Tharuni Founder Member Dr. Mamatha Raghuveer Achanta successfully completed a Course on 'Community Development by Women Leaders' at the Coady International Institute of Social Sciences, Novascotia, for three Weeks in June 2016. The Coady Institute is a branch of St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, near Halifax, Canada.Nineteen Women Leaders of Social Development were selected from 12 Countries globally. They learnt innovative techniques and methodologies to realize the set goals of Community development.All the Women Leadership have formulated an international Network to work together on women related issues.