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…
CODE is thrilled to announce some good news we've received from Charity Intelligence. Once again this year, we've been named one of the Top 100 Rated Charities in Canada and are now also listed as one of the Top 10…
CODE is shocked and deeply saddened by the ongoing attacks and violence in Cabo Delgado, a northern province in Mozambique. The attacks have triggered a humanitarian crisis with more than 300,000 internally displaced people and 712,000 in need of humanitarian…
Right now, in countries like Sierra Leone, CODE and it’s local partners are working hard to help children learn to read, write and explore new ideas. And now, during the COVID-19 pandemic it’s even more urgent for children and families to keep learning together and for students to catch-up on what they’ve missed. Today, we’re launching our…
In celebration of our 60th anniversary in 2019, CODE launched the Read. Learn. Live photography exhibit by Peter Bregg. During 2019, the exhibit traveled to nearly a dozen locations across Canada to help raise awareness and inspire participation in CODE's…
We're thrilled to announce CODE's Executive Director Scott Walter has been named the new deputy chair of the Global Book Alliance (GBA) Secretariat. The GBA is a partnership of donor agencies, multilateral institutions, and civil society organizations that are committed…
There's no better way to prepare student teachers than by providing them with hands on experience working one on one with students. That's the idea behind a mentoring initiative which includes teaching strategies that is part of our Better Education…