Hila Olyan, our Director of Program Development and Innovation met with Ruby Yayra Goka in Accra, Ghana on February 2020 for coffee. We wanted to share these anecdotes from their get together.  As I sit down with Ruby, I’m both…

Recently, CODE has begun to build a new evaluative learning process for use in both its organizational culture and in its international programming. As part of our 'Learning Based Management Approach' to our work we are ensuring an organizational focus…

With the world a third of the way through to the Sustainable Development Goals’ target date of 2030, stakeholders such as CODE are taking stock and reflecting how Africa, the continent furthest off track on most of the SDGs, is…

As the saying goes "education is better than silver and gold." That is what 24-year-old Ritta wrote in her application when she applied for a scholarship as part of CODE's  Transforming Girls Education Program  (TGEP) in Sierra Leone. This innovative…

As we monitor the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), CODE remains steadfast in its commitment to the safety and well-being of our partners, volunteers, staff and the vulnerable communities that we serve. In compliance with recommendations from global and national authorities,…

In January 2020, the Gay Lea Foundation announced a $15,000 grant to CODE, a registered Canadian charity that has been championing every child’s right to literacy for the last 60 years. The Foundation’s grant will support the Reading Ghana program – helping…

CODE, along with the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA), are pleased to announce the winners from our recent video contest. We asked ATA members to create short videos (up to 60 seconds long) sharing the name of the book they most…

“If you want to make the world a better place, the best way to do that is by empowering people to improve their own lives. That is what CODE does." – Réal Lavergne  Since he was a teenager, Réal Lavergne’s…