To me, cooperation means…
… creating bonds, providing support, giving access, discovering.
Published during Cooperation Week 2009, this page invites you to discover what cooperation means to five DID field advisors based in Haiti, Mali, Senegal, Vietnam and Burkina Faso.
Pierre Turcotte, DID project director and mission head in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
To me, cooperation means providing access to financial services to a large part of the population who would otherwise be without. To these members, cooperation means protecting what they have earned with hard work, having access to help when they need it, obtaining funds to start up a small enterprise that will ensure their survival and that of their families.
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Alain Beauregard, DID operations advisor in Bamako, Mali
To me, cooperation means opening up to what is different, welcoming new ideas and traditions that are sometimes thousands of years old. As advisors, we bring a building block to an edifice that is already under construction. Respect for the individuals involved is essential for the success of a project. Without respect, there is no chance of success!
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Paule Drouin, Director of DID Senegal and director of the TANDEM project in Dakar, Senegal
To me, cooperation means questioning our fixed ideas and opening up to the world and to others. It is a life experience in every sense!
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France Hamel, DID operations advisor in Hanoi, Vietnam
To me, cooperation means representing Desjardins… I am very proud to represent DID in Vietnam and to help spread awareness of Desjardins cooperative values throughout this immense network that is modeled after our own cooperatives!
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François Bussières, DID expert in financial centres for entrepreneurs and agricultural financial centres, in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
To me, cooperation means advancing together, a close relationship with the partner, and a shared commitment that makes it possible to successfully complete significant initiatives.
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