International Development Enterprises
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| Name: | International Development Enterprises |
| Official Abbreviation: | iDE |
| Description: |
iDE is an international consortium of non-profit organizations dedicated to creating an enabling environment for poor rural households to participate effectively as micro-entrepreneurs in higher value rural market systems, enabling them to increase their income and begin an upward spiral out of poverty. iDE currently operates country programs in Nepal, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Nicaragua and Honduras with affiliate organizations in India and Myanmar. The organization employs 375 total staff worldwide and had total revenue of $20.8 million in 2010. iDE, its affiliates and country programs are registered as non-profit organizations locally and in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. iDE works to help poor rural farmers increase their agriculture productivity because nearly three-quarters of the people living in extreme poverty earn their living from small farms. To create these income and livelihood opportunities, iDE focuses on innovation, whether it is through products, services, business models or delivery approaches. iDE is a leader in the development of innovative products and services that can be distributed through the marketplace in order to deliver dramatic income and livelihood impacts. iDE is a firm believer in the power of the market and the importance of its integration into development efforts. Due to the market distorting effects of subsidies and give-aways, iDE requires all technologies to be purchased by its smallholder clients. iDE uses grant money to fund research & development for new products and implement rural marketing activities to create demand. Additionally, iDE provides training to improve horticulture and business practices and establishes linkages with high-value markets in rural areas. The organization measures its success in terms of the average income gain per household (impact), the number of farmers we reach (scale) and the total additional farmer income generated per dollar spent across iDE (cost effectiveness). For every $1 invested in our projects, iDE customers generate approximately $10 in additional household income, a cost effectiveness ratio of 10:1. |
| Focus and activities: |
Micro-irrigation Technologies Water and Sanitation Supply Chain Development Value Chain Development Rural Marketing Climate Change |
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| Address: |
10403 W Colfax Ave.#500 80215 Lakewood United States of America |
| Phone: | 303.232.4336 |
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| Type of organisation: | Non-governmental organisation |
| Partner category: | NGO |
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