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Every $1 you give becomes at least $10 in income for those living in poverty.

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Always Innovating

iDE has been putting business to work for the poor for more than three decades, using market based solutions to change the living conditions and livelihoods of millions of people around the globe.

30 Million And Counting

As of the beginning of this year, iDE has improved lives for 30 million people with an average annual increase in income of $220. Be part of reaching the next 10 million people by 2020.

Activate Prosperity

Activate Prosperity

Around the world, millions of people can't even imagine prosperity because their lives are burdened by poverty, poor nutrition, food insecurity, and water-borne disease.

You can change that.

As part of our global community, you can create entrepreneurial opportunities for parents working to raise families and for young adults trying to make a living in stagnant economies. Your donation isn't used up. It doesn't disappear after it's spent. It's invested and multiplied.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT iDE

Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Needs to Start at Home
"Before promoting women’s empowerment abroad, NGOs should ensure that their own staff and operations reflect gender development goals." - Rachel Rose, iDE Research and Evaluation Specialist, shares her opinion with Business Fights Poverty on taking action towards gender development goals within organizations.
March 11, 2019
Lizz Ellis's first stop after becoming iDE CEO
Lizz Ellis became iDE's new CEO in January 2019. Her first stop was to iDE's longest running country program in Bangladesh where she met with the entrepreneurs that we work with to bring better health, nutrition, and income to their communities.
March 4, 2019
Press Release: iDE announces selection of Lizz Ellis as CEO
“I’m proud to have led our teams in achieving success over the past five years and I’m looking forward to achieving even more in the future as CEO,” Lizz said. As CEO, my responsibility will be to ensure we’re putting our clients’ needs first and delivering sustained impact.”
January 28, 2019

Every $1 you give becomes at least $10 in increased incomes for those working to improve their standard of living. We call this multiplier effect “the power of 10.” It empowers you to activate prosperity where it’s missing in the poorest places around the world.

iDE enhances farmers’ ability to produce and sell fruits, vegetables, and grains sustainably. In doing so, we grow their incomes and the availability of food in their communities, region, and country.

Food Security

By promoting high-value, nutritious crops, iDE empowers farmers to earn more income and provide their families and communities with a more varied diet.

Nutrition

By focusing on women as customers and entrepreneurs, iDE strengthens their participation in rural value chains and increases their access to technology, know-how, finance, and markets.

Gender Equity

iDE helps people in rural areas build their resilience to climate extremes through the use of water saving and climate-smart agricultural technologies and practice.

Climate Resilience

Support from donors and foundations funds our efforts to directly address the parts of peoples’ lives that matter—we’re looking for what works, and you can help.

Diarrheal disease causes more deaths in children under five than malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV combined. iDE is taking on this disease by building markets for sanitation, clean water, and handwashing.

LEARN MORE ABOUT WASH

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Small-scale farmers grow 80 percent of the food available in rural areas, so improving their productivity is key. iDE creates business opportunities that enable increased productivity and result in greater income.

LEARN MORE ABOUT AG