Jo-Anne Ferguson, former acting Executive Director, CDF Canada First-hand accounts of CDF’s extraordinary work For 75 years, CDF Canada has been doing remarkable work in many countries. I had the pleasure of working for CDF for 20+ years and witnessed firsthand the value and impact they have on communities. With a base of experience and […]
Bat-Oyun Sanj Women Mentorship Program: 2009 Co-operation amongst Friends Three friends, including myself, initiated the idea of establishing a credit union in 2001 to support one another and improve our financial ability. We founded a credit union with ten members that same year. We were enthusiastic about running the co-op, though we had little operational […]
Amarjargal Bayanjargal Women Mentorship Program: 2018 I’ve been working at the Credit Union Mongol SCC for more than ten years and have been on a journey of growth and development ever since. In 2009 I enrolled in Incheon National University in South Korea to further my education and expand my knowledge, which led me […]
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 […]
Females are vital to the development and well-being of their families, communities, and countries. However, most women in Malawi regularly miss up to 50 days of school and work each year due to their lack of access to affordable sanitary pads. While inexpensive, eco-friendly, and sustainable sanitary pads exist, distribution channels have not been expanded […]
The International Day of Cooperatives is an annual celebration of the cooperative movement that has taken place on the first Saturday of July since 1923. This year on July 2, 2022, we are celebrating #CoopsDay under the theme of Cooperatives Build Better World. The aim here is to increase awareness of cooperatives and promote the movement’s […]
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 […]