Announcement
Request for Proposal
Video production for PCF Reporting MIS Training
STEP is looking for a reliable business consultant to produce training videos as part of the PRMS training program to deliver information and knowledge to beneficiaries in an attractive and easy-to-understand format.

Deadline for the submission of the Proposal:
22 October 2021, at 17:00 hrs local Vietnam time.

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Event
Kick-off meeting “Consulting project on building digital transformation and IT strategy” for CoopBank
On September 8, 2021, the Cooperative Bank of Vietnam (CBV) held an online meeting to kick off the “Consulting project on building a digital and IT strategy for CBV in the 2021-2025 period, vision to 2030”.

This is a subproject within the IT component of the project “Strengthening the People’s Credit Fund network” (STEP) funded by the Department of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the Desjardins International Development Organization (DID) and the Co-operative Bank of Vietnam. STEP project held the tender and selected the consulting company MCG to implement this project.

App
Request for Proposal
Mobile app development for Financial & Entrepreneurship Skills
STEP is looking for a reliable tender to develop a Mobile application as a tool for users (clients and officers) in order for them to obtain key financial knowledge and use different tools for the management of a small business.

Deadline for the submission of the tender proposal:
October 29th, 2021, at 17:00 hrs local Vietnam time.

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Workshop
Training on PRMS output reports
On April 27th, 2021, STEP Project has initiated a series of training sessions on the technical use of the 22 output reports part of the People’s Credit Funds Report Management System (PRMS) for the Co-opBank end-users. The main goal pursued is to reinforce the in-depth oversight capacities of the Co-opBank so that it can monitor and ensure the financial inclusion and rural development missions of the PCF network.
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EVENT

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2021

March 8th, 2021, STEP project team had a warm meeting with female managers and staffs of Co-opBank (CBV) Head office in Hanoi.
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Workshop
Training on basic online facilitation for CoopBank branches
On Thursday, 17 September 2020, the Strengthening the People’s Credit Funds network (STEP) project successfully conducted the kick-off session of the training on basic online facilitation for 33 staff of 12 branches and the Training Center of CoopBank. In this session STEP introduced the new e-learning platform and emphasized the roles of the trainers of CoopBank branches in supporting PCFs using this new channel.
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Workshop
First PRMS Training for End Users
On Friday, 12 June, 2020, STEP has successfully conducted its first 2 half-day training sessions on the PRMS system (‘PCF Report Management System’) for staff and managers of Co-opBank HO, the end users of this new innovative solution.
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Workshop
Deployment training for 75 pilot PCFs
STEP project conducted 6 training courses in Products & Services and 7 in Risk Management between August and December 2019.

370 managers and employees (168 women and 204 men) from 75 pilot People’s Credit Funds in three regions of Vietnam participated in this training series.

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Workshop
First Training of Trainers for Co-opBank staff
During 8th to 11th August 2019, STEP project successfully conducted the first Training of Trainers for Co-opBank staff.

54 participants (24 women and 30 men) from various departments of Co-opBank Head office and 14 branches attended the four days event at Sport Hotel in Hanoi.

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Event
2nd Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting of STEP
On Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 the Project Steering Committee (PSC) of STEP has met for the second time since the beginning of the project.

Representatives from GAC, SBV, Co-opBank and DID-STEP attended the meeting. Mr. Jared Brading, Head of Development at the Embassy of Canada to Vietnam and Mr. Nguyễn Đức Dũng – Deputy General Director of Co-opBank co-chaired the committee.

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News
Visit of Department of Foreign Affairs of Hai Phong
On July 26th, 2019, the delegation of Hai Phong Department of Foreign Affairs, led by Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Dung, Deputy Director of the Department visited the DID project office in Hanoi. Hai Phong is one of 14 provinces/cities where STEP implements its pilot activities.
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Story
Non-collateral business and agricultural loans by Binh An PCF
Mr. Chao Ton, Khmer minority, is a member of Binh An People’s Credit Fund (PCF) in Kien Luong district, Kien Giang province. End of 2018, he applied and successfully received a 40 mil VND loan to expand his business and agricultural production.
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Event
Kick-off Meeting for People Credit Fund Reports Management System (PRMS)
On July 2, 2019, STEP held a meeting to launch the deployment of the PRMS software system (People Credit Fund Reports Management System) with the participation of the Co-opBank’ and WIN joint venture (Will Be Solution Vina & NGV). The MIS system will reinforce the Co-opBank as an apex institution and actively support it in its risk monitoring role of the operations of the PCF network.

BUILDING TOGETHER A STRONGER PEOPLE’S CREDIT FUNDS NETWORK

As part of the national strategy to move towards a model of sustainable and inclusive economic growth, the STEP project (Développement International Desjardins in partnership with Co-opBank) aims to increase financial access for Vietnamese men and women in rural and agricultural areas thanks to a more integrated and better-performing PCFs network and Co-opBank.

Project activities take place in 14 provinces spread across the three main regions of Vietnam: North, Center and South.

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Meet The Ultimate Team

STEP team leaders
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Claude Lafond

Field Project Director
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Simon H. Roy

Financial and Risk Management Advisor
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Rachel Tardif

Optimization and Deployment Advisor
Freddy Helmy

Freddy Helmy

Information Technology Advisor
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