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IDE is a different kind of non-profit organization.  We are dedicated to ending poverty in the developing world not through handouts, but by helping poor farmers invest in their own success.  Our core values are:
 
We believe in the right of poor women and men to a secure livelihood
We believe that markets can be a powerful force for poverty reduction
We listen to and learn from the people we work with
We value innovation and entrepreneurship
We have confidence in our ability to make a significant difference
 
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Our Life is Much Better
An IDE Success Story from Zambia

Before learning about IDE, Peter Chakanyuka, along with his wife and six children, farmed a ½ hectare plot of land.  Depending upon rain for irrigation, his family could only grow maize and peanuts, with yields that were too small to sell. 

After purchasing a treadle pump from a local IDE representative, the Chakanyuka family increased its irrigated land to more than two hectares in a single season, and is now cultivating high value crops...

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Praise for Out of Poverty by Paul Polak

"A wise and engaging new book."
--The Economist

"Part policy rant, part case-study, part how-to, and anything but depressing."
--Business Week

 
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IDE Appoints CEO
(May 5, 2008) At its recent meeting, IDE’s Board of Directors approved the appointment of Al Doerksen as Chief Executive Officer of the international non-profit organization. Doerksen has previously been associated with IDE in several capacities, including long time board membership, management consulting for the executive in 2007, and most recently overseeing IDE’s four year, $27 million India microirrigation program.

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Polak's Out of Poverty Now Available
(February 15, 2008) In this hard-hitting new book,IDE Founder Paul Polak tells why traditional poverty eradication programs have fallen so short, and how he and his organization developed an alternative approach that has succeeded in lifting 17 million people out of poverty...

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IDE Receives Second Grant From Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
(January 25, 2008) IDE today announced a grant of $27 million over four years from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in support of its micro-irrigation programs for Indian smallholder farmers...

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IDE Photographs on Display
(September 1, 2007) Over the coming months, photos from IDE field programs will be on display at Denver-area businesses to help raise awareness of our work...

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Cirque du Soleil™ Event Raises Funds
(July 15, 2007) The June 28 performance of Cirque du Soleil's™ Corteo at Denver's Pepsi Center helped raise funds to support its programs in Africa and Asia. IDE's allotment of 200 tickets completely sold out...

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