Fatmata grew up living with her grandmother. One of 6 children, her parents needed some extra help taking care of her to make sure she could have the best life possible. When she was only 10 years old, her grandmother…
Puberty is a stage of life that stands out for many of us: it can be full of awkwardness and can raise many questions about the physical and social changes happening so quickly in a short span of time. To…
During critical formative years, great books can provide children with role models and help them imagine what kind of future they want for themselves. Unfortunately, social norms reflected in books can often box girls and women into limited, often subservient…
The program aims to provide professional development for 3,514 early-grade teachers in literacy and numeracy instruction to improve student learning outcomes. CODE has been selected to provide technical and implementation support to UNICEF in response to a program funded by…
Two Canadian NGOs, CODE and Farm Radio International are working together on a new project that aims to improve access to health information and services for teenage girls and young women in Malawi. Thanks to funding from the Government of…
This video lesson and Take Action kit (including lesson plans) is an amazing global education resource available for all grade 5-9 teachers! CODE is honoured to be collaborating with the Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (www.saskcic.org) to reach middle school…
May 28, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The Global Book Alliance (GBA) issued the following statement in support of the G7’s commitment to girls’ education at the recent Foreign and Development Ministerial.[1] We applaud the G7’s commitment to girls’ education, a…
A leading coalition of Canadian education organizations, the Canadian International Education Policy Working Group (CIEPWG), welcomes the newly announced G7 Declaration, Girls Education: The Heart of COVID-19 Recovery and Unlocking Agenda 2030. Launched at the G7 Foreign and Development Ministerial…
CODE is proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature, a Canadian literary award and readership initiative that recognizes excellence in Indigenous-authored literature for young adults (ages 12-18). This…
As part of the Transforming Girls' Education program in Sierra Leone, CODE is committed to using its expertise in book production to help promote gender equity. Charles Temple, Ph.D., a literacy specialist, writing trainer, and children’s author and Lynn O’Rourke,…