Introduction to iDE

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A vision to
solve poverty

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We’re a global
development
organization that
co-creates with others
to develop lasting
solutions to poverty.

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500 million small farms
grow 80% of the food for
2.3 billion people
Why we’re here
Global Food Crisis

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Changes in weather
disproportionately affect the poor,
whose lives depend on the food
they can grow from their
own small plot of land.
Why we’re here
Climate Change

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Population Boom
Global population is expected to
reach 8.5 billion by year 2030 driven
by growth in developing countries.
Why we’re here

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Entrepreneurs are everywhere.
Our Solution

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Farm Business
Advisors
Farm Business Advisors are
entrepreneurs who go
door-to-door selling products
and services on commission,
enhancing the productivity of
small-scale farmers located in
remote areas far away from
commercial centers.
Average Global Impact:
1 FBA serves 132 clients
$423 annual benefit to client
$800 annual income for FBA
What’s working

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Drip Irrigation
Small-scale farmers can’t afford
commercial-sized systems.
They need products that are
stripped to their essentials, low-
cost, low-pressure, functional in
poor water quality conditions,
and adapted to a range of crops.
Average Global Impact:
$125 annual benefit to farmer
33% reduced water use
20% increased crop yieldWhat’s working

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Sanitation
Through our human-centered
design methodology, we connect
to customers who let us know
exactly what they need in order
to invest in a toilet for their
families. We then help local
entrepreneurs re-tool to build
and deliver these solutions.
Global Impact to Date:
300,000 latrines sold
2 million people impacted
$83 annual benefit per familyWhat’s working

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Clean Water Filters
iDE owns and operates
Hydrologic, a social enterprise
that manufactures, distributes,
and sells water filters in
Cambodia.
$36 retail cost to customers
$73 annual benefit per family
400,000 sold to date
What’s working

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Despite the obstacles, we commit to a
minimum return of $10 in income for a
family in poverty for every dollar invested
with iDE.
10:1
Our ROI Commitment

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Africa Asia Central America
Where we work—

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“I have a dream.
With the
increased
income I will
gain from drip
irrigation, I want
to open a school
for farming and
pass my
knowledge to
the next
generation."
Serge Pasteur Baniné
Burkina Faso
ENTREPRENEUR PROFILE

14. / 14/ 14Our 944 global staff
will turn donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations
totaling nearly $5 million over the past year
Join us in solving poverty.
into $50 million dollars of impact for the world’s poorest citizens.