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To earn a living Nepali women leave gender norms and housebound stereotypes behind

iDE is engaged in a broad effort across rural Nepal to support women becoming small scale entrepreneurs

As part of a broad effort across rural Nepal, iDE is engaged in a range of gender transformative projects that support women to become small scale entrepreneurs.

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Postharvest technologies provided by women entrepreneurs benefit Kenyan farmers

Switching from manual to mechanized processing saves time and increases profits

The She Feeds Africa project, funded by Zinpro Corporation and the Anderson Foundation, provides women entrepreneurs with access to financing, tools, and training, equipping them to improve postharvest practices and incomes across Kenyan communities

Business training provided to women under a new iDE Cambodia program

iDE plans to further roll out SHE’s expertise in training and coaching women entrepreneurs

By focusing on women entrepreneurs, iDE and the SHE program can empower whole communities, boosting prosperity and wellbeing.

Women find vocation cleaning up Cambodia's floating villages

iDE is powering locals to monetize the collection of plastic

One third of project project funding is aimed at WASH interventions, which support efforts of small-scale entrepreneurs to build flood-resistant, pour-and-flush pit latrines, distribute water filters, and manage solid waste.

Empowered women in three African countries

Women entrepreneurs deliver greater business results

The US$6.4 million ($8.5 million CAD) project, being implemented by iDE and funded by Global Affairs Canada, has been designed to enhance economic empowerment, well-being and inclusive growth by providing support to women involved in agricultural value chains.

Women economically empowered in three African countries

Women entrepreneurs deliver greater business results

The US$6.4 million ($8.5 million CAD) project, being implemented by iDE and funded by Global Affairs Canada, has been designed to enhance economic empowerment, well-being and inclusive growth by providing support to women involved in agricultural value chains.

Women economically empowered in three African countries

Women entrepreneurs deliver greater business results

The US$6.4 million ($8.5 million CAD) project, being implemented by iDE and funded by Global Affairs Canada, has been designed to enhance economic empowerment, well-being and inclusive growth by providing support to women involved in agricultural value chains.

Sylhet’s Resilient Market Ecosystem

Bangladeshi Region Characterized by Sufi Shrines and a Changing Climate

This Sylhet market ecosystem map shows the location of more than 2,360 iDE-powered touchpoints – local business advisors, livestock service providers, agricultural collection points, sales agents, entrepreneurs and latrine producers – all engaging with market actors, communities, and individuals – spread across Sylhet.

Microloans Help Zambian Farmers Cover Their Nuts

iDE Works With Communities To Establish Catalytic Savings And Loans Groups

Tryness Nsofwa, 57, proudly inspects her field of groundnuts. She uproots a clump of pods from the damp, red earth and is pleased with what she sees. Cracking open a husk to reveal edible fruit inside, Tryness notes the nuts are well formed and plentiful. “It’s looking very nice,” she says of her crop. “I will keep some for my family and I will sell some.”

Young pastoralists expand business

Eager entrepreneurs want to work but are unaware of or unequipped for job opportunities

While both men and women in the lowlands of Ethiopia have increased their engagement in local markets, they often lack access, agency, and commercial scale.

Transitioning out of Pastoralism

Nomadic communities in the southern lowlands of Ethiopia diversify their income

Pastoralist communities can no longer rely on traditional livestock and agriculture for high-quality, nutritious food production and consistent income generation.

Nutrition Boosted By Income Generation in Bangladesh

Most households receiving training on poultry farming

Farhana Yeasmin, 24, remembers what it was like when her husband was the family’s sole earner. Because he was a day laborer and made little money, they struggled to even pay for basics. And if he couldn’t find work, the family sometimes skipped meals.

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Nepali Women Fetched Water Before Daybreak

But an iDE program now pipes it to their villages

Kamala Magar’s day began before dawn. The Nepali farmer would get up and walk miles in the cold to fetch water for her family. It would take her most of the morning to retrieve just one jar, which she’d use to make breakfast before setting out for more.

Expanding Nepal's Business Access to Improved Technologies for Agriculture (ENBAITA)

Post Project Sustainability, Impacts, and Food Security During the COVID-19 Crisis

Utilizing the ENBAITA networks is a proven and cost effective way to help Nepal agriculture to recover from COVID-19 and to re-invigorate trading and exchange between Nepal and India to support food security in Nepal.

How gender affects sales

Research suggests that matching sales agent gender to different target households can increase sanitation uptake

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Increasing women’s roles in household decision-making in Mozambique

Involve the entire family in order to achieve gender equality

Emerging Women Leaders

Ethiopia’s women leaders find confidence and hope to achieve their visions

This model economically empowers women as they invest and save money for the future, but also addresses aspects of social empowerment through new relationships and increased agency.

Juddy rising

ENTREPRENEUR PROFILE: Empowering female farmers in Zambia

Juddy has been working with John Muta, a Farm Business Advisor (FBA), for the past few years, and through talking with her we came to understand how the FBA program is affecting women’s empowerment in the household. Using the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), which measures empowerment across domains ranging from decision-making power to control over income, we asked Juddy about her roles.

A system solution for sanitation

Building a winning team of donors in Bangladesh

By using a portfolio approach, iDE demonstrates and delivers effective solutions that meet the goals of multiple partners and stakeholders, such as improved sanitary latrine coverage in populous Bangladesh.

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iDE is engaged in a broad effort across rural Nepal to support women becoming small scale entrepreneurs

Switching from manual to mechanized processing saves time and increases profits

iDE plans to further roll out SHE’s expertise in training and coaching women entrepreneurs

iDE is powering locals to monetize the collection of plastic

Women entrepreneurs deliver greater business results

Women entrepreneurs deliver greater business results

Women entrepreneurs deliver greater business results

Bangladeshi Region Characterized by Sufi Shrines and a Changing Climate

iDE Works With Communities To Establish Catalytic Savings And Loans Groups

Eager entrepreneurs want to work but are unaware of or unequipped for job opportunities

Nomadic communities in the southern lowlands of Ethiopia diversify their income

Most households receiving training on poultry farming

But an iDE program now pipes it to their villages

Post Project Sustainability, Impacts, and Food Security During the COVID-19 Crisis

Research suggests that matching sales agent gender to different target households can increase sanitation uptake

Involve the entire family in order to achieve gender equality

Ethiopia’s women leaders find confidence and hope to achieve their visions

ENTREPRENEUR PROFILE: Empowering female farmers in Zambia

Building a winning team of donors in Bangladesh

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