In the opening of a video entitled Practical Ways to Make the Classroom Creative and Fun, “Sesame Street” Muppets Zobi and Kami are playing a new song for their favorite teacher, Ms. Efia, slapping out the rhythm on a drum.
IDPF Shares Investing Experience at ADIS 2019
February 06, 2019
Lively and engagingly informative discussions dominated the 2019 African Diaspora Network’s “African Diaspora Investment Symposium” held in the heart of Silicon Valley, California on January 26 – 28, 2019.
IDPF President & CEO Awarded Australia US Midwest Award
February 05, 2019
Congratulations to IDPF President & CEO, Irene D. Pritzker, for receiving the Australia US Midwest Award for Outstanding Achievement!
IDPF Featured in New Book as a "Disruptive Innovator"
January 18, 2019
We are very proud to share that the IDP Foundation, Inc. (IDPF) is featured in the highly anticipated Clayton Christensen book, The Prosperity paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty.
Building School Capacity: Takeaways from a decade in Ghana
December 13, 2018
Lily Baah began her school on a shoestring, in Apaaso, Ghana in 2005, with six nursery students.
Muppets Take Accra
November 20, 2018
IDP Foundation, Inc. (IDPF) and our partners at Sesame Workshop, with the help of researchers from NORC at the University of Chicago, had the opportunity to present the Techniques for Effective Teaching (TFET) program at the 2018 mEducation Alliance Symposium on November 6 in Washington DC.
IDP Foundation, Inc. Supports Northwestern's Lurie Cancer Center Research Scientists
November 01, 2018
We are excited to announce the 2018 IDP Foundation Research Innovation Challenge Grant recipients!
Our Branch Coordinator for October is…Samuel Owusu!
October 25, 2018
The IDP Foundation loves recognizing the Branch Coordinators of the IDP Rising Schools Program (IDPRSP) for their passion and commitment to making the program successful and sustainable.
IDPF Attends First TBLI Inspiration Weekend
October 18, 2018
In September, IDPF's President and CEO Irene Pritzker and IDPF Chief Operating Officer Alison Ehlke participated in the first ever TBLI Inspiration Weekend retreat in Scotland hosted by the TBLI Group. The retreat presented a great opportunity for IDPF to stay updated on impact investing trends, learn from our peers, and even share some of our experiences.
IDPF and Harambe Partnership Supports Enrichment Program for Senior High School Students
September 11, 2018
In late August, IDPF and Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance teamed up to support Ghana's Ashesi University’s annual enrichment program, the Ashesi Innovation Experience (AIX).