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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.
SOCODEVI is committed to the environment and to the challenges of climate change
30 April 2019
Taking into account environmental and climate change issues is an integral part of SOCODEVI’s approach.
SOCODEVI and the CQCH return to Senegal to improve access to housing
30 April 2019
Starting in 2019, SOCODEVI and the Confédération québécoise des coopératives d’habitation (CQCH) will work together in Senegal to help improve access to decent cooperative housing for families.
New project in Guatemala: women and youth at the heart of sustainable economic growth
30 April 2019
A key partner country in the SOCODEVI story, Guatemala is the most populated nation in Central America but also the one with the highest rates of poverty, especially in rural areas.
PROCED : Development Program for Inclusive and Sustainable Model Cooperatives
5 February 2019
SOCODEVI increases its presence in Africa with the launch of the Development Program for Inclusive and Sustainable Model Cooperatives (PROCED). To be deployed in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal, the initiative will enable SOCODEVI to improve the living conditions of 8,000 families.
Strategic support to the vietnamese government for developing cooperatives
30 January 2019
The Ministry of Planning and Investment for Vietnam has requested SOCODEVI’s technical collaboration to support the development of a strategic plan for the development of the cooperative movement in Vietnam, taking into account the experience of the Quebec cooperative movement.
