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,…
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…