Impact stories

Ethiopia: Cooperatives Build Better World!

27 June 2022

Selam Bahiru, a single mother with two children, is a Saving And Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO) member living in the Eranbuti community of Minjar Shenkora district. “Seven years ago, I started a street coffee and tea business with a small capital to support my family. However, I could not run the business due to the […]

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Ghana: 4R Cooperatives Building a Better World!

27 June 2022

“I will be lying If I said 4R cooperative has not benefited us and the entire community. Our lives have improved significantly.” – Cooperative Chairman Kito Nkwanta. Forming cooperatives is one of the approaches the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Project uses to engage smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana. These cooperatives consist of husband and wife, the […]

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Ukraine: Building a Sustainable Garment Industry

27 June 2022

Ukrainian garment businesses and all stakeholders involved in the industry face everyday risks along their supply chains. They are facing decreasing sales, lack of employees, and physical safety of their premises and teams. Nevertheless, the cooperative spirit of participatory garment industry projects is building a better future for the Ukrainian industry and, generally, the national […]

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Cooking towards Tasty and Nutritious Food

26 May 2022

It was a beautiful Wednesday morning; the sun smiled its “greeting” to the people of Nkanchina No 2, East Gonja, Northern region, Ghana at the cooking demonstration site in the project area.  Rural Commercial Women who are direct beneficiaries of the 4R dry season garden intervention were curious to learn the different cooking recipes.    […]

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2021 CDF Canada Impact Report

20 April 2022

Every dollar counts! But did you know that whether you are a corporate donor making an annual gift or an individual giving for the very first time, every $1 you invest with CDF generates $8.70 of community impact? Since 1947, we have worked diligently to ensure that every dollar invested in CDF Canada brings us […]

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Celebrating International Women’s Day

6 March 2022

This year's theme for International Women’s Day 2022 is Gender Equality for Sustainable Tomorrow. The aim is to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness and take action.  CDF Canada has been working with cooperative communities for over 75 years, and gender equality has been the core of our strategic framework. Over the years, we have seen that engaging women and men in cooperatives make communities more robust and resilient over the years.    Read the stories from the project offices that celebrate women's progress and how men within the community share and stand with their partners. #BreakTheBias. 

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I learn, I share, I stand: Tiwanban Nabilin

4 March 2022

The skies were blue with fresh warm air blowing from both ends of the village in Mbaupe community in Ghana. This time of the year, smallholder farmers are done with active farming activities, and women go to harvest tree branches for firewood.   Other women in the community use this time to bond with family and […]

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#BreakTheBias: Working together at Home and at Work

4 March 2022

Nigatua fikadu, a mother of three, lives in Sama community of Minjar Shenkora district, Ethiopia.  She has been engaged in a small trading business besides her family’s farming work for a long time now. However, she has been struggling to get her trading business successful.   Limited financial literacy, lack of market information, the formal mechanism […]

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Ukraine: We Fall and Rise Again

4 March 2022

There has been significant improvement in the role of women in Ukraine. Despite the challenges of patriarchal culture with a limited say in education work, women are rising to challenges and navigating towards success. Today, Ukraine ranks 12th in scientists among 41 countries, and a significant number of women entrepreneurs are growing in society. Currently, […]

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