FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

What FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE does

The Foundation for International Development Assistance (FIDA), operating as FIDA/pcH, is a registered Canadian charitable non-profit founded in 1980 by Jack F. Wall and headquartered in Waterloo, Canada, with affiliated 501(c)(3) status in the United States (FIDA USA) and a registered Haitian non-profit executing arm (productive cooperatives Haiti, or pcH). Since 1984, the organization has provided resources to rural Haitian communities through a Productive Agricultural Cooperative Model governed by the Seven International Principles of Cooperative, maintaining active relationships with 17 cooperatives representing approximately 10,000 members and employing roughly 30 Haitian staff in Port-au-Prince.

The organization's core methodology is the Three Pillar Development Approach—Cooperative Development, Economic Development, and Member Capacity—delivered through a Participatory Methodology that uses Open Space Technology forums to engage communities. Service offerings span agricultural production support (irrigation, seed storage, integrated pest management, farmer field schools, organic composting, animal husbandry, market gardening), small business development, seed banks, access to credit, adult and youth literacy, community healthcare including mobile clinics, and disaster response. Ancillary revenue-generating services include Wall's International Guest House (a tourism operation under Wall's International S.A.) and Not-so-comfortable Adventure Tours, both serving as donor cultivation and modest revenue channels.

FIDA's revenue model is donation-driven: corporate donations via CSR programs, individual donations supported through monthly eNewsletters and an annual Fall Fundraiser, and professional services revenue from ethical adventure tourism. The organization does not sell commercial products or services. Financial statements are not publicly disclosed due to security concerns in Haiti but are available on request, with annual external audits performed and accountability validated by Candid GuideStar Platinum Transparency and a Charity Navigator Four-Star rating (2023). Distribution occurs directly through pcH's field staff to cooperatives in Haiti, who serve as the end beneficiaries rather than fee-paying customers.

Name

FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

Legal name

Foundation for International Development Assistance

Website

https://fida-pch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FIDA/pcH is a Canadian-registered charitable non-profit that has provided resources to rural Haitian agricultural cooperatives since 1984, supporting 17 cooperatives and approximately 10,000 members through a Three Pillar model of cooperative, economic, and member-capacity development funded by donations and adventure tours.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Development and Agricultural Cooperative Services

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL)

Keywords

• Rural development services
• Agricultural cooperative development
• Community-led development
• Participatory methodology programs
• Nonprofit humanitarian assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Waterloo

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Corporate Donations: Corporate donors contribute to the organization as part of their CSR and charitable giving programs, aligning corporate mission statements with FIDA's development work in Haiti.
2. Individual Donations: Individual donors support the organization through direct contributions and monthly eNewsletter subscriptions, engaging in the organization's mission.
3. Adventure Tours: Not-so-comfortable Adventure Tours provide experiential visits to Haiti, offering participants direct exposure to FIDA/pcH projects while generating revenue for the organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FIDA/pcH provides resources, training, and appropriate technology to member-owned agricultural cooperatives in rural Haiti through its Three Pillar Development Approach (Cooperative Development, Economic Development, Member Capacity). Services span cooperative business support, credit disbursement, agricultural development (irrigation, seed banks, integrated pest management), adult/youth literacy, community health care, and disaster response, delivered via a participatory methodology and Open Space Technology framework.

Product overview

FIDA/pcH is a non-profit organization (not a technology company) that provides resources to agricultural cooperatives in Haiti. Its core offering is the Productive Agricultural Cooperative Model, which operates through a Three Pillar Development Approach combining the Cooperative Development Pillar, Economic Development Pillar, and Member Capacity Pillar. Supporting services include Participatory Methodology/Open Space Technology for community engagement, cooperative-based health services, agricultural development programs (irrigation, seed storage, pest management), adult/youth literacy, community health care/mobile clinics, institutional capacity building, and disaster response. Additional services include Wall's International Guest House (tourism accommodation) and ethical adventure tours. The organization maintains relationships with approximately 17 cooperatives representing 10,000 members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Productive Agricultural Cooperative Model A development approach that fosters economic development and social transformation in rural Haitian communities through member-owned, member-managed agricultural cooperatives governed by the Seven International Principles of Cooperative. For rural Haitian men and women motivated to become invested shareholders in their own cooperative.
• pcH Services Suite A comprehensive suite of services delivered by pcH in Haiti including community assessments, cooperative business model support, agricultural development, credit disbursement and management, seed storage silo construction, irrigation systems, integrated pest management training, farmer field school methodology, organic composting, animal husbandry, market gardening, adult/youth literacy, community health care, participatory methodology, institutional capacity building, and disaster response. For rural Haitian cooperatives and their member-shareholders.
• Participatory Methodology / Open Space Technology

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 cooperatives representing approximately 10,000 members maintained in present relationship

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hope International Development Agency (HIDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Long-term partnership since 2010 with HOPE International Development Agency. HOPE values pcH's approach to long-term programming founded on deep relationships with engaged communities committed to sustainable outcomes. Sean Burke, Director of Overseas Programs, serves as a key representative.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Root Capital: An impact-focused agricultural lender and advisor that finances and supports farmer cooperatives and agricultural businesses in emerging markets. It is comparable to FIDA/pcH in strengthening producer organizations, but differs by using financing and investment-oriented support rather than primarily donations and grants.
• Heifer International: A nonprofit development organization that works with smallholder farmers and rural communities on livestock, agricultural production, training, and cooperative development. Its producer-support and capacity-building model closely parallels FIDA/pcH's work with Haitian agricultural cooperatives.
• TechnoServe: An international nonprofit that helps farmers and agribusinesses improve productivity, market access, and incomes through market-based solutions and technical assistance. It is comparable to FIDA/pcH in serving agricultural producers with economic-development services.
• MEDA: An economic-development organization that works with entrepreneurs, farmers, cooperatives, and market systems to build sustainable livelihoods. Its smallholder and enterprise-development orientation is directly comparable to FIDA/pcH's cooperative and member-capacity approach.
• One Acre Fund: An agricultural development nonprofit that bundles farm inputs, finance, training, and market support for smallholder farmers. Its integrated smallholder delivery model is highly comparable to FIDA/pcH's focus on productivity, training, and self-sufficiency, although it serves different countries.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Relief Services: An international humanitarian and development organization implementing agriculture, livelihoods, resilience, and disaster-response programs with local partners. It shares FIDA/pcH's rural development and Haiti-relevant operating context, while serving a wider range of sectors.
• CARE International: A large global development and humanitarian organization with food security, livelihoods, agriculture, and community empowerment programs. It overlaps with FIDA/pcH's target communities and poverty-alleviation mission, but has a much broader program portfolio.
• Oxfam: A global poverty-reduction and humanitarian organization working on food security, livelihoods, gender equality, and local partnerships. Its community-led development orientation and rural livelihood focus make it a broad comparator, although it is not a cooperative specialist.
• Global Communities: An international development and humanitarian organization that works with communities on livelihoods, local governance, economic opportunity, and resilience. It is a broader community-development peer with overlapping participatory and rural-development capabilities, though it is not Haiti-specific.

Regional players

• Self Help Africa: A nonprofit agricultural-development organization supporting smallholder farmers and agribusinesses with training, finance, inputs, and market access across sub-Saharan Africa. It is a regional peer with a similar mission of improving rural livelihoods through farmer capacity and agricultural productivity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fida-pch

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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