Join Coady Institute as we present the Katherine Fleming International Development Award to Tsigie Haile, founder and director of Organization for Women in Self Employment, Ethiopia. Haile will share about WISE’s efforts with women and girls to achieve economic and social empowerment.
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About the Katherine Fleming International Development Award
Katherine (Katie) Fleming graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 1985. After completing her studies as a Rhodes Scholar (1985-1987), she began her career as a programme officer for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Eastern and Southern Africa. From 1993 to 1995, Katie served at UNICEF’s headquarters in New York City followed by a return to Africa. She died at her home in Tanzania in May 1999 at the age of 35.
Katie dedicated her life’s work to overcoming child poverty in Africa. At the time of her death, Fleming worked for the United Nations Children’s Fund where she was committed to human rights and defense of those rights on behalf of children everywhere. Family and friends created the Katherine Fleming International Development Award in loving memory of her lifetime dedication to supporting the elimination of child poverty in Africa.
Each year, an African woman leader receives the prestigious award from Coady Institute at StFX Homecoming.
