100 Farmers Society Legacy giving News Newsletter
David Froese, born in Winkler, Manitoba in 1926, lived a long and full life of 96 years. He was passionate about work, travel, family & friends — and committed to doing what he could to make life better. This included being a dedicated donor to iDE Canada. As an entrepreneur himself, David was drawn to …
Mozambique News Newsletter Paul Polak Innovation Fund
People who have lived and worked on the land for generations have a wealth of knowledge about the benefits of local plants. This is true in Canada, as well as in Mozambique, where an iDE-led team is creating a library of natural pesticides. This Polak Fund award winning team is working with communities around Mozambique …
Cambodia News Newsletter Paul Polak Innovation Fund
We’re very excited to announce the first ever Polak Fund Ignite awardee! This award ($340k) was given to a Cambodian team working toward improving garbage collection and disposal solutions in rural Cambodia. It is thanks to your generous donations that Polak Fund awards like this are available to innovators around the world. Approximately 75% of …
Ethiopia Ghana News Newsletter Zambia
Thanks to the enthusiastic support of our iDE Canada community, WE’VE REACHED OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL OF $780k FOR ‘HER TIME TO GROW!‘ We needed your help to leverage a $7.8 million dollar grant from the Government of Canada, and donors like you came through in record time. The ‘Her Time to Grow’ project is well …
Mélida Urrutia knows that sending your kids to school is expensive. Before connecting with iDE, she was not able to cover school fees with the income she earned farming in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. For the past decade she’s been farming in what’s called the “Dry Corridor.” This is an area that experiences frequent climate challenges like …
