To mark the 30th anniversary of the International Development Week, The Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC) and World University Service Canada (WUSC) launched ...
A social enterprise, Sama Sama Ghana, has inaugurated seven free handwashing stations in Tamale and Savelugu, both in the Northern Region, to help encourage regular handwashing and good ...
COVID-19 has heightened awareness around protecting the most vulnerable. For iDE and our supporters, this includes the people we serve around the world, where access to clean water, soap, and proper sanitation does not always exist.
iDE Canada CEO Stu Taylor and Canada's International Development Minister, Karina Gold talk about the Canadian response to the impacts of Covid-19 in developing countries.
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 …
Like many farmers in Nepal, Deepa had a small plot of land where she grew vegetables, mostly for her family. Through iDE, she learned about small investments that made her farm more productive and profitable. She signed up for training to become a Community Business Facilitator, so that she could help farmers in her community …
My name is Corey O’Hara, and I am iDE’s Country Director in Nepal. I am writing to you from lockdown in my Kathmandu home to give you an idea of how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting farmers in Nepal and what we can do about it. Here in Nepal, we work with small farmers because …
iDE’s toilet business Sama Sama has kicked off the “Sama Sama Cares” campaign, combating the threat of COVID-19 in rural Ghanaian towns with handwashing and public health marketing. Sama Sama Managing Director Osei Agyeman-Buahin says that, as in other parts of the world, the pandemic is generating a lot of fear. However, he says, “We …
