On July 13-14, extreme floods affected eight sub-districts in the North Luwu Regency, on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. The floods had a particularly devastating effect in the Masamba and Baebunta sub-districts, displacing over 3000 people, including 480 families from the Meli village. Over 4200 houses, 9 schools and 13 houses of worship were damaged by floods, […]
INVEST Coop is a 5-year project supported by Global Affairs Canada and the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada). One of the key objectives of the project is to build the capacity of cooperatives in the four implementing countries – Indonesia, Malawi, Mongolia and Peru – to assess their strengths and weaknesses, define their […]
INVEST Coop is a 5-year project supported by Global Affairs Canada and the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada). One of the key objectives of the project is to build the capacity of cooperatives in the four implementing countries – Indonesia, Malawi, Mongolia and Peru – to assess their strengths and weaknesses, define their […]
INVEST Malawi project is promoting sustainable agricultural practices to help smallholder farmers increase their incomes. Rosemary Kanyama is a farmer from Gandali Village, Mchinji District and a member of Kasekese Co-operative. She has benefited from training in the adoption of good agricultural practices and has managed to double her agricultural production. Rosemary’s household is now […]
INVEST Malawi project is promoting sustainable agricultural practices to help smallholder farmers increase their incomes. Rosemary Kanyama is a farmer from Gandali Village, Mchinji District and a member of Kasekese Co-operative. She has benefited from training in the adoption of good agricultural practices and has managed to double her agricultural production. Rosemary’s household is now […]
For over 72 years, the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada has been supporting better economic and social development opportunities for people around the world through the power of co-operatives. Our ongoing projects span from Peru to Indonesia and demonstrate the strength of the cooperative principles in building self-reliant, resilient communities that embrace inclusive development and […]
One of the challenges that the ongoing MyFINANCE project (Myanmar: Financial Inclusion Expansion Through Co-operatives) is trying to address in Myanmar is the need to promote savings and credit services in the Natogyi and Myingyan townships. Encouraging cooperative members, who are the primary beneficiaries of this project, to save money seemed like an insurmountable problem […]
One of the challenges that the ongoing MyFINANCE project (Myanmar: Financial Inclusion Expansion Through Co-operatives) is trying to address in Myanmar is the need to promote savings and credit services in the Natogyi and Myingyan townships. Encouraging cooperative members, who are the primary beneficiaries of this project, to save money seemed like an insurmountable problem […]
The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada hosted a high-level international workshop on June 16th to explore micro-insurance solutions to supporting Indonesia’s aquaculture sector. The event was attended by H.E. Cameron MacKay, Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia, representatives of the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, private and public sector stakeholders. Over 100 participants attended the […]