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Gender-transformative Agroecology for Climate Resilience
March 8 to 13, 2027
Asset-Based and Community-Led Development Principles
February 2 – March 30, 2027
Tools for Conflict Sensitive Development
October 19 to December 11, 2026
Grassroots Peacebuilding
February 2 to March 30, 2027
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Change Happening Now
Annual Report – 2025 – 2026
Explore Coady Institute’s 2025–26 Annual Report and discover how learning, leadership, and partnership are helping people and communities turn knowledge into collective action and lasting change.
Nine Years After Coady: Carrying Leadership Forward
In 2017, Dr. Smita Dharmamer came to Nova Scotia as one of 19 women leaders from 17 countries to participate in Coady’s Global Change Leaders Program. Nine years later, the connections and lessons from that experience continue to shape her work with Aangan Trust in India.
Leadership in Action: Stories from the Coady Community
This edition of the Coady Institute newsletter celebrates the strength of its global community through stories of leadership, learning, and impact.
Upcoming Events
Power and Just Transitions: Why Is It So Difficult to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels in the Face of Climate Change?
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
7 to 9PM
Alumni Breakfast with Coady Institute
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 8:15 – 10:30AM
Building Inclusive Economies: From Local to Global to Local
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 | 3 to 4PM
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