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,…
On February 11, 2021, Program Manager Claire Bolton spoke about CODE's work in Liberia as part of the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation’s evening discussion series “Local Brews + Global Views”. This event was held during International Development Week. A…
Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing global disruption to schools and learning. In 2020, across 185 countries, an estimated 1.7 billion children and youth were unable to attend school. Now in 2021, some schools are reopening but COVID-19…
There is no denying that the world is in a global learning crisis and children around the world are experiencing learning poverty. According to the World Bank: "All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a…
We are fortunate to partner again with CODE in Liberia, where we hope to repeat the success of the program we helped finance two years ago. CODE has a proven track record – over 60 years of working in the…
Students and their families across Sierra Leone and Liberia are now tuning into educational radio programming during COVID-19 thanks to two Canadian NGOs. CODE has teamed up with Farm Radio International to help ensure reading and literacy don't get…
Claire Bolton, one of CODE's Program Managers interviewed teacher Seth Amissah, who has participated in our Reading Ghana program. We have kept it in question and answer format and have shortened some of the responses. Q: Tell us a little…
It’s not easy to be a teacher in rural Ghana. In your big city teachers’ colleges, you have libraries full of books, steady electricity supply, decent WiFi and you are surrounded by people who believe in the power of education…