International Women’s Day (Week!) 2019
Coady International Institute is pleased to collaborate with Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association (AWRC) and many local organizations for International Women’s Week Antigonish 2019 – featuring more than a dozen local events in...
Graduate Grace Arach Receives National Award
As a Coady participant, Grace Arach (Diploma in Development Leadership, 2018) received the 19th Katherine Fleming International Development Award for her work as the founder and executive director of Foundation for Women Affected by Conflicts (FOWAC). Now a graduate,...
Water Safety for Exceptional Youth in Pictou County
William O’Dwyer, a participant in Coady International Institute’s Oceanpath Fellowship for youth leaders is a recent graduate of partner-school St. Francis Xavier University. “This was my first experience learning about the background of community development,”...
Combating Indigenous Youth Suicide
Rhonda Head is a participant in Coady’s Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program, looking forward to graduating later this winter. As a five-time international award winning classical singer from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Rhonda fuses classical music and the...
Oceanpath Fellow to Represent Canada at G(irls)20 Summit
Kaitlyn Gillelan is a participant in Coady’s Oceanpath Fellowship for young leaders. As part of the fellowship, she is completing a nine-month community phase, implementing an art therapy program for youth in the isolated northern community of Pond Inlet, Nunavut,...
Slow Cooked Dreams: Graduate Receives Provincial Award
Nadine Bernard launched Slow Cooked Dreams as a participant of Coady’s Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program in 2017. The mentorship and community engagement phase of the program supports participants as they implement community initiatives that often...
International Development Week: Breaking Glass Ceilings in Nigeria
Abiodun Omowunmi Essiet has graduated from three Coady programs since 2016, and is now completing the Coady Women’s Fellowship. Abiodun is a certified midwife and public health nurse, with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing Science and a Master’s in Public Health. She is...
International Development Week: Supporting Indigenous Women Leaders in Canada
Karri-Lynn Paul’s journey with Coady International Institute started in 2011 as an Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program participant. She later continued with the program as a facilitator, then a mentor, and in 2018, officially joined Coady’s Teaching Staff...