SEWA and Coady
As one of our longest partners, Coady and Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) continue to work together to build stronger communities.
Coady Institute Receives $236,000 toward Farmer-Led Initiative in India and Kenya
Coady Institute is one of nine Canadian organizations to receive funding toward advancing gender equality from the Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT). The Institute will receive $236,000 over 15 months for Farmer-led Tools, Dashboard Development and the Future of Farming.
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.