2012°2013 ANNUAL REPORT
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The secret to SOCODEVI success page 8
PerformCoop™, a change management tool page 15
Cooperation proves pertinent
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SOCODEVI is a network of
cooperative and mutual enterprises
that share their technical expertise
and knowledge with partners in the
developing world to create, protect
and distribute wealth.
We measure our success by the
extent to which the enterprises we
support become reference models
in their communities due to their
sustainability and the benefits
their activities provide.
Our ultimate goal:
improved living conditions or
the communities we support.
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MESSAGE FROM
THE PRESIDENT
by Ghislain Cloutier
COOPERATION PROVES PERTINENT
The 2012 International Year of Cooperatives and the International Summit of Cooperatives
held in Quebec City last October provided an opportunity to demonstrate that the cooperative
model is pertinent to the development of greater fairness in the economy and poverty reduction around the world. For over 25 years that has been the very mission of SOCODEVI and its
network of affiliated cooperatives and mutuals.
Believing in the SOCODEVI mission involves more than joining or being a member, it means
working in an effective way towards sustainable development in the countries where we
are active.
It is this commitment and solidarity of its members that makes SOCODEVI an organisation that
is unique in its sector. It has earned international recognition for the very high quality of its
work that benefits the most disadvantaged communities around the world. The links forged by
intercooperation are strong and lead to tangible results for building a fairer world
The world of international aid is undergoing change. Implementing innovative solutions and
making intervention on our part and that of our partners more effective must be constant
concerns for SOCODEVI. Cooperatives are not just a sector of excellence in Canada, they are
present throughout the world. I am convinced that the cooperative model is part of the solution
for meeting needs in communities and contributing to the social and economic development
of countries.
The SOCODEVI network has expanded this year. It am pleased to call attention to the arrival of
the Coopérative funéraire des Deux Rives as an auxiliary member and the very recent arrival of
the Agrilait cooperative also as an auxiliary member. SOCODEVI and its partners will certainly
benefit from their expertise and experience. 
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In accordance with the priorities in our strategic plan, we will, in the coming year, continue to
optimize the operation of our organization and our service offer while encouraging even greater
commitment from our network of institutional members.
This year will also be marked by the departure from the board of a longstanding ally of the
mission that drives SOCODEVI and its Foundation, Laurent De Ladurantaye, of Groupe
Promutuel. We are grateful to him for his generosity and for his valuable contribution to the
success of our efforts as well as for the commitment of Promutuel to our organization.
We also wish to warmly thank the other members of the board of administration along with the
personnel at SOCODEVI and its Foundation, both at home and in the field for their wholehearted
commitment.
Obviously this message would not be complete without emphasizing the valuable heritage
bestowed by Réjean Lantagne who is leaving SOCODEVI management team after fifteen years
of sustained engagement at the helm. I would like to reiterate that Réjean is one of the founding
employees of SOCODEVI. He has Socodevi in his blood and has been a pillar of strength supporting the success SOCODEVI is experiencing today. He certainly is living proof of the power of
cooperation as a driving force for changing the world. From the bottom of my heart, thank you,
Réjean!
In conclusion we would also like to extend a welcome to our new Director General, Richard
Lacasse, who, thanks to his vast experience, will guide us in fulfilling our mission. 
Ghislain Clou tier
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2012°2013
Ghislain Cloutier, President
1st Vice President
of La Coop fédérée
Gaétan Jodoin, Vice President
Director of AGROPUR
Jocelyn Lessard, Secretary
Director General of the
Quebec Federation of Forestry
Cooperatives
Pierre Genest, Treasurer
Chairman of the Board,
SSQ, Mutual Management
Corporation
Clément Asselin, director
President of the Fédération
des coopératives d’alimentation
du Québec
Réjean Laflamme, director
President of the Fédération
des coopératives funéraires
du Québec
Sokchiveneath Chhoan, director
Director of Economic
Development of the Fédération
des coopératives du
Nouveau-Québec
Cécile B. Pichette, director
Vice President of CITADELLE,
Maple Syrup Producers
Cooperative
Jacques Desbiens, director
Chair of the board of directors
and President and CEO of
UL Mutual
Jocelyne Rouleau, director
Director General of
Confédération québécoise
des coopératives d’habitation
Richard Gagnon, director
President and CEO of Humania
Assurance
René Rouleau, director
Chairman of the board and Chief
Executive Officer of La Capitale,
Civil Service Insurer
Laurent De Ladurantaye, director
Vice President of PROMUTUEL
Francis Viens, director
Chairman of the Board of
directors of the Fédération
québécoise des coopératives
en milieu scolaire
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A NETWORK OF COOPERATIVES
AND MUTUALS THAT
COOPERATE, ENRICH AND SHARE
Figures dated March 31, 2013
OUR NETWORK AT A GLANCE
• 27 cooperative and mutual institutions
• 31,000 employees and 3.3 million members in Canada
• CAN $15 billion in revenue
ASSETS
SALES ($)
MEMBERS
EMPLOYEES
Agropur
Dairy production and processing
915,700,000
3,655,200,000
3,288
5,568
Citadelle
Processing and marketing of maple syrup products
59,934,549
75,864,430
1,900
294
Confédération québécoise
des coopératives d’habitation
Official representation, training and various services
1,250,000,000
200,000,000
30,000
90
Quebec Federation of Forestry
Cooperatives
Official representation, training and various services
120,000,000
210,000,000
2,400
3,200
Fédération des coopératives
d’alimentation du Quebec
Official representation, training and various services
1,435,542
789,000,000
151,375
3,708
Fédération des coopératives
funéraires du Quebec
Official representation, training and various services
190,000,000
38,000,000
177,000
700
Fédération québécoise des
coopératives en milieu scolaire
(COOPSCO)
Official representation, training and various services
37,000,000
125,000,000
400,000
1,750
Fédération des coopératives
du Nouveau-Québec
Commerce and other services
167,000,000
215,594,877
8,700
405
Humania Assurance
(formerly La Survivance)
Personal insurance
376,419
110,000,000
200,000
140
La Capitale
Insurance and related financial products
4,700,000,000
1,600,000,000
236,387
2,468
La Coop fédérée
Agricultural cooperatives and agrifood processing
1,517,000,000
4,867,000,000
103,000
9,583
L’Union Vie
Insurance and financial products
1,700,000,000
121,000,000
300,000
115
Promutuel
Insurance and financial products
1,065,000,000
596,000,000
575,446
1,754
SSQ
Insurance and related financial products
9,924,300,000
2,247,900,000
1,142,695
1,961
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AUXILIARY MEMBERS
HONOURARY MEMBERS
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Conseil canadien de la coopération et de la mutualité
(CCCM)
Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité
(CQCM)
Consorzio Etimos Coopérative funéraire des Deux Rives
Fédération des coopératives de développement
régional du Québec
Groupe coopératif Dynaco
Institut de recherche et d’éducation pour les
coopératives et les mutuelles de l’Université
de Sherbrooke (IRECUS)
La Coop Agrilait
La Coop Agrivert
La Coop Comax
La Coop Profid’Or
La Coop Unicoop
Mutuelle Assurance des Commerçants et Industriels
de France (MACIF)
Nutrinor
René Arès
Yves Demers
Normand Fontaine
Jules Fugère
André Gauthier
André Lamothe
Monique Landry
Alain Leclerc
Léopold Marquis
Monique Vézina
SOCODEVI NETWORK ENGAGEMENT
Contributions from SOCODEVI member institutions
From 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013
Number of person/days devoted to our activities and projects: 1,039 days
Contribution in time: CAN $727,948
Financial contribution: CAN $136,329
Financial participation: CAN $70,800
For a total contribution of: CAN $935,077
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MESSAGE FROM THE
DIRECTOR GENERAL
by Réjean Lantagne
THE SECRET TO SOCODEVI SUCCESS
Building a fairer world is not a utopian dream when solidarity and intercooperation are used
to spearhead poverty reduction in a sustainable manner. At SOCODEVI, we firmly believe that
sharing expertise and knowledge is the vital link to creating, protecting and distributing wealth
in developing countries.
The leitmotif that drives our organization, namely providing assistance and guidance to
cooperative and mutual types of organizations in developing countries, is the route towards
improving livelihoods in communities, raising the status of women and youth, and towards
preserving the environment. It is through the engagement of our network that we are able to
help change things in the countries where we intervene.
2012 Was Historic
André Lamothe, the founding president of SOCODEVI, mentioned during our 25th anniversary
that SOCODEVI and its Foundation are one of the best kept secrets in Québec and that it was time
to make them better known. All throughout 2012, during the International Year of Cooperatives,
we redoubled efforts aimed at raising our profile. This included organizing numerous events to
increase awareness among our member institutions. We also were active on several domestic
and global platforms such as the International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec City organized by Desjardins.
During the Summit, in collaboration with the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA-ACC) and
Développement international Desjardins (DID), we presented the concrete results produced by
the engagement of Canadian cooperatives and mutuals in the field of international cooperation.
In collaboration with CCA-ACC and DID, and with several of our partners from the South we
provided in-depth information to approximately one hundred representatives of the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA) concerning the potential and the unique characteristics of the cooperative and mutual model for fighting poverty around the world.
2012 was also a record year for SOCODEVI concerning our commitments around the world. Our
business development efforts and our improved service offer have proved fruitful with a 25%
increase in our project portfolio over the year to CAN $90 million. A record achievement! 
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Here is the secret…
In my opinion, the secret to SOCODEVI success is in the application of the values and principles
taken from the lessons learned throughout our history
Sustainability
The sustainability of the organizations we assist and guide must be the ultimate
goal. If our partners do not become sustainable we will only have completed a
project that has no future. To become sustainable takes time as well as the required
financial resources. Our challenge has always been, and always will be, to convince
donors of the importance of these favourable conditions.
Self-sufficiency
The cooperatives and mutuals we guide and assist must be in the driver’s seat.
Our role is deliver expertise as consultants. The partner organizations must make
the decisions. Improved livelihoods require strong community empowerment to
achieve local development.
Realistic objectives
The planned results must be realistic to avoid creating false hopes. The objectives
must be achievable using the resources available. International project management has to handle the unexpected. Allowances should be made to provide room
for manoeuvre.
Resilience
Cooperatives and mutuals in developing countries, as they are in rich countries,
are very resilient enterprises. In many countries these organizations have outlived
wars, major political changes and natural disasters.
Intercooperation
Our cooperatives and mutuals here at home that deliver quality specialized technical assistance to cooperatives and mutuals in countries we were are present, are
in fact the primary reason for the success of SOCODEVI interventions. In addition,
the partnerships between cooperatives and mutuals at home and abroad are a
strong source of motivation in both directions. 
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Quality of work
In all the projects in which SOCODEVI is involved, quality is of the utmost importance. We need to multiply our efforts to achieve the results expected to the satisfaction of beneficiary communities and donor agencies.
Quality of human resources
The professionalism, leadership and integrity of all the human resources involved
are essential to the success of the projects and programs and to survival of the
enterprises being assisted. The strength of the members on the teams working to
complete our projects is without a doubt one of the major factors of our success.
Sustainable development
For our interventions to contribute to the sustainable development of the communities targeted by our projects, it is necessary that we and our partners target
balanced economic growth, greater equity for all and environmental protection.
Equality of women and men
Experience has taught us that another key to success is to ensure gender equity in
all phase of project management and in access to resources of all kinds. Moreover,
the organizations we assist must, to achieve success, involve women at the same
level as men.
Skills Development
We focus our interventions on developing the skills of coop members, board
members and the personnel of our partner organizations. Through training, technical assistance, consulting expertise and mentoring, it is essential to help improve
the knowledge and skills of the individuals involved in the enterprises receiving
assistance.
Marketing
Because the vast majority of the SOCODEVI support is directed towards strengthening democratically run and collectively owned enterprises delivering products
and services, it is essential to assist our partners in first dealing with their specific
problems related to marketing these goods and services. 
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Control systems
Installing effective control systems within the enterprises we assist is essential to
ensuring democratic governance, transparency for the management of financial
resources and sustainability for these organizations.
Acknowledging the efforts of all stakeholders
Synergy among all stakeholders in the completion of a development project or
program is desirable and is necessary for its success. The effort must be acknowledged and respect shown for the individuals involved in carrying out implementation, namely:
· irect and indirect project beneficiaries
· cooperatives and other associative enterprises involved
· local, regional and national governments
· the personnel at all levels who contribute to project completion
· executing agency partners in the South and North
· SOCODEVI member institutions
· donor agencies.
Stepping down
I am stepping down from my position with no regrets about the future. In fact, I will be fulfilling
a dream by completing my career with an assignment in the field among communities that
benefit from our assistance. I have no reservations about leaving because the SOCODEVI team
in the field and at the head office are closely knit and are very strong and will be led by Richard
Lacasse in whom I have very great confidence.
Lastly, not only are the members of the board of directors of the organization highly competent
and very professional, they lead the cooperatives and mutuals that have faith in the mission set
by SOCODEVI and have made a 100% commitment to it .
A large thank you to all these women and men. I am looking forward to seeing you soon! 
Réje an L an t agne
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OUR ACTIVITIES
AROUND THE GLOBE
The following are our projects and our main financial and executing agency partners over the last year:
Haiti
Honduras
Guatemala
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
BOLIVIA
Development project for a spice sector
agri-industrial value chain
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
Partnership program for cooperatives
and mutuals (PPCM)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
CAMEROON
Improve livelihoods of small cocoa
farmers in West Africa
Financial Partners : World Cocoa
Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation and various chocolate
corporations
IVORY COAST
Improve livelihoods of small cocoa
farmers in West Africa
Financial Partners : World Cocoa
Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation and various chocolate
corporations
GUATEMALA
Rural economic development project
in Sololá
E xecuting Agency Partner : Centre for
International Studies and Cooperation
(CECI)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
Rural economic development program
Financial Partner : Ministry of the
Economy, Government of Guatemala
HAITI
Agricultural intensification program
in the Artibonite Valley (PIA)
E xecuting Agency Partner : AECOM
and Centre for International Studies
and Cooperation (CECI)
Financial Partner : Government of Haiti
with financing from Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB)
Local development support program
(PDLH)
E xecuting Agency Partner : CECI,
l’École nationale d’administration
publique (ENAP) and SOGEMA
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
Recovery and capacity building
or increased food security
E xecuting Agency Partner :
Université Laval
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
Contribution to improved food security
(CASAH)
E xecuting Agency Partner : Alliance
agricole internationale (AAI)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
Cap-Haitian watershed management
project (PROBACAP)
E xecuting Agency Partner : Alliance
agricole internationale (AAI)
Financial Partner : Government of Haiti
with financing from the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB)
HONDURAS
Improved livelihood of coffee farming
communities
Financial Partner : Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters Inc. (GMCR)
Increased income for forestry
­c ooperatives in Honduras (COOPFORH)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
MALI
Support for creation of a regional health
mutual in Sikasso
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA), MACIF and
International Labour Office (ILO)
Project for creation of a support centre
for collective entrepreneurship for
the young
Financial Partners : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA) and the
ministère des Relations ­internationales
du Québec (MRI)
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Ukraine
Mali
Vietnam
Niger
Senegal
Nigeria
Cameroon
Ivory Coast
Program for agricultural competitiveness
and diversification (PCDA)
E xecuting Agency Partner : Alliance
agricole internationale (AAI)
Financial Partner : Government of Mali
with financing from the World Bank
NIGER
Women and food security
E xecuting Agency Partner : Alliance
agricole internationale (AAI)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
NIGERIA
Improved livelihood of small cocoa
growers in West Africa
Financial Partners : World Cocoa
Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation and various chocolate
corporations
PARAGUAY
Integration of small producers and
cooperatives into the milk value chain
Financial Partner : FECOPROD with
financing from the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB)
PERU
Partnership program for cooperatives
and mutuals (PPCM)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
Project for diversification and improved
competitiveness of associative
enterprises in mining zones (PRODICOM)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
UKRAINE
Support for entrepreneurship
in the dairy sector
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
Reforesting and Agri-forestry
in the La Libertad region
E xecuting Agency Partner : Association
civile pour la recherche et le
développement forestier (ADEFOR)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
Creation of cooperatives for grain
warehousing and marketing
E xecuting Agency Partner : Canadian
Cooperative Association (CCA) and
IRECUS (Université de Sherbrooke)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
Model for forestry development in
the provinces of Huari and Bolognesi
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
VIETNAM
SENEGAL
Support for income-generating
activities for women
Financial Partners : Ministère des
Relations internationales du Québec (MRI)
Support for the rice value chain for food
security– BEY DUNDE
E xecuting Agency Partner : Alliance
agricole internationale (AAI)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
Capacity building for housing
cooperatives
Financial Partners: European Union (EU) ,
Étimos and French Development Agency
(AFD))
Partnership program for cooperatives
and mutuals (PPCM)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
MULTILATERAL
International Youth Internship Program
(IYIP)
Financial Partner : Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
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THE SOCODEVI TEAM
(June 2013)
CANADA Martin Beaurivage, technical advisor
PROJECT COORDINATORS
KEY OVERSEAS PERSONNEL
Yvon Bilodeau, toolkit advisor
Guy Bouchard, coordinator, SOCODEVI Foundation
Bolivia Nigeria Suzanne Bouchard, accounting analyst
Philippe Demers
Sébastien Valdivieso
Neji Abang
Geneviève Bourgault, accounting analyst
Renée Brunelle, environmental advisor
Cameroon Ginette Carré, program officer
Lazare Sema
Camil Côté, program officer
Katia Fecteau, gender equality advisor
Valérie Fournier, accounting analyst
Julie Gagnon, senior accounting analyst
Ivory Coast Mian Amoakon
Rose Amoita Kouassi
Richard Lacasse, director general
Guatemala Guy Lamontagne, business development director
Gaby Breton (consortium
CECI-SOCODEVI)
Réjean Lantagne, outgoing director general
Alicia Laso, secretary-receptionist
Honduras Virginie Levasseur, agronomics advisor
Mario Boivin
Marie-Mylie Lavergne
Sophie Martin, accounting technician
Michel Mathieu, program officer and commercial advisor
Nicole Paquet, accounting analyst
Alain Plouffe, technical affairs director
Maxime Prud’Homme, program officer
Pedro Rodriguez, communications officer
Luc Simard, administration, finance
and human resources director
Richard Trudel, program officer
Manon Williamson, executive administrative assistant
Mali Bakary Traoré
Peru Matthieu Asselin
Teonila Guerra
Mario Ruiz
Ukraine Svetlana Boganova
Maxym Maxymov
Yvan Pankiv
Victor Tyushka
Vietnam Vo Thi Kim Sa
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PERFORMCOOP™ :
A SOLUTION, AN APPROACH,
AND A CHANGE MANAGEMENT TOOL
by Alain Plouffe, technical affairs director, SOCODEVI
At SOCODEVI, ongoing improvement of our service offer is a priority. This vision and our determination to improve our strategies for assisting our partners in the South has led us to create
PerformCoop™.
The source of inspiration for PerformCoop™ can be found in the very mission of SOCODEVI
which is to supply our partners in developing countries with all the tools and all the knowledge
needed to make them self sufficient and reference models for sustainability in their regions.
Designed and launched by SOCODEVI over the last year, this innovative toolkit frames our
approach with our partners in the South for consulting services, capacity building and change
management. PerformCoop™ is a full featured toolkit that is a distinguishing characteristic for
us in the eyes of our partners and donor agencies.
What exactly does it do?
PerformCoop™ is an approach to change management, designed as a web application for
cooperatives and project managers with training materials and a toolkit for managing cooperative enterprises.
For cooperative enterprises, the main advantage of PerformCoop™ is the power to
call on a full range of tools and training materials within a structured approach to
managing a cooperative or a mutual enterprise. PerformCoop™ allows managers to
monitor the main performance indicators of their enterprise and make a qualitative
assessment of its overall performance as an associative enterprise designed to
DASHBOARD
serve its members.
All aspects are included including a diagnostic study (designed specifically for
cooperatives and mutuals) and strategic planning as well as agendas for management meetings and performance dashboard reports for use by boards of directors.
Setting priorities to handle challenges and implement change are also elements that
are included in the PerformCoop™ approach.
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CHOOSING
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Skills improvement using the web
PerformCoop™ is also a web platform that can be easily deployed within cooperatives around
the world without requiring extensive travel or file transfers. Using the application it is possible
to save data that can analyzed in a variety of ways to meet the needs of small, as well as large
enterprises.
An online database gives cooperatives access to their own historical data based on a standardized, structured view. The information can then be referred to for decision making and
introducing innovation aimed at improving performance.
The PerformCoop™ solution has 23 skills improvement modules covering 82 training topics.
There are training modules designed for coop members, board members and executives. The
accent is on acquiring and sharing knowhow.
For more information on PerformCoop™: a.plouffe@socodevi.org 
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FOUNDATION REPORT
by Guy Bouchard, SOCODEVI Foundation Coordinator
EACH GRAIN OF SALT COUNTS!
After 6 years of facing challenges and then recording our successes, the SOCODEVI Foundation
has earned renewed relevance for the future of SOCODEVI. Each dollar collected by our
Foundation is of vital importance for consolidating the efforts carried out by SOCODEVI around
the world.
The 2012-2013 period was historic for the SOCODEVI Foundation. The funds collected over the
last year raised us above the one million dollar mark for amounts donated since the creation of
the Foundation in 2006. The generosity and solidarity for cooperatives and mutuals shown by
our donors was fundamental to reaching this summit.
Now it is the time to maintain the hard work. Our efforts will be directed by a new chair, Gaétan
Jodoin – Vice President at Agropur – who takes over the helm and can rely on the heritage
built up by Ghislain Cloutier and André Lamothe, two pillars of support for development at the
SOCODEVI Foundation.
The success of our Foundation, we must reiterate, is based on the success of our various financing activities as well as appropriate use of our fundraising toolkit by the men and women
involved. After its first year of operations, the project sponsoring website (www.dons.fondationsocodevi.org) has a good record of success. Several initiatives have been given impetus
thanks to the Friends of SOCODEVI and its Foundation and by organizations that have decided
to become actively involved in financing some of the projects catalogued online. 
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Every contribution, no matter how small, is important!
Charity auctions and a traveling boutique, the benefit golf tournament organized by La Capitale
Financial Group, the sales of 100% COOP chocolate from El Ceibo and the contribution from the
friends of SOCODEVI and its Foundation, are some of the activities that have made last year, in
so many ways, a very positive period for our Foundation.
We are aware that businesses and individuals today are solicited left and right for many different causes, but we sincerely believe that the goal of $200,000 for fundraising in 2013-2014 is a
realistic challenge.
We can make every grain of salt count by working together. Each and every tiny gesture of
solidarity, each donation to the SOCODEVI Foundation, is of fundamental importance. Thanks
to the unique synergy between SOCODEVI and its Foundation, the contributions received are
transformed into perceptible improvement in the livelihoods of thousands of individuals in
developing countries.
A heartfelt thanks once again! 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE SOCODEVI FOUNDATION
Gaétan Jodoin, Chair
Laurent De Ladurantaye, Vice Chair
Pierre Gauvreau, Secretary Treasurer
Jules Fugère, director
Marthe Lacroix, director
Clément Asselin, director
René Arès, director
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S o c i é t é d e c o o p é r a t i o n p o u r l e d é v e l o p p e m e n t i nt e r n a t i o n a l
SOCODEVI INTERNS
MAKE REMARKABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS!
by Lauriane Rose, communications intern
with the collaboration of Katia Fecteau, advisor for gender equality
Over the last three years, SOCODEVI has been pleased to have hardworking, motivated and effective young interns. With financial assistance from CIDA (Canadian International Development
Agency), the International Youth Internship Program has provided young Canadians with an
unforgettable experience in the field of international development.
“Thanks to this program, SOCODEVI has been able to offer six-month internships in 11 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The young interns gain international experience. They
make a real contribution and are an integral part of our teams,” states Katia Fecteau, advisor for
gender equality, who was in charge of the internship program at SOCODEVI.
Nearly 50 interns have worked on SOCODEVI field operations over the last three years. After
their internship, most of these young people have found full time work in their area of study.
“There are 11 former interns who are currently working in the field of international development
– five of them at SOCODEVI !” explains Mrs. Fecteau.
Today, the participation by these young professionals is an advantage not just for SOCODEVI
but for its partners around the world as well. Their expertise and dynamism are highly appreciated by the communities in which they are working.
According to Katia Fecteau, the comments from the young people who had an opportunity to
obtain an international internship are extremely positive. There are several personal accounts
and anecdotes available on the Stagiaires SOCODEVI Facebook account and on the SOCODEVI
webzine. 
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FINANCIAL AND EXCUTING AGENCY PARTNERS
· Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
· French Development Agency (AFD)
· Alliance agricole internationale (A AI)
· African Development Bank (BAFD)
· Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
· Canadian Cooperative Association (CCA)
· Centre for International Studies and Cooperation(CECI)
· École nationale d’administration publique du Québec (ENAP)
· Private corporations (Antamina, Cargill, Barry Callebault, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters,
Kraft Foods, Rio Tinto and others)
· National governments (Mali, Haiti and others)
· Institut de Recherches et d’Applications des Méthodes de développement (IRAM)
· Institut de recherche et d’éducation pour les coopératives et les mutuelles de l’Université
de Sherbrooke (IRECUS)
· Ministère des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie
et du Commerce extérieur du Québec
· Mutuelle assurance des commerçants et industriels de France (MACIF)
· International NGOs and Foundations (WWF, Fair Trade, Solidaridad and others)
· World Food Programme (WFP)
· European Union (EU)
· Université Laval
· World Cocoa Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
· Other international and national NGOs
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OUR APPROACH
SOCODEVI and its network of members institutions advocate a model based on cooperatives and mutuals as an effective means for creating, protecting and distributing wealth
within developing countries.
This formula delivers tangible results:
· Improved livelihoods within communities
· Better distribution of wealth
· Hundreds of profitable associative enterprises that foster empowerment
within their communities for development
· Thousands of women gaining equitable access to decision making
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OUR SERVICES
Since our founding in 1985, we have assisted nearly 700 cooperative enterprises, organizations and mutuals in over forty developing countries. Thanks to the expertise in our
network of member institutions and that of our staff in Canada and in the field, we have
earned recognition in the following sectors:
· Creation and consolidation of cooperatives, mutuals and
associative enterprises
· Development of economic activities that earn a rate of return for networks
of cooperatives and mutuals in the South and for their members
· Capacity building focused on skills development
· Consulting services provided for planning and management, production
and marketing in addition to good governance
· Development and consolidation of agricultural value chains
· Participatory management processes
· Institutional support for government entities
· Transfer of knowledge and technologies
At SOCODEVI, we believe that it is interaction between cooperatives in the North and the
South that makes it possible to share expertise and knowledge. We are convinced that the
cooperative and mutual model is part of the recipe for a fairer world.
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