CENTRE FOR SELF-HELP DEVELOPMENT

Institute of micro-finance and cooperative development.

Welcome to CSD

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 more...

Professor Yunus believes that 3 zero club can be a panacea for controlling global warming and youth unemployment

Professor Muhammad Yunus, who was jointly awarded the Noble Peace Prize with Grameen Bank, Bangladesh in the year 2006  was also briefly present at Global Social Business Summit, 2021, Country Forum of Nepal on 9th November 2021 which the theme “Planting the Seeds of New Economy: Time is Now.” During the keynote address, he said, “It is a right time for us all to meet because UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties is currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland which has brought parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Paris more...

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs with Digital Literacy

The digital proficiency is crucial for business success, a three-day digital literacy program has equipped 39 micro-entrepreneur members of MFIs and Cooperatives with essential skills for navigating digital marketplace. The training, held from 31st Shrawan to 1st Bhadra 2081, was hold at the Sahara Nepal SACCOS Ltd., Birtamode. It was tailored to enhance the digital capabilities of microfinance clients.
The objective of the training was to provide participants with practical knowledge and skills to efficient and effective use of digital tools for boosting business operators. The training conducted hands-on session on utilizing 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, client members are burdened with unnecessary debts while MFIs suffers from increasing bad loan management. There is an urgency to capacitated potential clients to take up themselves as a successful entrepreneurs and financially self-sufficient by discouraging the lending of unproductive sectors.
Creating sustainable enterprises and thereby positively impacting on society and economy, the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) which have been 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 of CSD, Mr. Shankar Man Shrestha and attended by 77 guests including the members of the CSD Board, representatives of the institutional and non-institutional members and other stakeholders of CSD.

Centenarian Dr. Gauri Shankar Lal Das, a renowned human rights activist and senior medical doctor, was the Chief Guest who inaugurated the program by lighting the traditional lamp ‘Panas’. He said, “When CSD was established in 2048 other more...

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Swabalamban Sambad -8

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Training Completion Report on Credit Appraisal-Nov 9-12, 2014

Training Completion Report on Credit Appraisal-Feb 23-26, 2015

Training Completion Report on Financial Management and Pearls Monitoring System-April 16-19,2015

Impact of the Earhquake on Microfinance: A Study of Sindhupalchowk District

Case Profile of Ms. Shanta Simkhada