Bev Maxim has significantly contributed to shaping the Women’s Mentorship Program. We asked her to share her experience with the women participants, the training, her learnings, the impact to date, and what more we can do. The Beginning In 2002 I had the opportunity to volunteer on assignment in the Bahamas, to strengthen the cooperative […]
Samadanie Kiriwandeniya, Managing Director, SANASA International Pvt. Ltd shares her thoughts on their partnership with CDF Canada and the work we have undertaken together. The Rise of the Sri Lankan Co-op Movement When looking at the international assistance and support provided to develop the cooperative movement in Sri Lanka, it is not wrong to state […]
CDF Canada, formerly CCA, started its journey in Asia in the 1970’s. The aim was to advocate the cooperative union’s philosophy and principles. We spoke with Ranjith Hettiarachchi, Chief of Technical Team, Association of Asian Confederation of Credit Unions (ACCU), who worked with CDF Canada in its early years and recalled the work undertaken in […]
Today, Ghana has a relatively strong credit union system that serves the needs of the people and their communities; however, this was not always the case. In fact, the credit union system looked very different in the early 1980’s and was on the brink of collapse. But with the dedication and expertise of international partners […]
Emmanuel Darko – An Agent of Change CDF Canada is grateful to collaborate with people like Emmanuel Darko who are helping to innovate and transform old models of business, into newer, more prosperous ones. Emmanuel has vast experience with the credit union sector. As a former manager with the Ghana Co-operative Credit Union Association (CUA), […]
Contributing to the success of the people has provided me with an opportunity to ‘give back’ Norman Campbell Davidson I have participated both as a Coach and as a Technical Advisor for CDF Canada. Most notably, I have seen the positive outcomes that have been shown to benefit people with so little in comparison to […]
CDF Canada’s Womens’ Mentorship Program (WMP) was my eye-opener, my game changer! WMP challenged me to move out of my comfort zone and try bigger things, with my newfound confidence. A big thank you to the Canadian credit union sponsors, CDF, and all my mentors. About Me I (Evelyn Olunja) was part of the training […]
I speak to this from a different angle, I speak from the viewpoint of people of the arctic because my parents still live in these communities. Climate change is happening and we are adapting to the changes. I think we (people from the Arctic) still need to continuously be part of climate change discussions. When […]