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Op-ed: 20 Million Face Masks
As the world responds to the Covid-19 pandemic, a pressing and immediate issue is the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the front-line health workers who are working to save the lives of others. Facemasks are an essential part of the PPE. The answer is coming from an unusual and unexpected place: poor women, most of whom are living in the rural economy, and probably never heard of such masks before.
Op-ed: What’s in Your Basket?
The current pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the supply chain of food across the world. The stories of community innovation in times of crisis, as highlighted here present an opportunity to look at the role of citizens in shaping their own development beyond the current crisis.
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.
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