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The Wallace Family Internship program is designed to support @stfxuniversity students as they develop socially conscious ventures. Learn more about how Coady's DiscoverBox work with young entrepreneurs. coady.stfx.ca/wallace-intern…

We were happy to welcome members of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha to campus July 16. We appreciate you and thank you for being a partner and witness to the work of the Antigonish Movement. coady.stfx.ca/welcome-home/

NEW! #Engage partner Organization for Women in Self Employment (#WISE), Ethiopia have studied the link between domestic violence and women's economic empowerment, with members of organization's savings and credit cooperative (SACCO) groups. Summary: issuu.com/coadystfx/docs…

Meet Prossy Nantongo recipient of the 2023 Katherine Fleming Award. She works in Uganda to enhance the lives of vulnerable and orphaned girls/women through education. Learn how you can support leaders like Prossy at coady.stfx.ca/support

Last month, teaching staff member Digafie Debalke facilitated Introduction to Community Peacebuilding. Coady communications intern Adriel Uangbaoje of Nigeria, a third-year Business Major at StFX University, offers his thoughts on the experience. coady.stfx.ca/reflections-fr…

Coady Institute welcomes Meredith Davis, Manager, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning; Hina Shehzadi, Project Manager, Women's Leadership & ENGAGE; and Lisa Faye, Project Manager, Samaan Aawaaj as they begin their new positions in helping create a full and abundant life for all.

Join our Future of Work and Workers online course starting in September and better understand the magnitude and intensity of the current changes shaping the world of work. Learn more at: youtube.com/watch?v=vbrg_w… Register at coady.stfx.ca/future-of-work…

Today, is Day 1 of the Katherine Fleming Women’s Leadership Course in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Coady and the Organization for Women in Self Employment are offering the course to mark the 25th anniversary of the Katherine Fleming International Development Award.

Education ignites leadership and contributes to justice and equity while being a catalyst for social change. Are you looking to take a Coady course? Registration for our online courses for 2025-26 is now open. Learn more at: coady.stfx.ca/education/

Our friends from Equitas and the Tusonge Community Development Organization have announced that the call for applications for the 2026 East Africa Human Rights Program is now open until June 30. Applications should be sent to eahrp2026@tusongecdo.org tusongecdo.org/eahrp/

We always like to see and hear from our graduates. Today, Coady teaching staff member Adam Baden-Clay met graduate Peachy Cuenca Forbes (Diploma, 1981) and former staff member Anuj Jain during Antigonish's flag raising ceremony celebrating Independence Day in the Philippines.

Coady Institute recently hosted Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Dr. Marie Wilson during her Atlantic book launch tour of North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner. Learn more about the evening @ coady.stfx.ca/silence-is-not… #NHIM2025

Ibtesum Afrin is a Coady Institute Research Officer for the Engage project. As a research officer, she works with changemakers whose journey embodies the spirit of resilience and community-driven leadership. Learn more about Ibtesum’s work @ coady.stfx.ca/coady-research…

Part of having a full and abundant life is access to affordable housing. Coady program teaching staff member Pauline MacIntosh has worked with community organizations to improve housing access in communities across Nova Scotia. Read more cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

The Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education conference and the Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment conference took place at Coady Institute. The Coady team supported both the conferences. #CommunityBasedLearning #AdultEducation

Coady Institute hosted Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Marie Wilson earlier this week for a book reading, discussion, and book signing of North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner.

Coady Institute hosted Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Marie Wilson earlier this week for a book reading, discussion, and book signing of North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner.

Join us in-person on Wednesday, May 21, for a conversation with Marie Wilson about her new book North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner. The conversation begins at 6:45 PM in Dennis Hall, Coady Institute. coady.stfx.ca/north-of-nowhe…

Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish Member of Parliament Jaime Battiste visited Coady Institute earlier this week. During the visit, he learned about Coady’s new strategic plan “Walking with Community” and the Institute’s ongoing work with local, Indigenous, and global communities.

Education ignites leadership and contributes to justice and equity while being a catalyst for social change. Are you looking to take a Coady course? Registration for our online courses for 2025-26 is now open. Learn more at: coady.stfx.ca/education/