Money serving people!

Since 1970, Développement international Desjardins (DID) has worked to improve access by communities in developing countries to quality financial services that meet their needs. In order to do this DID supports the creation, development and strengthening of sustainable financial institutions that are rooted in the community.

Thanks to DID's activities over 7 millions of families in world’s poorest countries can deposit their savings securely and obtain credit and other financial services such as insurance. These are all tools that enable them to take charge of their social and economic development. This is what we call Money serving people.

DID's activities are backed by the over 100 years of experience of the Desjardins Group, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada.

Youth essays on microfinance
Nearly 300 young Canadians expressed their thoughts on microfinance in the latest DID DoingMyPart.Coop Youth Contest. Among the participants, 12 young people distinguished themselves with the exceptional quality of the essays that they submitted in answer to the contest question: Is microfinance a solution for sustainable development in developing countries?.
Read the highlights on the Microfinance Gateway.