Established in 2008 as a registered 501©3 organization, the IDP Foundation, Inc. is a private non-profit foundation dedicated to encouraging and supporting the development of innovative and sustainable solutions to complex global issues. Specifically we support local and international partners who innovate, develop, and see progress in all forms of learning, from critical medical research to classroom education. Our keystone initiative is the IDP Rising Schools Program, a groundbreaking education finance and training initiative created to empower existing low-fee private schools across Ghana. The program was developed as an innovative and sustainable model for improving educational infrastructure in private schools serving low-income families and has since demonstrated that with adequate training, these school owners can improve their management and efficiently use their newly found loans to sustain and improve their institutions. OUR STRATEGY --> We stimulate socioeconomic growth through innovative market-based solutions. --> We provide catalytic seed stage capital to leverage other funding. --> We target support to replicable, sustainable programs. --> We advocate for and engage in effective alliances, partnerships, and collaborations. --> We are prepared to embrace risk. --> We understand that some initiatives might take a long time to bear fruit but smart philanthropy often requires patience.