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Développement international Desjardins (DID)

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Développement international Desjardins (DID)

A world leader in microfinance since 1970

Our mission is to empower disadvantaged populations by providing them access to diversified and secure financial services, such as savings and credit.

We also aim to contribute to the economic and social development of developing and emerging countries.

Learn more about Développement international Desjardins

Our expertise

We support actors in the inclusive finance sector by providing technical assistance and financing, as well as a wide range of specialized services.

Our projects

We have projects all over the world in domains such as entrepreneurship, agricultural development and food security, financial service offerings and women's empowerment.

Our publications

See our annual reviews, frameworks and other publications.

Work at DID

Come be part of a team that helps change the world. We also offer international internships every year.

News

What does Haiti's entrepreneurial ecosystem look like? – June 7, 2021
Tunisia: Focus on support for women entrepreneurs – June 7, 2021
The challenge for Colombian entrepreneurs – June 7, 2021
Improving financial independence for women and food security for their families – May 18, 2021
Producing high-quality compost to support organic farming – May 6, 2021
Supporting rural Colombian women during the pandemic – May 6, 2021
Improving access to financial services for Malian agricultural producers – May 6, 2021
Colombia: Reversing the impact of armed conflict on women – May 5, 2021
DID wins the Innovation and Impact Award – March 10, 2021
DECISION: On-the-spot credit analysis and granting! – March 10, 2021
Facilitating the use of electronic means of payment in Ivory Coast and Niger – March 10, 2021
Promoting access to financing for women entrepreneurs in Jordan – March 3, 2021

Archives

Helping young people take their place in the labour market – February 3, 2021
Financial inclusion and education in support of better nutrition – February 3, 2021
A strategic partnership with YULCOM for an enhanced digital offering – February 2, 2021
Promoting community gardens to strengthen food security – January 12, 2021
Proxfin: A commitment to gender equality and environmental protection – December 11, 2020
Financial education without borders: 5 key success factors – November 26, 2020
A new $50M investment fund to help achieve sustainable development goals – November 5, 2020
DID joins the Canadian Coalition on Climate Change and Development – November 4, 2020
Revitalizing northern Sri Lanka through tourism – October 21, 2020
Bolstering the economic and social power of women and young people in Colombia – September 24, 2020
A cooperation agreement between Canada and Colombia to support Colombia's micro, small and medium enterprises – September 11, 2020
Financial inclusion for food security – August 12, 2020
New, large-scale mandate in Haiti for DID – August 6, 2020
New green finance mandate to improve the energy efficiency of businesses in Belize – August 3, 2020
Preventing and combatting sexual exploitation and abuse – August 3, 2020
Improving the financial situation of women farmers in Sri Lanka – July 15, 2020
Blended financing: An invaluable tool – July 15, 2020
More autonomy and leadership for women farmers in Mali – July 7, 2020
FARM: Financial education and inclusion as vectors for food security – July 7, 2020
Improving access to credit and self-esteem for Malian women farmers – July 7, 2020
DID invests in digital training to support its projects – July 3, 2020
Women entrepreneurs talk about PANSEH's impact – June 29, 2020
PANSEH and CCFEH: A successful partnership – June 29, 2020
PANSEH: Considerable impact on participating institutions – June 29, 2020
DID undertakes a research project in partnership with McGill University – June 15, 2020
Haiti: panseh ends with excellent results despite a difficult context – June 9, 2020
Mission accomplished for PASAC! – May 20, 2020
DID's first international webinar a major success – May 14, 2020
Ensuring the survival of microfinance institutions during times of crisis – May 1, 2020
Benin: Enabel awards DID a major project to support agricultural entrepreneurship – April 30, 2020
A research partnership with HEC Montréal to develop entrepreneurship – April 28, 2020
Benin: Promising results for the Group Input Purchase Credit – April 27, 2020
Opportunities with traditional rice production in Sri Lanka – April 22, 2020
Retirees offer their expertise to DID partners – April 14, 2020
Sri Lanka: Launch of activities to support local and sustainable tourism development – March 24, 2020
Interview: DID-Senegal's support for inclusive finance in West Africa – March 23, 2020
Excellent 2019 results for solidarity-based finance programs – March 20, 2020
Covid-19: DID stays the course on its commitments while taking the necessary measures – March 19, 2020
Coronavirus: DID expands measures to protect its team and the community – March 12, 2020
Supporting women entrepreneurs in Haiti: Challenges, successes and pride – March 6, 2020
The Bank of the Republic of Haiti trusts DID for the implementation of a new programme – March 4, 2020

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