IDE IS A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES MARKET-BASED APPROACHES IN AGRICULTURE; ACCESS TO FINANCE; AND WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) TO CREATE INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS. IDE HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE BY DEVELOPING INCLUSIVE MARKET ECOSYSTEMS THAT ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ECONOMY, EXERCISE CHOICE THROUGH ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND ACHIEVE THEIR ASPIRATIONS. WITH FIELD OFFICES IN TEN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD AND EMPLOYING 1,386 PEOPLE, 94% OF WHOM ARE LOCAL, IDE CREATES REAL CHANGE THAT GIVES PEOPLE THE POWER TO PROSPER ON THEIR OWN TERMS.