Some of my earliest childhood memories involved books and having story time, usually, before bed with my parents, our cherished babysitter, or my grandparents. I can still remember some of these tales word for word and many of these books…
On this World Teachers' Day, CODE has been honoured on the international stage for its work in Mozambique. The Better Education through Teacher Training and Empowerment for Results (BETTER project) made it as one of the Top 10 Finalists for the…
The BETTER project (Better Education Through Teacher Training and Empowerment for Results) is all about improving the quality of education for children in Mozambique. Our subject matter experts Dr. James V. Hoffman and Dr. Misty Sailors, who are involved in the…
When I arrived in Liberia as a CODE volunteer, the nation had just emerged from a brutal, bloody, civil war. As Helene Cooper recalls in her memoir, The House at Sugar Beach, those with the wherewithal fled or were killed…
CODE is proud to launch of our Class of 2023 scholarship campaign. We’re aiming to help young women in Sierra Leone achieve their dreams of becoming certified teachers by funding scholarships for them to attend teachers’ college. This scholarship initiative…
Just like this scholarship program is the first of its kind for CODE so are these podcasts. CODE's Communications Manager Emily Prashad is your host as she interviews Dr. Johanna Kuyvenhoven - reading specialist and Sierra Leone country lead. In…
Muttering some incredulity concerning the superintendent’s appointment of a teenager to his staff, the good-natured principal of Quispamsis Elementary School in New Brunswick came to the door of my Grade One classroom to ask me to complete my employment paperwork,…
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…