, 2016) is a women’s and children’s rights activist, pro-bono lawyer, and founder of Tharuni – a non-government organization working for the welfare of...
International Development Week: Safety for Indigenous Women in Canada
Currently completing the mentorship and community engagement phase of the program, Lorelei has been working to develop a line of educational resources aimed to improve safety for women and girls.
International Development Week: Allyship in Nepal
Shyam Thapa (Diploma in Development Leadership, 2018) is the Programme Analyst, Gender for United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Nepal. “UNFPA is the United Nations’ sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is...
International Development Week: Empowering Refugee Girls in Canada
“My initiative will support the empowerment of adolescent refugee girls to use their skills and experience to develop a sustainable program, for them and by them,” says Ruth.