Powering entrepreneurs
to end poverty.

iDE Canada creates income and livelihood opportunities in developing countries around the world. We invest in local entrepreneurship, building businesses with a focus on agriculture and sanitation. With access to the right products, services and advice, farmers can transform their small farms into small businesses. With access to research and development, sanitation business owners can produce the life-saving products their customers want.

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Our Initiatives

Innovate for Impact

iDE’s founder, Paul Polak, practiced and preached the importance of starting with people. With your support, local iDE teams use Human Centered Design to engage deeply with the people and communities we serve.

Innovation Fund Projects

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Cambodia

| The Paul Polak Innovation Fund

Transform Smallholder Farming

Small-scale farmers grow 80% of the food available in rural areas but often live in poverty. Your support helps farmers increase their incomes by ensuring they have  access to markets, high-quality seed and affordable irrigation.

Agricultural Projects

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ETHIOPIA

| Agriculture resilience and dignity

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NEPAL

| Dealing with new pests

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A women is making toilet seats in a rural area using clay and mud.

Stop Diarrhea

Diarrhea kills over half a million under-5 children every year – more than malaria, tuberculosis and HIV combined. Diarrhea deprives many millions of children of the nutrients they need to reach their full physical and mental potential.

Sanitation Projects

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GHANA

| Selling toilets to poor household


Recent News

  • Good things are brewing in Honduras

    Good things are brewing in Honduras

    We’ve teamed up with Bean Voyage, a nonprofit that helps female coffee farmers in Latin America. Together, we’re running a Coffee Quality Bootcamp. Through practical training, women are learning how to improve bean quality, find good buyers, and strengthen their place in an industry often dominated by men. We’ll train the participants on how to earn income through…

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  • What a cup of tea says about success

    What a cup of tea says about success

    Having tea with milk for breakfast might be common-place in Canada, but that’s not the case elsewhere in the world. In the town of Lufwanyama, Zambia, it’s a marker of success. A success made possible through your support of Her Time to Grow. Agriculture expert Lillian Mbapolo is now able to enjoy a breakfast of…

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  • Shop owner brings supplies closer to home

    Shop owner brings supplies closer to home

    Picture this. Dust trails behind us as we bump along the narrow dirt road in rural Zambia. Jagged potholes, deep mud, and slow animal crossings are just some of the obstacles we face driving to meet entrepreneurs making a difference in their communities. With no road signs, few fellow travelers, and villages spaced far apart,…

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  • A place for kids to play and learn, a chance for women to focus and earn

    A place for kids to play and learn, a chance for women to focus and earn

    It is a truth universally known that it can be really hard to focus on work when there’s young kids around. Parents can try getting work done with preschoolers hanging off of them, but it’s easier when they can be cared for by another trusted adult — be that a family member, or at a…

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Our Partners

iDE Canada creates income and livelihood opportunities in developing countries around the world. We invest in local entrepreneurship, building businesses with a focus on agriculture and sanitation.

We would like to thank the Government of Canada and Manitoba Council for International Cooperation for their generous financial support.


Your support reaches to all corners of the world.