IDE ETHIOPIA

Our Infinite Model provides a roadmap for how individuals can participate in the marketplace and move through a process of growth, establishing profitable livelihoods... In the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopian farmers are adopting new practices to enhance a way of life that's been passed down for generations. With the support of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, iDE is working with farmers in Jimma, Ethiopia to practice sustainable coffee production... The idea that business was the solution to poverty was new and untested when Paul Polak founded International Development Enterprises (iDE) in 1982. Decades later we've repeatedly seen Paul's concept proven true but the path to success isn't always smooth or straight.

Primary location: Kathmandu Nepal