Compatible Technology International (now iDE Global)
Developing and Deploying Affordable Technologies
Fast Facts
Africa, Asia, Central America
Jorge Fernandez
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Health
How Compatible Technology International (CTI), Now iDE Global, is Making a Difference
CTI, as part of iDE Global, designs and distributes affordable, locally appropriate food and water technologies to help small farmers and low-income communities in the developing world boost incomes, improve health and build sustainable livelihoods.
Work of CTI, Now iDE Global
- Developed and continues to improve low-cost post-harvest processing tools, such as parboilers and solar dryers, to reduce farmers’ losses and increase value of agricultural produce.
- Distributes safe water chlorination systems to rural communities, enabling access to clean drinking water and reducing water-borne disease.
- Partners with local entrepreneurs and community organizations to manufacture, install and maintain chlorinator systems, so that local business capacity is built.
- Measures impact in income growth, food security, and health improvements (including reduction in illness from dirty water or spoiled crops), and scales program effectiveness using a design-for-the-poor approach.
- Contributes to iDE Global’s broader strategy of powering market ecosystems for smallholder farmers and low-income entrepreneurs.
Initiatives Supported by Project Redwood
2010: $20,000 to reactivate existing chlorinators and deploy additional chlorinators in rural villages in Nicaragua.
2011: $20,000 to distribute additional chlorinators in rural Nicaragua.
2012: $20,000 to deploy chlorinators in rural Nicaragua; $15,000 to produce and field test a pepper grinder in rural Ethiopia.
2013: $25,000 for the distribution of chlorinators in rural Nicaragua.
2014: $20,000 to support the development of strategic partnerships that can further scale rapid deployment of chlorinators across Nicaragua.
2015: $25,000 to deploy additional chlorinators in rural Nicaragua.