iDE

Bountifield is now iDE!

Bountifield International is now fully integrated into iDE (International Development Enterprises), combining Bountifield's postharvest expertise with iDE's extensive global footprint.

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Your gift will go directly to iDE to support entrepreneurs around the world with access to resources, training and support to build thriving businesses that impact their communities. One entrepreneur can change their community, a million entrepreneurs can change the world.

“Change, not charity.”

This simple phrase captures the essence of iDE’s approach to ending poverty. Around the world, we power low-income entrepreneurs and communities to confront challenges and build resilience to climate change. For 40 years, iDE has reached more than 40 million people through programs and initiatives that drive sustainable, community-wide change.

Using human-centered design, we create products, services, and market ecosystems that solve everyday problems in local communities. By leveraging the power of entrepreneurship, we help people lift themselves out of poverty.

Your investment in iDE creates a chain reaction—helping people increase their income, improve their families’ health and well-being, and thrive on their own terms. Support from donors and foundations fuels our ability to identify what works and scale it for lasting impact.

Recently, iDE announced a bold new impact strategy: to power 1 million women entrepreneurs to foster prosperity in their communities to transform the lives of 100 million people.

Our focus on women stems from rigorous evidence showing that women are force multipliers in ending poverty. While we continue to engage men—who remain vital to our mission—our intentional effort to empower women entrepreneurs recognizes that when women have access to resources and decision-making power, entire communities benefit. Women invest in their children’s health and education, deliver products and services with social good, and ensure homes have food, water, and energy.

Core funding strengthens iDE’s ability to grow and test new business models, expand into new sectors, and reach new regions. None of this would be possible without funders who understand the importance of building organizational strength as the foundation for global impact.

As a nonprofit, iDE relies on the generosity of socially conscious donors and companies. We are proud to partner with organizations such as The Toro Company, Queen City Collective Coffee, and Audley Travel, whose values align with our mission.

On behalf of all of us at iDE—thank you for your partnership and belief in lasting change. Millions of households around the world feel your impact every day.