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Applications Open for Women’s Leadership Course in Chile -Spanish-
Coady International Institute and Fundación Educacion Popular en Salud (EPES) will offer the Women’s Leadership in Community Development certificate in Santiago, Chile, November 16 – 23, 2019. The course will be facilitated in Spanish.
Welcoming Participants for New Certificate Program
Eighteen global and local community leaders have arrived at Coady Institute for a brand new offering, Social Enterprise for Inclusive Local Economies.
OceanPath Fellowship Graduate Receives Award
Coady graduate Ruth Nara (OceanPath Fellowship, 2018-2019) recently received University of Ottawa’s Joseph De Koninck Prize. The Joseph De Koninck Prize at the master’s level is awarded in recognition of a major contribution to knowledge in an interdisciplinary program.
Participedia’s New Website Includes Coady Case Studies
As part of the catalogue, 20 Coady graduates have shared their experiences through the publishing of case studies on the website.
Global Women Leaders Lay Out Action Plans
The 21 women leaders from 11 countries who recently attended Coady’s Women’s Leadership in Community Development certificate program presented their leadership action plans May 23. The presentations ranged in topic from women and girls’ education, to financial literacy, to gender-based violence (GBV) health centres, to agriculture and economic empowerment.
OceanPath Fellows Reflect on Community Learning
Participants, staff, partners, and community members gathered in Coady’s Marie Michael Library Thursday, May 23 as the OceanPath Fellowship 2018-2019 cohort presented community learnings from their yearlong fellowship, which included the design and implementation of a unique community initiative over a nine-month community phase.
Local and Global Leaders Celebrate Graduation
“We are going back home – leaving Coady – as better leaders. We are going home having learned that leadership begins with us.” – Daisy Rono (Asset-Based and Citizen-Led Development, 2019)
Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program Nominations Open
Participants will work closely with Nobel Women’s Initiative, Coady Institute, and outside facilitators to build advocacy and communications skills, as well as to meet with experts working in related areas. Deadline to apply is Monday, June 17, 2019.
Coady at Women Deliver Conference 2019
June 3 – 6 The world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women, Women Deliver, will take place in Vancouver, Canada in June 2019. Coady graduate Musola Cathrine Kaseketi (Diploma in Development Leadership, 2018) will speak at a session titled, The Power of Breaking Barriers: Systemic change, individual gain.
Welcoming Spring with Certificate Participants
Participants have arrived for spring certificates! Coady's student services team have been busy providing tours and orientation of facilities and services, while facilitators began classroom sessions on Monday (May 13) afternoon. Fourteen leaders from 11 countries are...