COLLABORATION AROUND the Eric Smith (Project Manager, ENGAGE) recently visited World Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya to support the Farmerled Tools, Dashboard Development and the Future of Farming initiative. Supported by the Fund for Innovation & Transformation, the initiative aims to advance gender equality and economic empowerment by providing farmers with access to financial tools for business planning and management. Read more about this initiative. Julien Landry (Program Teaching Staff) joined colleagues in South Africa where a research team is exploring how asset-based community development (ABCD) approaches can be leveraged to effectively engage excluded or underrepresented communities in local governance. Read more about this initiative.
Krista Hanscomb (Program Teaching Staff, Circle of Abundance), Karri-Lynn Paul (Teaching Staff, Indigenous Programs), and Eileen Alma (Director, International Centre for Women’s Leadership) attended a Community Gathering in Red Deer, Alberta hosted by the Urban Aboriginal Voices Society (UAVS). Along with Coady graduate Tanya Schur, Coady and UAVS are working to co-create a community-driven Indigenous lens and health assessment tool. The Gathering included an opportunity for the team to share their work to date and connect with the community to ensure their priorities have been captured authentically and respectfully. Learn more about the Red Deer Urban Aboriginal Voices Society.
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