Développement international Desjardins (DID), a not for profit organization, has been working with developing countries for more than 40 years. DID’s goal is to share the expertise and experience of Desjardins Group, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada.
DID's mission is to increase empowerment among disadvantaged populations by facilitating access to a diverse range of financial services and by developing individual and community assets.
DID devotes much effort to remaining innovative in its approach to reaching poor and marginalized communities and responding properly to their needs.
DID operates three lines of business to support the microfinance sector:
• technical assistance
• launching and operating SME finance institutions
• providing loans and equity investments to inclusive finance institutions
Its subsidiary Gestion FONIDI inc. acts as a fund manager and manages the assets of two investment funds: FONIDI LP and Fonds Desjardins pour la Finance inclusive LP.