Manitoba Council on International Cooperation

International Projects

International Development Enterprises (IDE)

  • Developing Markets for Sustainable Livestock Assets

    Fund: Development Fund | Country: Viet Nam | Amount: $24,569 | Funded in 2008/2009

    This one-year project will enable 400 families to earn an average incremental income of $100 from pig production. The project will create demand and provide information on pig raising techniques and develop the local private sector supply chain network providing productive inputs to meet demand and link pig raisers to markets.

  • Water Use Master Plans

    Fund: Theme Fund | Country: Nepal | Amount: $20,000 | Funded in 2008/2009

    In collaboration with the Government of Nepal, the Finnish Development Agency, Helvetas and Winrock, IDE brought its expertise in water-efficient technologies to the development of integrated Water Use Master Plans that mitigate the impact of climate change on water access and address deforestation as one of the key local contributors to climate change.

  • Burmese Cyclone Relief

    Fund: Relief and Rehabilitation Fund | Country: Myanmar | Amount: $40,000 | Funded in 2008/2009

    This project responded to Cyclone Nargis by addressing access to clean drinking water, shelter and basic necessities, such as food. In rehabilitation, IDE will contribute to the agricultural recovery effort, including rice planting and establishing vegetable gardens.

    This project was part of $100,000 received from the Government of Manitoba, designated specifically to respond to flooding in Burma/Myanmar caused by Cyclone Nargis.

  • Clean Water in Every Home

    Fund: Development Fund | Country: Cambodia | Amount: $22,463 | Funded in 2007/2008

    In Cambodia, many farmers have less than a hectare of land and earn less than $1 a day. International Development Enterprises (IDE) Canada, based in Winnipeg, is part of a worldwide organization whose goal is to improve the lives of these small-scale farmers.

    The Clean Water in Every Home project enabled at least 12,000 new households to purchase and use low-cost water filters to produce clean drinking water in their homes. IDE worked with local manufacturers, distributors and retailers who will continue to provide new and replacement filters as long as the demand exists.

    So far the project has seen impressive results. A recent study indicated that diarrhea, a leading cause of death among children, was reduced by 46% among users of the water filters.