CSD is the first licensed NGO MFI. It is the pioneer of the microfinance service providers of Nepal based on collateral free loan and women exclusive clients. It initiated Self-help Banking Program (SBP), a microfinance program, in 1993. In the year 2011 CSD transferred its microfinance portfolio to the Swabalamban Laghubitta Bikas Bank Ltd. Since then it concentrated mainly on the capacity building of MFIs and Cooperatives. From the year 2013 it decided to shift its focus to the activities like providing training on various facets of microfinance and cooperatives based on their staff and clients need, conducting researches on microfinance related problems and issues, providing consulting services to MFIs and co-operatives, extend business development services to graduating clients and conducting periodic financial health checkup services to MFIs and co-operatives.
CSD has now reset its mission on strengthening the microfinance sector in Nepal, serving the sector as the apex level organization focusing specially on developing CSD as the national level training and research institute of microfinance and cooperative. It vows to work with microfinance and cooperative institutions and government and non government national and international agencies in the years to come to cultivate and strengthen self-help development among MFIs and cooperatives and their members. It aims to provide high-quality, demand- driven, affordable training to the microfinance institutions to build up their capacities to serve the rural market.
CSD's Governing Board had decided to offer CSD membership not only to the professionals and dedicated social workers but also to the socially committed microfinance and cooperative institutions from the various parts of the country and dedicate itself as a network of such institutions. To this effect, it has invited applications from the qualified institutions. Currently it has successfully built the wide and strong network of various MFIs and Cooperatives and the network continues to grow.
Under the initiation of the principle Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and co-ordination of the Centre for Self-help development (CSD) a first ever, national level 'National Microfinance more...
“Entrepreneurship Development, the Way towards Poverty Alleviation”
For the first time in the history of microfinance in Nepal, and unheard of in the global more...
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On Shrawan 28, 2073 (August 12, 2016) promoters, individuals and institution members, former Board Directors, Microfinance Institution leaders and friends came together at the Hotel Yellow more...
The Centre organized a two-day seminar for the Board Officials of the prominent microfinance cooperatives of Nepal on the request of various Cooperative Institutional Members of the Centre more...
‘Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking provides knowledge, Knowledge makes you great’ – APJ Abdul Kalam
Kick starting the year 2017, the Centre for more...
On the morning of February 9, 2017 the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) in joint collaboration with the Grameen Trust (GT), Bangladesh initiated a two-day program on the Grameen more...
A nine member team comprising Board of Directors from 2 FINGOs from Nepal, namely- Dhaulagiri Community Development Centre (DCRDC, Baglung) and Sreejana Community Development Centre (SCDC, more...
It is with deep sorrow and regret we bid farewell to Mr. Nanda Ram Baidya who passed away on August 15, 2017. In memory of the affable and ever encouraging figure the Centre for Self-help more...
On the morning of March 9, 2017 the Centre for Self-help Development organized an interaction program on an experience sharing session with Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Founder and Managing more...
The Centre for Self- help Development (CSD) organized a training program titled "Advanced Training of Trainers" held in Kathmandu. The five day training program was held from September more...
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The pioneer microfinance institution of Nepal, the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) convened its 26th Annual General Meeting on October 8, 2017 amidst its members, both individual more...
- An experience of Nepalese Delegation
A delegation of Nepalese microfinance officials visited the Philippines from January 15-19, 2018 on the invitation of the Microfinance Council of more...
CSD has appointed Mr. Bechan Giri as the new Executive Chief effective from December 26, 2017. Mr. Giri’s appointment comes with the resignation of former Executive Chief of CSD, Mr. more...
To enable microfinance institutions to apply sound accounting principles to ensure high quality of financial analysis the Centre for Self-help Development conducted a three-day training more...
- A Symposium of Board Officials
In over 25 years of service to the financially excluded segments of the society, the microfinance sector has thrived and expanded its outreach to the more...
Keeping in view the strong and rapid growth pattern in the microfinance sector and the competitive lending environment, CSD organized a three day training program titled "Training on Risk more...
“Learn as if you were to live forever” – Mahatma Gandhi
Realizing the immense potential to learn from each other through experience sharing and field visits within the country itself, more...
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