The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF) is the charity of choice for Canadian co-operators. CDF provides an important link through which Canadian support is channelled to the sustainable development of credit unions and co-operatives in less developed countries, and innovative small-scale co-operative ventures in Canadian communities. 

CDF works in partnership with the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA). CDF is the fundraising arm, and CCA is the program deliverer. Much of the money that finances CCA's international development programs stems from all donations to the Foundation. 

For every dollar CDF allocates to international development, an additional three dollars is leveraged from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Thank you to everyone who donated to CDF Canada’s Ukraine Campaign. To date, and through your generosity, we’ve raised $80,000, half of our goal. $30,000 has already been invested in CDF’s SEW Ukraine project (Supporting Economic Prosperity for Women), to purchase sewing machines and materials, aimed at fostering economic prosperity for several thousands of vulnerable women, including Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts of Ukraine. The project is creating a positive impact by giving access to employment, vocational training, workplace integration training, and ancillary services such as shared childcare facilities.

Canadians have a long-standing history of helping others in need. In particular, those in the credit union and cooperative communities, who, like CDF Canada, is committed to helping build more resilient and sustainable communities. We hope you will help us raise the necessary funds now, in order to plan how to best use them upon cease-fire. Please give what you can today, to create hope for Ukraine tomorrow.

CDF Canada Gets the Building Blocks in Place for Ukraine’s Long-Term Recovery

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CDF Canada Gets the Building Blocks in Place for Ukraine’s Long-Term Recovery