Riding a bike is about balance, and for P.L. and Kristen Meindertsma, their upcoming journey will be about finding balance in extraordinary circumstances. P.L. was turning 50 and feeling lost. “I was searching for meaning. I found myself questioning that there must be more to life than this,” said P.L., who chose to abbreviate his …
When Hamidatu, a Customer Sales Agent with iDE Ghana heard that she’d received one of five $15,000 (USD) Fail Fast grants, she couldn’t stop dancing and weeping with joy. “I’m so excited about this! I can’t wait to bring it to the world!” She noticed that people in Ghana were having a really hard time …
Because you care, children in Zambia are learning about foods that will keep their bodies healthy and strong, and how to grow their own vegetables! At the Lukomba Secondary School, each student has a small garden plot they’re taught to take care of. And when they successfully grow vegetables, they get to take them home …
10/2022 — Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, Ghana There are many beautiful places in Ghana. This is not one of them. I’ve just arrived at the municipal dump outside Bolgatanga. When I step out of the car, the smell hits me right away — rolling off the heaps of garbage in the morning heat. But not …
And it’s thanks to the generosity of caring people like you. FROM: Ebenezer J. Atsugah, Managing Director,Sama Sama, Ghana West AfricaTO: Stu Taylor, iDE Canada Dear Stu,We hit our 10,000 toilet sales order on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. We just can’t keep calm but congratulate ourselves for the success! We started the sales journey back …
How your generosity has multiplied 20x for female farmers in Ethiopia After two years of no international travel, we were so excited to be back in Ethiopia. We met with a special group of women who iDE brought together to grow seed potatoes for income in 2014. iDE hasn’t been involved with them for the …
How caring people like you helped raise $60,774.58 to help women grow their agricultural businesses and earn more money! Even with challenges like global conflict, drought, supply chain issues and unequal access to land, money, information and technology, female farmers in Ethiopia, Ghana and Zambia are STILL growing. Learning. Succeeding. That’s because this year, generous …
iDE doubles down on women’s economic empowerment in the face of pandemic Several new words have joined our vocabulary, thanks to COVID-19. One of the most ominous is “shecession,” which describes women bearing the brunt of pandemic family care while trying to keep working. Experts fear the adverse economic impact of the virus on women …
A Healthy Business iDE’s Hydrologic Social Enterprise celebrates 10 years of bringing clean water to everyday Cambodians Imagine living in a rural village in Cambodia, miles away from the nearest road. From where do you obtain safe water to drink? You send your daughters to collect water from the local lake, pond, well, or rainwater …
How might a simple flush toilet elevate the status of women in Ghana? We set out to answer that question with a “deep dive” into the experience of customers, salespeople and managers of our Sama Sama toilet business. The toilet delivers hygiene and convenience, but the business of sanitation is offering women new opportunities. A …
