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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – 2023
September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. The federal holiday is just one of the 94 calls to action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in 2015. We use our collective voice to call on all parties to continue to implement these calls to action as we navigate this journey of reconciliation together.
We also recognize our own duties to learn and unlearn, to decolonize our work, and to contribute in meaningful ways toward reconciliation.
Event – Coffee with Coady
October 14 | Join us for the annual Coffee with Coady event during St. Francis Xavier University Homecoming.
We will be joined by 2023 Katherine Fleming International Development Award recipient, Prossy Nantongo who will share about her work helping vulnerable and orphaned girls and women in Uganda and Rwanda as they transition from school to employment.
Eileen Alma named Coady Institute Executive Director
A familiar face with more than 30 years of experience in the development sector has been selected as the new Executive Director of Coady Institute. Eileen Alma was appointed to the position for a five-year term beginning immediately.
Carleton University joins Pathy Foundation Fellowship Partnership
The Pathy Foundation Fellowship has been working in tandem with five Canadian partner universities to offer the yearlong Fellowship program for the past nine years.
Now, they are welcoming Carleton University, located in Ottawa, Ontario, as a sixth partner.
Pathy Fellow Working to Support Pregnant Girls in Ugandan Refugee Settlement
“I no longer see myself as the person who is going to bring change. I want to be a member who will support other people, and at the same time, let the community bring the change to their own situations – because that will give them not only more power over the initiative, but they’ll be accountable to what happens, and they might be more willing to sustain the initiative if it belongs to them.”
Coady Graduate Researching Maternal Health in Rural Ecuador
In her early career, Maria was an academic researcher at two large universities in Ecuador with a focus on health and nutrition. She felt disconnected from the communities central to her work, so she left academia and opened a consultancy business.
Coady Graduate Raises $3-Million for Clean Tech Startup
Coady Graduate Nivantha Balendra (Pathy Fellowship) recently spoke with Forbes about closing a $3-million funding round for her clean tech startup, Dispersa.
Now Open: Diploma in Development Leadership 2024
Join a diverse cohort of practitioners from around the world who represent a wide cross-section of civil society, public and private groups, and organizations.
Celebration and Farewell: Diploma in Development Leadership
On July 20 we celebrated the 2023 Diploma in Development Leadership participants as they completed the ten week on-campus portion of the program.
34 Graduate from ACTivate Program in Partnership with GMIST
The program builds on the belief that a good place to live is also a good place to visit. It brings an asset-based and community-driven approach to tourism – building on existing knowledge, skills, and strengths within communities to enhance community wellbeing.
58 Social Change Leaders Graduate from On-Campus Certificate Programs
On Friday, June 30, fifty-eight social change leaders from countries around the world celebrated their graduation from one of three on-campus certificate programs: Feminist Advocacy for Agency, Equity, and Justice, Livelihoods and Markets, and Community Led Solutions for Climate Change.
Event – Closing Celebration
Jul 20 | Please join us for learning and celebration with the 2023 Diploma in Development Leadership participants as they end their 10-week stay with us in Antigonish and prepare to travel to their home communities to implement their change initiatives.
Coady Welcomes the World: 68 social change makers now taking courses on campus
Whether it is in the classroom or in the hallways, there is renewed energy and excitement at St. Francis Xavier University’s Coady Institute as 68 social change makers from 22 countries around the world are now studying on campus.
Celebrating the 2022-23 Pathy Fellowship Graduates
Congratulations to the 2022-23 Pathy Foundation Fellowship graduates who celebrated the completion of their yearlong journey with a small ceremony on Friday, May 26 at Coady Institute.
2023 Diploma in Development Leadership Participants
Meet the 2023 Diploma in Development Leadership participants.
John Gaventa Receives Honourary Degree from StFX
As you graduate, you also are global citizens in a world with many other challenges which you also must face.
Event – Welcome Social
May 24 | Please join us as we welcome the 2023 Diploma in Development Leadership participants to Coady Institute, StFX University, and the Antigonish communities.
Pathy Fellow Attou Mamat: ‘Art is a form of resistance’
Attou Mamat is working in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) to support young students and their educators in preventing and responding to experiences of violence – and she’s doing so through art. Attou’s work is part of a community initiative she designed and is implementing as part of the Pathy Foundation Fellowship at Coady Institute.
Now Open | 2023 Sister-to-Sister Program
The Sister-to-Sister program brings together young feminist leaders – sisters – in an intensive program which fosters crucial solidarity, support and sisterhood, to better equip them for their ongoing work.
Transnational Feminist Movement: A transforming Perspective and Practice
May 1 | Abha Bhaiya and Dr. Nancy Forestell join Coady staff Sarika Sinha for the next in a series of webinars focused on feminist leadership.