MEDA - Business Solutions to Poverty Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) is an international economic development organization that creates business solutions to poverty
What We Do - MEDA MEDA’s work is fully aligned with our faith-based values and our commitment to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Our work is focused in the Global South – working to provide 500,000 decent jobs for people experiencing poverty by the year 2030
Ghana - Where We Work - MEDA By 2027, MEDA's vision is that at least 20,000 women and youth in Northern Ghana have access to or are engaged in decent work opportunities in the agri-food market systems To materialize this vision, MEDA and its partners will articulate their interventions around three key domains of change
Philippines - Where We Work - MEDA MEDA's work in Philippines MEDA, with support from the Government of Canada, is implementing its first project in the Philippines The project is called Resilience and Inclusion through Investment for Sustainable Agrikultura (RIISA), a 6-year project in the cacao sector of the Philippines
About - MEDA For over 70 years, MEDA has been creating business solutions to poverty that are sustainable, scalable, measurable and replicable MEDA began as an association of Mennonite business people who believed they were called to be faithful in generously sharing their abilities and resources
Donate - MEDA For over 70 years, MEDA has been creating business solutions to poverty that are sustainable, scalable, measurable and replicable MEDA has worked in over 70 countries and brings a unique market systems approach to project design that integrates technical assistance and access to capital
News - MEDA MEDA and Global Affairs Canada Launch $20M Initiative to Strengthen Agri-Food Systems and Create 8,000 Jobs in Nigeria March 13, 2025 MEDA, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada, has launched the $20M Resilient and Inclusive Agri-Food Systems Empowering Women and Youth
Where We Work - MEDA MEDA’s projects span the globe with an ambitious goal to create or sustain decent work for a half million people in emerging economies by 2030 The heart of our strategy is to see people and communities transcend poverty through respected work opportunities or by improving existing jobs
Contact - MEDA For general information call 1-800-665-7026 or email meda@meda org View contact information for all our offices and staff who can answer specific enquiries
Tanzania - Where We Work - MEDA For over 10 years, MEDA has worked in Tanzania to facilitate market linkages, ensure that financial services are accessible, support women through business, and provide agricultural technical training