Alumni Voice – COVID-19: Rights Awareness through Virtual and Media Engagement (Nigeria)
Written by Barbara MaigariCitizen-Led Accountability: Strategies and Tools, 2016; Coady Fellowship, 2017 Practice, Adaptations, Innovations One of the challenges in Nigeria’s democratic governance process is the lack of depth of public knowledge on reformed criminal...
Alumni Voice – Citizen’s Pulse: A National Survey on COVID-19 (Nepal)
Written by Bhumi Raj ChapagainDiploma in Development Leadership, 2015; Coady Fellowship, 2017 Practice, Adaptations, Innovations Nepal has been in lockdown since April 24th, 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. All domestic and international flights are halted,...
Alumni Voice – COVID-19: Rethinking Emergency Preparedness and Response (Cameroon)
Written by Patience AgwenjangDiploma in Development Leadership, 2014; Coady Fellowship, 2016 Practice, Adaptations, Innovations The COVID-19 outbreak coincided with three critical situations in Cameroon: an ongoing internal war, the rumoured death of the president,...
Alumni Voice – Advocating for Women’s Inclusion in COVID-19 Response (Ghana)
Written by Patricia AkakpoDiploma in Development Leadership, 2015 Practice, Adaptations, Innovations In the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic, governments across the world are putting in place measures to end the pandemic by instituting or intensifying social...
Alumni Voice – Engaging Community in Response to COVID-19 (Ethiopia)
Written by Aklilu GebremichaelPartnerships and Multi-Stakeholder Relationships, 2013 Practices, Adaptations, Innovations Generally, in Ethiopia the side effects of COVID-19 have been more serious than the health-related challenges caused by the virus itself. This...
Alumni Voice – Channels for Children’s and Youth’s Voice in Mombasa’s COVID-19 Response (Kenya)
Written by Namadi (Peggy) SakaDiploma in Development Leadership, 2017 Practice, Adaptations, Innovations In Mombasa, Kenya, organizations have decided to work together to address various children’s issues in the advent of COVID-19. The Mombasa County Child Rights...
Alumni Voice – Land Rights Advocacy in COVID-19 Response (Nepal)
Written by Jagat BasnetDiploma in Development Leadership, 2001 Practice, Adaptations, Innovations The Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC) has been facilitating land and agrarian issues in Nepal and working with landless and smallholder peasants since 1994. To...
Alumni Voice – Social Enterprise Shifts to PPE Production amidst Lockdown (India)
Written by JP Dobson In the current uncertainty, Corrina Vali uses the skills developed during her time at Coady International Institute to provide protective masks to frontline workers in her hometown of Godhra, India. It was only one year ago she was wrapping up her...