Impact stories

International Women’s Day highlights progress and future opportunities for women in co-operatives

18 March 2024

The VOICE for Women’s Girls program (VOICE) participated in the International Women’s Day event in Makindu, Makueni County, Kenya. This year’s theme was “Invest in women: accelerate progress” and it resonated well with VOICE’s objective of enhancing inclusion of marginalized populations into economic development and financial access.

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Speeches, choir, and artistic performances highlight International Women’s Day in Kenya

18 March 2024

CDF Canada participated in an International Women's Day celebration in Kajiado County, Kenya. Speeches, music, artistic performances, and an award ceremony highlighted the event.

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Volunteer highlights successes in International Women’s Day address

18 March 2024

CDF Canada participated at events that marked International Women’s Day in Kenya. VOICE for Women and Girls volunteer, Mona Zorigoo, gave a motivational speech highlighting the important role co-operatives play in empowering women.

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Khmelnytskyi Knitting Co-operative: Empowering lives through collaborative success 

12 March 2024

A passion for sewing and an ambition to achieve common goals brought together like-minded individuals to form the Khmelnytskyi Knitting co-operative, which has created new job opportunities for women and also provides them with social services and support.

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VOICE and ACCOSCA – working together to reach Sustainable Development Goals

11 March 2024

The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada and the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations are collaborating to empower people to reach their full potential by supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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Yaajabur’s journey: 4R-NSP supports entrepreneurial resilience

27 February 2024

Gabuja Yaajabur, a formidable and resilient 40-year-old widow and mother of three, is a testament to strength and empowerment, all fostered by her involvement in the 4R-Nturient Stewardship Project’s Rural Commercial Women Group (RCWG).

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The First Kyiv Sewing Co-operative – creating opportunities for women

20 February 2024

The women of The First Kyiv Sewing Co-operative are growing their business, offering new opportunities for women to improve their livelihoods through gaining new skills, employment and becoming part the co-operative movement.

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Empowering communities, navigating change: My journey with CDF Canada in Ethiopia

7 February 2024

CDF Canada volunteer, Dirshaye Beyene, says volunteering is more an assignment. It's a commitment to contribute, learn and grow alongside co-operatives that are striving for progress, which lays the groundwork for sustainable and resilient futures. 

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Rewards from International Volunteering

5 February 2024

Volunteers for the VOICE for Women and Girls program are using their knowledge and expertise to advance environmental sustainability. One volunteer is using his more than 20 years of international volunteering experience to work with farmers on creating an environmental strategy.

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