What SOCODEVI does

SOCODEVI (Société de coopération pour le développement international) is a Quebec-based international cooperation non-profit organization founded in 1985 by a coalition of Quebec cooperatives and mutuals. Operating from its headquarters in Quebec City with 18 country offices across West and East Africa, the Americas, Southeast Asia, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, SOCODEVI strengthens agricultural, artisanal, and service cooperatives as engines of inclusive economic development in developing countries. Its primary beneficiaries are rural and agricultural cooperatives, women and smallholder farmers, and small collective enterprises in approximately 20 active countries. The organization is governed by a board drawn from 14 institutional members and 23 auxiliary members, with nearly 400 staff engaged in field execution.

The organization's core offering is not a unified software product but a portfolio of proprietary methodological tools and project-implementation services. Four primary platforms anchor the toolkit: PerformCoop (iterative change-management framework for cooperative governance and management), Co-Up (online/offline platform for cooperative-to-member relationship management), ImpactCoop (web and Android data collection platform for project activity tracking), and Champs-Écoles (field-school training program in agro-environment and gender equality). These are complemented by supporting methodologies covering gender equality action plans, climate vulnerability analysis, environmental action planning, women's leadership programs, and a quantitative women's empowerment index.

SOCODEVI's revenue model is multi-stream and donor-funded. Project grants from government agencies (primarily Affaires mondiales Canada, FCDO, GIZ, KOICA) form the largest stream; institutional member dues (14 Canadian cooperatives/mutuals) provide a stable membership base; corporate partnerships with major cocoa, coffee, and extractive-sector companies (Cargill, Mondelez, Ecom, Beyond Beans/ETG, ECOPETROL, Drummond) generate co-investment revenue for supply-chain development; and individual donations are solicited through online platforms, monthly giving, and testamentary bequests following the organization's 2025 registration as a Canadian charity.

Name

SOCODEVI

Legal name

Société de coopération pour le développement international (Socodevi)

Website

https://socodevi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SOCODEVI is a Quebec-based international cooperation non-profit founded in 1985 that strengthens cooperatives and collective enterprises in developing countries through proprietary governance tools, field training, and project implementation across 20 countries. It is funded by government grants, corporate co-investment, and member dues from Canadian cooperatives and mutuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development and Cooperative Strengthening Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Education, Skills & Workforce Development Aid Programs (BPADABAE), Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

Keywords

• International development cooperation
• Cooperative development services
• Agricultural cooperative support
• Non-profit development consulting
• Gender equality programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual and corporate donations received through online platforms, monthly giving programs, and testamentary bequests. SOCODEVI operates as a registered Canadian charity (number 104918610 RR 0002).
2. Government and Institutional Funding: Major funding from Affairs mondiales Canada (AMC), FCDO/British Embassy, and other government development agencies for implementing international development projects.
3. Institutional Member Contributions: 14 institutional members (cooperatives and mutuals) and 23 auxiliary members contribute to the network, providing expertise and resources.
4. Corporate Partnerships and Consulting: Partnerships with private sector companies (cocoa, coffee, agricultural companies) who co-invest in supply chain development projects. Companies pay for technical assistance and supply chain strengthening services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

SOCODEVI implements international development projects that strengthen cooperatives and mutualist enterprises in developing countries, deploying proprietary methodologies and tools (PerformCoop, Co-Up, ImpactCoop, Champs-Écoles) to improve governance, member services, climate resilience, and gender equality. Programs span agricultural value chains (cocoa, coffee, sesame, rice, tara, dairy), women's economic empowerment, and care-economy cooperatives, operating across 20 countries on four continents through 18 country offices.

Product overview

SOCODEVI is a Quebec-based international cooperation NGO (registered charity since 2025) that has operated since 1985, strengthening cooperatives and mutualist enterprises as engines of inclusive, climate-resilient economic development. Its core offering is not a unified software product but rather a portfolio of methodological tools and project implementation services: four primary digital/organizational monitoring platforms (PerformCoop, Co-Up, Champs-Écoles Socodevi, and ImpactCoop) that support cooperative governance, member relationship management, agro-environmental training, and impact data collection; complemented by a suite of supporting tools including gender-equality action plans, climate vulnerability analyses, environmental action plans, women's empowerment indices, and a women's leadership program. These tools are deployed within a broader international development project framework spanning 20 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PerformCoop PerformCoop is an iterative change-management methodology for cooperative and associative enterprises aimed at improving services to member families, inclusive governance, and strategic, financial, and environmental management.
• Co-Up Co-Up is an online and offline platform for managing relationships between a cooperative or association and its members, supporting member services and cooperative governance.
• ImpactCoop ImpactCoop is a web and Android platform enabling collection and storage of SOCODEVI project activity data, supporting impact measurement across interventions.
• Champs-Écoles Socodevi Champs-Écoles Socodevi is an inclusive field-school training program in agro-environment and gender equality delivered to families of cooperative enterprise members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% of supported cooperatives improved organizational performance
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and major.

• Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale (CECI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in implementing development projects, particularly the Dou Touloma project in Mali alongside SOCODEVI and UPA Développement international.
• UPA Développement internationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in implementing agricultural development projects, working with SOCODEVI and CECI on projects like Dou Touloma in Mali.
• Conservation InternationalsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental NGO partner in Colombian development projects, contributing to conservation and sustainability components.
• Développement international Desjardins (DID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesjardins international development arm, implementing financial inclusion and cooperative development projects alongside SOCODEVI, notably the BLOOM Vietnam project.
• Avocats sans Frontières CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights legal organization partnering on the TRASOL project for women's rights in Honduras and Guatemala.
• Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM/WFP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Food Programme partnering on food security and agricultural development projects in Ghana and Chad.
• Beyond Beans/ETGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable cocoa and coffee company partnering on supply chain development and cooperative support programs.
• CargillmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural conglomerate working with SOCODEVI on cocoa and agricultural supply chain development.
• Mondelez InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal confectionery company partnering on sustainable cocoa sourcing and cooperative development.
• EcommajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommodity trading company specializing in coffee and cocoa, partnering on supply chain projects.
• ECOTIERRAsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability-focused company partnering on environmental and agricultural projects.
• BlommersecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerChocolate and cocoa products company working on sustainable supply chain development.
• Eleva FincasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural company specializing in sustainable sourcing and farm development.
• Federated Commodities Limited (FEDCO)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommodity trading company for cocoa and coffee, partnering on market access projects.
• JB CocoasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCocoa trading and processing company working on supply chain development.
• ToutonsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommodity trading company specializing in cocoa and agricultural products.
• NBI Global Resource CentresecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerIISD-initiated center focusing on sustainable business practices, partnering on measurement tools.
• Coopération CanadamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian coalition of international cooperation organizations; SOCODEVI is a proud member.
• Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuebec association of international cooperation organizations; SOCODEVI is a member.
• CAFODsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic agency for overseas development; member of Canadian Food Security Policy Group.
• ACI-AmericassecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance for International Cooperation; regional network for cooperative development.
• Overseas Cooperative Development Council (OCDC)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-based council of organizations engaged in cooperative development internationally.
• BBC StoryWorks Commercial ProductionsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerProduced documentary film on SOCODEVI's Natur'ELLES project in Senegal as part of Living Legacy series, providing major visibility.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TechnoServe: Large US-headquartered economic development nonprofit operating across dozens of countries on agricultural value chains, smallholder enterprise, and cooperative development with similar major-bilateral-donor funding base. Broader in scope (not cooperative-specialized) but a comparable scale-and-scope incumbent.

Direct peers

• Agriterra: Dutch cooperative development agency supporting farmer cooperatives and agricultural producer organizations across Africa, Asia, and Latin America via Dutch government funding. Direct peer in cooperative-to-cooperative methodology with strong agri-focus overlap.
• UPA Développement international: Quebec-based agricultural union development arm co-implementing Dou Touloma and other projects with SOCODEVI. Directly comparable as a federation-driven agricultural cooperative development organization targeting smallholder producers in the same geographies.
• ACDI/VOCA: Large US-based economic development nonprofit implementing cooperative and agricultural value-chain programs globally with similar funder base (USAID, USDA) and smallholder/cooperative methodology. Closest US-headquartered analogue to SOCODEVI's model.
• Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale (CECI): Montreal-based international cooperation NGO that co-implements the Dou Touloma Mali project with SOCODEVI. Operates with similar cooperative-development and gender-equity mandate across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and is a direct consortium peer rather than purely a partner.
• We Effect: Swedish cooperative development organization working in 20+ countries on cooperative enterprise, gender equality, and climate-resilient agriculture. Direct peer in Europe with comparable cooperative methodology and ODA-funded delivery model (Sida).
• Développement international Desjardins (DID): Cooperative financial inclusion arm of the Desjardins Group, partnering on the BLOOM Vietnam project and delivering cooperative financial services, member training, and microfinance capacity building. Highly comparable Quebec cooperative DNA and direct overlap in financial-inclusion value chain.
• National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA CLUSA): US cooperative sector association running international cooperative development programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia with USAID and USDA funding. Direct competitor in the cooperative-development methodology space and fellow OCDC member.

Emerging players

• Root Capital: US-based nonprofit agricultural lender investing in cooperatives and smallholder enterprises in Latin America and Africa. Comparable beneficiary base and mission overlap, but focused on credit rather than cooperative capacity building.

Others

• Overseas Cooperative Development Council (OCDC): US-based council coordinating US cooperative-sector organizations engaged in international cooperative development. SOCODEVI participates as a member; functions as an industry association peer rather than a direct operational competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/socodevi
• Xx.com/socodevi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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