Doing good through sustainable businesses

We're highlighting three social businesses that we’re excited to follow as they grow and make an impact.

Using profit to build a sustainable business that meets people’s needs, social enterprises flourish while doing good.

A new method for assessing credit-worthiness

Psychometric surveys increase access to payment plans for the rural poor

iDE’s Sama Sama social enterprise is implementing a Ghana-specific psychometric survey to increase the pool of eligible applicants for sanitation finance.

iDE Ex Nicaragua iDEal Way To Demonstrate Effectiveness

Balancing social good and profitability

Social enterprise in Nicaragua

Irrigation systems aren't off-the-shelf kinds of purchases. They require proper design, good installation, and operator training. iDE's social enterprise iDEal Tecnologias provides these services to farmers in Nicaragua.

Infiltrating the market with clean water

iDE’s social enterprise, Hydrologic, won the 2018 Unilever Global Development Award!

Having safe water improves the situation of women and children, who are often responsible for fetching and boiling water.

Profit is about more than money

Social enterprises provide community benefits through a sustainable business model

Most people think that the business of businesses is making money. And while profit is at the heart of entrepreneurship, in many cases a business can be about so much more.

The business of impact

Market engagement unleashes multi-faceted benefits.

iDE has been building markets for over 30 years. One thing we know for sure is that every market is different. Replication of what works in one context is not a guarantee of success in another. We replicate our approach, but each context dictates a unique solution.

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