Support us

Individual supporters

IDE-UK is a small charity and your support is invaluable to us. You can engage with us in a number of ways that will move us further towards our target of helping a further 20 million farmers to leave poverty behind in the next 15 years. Why not consider:

• Taking part in one of our fundraising events or challenges
• Donating gifts in kind that will help us to continue our work
• Organising your own fundraising event or challenge - we will support you every step of the way
• Getting rid of unwanted goods while raising money for IDE-UK by donating them on eBay for charity. Click here for more details
• Supporting our team by volunteering your time, or even setting up a local volunteer group to raise funds for IDE-UK

For further information click here to download a 'How you can help' sheet or contact liz.ward

Charity Challenge Expeditions

Whatever adventure you are looking for, IDE-UK can help you to pursue it. In aid of IDE, you can partake in expeditions all over the world, throughout the year. Whether trekking in the Ethiopian highlands. You can trek, cycle, mountain climb, horse ride, or kayak! Challenges range from five to 18 days, and are graded Challenging, Tough or Extreme. Examples include climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, trekking to Everest base camp, cycling from Havana to Trinidad in Cuba , or going on an Icelandic Lava Trek!   Click here . If you are looking for a challenge, and want to help IDE to raise much needed funds then please sign up.  For more information contact Liz Ward, Operations Director at liz.ward

Forthcoming events

2008

Cambodia challenge

How would you like to cycle from Vietnam to Cambodia , and visit an IDE project en route? We hope to recruit 20 supporters for the Vietnam to Cambodia bike challenge in February 2008. You will have a chance to visit the women's pottery factory supported by IDE where they manufacture the Ceramic Water Purifier seen here. This simple technology can provide 23 litres of clean drinking water per day. In a country with one of the highest childhood mortality rates in Asia , the CWP can save thousands of children's lives for less than £3 per family.

The cycle ride will take place from the 1st - 20th November 2007 or 20th January -3 rd February 2008 and you need to sign up soon to reserve your place. This challenge entails cycling 500kms past plantations, across waterways and through villages deep in the heart of the lush Mekong Delta in Vietnam, to the dry lands and contrasting sights of ancient Cambodia. You will pass temples and countless colourful pagodas, havens of calm and tranquility and bustling markets. Your route takes you off the beaten track and into the heart of Meking Delta. Your end destination is the town of Siem Reap from where you can explore the ancient city of Angkor , one of the world's most astonishing architectural achievements. Few locals will have seen foreigners cycling past, and their interest and hospitality will spur on even the most tired cyclist to keep on pedaling!

 For more information on the trip, visit our Charity Challenge webpage . You can sign-up there by clicking on the link or you can contact IDE on 020 8288 7702. Please share thi s information with your friends, family and colleagues that might be interested. We are also seeking corporate partners that might be interested in forming corporate teams.

Farmer in Vietnam

Ankor Wat, Siem Reap

2007

3rd/4th August London Triathlon.

The London Triathlon is not just for the super fit and each year 1000’s of people take part for the first time!  The sport involves a continuous race comprising of a swim, followed by a cycle and then finally a run.  Competitors race against the clock which starts as they enter the swim and stops as they cross the finish line. Anybody can enter the individual category, or if you feel like you need moral support, why not enter a team?  This means that the events are run as relays with each team member completing a stage of the race before passing on a timing chip to the next person.    

Click here to reserve your place and once you've confirmed your place click here to fundraise for IDE-UK!

Corporate supporters

IDE-UK welcomes corporate support and understands the importance of mutually beneficial, lasting partnerships that work towards a measurable and tangible goal. For further information about how your company can help IDE-UK through cause-related marketing, staff fundraising, company donations or volunteering click here or contact liz.ward

Donate now!

To make a donation to help IDE-UK continue its work with poor farmers in Africa and Asia click on either of the links below where your donation will be processed safely and securely on-line

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