• National Microfinance Members' Summit

  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...

• First ever National Microfinance Members' Summit held in Nepal

                       “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 Facilitates Dialogue between Nepal Rastra Bank Officials and Microfinance Practitioners

  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...

• CSD Celebrates Silver Jubilee Anniversary

  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...

• Cooperative Board Officials reach a Declaration

  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 from our neighbor: Exposure Visit to Bandhan Bank Ltd., India

  ‘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...

• Learning from the Grameen Financial System

  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 from Lanka

  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...

• In loving memory of Mr. Nanda Ram Baidya

  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 Journey from an NGO to a Bank: Bandhan Bank's Experience

  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...

• Enhancing MFI's Training Capacities through Advanced Training of Trainers (ToT)

  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...

• Leaders of Top MFIs reach a Declaration to combat Current Challenges & Issues in Microfinance

  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...

• CSD Convenes its 26th Annual General Meeting

  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...

• Filipino MFIs Putting Client Protection and Development Above All

  - 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 appoints its Executive Chief

  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...

• CSD Enhances Capacity of Account Officers of MFIs

  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...

• Comprehensive News on Building Pathways to Strengthen the Microfinance Sector

  - 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...

• Training on "Risk Management in Microfinance" Concluded

  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...

• Domestic Visit of MFIs: East Meets West

  “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...

• Simplicity at its best – Bandhan Bank, India

  When the fundamentals of microfinance are followed, great outcomes are achieved. This is true with Bandhan Bank which has been given universal banking license by the Central Bank of India more...

• What we can learn from the Grameen Bank

  Bangladesh is often hailed as the ‘Mecca of Microfinance’ across the world. The concept of micro-credit and the credit worthiness of the poor was first discussed by Prof. Muhummad Yunus in more...

• CSD new 28th Annual Report (2018-2019) now available in Annual Report of this website.

  

• CSD new issue no. 29 GLIMPSE now available in newsletter of this website.

  

• CSD Celebrates its 27th Anniversary

  One of the pioneering institutions to provide microfinance services in Nepal the first licensed NGO, the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) celebrated its 27th Anniversary at a more...

• CSD Convenes the 27th Annual General Meeting

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) one of the pioneers of microfinance in Nepal convened its 27th Annual General Meeting on October 26, 2018 in Kathmandu. The meeting was attended more...

• CSD Blooming Managerial Skills of Branch Managers

  A training to develop “Managerial Skills” of Branch Managers of MFIs was organized by CSD in Kathmandu from January 7-9, 2019 (Poush 23-25, 2075) to enhance managerial skill level of the more...

• A Dialogue Program on Issues of Microfinance

  A one-day dialogue on microfinance was organized by Unique Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd. on February 9, 2019 (Magh 26, 2075) in Hotel Atithi, Kohalpur. A total of 42 participants, more...

• Creating New Entrepreneurs: An Answer to Unemployment

  On the invitation of the Grameen Trust, Bangladesh a delegation of nine senior Nepalese microfinance practitioners led by Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha, Chairman of CSD visited Bangladesh from more...

• MFIs play pivotal role in microenterprise development - An exposure visit experience of the Philippines

  The team observed that all the members are borrowers and strictly followed the basic fundamental of microfinance like conducting weekly meeting, implementing credit plus activities, more...

• Retrofitting of Microfinance is the Need of the Hour – Lessons from International Program on Internal Audit System

  The microfinance sector in Nepal has been mushrooming at an alarming rate in the past five years. Newer microfinance institutions (MFIs) have sprung up, who do not necessarily follow the more...

• Tackling Unemployment in Nepal through Youth Entrepreneurship - an Orientation on Nobin Program

  “If we can turn unemployment into entrepreneurship, the amount of human creativity, talent and productivity we will unleash is almost beyond measuring” – Prof. Muhammad Yunus

  Taking more...

• CSD Convenes Conference on Human Resource Development for microfinance institutions

  The Centre for Self-help development (CSD) organized a conference on Human Resource Management for microfinance Institutions from Ashadh 10-11, 2076 in Dhulikhel, Kavre. The conference was more...

• Following the Path of Social Business: 9th Social Business Day Successfully Concludes in Bangkok, Thailand

  From June 28 – 29, 2019 over 1,500 delegates from across the world came together to celebrate and take forward social business on a global scale at the 9th Social Business Day (SBD) held more...

• CSD Members' Conference Concludes with a Vow to Move Forward with Right Culture and Practice of Microfinance

  Microfinance has existed as one of the major contributors to poverty alleviation serving over 4 million members in the seventy seven districts of Nepal. But in recent times the sector has more...

• CSD Celebrates 28th Anniversary

  One of the initiators of microfinance services and the first licensed microfinance NGO in Nepal, the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) celebrated its 28th Anniversary at a function more...

• News article posted in Annapurna Post (Tuesday, March 17, 2020)

  

• CSD Convenes the 28th Annual General Meeting

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD), which is one of the pioneer institutions to launch microfinance in Nepal, convened its 28th Annual General Meeting on December 13, 2019. The more...

• CSD Organizes Symposium on Fraud Control and Management

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD), which is one of the pioneer institutions to launch microfinance in Nepal, organized a Symposium on Fraud Control and Management on December 14, more...

• CSD Chairman Felicitated by ADBL

  CSD Chairman Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha felicitated on January 21, 2020 by the Agricultural Development Bank on the occasion of its 53rd Anniversary for his valuable contribution to the more...

• Controlling and Mitigating Credit Risk in Microfinance

  With the rapid expansion of microfinance sector in past few years in Nepal, the sector has been facing numerous problems and challenges due to deviations from the true essence and more...

• CSD in its 30th Year

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) has entered in 30th year. It was established on August 13, 1991 (Shrawan 28, 2048) with the vision of alleviating poverty by raising the living more...

• Hour to Make the Poor Self-employed Entrepreneurs

  The Chairman of the Center for Self-help Development (CSD), Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha in a webinar organized by CSD on Bhadra 2, 2077 (August 18, 2020) urged the officials of Kisan more...

• Training on Micro enterpenuership Development for Branch Managers
• 29th AGM of CSD concluded
• Training on Micro enterpenuership Development (Mangsir 9 10) News in English Pending
• Best Enterpenuership Awarded to 3 Microfinance Members
• Eco-village Development: An Approach to Self-help Development

  A webinar was organized by the Centre for Self-help Development on March 2, 2021 to acquaint development practitioners with basic concept of eco-village model, its approach and possible more...

• CSD Inducts Additional Human Resource

  CSD has expanded its team members to better coordinate and cope with the new activities as well strengthen the standard of its service delivery. It is very fortunate to have additional 5 more...

• CSD Glimpse March 2021

  

• Post-Corona Reconstruction Programme - No Going Back

  The extent of the damage that the novel coronavirus pandemic is causing is mind-boggling. However, the situation also offers us an unparalleled opportunity.We have experience in managing more...

• Swabalamban Sambad-2

  

• 29th Annual Report

  

• Glimpse June, 2021

  

• Webinar 12th Episode News
• Report of 11th social Business Day, Nepal Forum

  

• ANNUAL REPORT 2020-2021

  

• Swabalamban Sambad 3

  

• Webinar on Grameen Kutta. Karnataka
• Sree Ram Higher Secondary School, Koshidekha, Kavrepalanchowk Launches Student Entrepreneurship Program.

  The Sree Ram Higher Secondary School, Koshidekha, Panchkhal Municipality ward no 13, Kavrepalanchok district launched a student entrepreneurship development program in cooperation with the more...

• Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) celebrates 30th Anniversary

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) has entered in 30th year. It was established on August 13, 1991 (Shrawan 28, 2048) with the vision of alleviating poverty by raising the living more...

• Microfinance Cooperatives Prepare to Cope with Corona Virus

  CSD organized a virtual interaction with its member cooperative organizations on August2, 2020 to discuss on problems and challenges and opportunities arisen from the corona virus pandemic more...

• Let's Understand The Crisis and Find A Solution

  Chairman of the Centre for Self-help Development Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha has suggested the microfinance staff to face the Corona epidemic and lockdown crisis while maintaining the essence more...

• Make the Poor Self-employed and Entrepreneur

  The Chairman of the Center for Self-help Development (CSD), Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha in a webinar organized by CSD on Bhadra2, 2077 (August 18, 2020) urged the officials of Kisan more...

• CSD Conducted a Training of Trainers (TOT) on Progress Out of Poverty Index (PPI)

  The Center for Self- help Development (CSD) organized a 3 day PPI Training of Trainers (TOT) to 23 senior officials and branch managers of microfinance institutions in Biratnagar in more...

• Nepali SACCOS Sahara Team Moved by the Amazing Performance of Bangladeshi MFIs

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) organized a study/exposure visit to Bangladesh from March 19-26, 2023. The visit team consisted of nine Board Members and one staff member of more...

• Swabalamban Sambad 6

  

• Annual Report 2022

  

• Glimpse June 2023

  

   

• Glimpse September 2023

  

• Swabalamban Sambad -6

  

• Swabalamban Sambad -7

  

• Annual Report-2022/23

  

• 12th Social Business Day, Country Forum of Nepal -2022- Nepali

  

• 12th Social Business Day, Country Forum of Nepal -2023-English

  

• COVID : 19 : The Opportunities and challenges

  The Chairman of the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) Mr.  Shankar Man Shrestha has suggested the microfinance practitioners to study and review the problems and opportunities faced more...

• CSD Awards Three Best Performing Women Micro- Entrepreneurs

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) has instituted Micro-Entrepreneurship Award for three outstanding micro-entrepreneurs from among the women members MFIs. The award carries Rs. more...

• Capacitate Branch Managers to Identify and Develop Micro-Entrepreneur Members

  Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) organized two day of Virtual training on "Promotion and Development of Micro-entrepreneurship among microfinance Members" on November 24-25, 2020 more...

• COVID-19 and its Impact on Microfinance – an Online Experience Sharing

  During the lockdown period, the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) conducted online interactions with CEOs and Department Heads of its member organizations. A total of six online more...

• CSD Convened its’ 29th Annual General Meeting

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) convened its 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 27, 2020 (Marg 12, 2077). The AGM was attended by 9 individual and 38 institutional more...

• CSD Chairman Felicitated by SLBBL (January 20, 2020).

  CSD Chairman Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha felicitated on January 20, 2020 by SLBBL on the occasion of its 19th Anniversary for his valuable contribution to the creation and development of the more...

• Training on Identification and Development of Micro-entrepreneur

  CSD organized two day virtual training on "Identification and Development of Micro-Entrepreneur Members" from Magh18-19,2077, (Jan31-Feb1, 2021) where17 branch managers and  senior field more...

• CSD Supports to build a e-library to a Rural School.

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) has provided a desktop computer with necessary accessories to Kunchipwakal Secondary School under the Tarkeshwor Municipality-1, Kathmandu in its more...

• Experience Sharing of Grameen Bank Bangladesh with Nepali Microfinance Institutions on the Problem Created by the Corona Pandemic and It’s Solution

  The Centre for Self- help Development (CSD) organized a virtual webinar on “Sharing Grameen Bank Experience on Managing Impact of COVID 19 Pandemic and Post COVID Programs” on 20th January more...

• Three Micro Finance Members accredited with the “Best Micro- Entrepreneur Award -2076.”

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) awarded three best Microfinance Entrepreneurs members with the title of “Best Micro-entrepreneur Award-2076.” Honorable Minister for Land more...

• CSD Contributes to Samata Education Trust Fund

  The Chairman of the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha handed over a cheque of Rs. 2 lakh to the Samata Education Trust on March 9, 2021 as a token of support more...

• Webinar on Review of Action Plan

  On March 05, 2021 (Falgun 21, 2077) the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD)  successfully completed a review webinar on the action plan developed by participating branch managers of more...

• Training on Leadership Development and Stress Management

  The Center for Self-help Development (CSD) conducted a two–day training on “Leadership Development and Stress Management” in microfinance on March 18-19, 2021 (Chaitra 05-06, 2077). The more...

• Effect of Gear up Yourself Training on Staff Behavior

  With the main objective of knowing the knowledge and skill gained during the training "Gear up yourself" which was held on January 18-19, 2021(Magh 5-6, 2077) is practically applicable to more...

• Web –based Training on Identification and Development of Micro –entrepreneur Members

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) conducted a two-day virtual training on "Identification and Development of Micro–entrepreneur Members in Microfinance on March 14-15, more...

• Microfinance CEOs Should be a Role Model

  CSD on Chaitra 02, 2077 (March 15, 2021) hosted yet another webinar as part of Experience Sharing forum for microfinance institutions officials. This webinar talk program was participated more...

• Rapid Rise in Loan Delinquency: A Matter of Serious Concern for MFIs

  A webinar was organized by the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) on March 30, 2021 to apprise microfinance practitioners and other stakeholders on problems and effects caused by more...

• Micro-financing by Cooperatives: Prospects, Problems and Way Forward

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) organized a webinar talk on April 16, 2021 to sensitize microfinance practitioners and other stakeholders on policy level as well as practical more...

• Role of Wholesale Lending Organizations Should not be Marginalized

  A webinar talk on Vitality and Vulnerability of Wholesale Lending Organizations in the Present Niche Market of Microfinance was organized by the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) on more...

• Panel Discussion on Neutralizing Corona Impact on Microfinance

  A webinar on Neutralizing Corona Impact on Microfinance was organized by the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) on May 13, 2021. The second wave of COVID-19 in Nepal is more lethal and more...

• Happy Leaders Can Change the World

  A webinar talk program on “Happy Leaders Can Change the World” was organized by the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) on May 31, 2021 with the aim to to discuss on the concept of more...

• Secrets of Success in Microfinance

  A webinar talk (Series No 9) on Secrets of Success in Microfinance was organized by the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) on June 16, 2021. The webinar focused on philosophy and more...

• It is high Time for MFIs to Move Ahead with the Digital Services to their Members.

  The leaders in the field of microfinance are of the view that a time has come for all microfinance institutions to digitize microfinance services to provide easy access to the deprived and more...

• Three Decades of Microfinance: a Phase of Women Empowerment and Social Transformation

  Microfinance has completed a three-decade long journey in Nepal. With continuous campaigns, it had brought awareness among the poor women in rural Nepal. Microfinance practitioners have more...

• Four Institutional Members of CSD Accredited by International Smart Campaign, Client Protection Certification

  Four institutional members of the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) have been accredited by the international “Smart Campaign, Client Protection Certification.” The awardees are the more...

• Organization of ToT for Microfinance Officials to Educate Community on Covid-19

  The Training of Trainers (ToT) aiming to spread covid-19 education among the community was organized jointly by the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) and RMDC Laghubitta Bittiya more...

• Mission Drift is a Common Drawback among the MFIs in Nepal

  Expressing concern over the growing discrepancies and deviations in microfinance, experts have warned microfinance practitioners and stakeholders to be vigilant in time. In the webinar more...

• CSD Celebrates 30th Anniversary

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) established in 1991 with the objectives of creating poverty free self-help society through awareness rising and of the masses and mobilization of more...

• CSD Organized PRA Training for High Officials of CSD, CRT and MSC

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) has organized two days long training on Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) on August 20-21, 2021 for the 16 high officials of the Centre for more...

• CSD held follow up Review of Entrepreneurship Training

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) had initiated a new approach to the follow-up of the training conducted by it with a view to ensure that the skills learned by the training are more...

• Sharing of Microfinance Policies, Practices and Problems in Sri Lanka with Nepalese MFI Officials

  A webinar talk series (Episode 14) on “Microfinance Policies, Practices and Problems in Sri Lanka” was organized by the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) on September 6, 2021, with more...

• CSD Held Review of Entrepreneurship Development Training

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) held a six-month progress review of its second training on "Identification and Development of Micro-entrepreneurs" on September 12, 2021, which more...

• Vaccination Is better than the Treatment: Combating the COVID-19 Disease

  A virtual Master Training of Trainers (ToT) to educate communities on COVID-19 via ZOOM was jointly organized by the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) and RMDC Laghubitta Bittiya more...

• Deteriorating State of Good Governance in Microfinance Institutions: Experts warn to be Vigilant on time

  Experts have argued that the lack of good governance in Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) has led to deviations from its main mission of serving the lower strata of the population and more...

• Experience Sharing of Integrated Development Foundation (IDF), Bangladesh in Reduction of Unemployment and Poverty

  Microfinance institutions have a strong belief that their grass-root level financial inclusion program has bestowed the fight against global challenges such as poverty, unemployment, and more...

• Helping Masine Towards its Self-relevancy

  A tripartite agreement on "Self-help Eco-village Development" was signed between the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD), the Mahila Sahayogi Bachat Tatha Rin Sahakari Sanstha Ltd. more...

• CSD Convened the 30th Annual General Meeting

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) convened its 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on December 2, 2021 (Marg 16, 2078). The AGM was attended by 6 individual and 26 institutional more...

• CEOs need to set Example

  On 13th of December 2021, the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) put forward its 17th episode of webinar entitling "Human Resource Development and Management in Microfinance more...

• CSD Convened Leadership Development Program for Chief Executives

  CSD organized a two day "Mindful Leadership Development" Program for the Chairperson, CEOs and DCEOs of Microfinance Institutions and Cooperatives operating microfinance program from more...

• Grameen Koota- A Best Practiced Microfinance Institution

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) organized a webinar talk on “Experience of Grameen Koota on Poverty Reduction and Employment Creation in India” to acquaint microfinance and more...

• Leadership Development Program to Enhance Capacity of Women Microfinance Practitioners.

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) has organized a two-day leadership development training to increase women participation in management decision level of the Microfinance with more...

• Three Microfinance Members Awarded with Best Micro Entrepreneur Award- 2077

  Kathmandu. Three women entrepreneur members who became successful entrepreneurs by taking loans from different microfinance institutions have been awarded the Best Micro-Entrepreneur more...

• A Unique School Grooming Students with Entrepreneurship Skills Along with Regular Study

  A webinar talk (episode no. 19) on “Entrepreneurship Development among Students-An Experience of Janajyoti Higher Secondary School, A Rural School of Surkhet District” was organized by the more...

• Sree Ram Higher Secondary School, Koshidekha, Kavrepalanchowk Launches Student Entrepreneurship Program

  The Sree Ram Higher Secondary School, Koshidekha, Panchkhal Municipality ward no 13, Kavrepalanchok district launched a student entrepreneurship development program in cooperation with the more...

• 12th Social Business Day, Country Forum of Nepal Concluded with the theme to build a New Civilization

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) convened 12th Social Business Day 2022, Country Forum of Nepal on June 29, 2022 based on the theme, “Building a New Civilization-Before the more...

• CSD Celebrated its 31st Anniversary

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) which is the pioneer NGO in microfinance sector celebrated its 31st anniversary on 13th August, 2022 (Shrawan 28, 2079). During the occasion, more...

• Bangladesh MFIs have been Practicing Value Based Microfinance

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) organized three Exposure Visits of microfinance practitioners of different Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and Microfinance Cooperative more...

• Learning from Vietnam: Microfinance a Social Activity

  CSD organized a week long exposure/study visit of Nepali MFIs to Socialist Republic of Vietnam from August 13 to 20, 2022 to learn the microfinance policies, programs, approaches and  more...

• Emerging Challenges and Paradoxes of Microfinance Institutions in Nepal

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) in partnership with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia, organized a seminar on the topic "Emerging Challenges and more...

• Experts urged MFIs Branch Managers to Mobilize Internal Resources for Sustainable Microfinance Operation

  Branch managers and employees of microfinance institutions were encouraged to mobilize more resources in their hands for reliability of financial resources supporting for lending the more...

• Leaders are Unanimous on the Effective Implementation of the Eleven Point Declaration of 3rd NMMS to Resolve the Current Crisis in MFIs

  A review program was conducted on February 27, 2023 with the participation of the heads of MFIs to discuss the latest status and progress on the implementation of 11-point declaration of more...

• Entrepreneurship Development Program for Branch Managers

  A five-day specially tailored program on entrepreneurship development was organized by Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) for the Branch Managers of Swabalamban Laghubitta Bittiya more...

• The policy and program including the audit of the Centre have been unanimously passed by the 31st General Assembly.

  Convoked 31st General Assembly of CSD: Emphasized on Promotion of Social Entrepreneurship and Expansion of Microfinance Reach to Hard-Core Poor
  The 31st General Assembly of the Centre more...

• The governing body of the Centre for Self-help Development elected undisputedly

  The 31st General Assembly of CSD has elected a seven-member Board of Directors for the next two years. In this committee, the elected members are: the founding members of CSD, Mr Shankar more...

• CSD Conducted a Training of Trainers (TOT) on Progress Out of Poverty Index (PPI)

  The Center for Self- help Development (CSD) organized a 3 day PPI Training of Trainers (TOT) to 23 senior officials and branch managers of microfinance institutions in Biratnagar in more...

• Eight Point Directives of NRB for Solving the Current Crisis in Microfinance Sector

  Experts are of the view that the 8-point directive of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) will help to improve the quality as well as the strength of the microfinance sector in long term and bring more...

• PPI Survey Helps Boost up Microfinance Image

  The Centre for Self-help Development organized an online orientation program on “Progress out of Poverty (PPI) Index” on November 8, 2022. The objective of the program was to orient more...

• West Meets East: A Practice of Learning from Each Other

  In the last two decades microfinance in Nepal has taken a big leap forward in terms of the number of institutions providing loans, volume of loan transactions and the number of client more...

• The First Provincial Microfinance Members' Summit of Koshi Province Concluded with 14-point Declaration

  The First Provincial Microfinance Members' Summit of the Koshi Province was concluded with the vow to make microfinance services civilized, dignified and effective and also decided to more...

• CSD Hosts Workshop on Self-help Eco-village Development Initiatives of MFIs

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) organized a 4 day field based Self-help Eco-village Development workshop from January 29 to February 1, 2023 at Dhulikhel Lodge Resort, more...

• CSD Initiates Two-year Entrepreneurship Development Program for Microfinance institutions.

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) has initiated an entrepreneurship development program with the aim of developing about 5,000 entrepreneur women among microfinance members within more...

• Nepali SACCOS Sahara Team Moved by the Amazing Performance of Bangladeshi MFIs

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) organized a study/exposure visit to Bangladesh from March 19-26, 2023. The visit team consisted of nine Board Members and one staff member of more...

• Latest Status of Microfinance In Nepal _ An Article of CSD Chairman Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha (Nepali Language)
• Microfinance Institutions and Microfinance Practitioners Felicitated for their Outstanding Contribution in Providing Non-financial Services

  On the occasion of 32nd Anniversary of the Centre for Self-help Development held on August 13, 2023, MFIs and microfinance practitioners who have made outstanding contribution in providing more...

• Shankar Man Shrestha Microfinance Award 2023 Awarded to Chhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Ltd.

  Shankar Man Shrestha Microfinance Award is provided to any individual or institution that adheres to the norms, principles and values of microfinance and acts as a role model in carrying more...

• Sahara SACCOS Awarded with Micro-entrepreneurship Development Award while Phulkumari, Babita and Premkumari Designated the Best Entrepreneurs for the

  The  Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) awarded Micro-entrepreneurship Development Award and Best Entrepreneurs award for the year 2023 2023 on the occasion of  its 32nd Anniversary more...

• CSD Initiates to Empower Internal Auditor

  In a proactive effort to fortify the microfinance sector, the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) orchestrated a successful three-day training program titled "Internal Audit & Control" more...

• First Regional Conference on 3 Zero Club Concludes in Sarlahi of Madesh Province Amidst Seven Point Agreement to end Poverty, Unemployment and Net Carbon Emission

  The first ever conference with the aim to completely eliminate three burning issues prevalent in today’s  world which are poverty, employment and net carbon emission by brining youths in more...

• 4th National Microfinance Members Summit Honoured list

  On the occasion of 4th Nation Microfinance Member Summit 38 MFIs members, staffs, centre chief, 3 Zero Club were recognized & appreciated. Where 11 Centre Chief, 1 organization, 10 Staff, more...

• 32nd Annual General Meeting of CSD Concludes with a Decision to Urge MFIs to Work for the Prosperity of their Members

  The 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) was held on Sunday, December 10, 2023. The meeting decided to urge MFIs and MFCs to work to improve the more...

• CSD Celebrates its 32nd Anniversary

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) which is the pioneer NGO in microfinance sector in Nepal celebrated its 32nd anniversary on 13th August, 2023 (Shrawan 28, 2080).

  

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• Fourth National Microfinance Summit Concludes with Decisive Action Plan

  With the theme “Prudent Microfinance, Prosperous Members”, the 4th National Microfinance Members' Summit, Nepal concluded with the issuance of a comprehensive 12-point declaration, more...

• Entrepreneurship Development Award-2024 Kamalpati, Menuka and Nasima are Best entrepreneurs while Jeeven Bikash Facilitated as a Best Organization

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) have awarded three best entrepreneur members and one best entrepreneurship development organization for their outstanding performance on the more...

• Regional Conference on 3 Zero Club Concludes in Koshi Province Amidst Six Point Agreement to end Poverty, Unemployment and Net Carbon Emission

  A conference with the aim to completely eliminate three burning issues prevalent in today’s world which are poverty, employment and net carbon emission by brining youths in decision making more...

• 4th National Microfinance Members Summit Honoured list

  On the occasion of 4th Nation Microfinance Member Summit 38 MFIs members, staffs, centre chief, 3 Zero Club were recognized & appreciated. Where 11 Centre Chief, 1 organization, 10 Staff, more...

• Boosting Entrepreneurship: CSD's 4-Day Training on Entrepreneurship Development

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) organized a 4-day Training on Entrepreneurship Development including one day field study visit of successful client entrepreneur from May 7th to more...

• Microfinance Practitioners Acquainted with Training of Trainers

  A total of 13 microfinance practitioners from 9 different organizations participated in a 10-day long training of trainer  (TOT) organized by Training Institute for Technical Instruction more...

• 4 day Entrepreneurship Development Training Completed

  With the aim of spreading entrepreneurship in the community by making the poor and underprivileged self-reliant and entrepreneurs through microfinance finance institution (MFIs) and more...

• CSD Initiate Digital Literacy amongst Micro entrepreneurs from MFIs

  The global marketplace is rapidly shifting towards digitalization to enhance consumer access, need & satisfaction. There is vast untapped marketplace for Micro entrepreneurs members from more...

• Symposium on Strengthening Microfinance in Nepal

  Symposium on Strengthening Microfinance in Nepal was organized by the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) on 27th July, 2024 (Ashad 12, 2081) at Hotel Yellow Pagoda, Kantipath, more...

• CSD’s 33rd Annual General Assembly Appealed MFIs to Restore Right Track for the Prosperity of its Members

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) held its 33rd Annual General Assembly on December 2, 2023. The meeting urged microfinance institutions to prioritize socio-economic development more...

• CSD Celebrating its 33rd Anniversary Dedicating its Service for Creating Three Zero Societies

  The Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) celebrated its 33rd anniversary on 12th August, 2024 (Shrawan 28, 2081) amidst a function in Kathmandu.
  The program was chaired by the Chairman more...

• Entrepreneurship Development Program at Regional Level: 65 officers of Microfinance Capacitated in Jhapa District

  The rate of bad loans has been increasing in microfinance institutions with the increasing trend of borrowings for non-productive and consumption purpose by the client members. As obvious, more...

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