CENTRE FOR SELF-HELP DEVELOPMENT

Institute of micro-finance and cooperative development.

“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...

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...

- 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...

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...

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...

- 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...

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...

Over the years, the Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Nepal have been proactive in providing financial as well as social services to vitalize the financially excluded households in 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

CSD held its 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday October 23, 2016 in a homely atmosphere at its training hall in Kathmandu. It was attended by 7 Individual Members and 20 more...

On October 3, 2016 (Ashwin 17, 2073) Bauddha Grameen Multipurpose Co-operative Ltd. (BGMCL), an Institutional Member of CSD, conducted its 16th Annual General Meeting in the midst of more...

Giving continuity to the follow up of the 17 point declaration passed by the participating organizations at the National Microfinance Members’ Summit, a One Day Interaction on Microfinance more...

Microfinance is many times defined as door-to-door banking and their field staff as the barefoot bankers walking long distances on foot to provide services to those left out from the more...

Seizing the opportunity of CSD Chairman Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha’s visit to Surkhet, Environment Development Multipurpose Cooperative Ltd. (EDCOL), Institutional Member of CSD, organized more...

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...

In view of the stir created by the new Monetary Policy of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) among the Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) felt the need 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...

CSD organized an exposure/ study visit to Bangladesh from July 11-19, 2016. The cooperating agency for the program in Bangladesh was Integrated Development Foundation (IDF), Bangladesh. more...

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...

Speaking from the chair of the closing ceremony of Credit Appraisal training organized by CSD, Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha, Chairman of CSD urged the participants to emphasize more on more...

CSD organized an exposure/ study visit to Bangladesh in collaboration with the Integrated Development Foundation (IDF), Bangladesh from December 19 - 27, 2015. Ms. Abhilasha Poudel- more...

Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) organized a workshop on ‘Combating Extreme Poverty through Financial Inclusion and Social Protection Programs’ on 11th December, 2015 at Hotel Yellow more...

CSD organized a customized "Training on Self Development Management" from Nov 8 to 9, 2015 as per the request of Swabalamban Laghubitta Bikas Bank Ltd. There were 27 participants who were more...

CSD organized a "Training on Self Development Management" from Nov 6 to 7, 2015 in ADBL, Regional Training Centre, Pipari Banke. There were 32 participants who were representing 8 more...

CSD organized an exposure visit to Bangladesh from September 13 to 20, 2015 to observe MFIs operations. The visit was coordinated by the Integrated Development Foundation (IDF), more...

In order to strengthen the competencies of the Senior Officers of partner MFIs to become an exceptional trainer, CSD organized Training of Trainers (TOT) from Shrawan 18 t0 22, 2072. more...

The second phase of study on the impact of earthquake in microfinance was conducted in Nuwakot District. The research team of CSD visited various places like Okharpauwa, Ranipauwa, Bidur, more...

On April 25, 2015, Nepal faced a massive devastation of lives and properties due to the occurrence of 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. It affected each and every sector. A mega more...