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MOROCCO : Focus on Women’s leadership
12 February 2020
SOCODEVI is returning to Morocco with a new five-year project that aims to improve the living conditions of at least 10,000 people in Berber communities. These populations, isolated between mountainous cedar forests and immense natural rosemary steppes, earn a living by exploiting agroforestry resources.
New mandate in Mozambique
11 February 2020
SOCODEVI is widening its influence by launching a new five-year project to improve the living conditions of more than 15,000 people in Mozambique: women and their family members! The Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment Support Project (PAEF), funded entirely by Global Affairs Canada ($18 million CAD),
UV Mutuelle gives $60,000 to the SOCODEVI Foundation
17 December 2019
The Co-op Week was recognized by UV Mutuelle, an institutional member of the SOCODEVI network, with a contribution of $60,000 to the SOCODEVI Foundation. This donation will allow for the implementation of a natural juice manufacturing plant to profit members of the agricultural cooperatives we
Awareness Mission in Honduras: an unforgettable experience for two Agropur members
17 December 2019
Through our annual awareness mission, Amélie Brien and Bruno Laflamme, two dairy producers and members of the Agropur cooperative, had the opportunity to experience a remarkable stay in Honduras. Both were winners of the SOCODEVI drawing to select participants. They visited all the regions where
Climate Change: new project in Côte d’Ivoire
17 December 2019
Increasing the resilience of farming families to climate change is now an unavoidable issue in rural areas. SOCODEVI’s expertise in this area has been recognized in securing a new applied research project for climate change adaptation of cocoa cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire. Called AdaptCoop, this
New SOCODEVI Executive Director
17 December 2019
The board of directors of SOCODEVI is pleased to announce the nomination of Jean-Philippe Marcoux to the position of executive director for the organization. Mr. Marcoux has vast international experience with American and Canadian development organizations. Throughout his international journey, he has developed a strong
In brief: 5 succes stories in Colombia
17 December 2019
After six years of work amongst families, associations and agricultural cooperatives in Colombia, our PROCOMPITE project is coming to a close. With help from our field team, we have chosen five highlights from this vast rural support program. “It is not a simple task to
Golf, cooperation and solidarity profiting the SOCODEVI Foundation
17 December 2019
It’s the thousands of families supported by SOCODEVI around the world that were the big winners of the 13th annual golf tournament held for the benefit of the SOCODEVI foundation. More than $55,000 was raised thanks to the generosity of participants and the contribution of SSQ
Promising results for agricultural financing and insurance in Haiti
30 April 2019
The eight years of work done on improving credit to farmers in Haiti have paid off.
HuarmeyCoop: the road to success in Peru, in six questions
30 April 2019
HuarmeyCoop is a cooperative located in the Huarmey-Culebras valley, a coastal area in the Ancash region of Peru. It’s an agricultural zone with a rich diversity of products grown in sandy soil.
