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In 2024, iDE joined forces with SHE powered by IDE — a Cambodian organization empowering women entrepreneurs through bus...
09/22/2025

In 2024, iDE joined forces with SHE powered by IDE — a Cambodian organization empowering women entrepreneurs through business training.

With support from Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) and the Paul P***k Innovation Fund, SHE’s training has now been adapted for Zambia, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Mozambique — equipping 28 new facilitators and reaching 116 women entrepreneurs already.

This is what your support makes possible: women building stronger businesses, investing in their families, and sparking lasting change in their communities.

Poor vision holds people back.It looks like a child struggling in school… a parent working in unsafe conditions… or some...
09/03/2025

Poor vision holds people back.

It looks like a child struggling in school… a parent working in unsafe conditions… or someone missing out on life’s everyday beauty.

But you can help.

Your donation today can help someone get their first pair of glasses tomorrow. And that can change everything.

We’re partnering with Global Vision 2020 to train local entrepreneurs to test eyesight and assemble prescription glasses in hard-to-reach places.

It’s not just about seeing clearly. It’s about doing better in school, working safely, and living with more joy.

Donate today: idecanada.org/gv2020

“He’s even better looking than I imagined!”That’s what one young mother said after putting on her first-ever pair of gla...
08/20/2025

“He’s even better looking than I imagined!”

That’s what one young mother said after putting on her first-ever pair of glasses and finally seeing her husband clearly.

And when she saw her baby?

She cried tears of joy. Everyone watching was in tears too.

All it took was a $20 pair of glasses, and a caring person like you.

You can help bring life into focus for someone by donating to iDE Canada today.

Your gift supports iDE programs, like our ✨new✨ project helping train local entrepreneurs to provide vision tests and affordable glasses in their rural communities.

Give the gift of clear sight today: idecanada.org/gv2020

In northern Ghana, the dry season can mean empty fields and empty plates 🌾Thanks to your support of iDE’s Paul P***k Inn...
08/16/2025

In northern Ghana, the dry season can mean empty fields and empty plates 🌾

Thanks to your support of iDE’s Paul P***k Innovation Fund, farmers can grow food year-round — even without rain.

How? By collecting water during the rainy season and using it to grow vegetables and raise chickens and fish in the dry season 🥒🥚🐟

Thank you for powering innovation that improves nutrition and helps people earn income year-round!

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When others stepped back, you stepped in.Earlier this year, iDE Mozambique lost a major source of funding — but the team...
07/15/2025

When others stepped back, you stepped in.

Earlier this year, iDE Mozambique lost a major source of funding — but the team didn’t stop. They adapted. They pressed on. And it’s thanks to your support that they could.

Through the donor-supported Paul P***k Innovation Fund, iDE Canada was able to give a special grant to help the team keep going — expanding organic farming, training entrepreneurs, and even testing new ventures like fish and chicken farming 🐟🐣

These efforts are creating more than food — they’re creating jobs, income, and hope.

When global aid pulls back, your compassion moves forward.

Thank you for being a steady force for change.

Donate today to keep the good work going! idecanada.org/donate

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Thanks to your joyful support of Her Time to Grow, women in rural Ghana feel at ease trying a new, and slightly nerve-wr...
06/25/2025

Thanks to your joyful support of Her Time to Grow, women in rural Ghana feel at ease trying a new, and slightly nerve-wracking way to earn income — beekeeping. 🐝🌿

What started with nervousness is now buzzing with potential. With three hives already colonized and two more to go, these women are embracing a new income source in what’s typically a male-dominated field.

Beekeeping doesn’t need large amounts of land, and it’s not labour intensive — great for women balancing multiple demands on their time.

🍯 Plus, honey is in high demand — their first 5L harvest could earn up to $47, and they can harvest three times a year! With plans to grow to 20 hives, they’re dreaming of $3,540 in annual income.

👑 Thank you for supporting these queen bees!

Read more about the impact you made in 2024 at idecanada.org/impact

And they’re off! 🎉P.L. and Kristen Meindertsma of Cycle 5 To Survive are biking 10,000 kms over six months — from Bogota...
06/18/2025

And they’re off! 🎉

P.L. and Kristen Meindertsma of Cycle 5 To Survive are biking 10,000 kms over six months — from Bogota, Colombia to Ushuaia, Argentina — all in support of charities creating cycles of opportunity through business, education, or sports.

iDE is honored to be one of the charities chosen.

Comment, tag, and follow Cycle 5 To Survive to cheer them on and follow their journey! 📣

🌊 Every year in Vietnam, an estimated 300,000 metric tons of plastic end up in waterways and beaches — that’s the equiva...
06/16/2025

🌊 Every year in Vietnam, an estimated 300,000 metric tons of plastic end up in waterways and beaches — that’s the equivalent of 30,000 garbage trucks backing up to the beach and dumping their loads.

It’s a big problem, but one that can be solved with the power of entrepreneurs. With your help, the iDE Vietnam team is working with entrepreneurs that collect, sort, and recycle plastics — keeping them out of beaches, oceans, and landfills.

iDE’s Paul P***k Innovation Fund has awarded grants to:
🏆 Develop a waste collection centre in Da Nang
🏆 Expand plastic recycling to Nha Trang
🏆 Improve working conditions for waste collectors, many of whom are women

Thanks to your support, entrepreneurs can earn income — and everyone can enjoy a cleaner and more beautiful Vietnam!

Q & A with the Meindertsma’s 💬P.L. and Kristen are on a journey of fives. Five bike rides, over five years, raising fund...
06/14/2025

Q & A with the Meindertsma’s 💬

P.L. and Kristen are on a journey of fives. Five bike rides, over five years, raising funds for five charities including iDE!

We chatted with them as they gear up for ride 3 — cycling 10,000 kms from Colombia to Argentina.

iDE: How has your journey changed your perspective on supporting charity?
PL: Really get to know what the charity is doing. Then start giving something to get started, and see how it makes you feel.
K: “Philanthropy in Action” has become a bit of a tagline for us. So, we look forward to each ride because we are taking action with purpose.

iDE: What’s your go-to food while cycling?
K: Often sandwiches, and I always try to have some chips.
PL: Chocolate milk is a big deal whenever I can get my hands on it.

iDE: Why did you choose iDE Canada as one of the five charities?
K: I liked your willingness to take risks, in terms of trying something new.
PL: As a business person, I was drawn to the Paul P***k Innovation Fund.

Follow Cycle 5 To Survive to watch their journey!

🎶 That cheery jingle in Cambodia isn’t the ice cream truck… it’s the garbage truck signaling its arrival! 🚛Decorated wit...
06/11/2025

🎶 That cheery jingle in Cambodia isn’t the ice cream truck… it’s the garbage truck signaling its arrival! 🚛

Decorated with blue birds and pink flowering trees, it’s bringing more than cheer — it’s bringing change.

Before 2024, the rural people of Boribo district in central Cambodia didn’t have garbage pick-up. Waste was burned, buried, or dumped — polluting Tonle Sap Lake, Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake.

The solution to this ecosystem threat? Entrepreneurship.

With support from iDE's Paul P***k Innovation Fund, business owner Lam Samnang received training in business and systems management. Now, with two trucks and a team of eight, he provides garbage pick-up to 2,000 households every week. 🙌

That joyful jingle is now a celebration of cleaner water, good jobs, and healthier communities!

💙🌸 All made possible by supporters like you.

Read more about the impact you made in 2024 at idecanada.org/impact

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Hot off the press, it's your 2024 iDE Impact Report!Inside you'll find...🚚 how you're helping take out the trash in Camb...
06/10/2025

Hot off the press, it's your 2024 iDE Impact Report!

Inside you'll find...
🚚 how you're helping take out the trash in Cambodia
📈 your 2024 ROI
🍯 brave beekeepers in Ghana.. and more!

To read your report, go to idecanada.org/impact

Have you heard of Cycle 5 To Survive?Husband and wife duo P.L. and Kristen Meindertsma are in the midst of completing fi...
06/02/2025

Have you heard of Cycle 5 To Survive?

Husband and wife duo P.L. and Kristen Meindertsma are in the midst of completing five epic bike rides over five years — all in support of five charities, including iDE!

Over the past two years they have completed rides in North America and Europe. This year’s ride takes them to South America, starting in Bogotá, Colombia and ending in Ushuaia, Argentina. They will ride 10,000 kms over 6-months.

For more info, or to follow along, follow them on social media Cycle 5 To Survive or sign up for their newsletter at cycle5tosurvive.com

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