Powering entrepreneurs to end poverty.

Climate change is pushing people deeper into poverty but entrepreneurs are pushing back.

You can help them push back harder.

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How do we power entrepreneurs to fight climate change?

Your donation supports iDE in building the resilience
of farmers and their families around the world. iDE provides
climate-smart technology combined with business knowledge,
access to finance, and connections to market ecosystems
where entrepreneurs can flourish and communities can thrive.

We strive for a 10-fold return on investment so that every $1 you give becomes at least $10 in increased incomes for those working to improve their standard of living.

RECENT PRESS RELEASES

Blockchain Enables Denver Coffee Drinkers to Support Honduran Farmers
November 16, 2021
New Index Measures Resilience of Emerging Markets to Climate Change
November 4, 2021
The Next Big Thing: iDE Funds Innovation To Fight Poverty
October 18, 2021

Taking a stand with a new tagline

Our tagline ensures that everyone we meet knows we see the problem and are confident that our sustainable market approach—and the entrepreneurs all over the world challenging the status quo—can solve it.

Read about the tagline evolution and adoption

Our Awards and Recognitions

While the bottom line for iDE is improving the lives of the farmers and poor families we work with, we appreciate it when our efforts are singled out by those who evaluate effectiveness and impact. Our timeline highlights some of the awards that iDE, either globally or for a particular program, has won in recent years.

Read about iDE's Awards and Recognitions

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT IDE

New video: Climate change in Mozambique, in their own words
In this new video, Mozambican farmers share stories of recovering from cyclones and becoming agricultural entrepreneurs, applying climate smart technologies, growing high-yield crops and joining value chains.
October 21, 2021
iDE in the news: Third most popular story in Agrilinks for 2021
Our new index is at forefront of the academic and thought leadership around resilience measurement, says Agrilinks. A market’s resilience is measured by examining 11 equally weighted determinants.
January 4, 2022
iDE’s Commitment to Social Return on Investment (SROI)
After tracking this key performance metric for nine years, and reflecting on our recent results, we're renewing our dedication to generating a global average of $10 in client income for every $1 we deploy.
January 23, 2022

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.

Subsistence farmers don’t usually produce enough food to sell or trade. iDE helps them by leveraging technologies, supply chains, and market ecosystems to increase both agricultural productivity and economic returns.

Agriculture

Every day, more than 700 children under 5 die from diarrhea, contracted as they lack clean water. We believe changes around personal hygiene and defecation can be achieved by using the market to drive affordable solutions.

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

WASH

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

We have boots on the ground in ten countries on three continents, and our teams live in the provinces, districts, and villages where we work.

Bangladesh

Since 1984, iDE has helped expand incomes and improve lives in Bangladesh.

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Cambodia

iDE builds market demand and supply for simple, low-cost products and services in Cambodia.

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Ethiopia

iDE’s solutions address the frequent droughts and humanitarian crises that lead to food insecurity in Ethiopia.

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Ghana

Our social enterprise, Sama Sama, is leading research into fecal sludge management in rural Africa.

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Honduras

Climate-smart technology and advice is increasing farmer incomes in Honduras.

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Mozambique

Mozambique farmers are building resilience to climate changes with new technologies and strategies.

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Nepal

iDE innovations with origins in Nepal include collection centers, multiple-use water systems, and more.

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Nicaragua

iDEal Technologias provides farmers cost-effective technology.

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Vietnam

iDE is partnering with the Vietnam government to address agriculture and WASH challenges.

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Zambia

Geographical isolation and limited infrastructure are barriers for rural farmers in Zambia.

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TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM

Are you a WASH development professional?

Visit our new knowledge hub called WASH Markets featuring over 10 years of learnings and insights from building markets for WASH in developing countries around the world.

https://washmarkets.ideglobal.org/