Celebrating International Women’s Day
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.
CDF Canada: Rebuilding Sustainable Future
Every year, CDF Canada publishes key financial facts and figures. Here we provide information on the projects and funding received and expenses incurred. COVID-19 was a significant factor in affecting our results. However, donors have been proactive in supporting the cooperatives in the time of the pandemic. We have also maintained close contact and engagement […]
Collaborate to Rebuild Better Tomorrow!
The impact of COVID-19 has been widespread, with the mandatory shutdowns to confining people to their homes have changed the dynamics of societies and economics. The pandemic tested the resilience of our existing systems, from healthcare, education, supply chain to financial markets. Investment in people, processes, and infrastructure is needed more than ever in rural […]
CDF Canada is celebrating International Women’s Day
For International Women Day, CDF Canada, with funding from Global Affairs Canada, would like to support the work of women in the world. In 2021, women are still the majority of those living in poverty and gender inequality is a key driver of poverty. Women make up less than 24% of the world’s parliamentarians and […]