Alumni Voice – Mapping the Mosaic of Community Assets During and After COVID-19 (South Africa)
Looking through the lens of possibilities, opportunities, and co-creation By Bernie Dolley and Sarah Hugow Humans are hard-wired to focus on threats and problems. It’s an evolutionary survival mechanism that has served us well for thousands of years. When faced with a...
Stories of Community Resilience and Entrepreneurship during Global Pandemic
Local Innovation from India to Nova Scotia ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA – An expert in Inclusive Economies has begun sharing experiences of the Global South during the Covid-19 pandemic in a series of essays entitled Stories of Community Resilience and Entrepreneurship....
Op-ed: 20 Million Face Masks
By Yogesh Ghore and Farouk Jiwa 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...
Op-ed: What’s in Your Basket?
By Yogesh Ghore and Farouk Jiwa The current pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the supply chain of food across the world. The situation is affecting countries to varying degrees depending on the level of outbreak and the conditions of the restrictions....
Alumni Voice – The Impact of Covid-19 on Development (Zimbabwe)
Written by Mpho Mpofu, Zimbabwe (Diploma in Development Leadership, 2018)Executive Director, The Voice of Africa Trust The world has been hit by one of the deadliest pandemics we have seen and experienced in a while. For millennials it’s the first of its kind and l...
Alumni Voice – Supporting Livelihoods and Community Spirit through COVID-19 (Kenya)
A letter from Coady graduate Patrick Ekodere, The COVID-19 pandemic has struck us hard, physically, financially, emotionally, and psychologically. As a social enterprise, my work has borne the brunt of this pandemic from closure of all livestock markets to diminished...
Graduate Initiates PPE Production Collective in Response to COVID-19 (Canada)
When Jordan Bowden attended Coady’s OceanPath Fellowship (now Pathy Foundation Fellowship) in 2016, he launched an initiative in his hometown of London, Ontario, Canada aimed to connect people with disabilities with local “makerspaces” where they can use communal...
Amplifying Voices of First Nation Youth through Asset-Based Development
Qalipu First Nation, one of the largest First Nation groups in Canada, spans across 67 traditional Mi’kmaq communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, and abroad. Jasmine Collis (Indigenous Women in Community Leadership, 2019) is a Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB)...