Deutsche Sparkassenstiftung fuer internationale Kooperation
Short Name
DSIK
Address Line 1
House number 12
Address Line 2
Street - Number and Name
12/70 Dang Thai Mai street, Quang An ward
District
City
Hanoi
Province – Vietnam
Phone
+84 98 160 64 88
Fax
Email Address
Contact Person – Vietnam
Christian Grajek - Regional Coordinator South East Asia
Vietnam Website
International Website
International Headquarters
Mission Statement
DSIK aims to reduce poverty and promote local economic development. It implements worldwide projects across the entire range of banking and microfinance activities. DSIK operations are focused on: (1) Promotion of economic and social development in developing countries and territories. (2) Building of a better understanding among nations through practical development assistance. (3) Technical Assistance, for projects of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, supporting financial institutions in providing financial services to poor/low income households. (4) Provision of trainings and coaching to (future) employees of such institutions.
History of operations in Vietnam
Since 2005, DSIKs embedded experts support the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) with its 15 million members in designing and implementing of sustainable financial services. DSIK assisted TYM (the Microfinance Institution of the VWU) in developing customized services, improving its internal organization structures, expanding its branch network and training its staff on all levels. Realizing that capacity building is the key for any success, DSIK also support the Vietnam Women’s Academy, as well as various activities aimed at improving financial literacy.