Coady International Institute: Certificate For Women ­ Community Development Leadership.
May 13 - June 7, 2002

In every country of the world women experience a lower status in society than men. This results in the marginalization of women and increasing poverty rates for women. According to a 1996 report by the International Labour Organization, women make up nearly 70 per cent of the world’s poor and 65 per cent of the world’s one billion adult illiterates.

To meet these challenges, organizations need to have qualified women and men in decision-making positions. As a result of their gender, women have faced many obstacles in obtaining the knowledge and skills required for these positions. This program recognizes and values the development experiences of the candidates and builds on these experiences to help them examine the gendered dimensions of their organization and work.

The Certificate For Women ­ Community Development Leadership Program will enhance and clarify concepts and theories of development and critically examine various contemporary and leading-edge approaches. Participants will gain specific skills in program planning and evaluation, as well as budgeting and financial management. Completion of the program will provide an expanded understanding of organizational management and leadership. It will also present the unique opportunity to draw upon the experience of the Antigonish Movement ­ a people’s movement for social and economic justice which began in Nova Scotia during the 1920s.

This innovative four-week Certificate Program is designed to provide women development workers with the necessary knowledge and skills to be effective decision-makers and to advance within their organizations.

VENUE: Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CANADA

ENQUIRIES: M. Toogood,
Registrar, Coady International Institute
Tel: (902) 867-3953
Fax: (902) 867-3907
E-mail: mtoogood@stfx.ca