Our Impact

Our Impact

Measuring What Matters

Since 2020, we have created 283,784 decent jobs and reached 7.6 million clients through partnerships with over 800 businesses, 302 local organizations, and 202 financial institutions.

We track:

Jobs created or sustained and business growth

Economic inclusion of women and youth

Environmental benefits and sustainability improvements

Our Impact by the Numbers
Our Publications
Our Program Strategy

Impact in Action

Our Success Stories: Creating Lasting Change for Good

When a cassava entrepreneur like Vincent accesses quality seeds and training, he creates a more reliable market and employment for farmers.
When a cacao processor like Cha gets the needed support to build a reliable supply chain, she creates stable jobs for local farmers.
When a food processor like Hadija secures financing and new business resources, she hires more workers from her community.
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Our Learnings

In addition to counting immediate results, we measure long-term change with our follow-up studies.

Our reports:

Show that gains in income and productivity continue for years after our programming ends.

Share lessons learned as we continuously adapt to maximize impact and deliver on our mission.

Our Publications

Latest Publications

MEDA Publications
Two women in a panel discussion on stage with audience, at a Canada–Africa Innovation Festival backdrop showing logos and the event title below the image: 'A Diaspora Agenda for Canada–Africa Strategy Implementation'

A Diaspora Agenda for Canada-Africa Strategy Implementation

Topics: African Diaspora, Canada-Africa Strategy, International Development, International Trade, Policy
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Project Documents
Cover page: WAKAMI Women's Economic Empowerment Case Study with a woman weaving on the right.

Wakami Case Study: Women’s Economic Empowerment in Guatemala

Topics: Gender Equality, Guatemala, WE4CA
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MEDA Publications
A report by Asili Initiative and MEDA on Canada-Africa Strategy.

From Vision to Action: Advancing Canada-Africa Collaboration for Shared Prosperity

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Technical Expertise

New Horizons 2030: Scaling Entrepreneurship (MEDA Strategic Plan 2025)

Topics: Strategic Plan
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Our Impact by the Numbers

Working Towards 1 Million Decent Jobs by 2030

Since 2020, we have created 283,784 decent jobs through 70+ years of partnerships with over 7.6 million clients, 800 businesses, 302 local organizations, and 202 financial institutions.
283,784 38%

Our Global Impact

Data from our past 5 fiscal years:
July 2020 - June 2025

Decent Jobs:

Individual entrepreneurs or smallholder farmers if their work achieves at least one of the following:

  • Increased yield of 25% or more compared to baseline
  • Increased revenue of 50% or more compared to baseline
  • Increased net income of 25% or more compared to baseline
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Decent Jobs

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Women

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Youth

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Clients

Clients:

Individuals, businesses and other organizations directly benefiting from financial or technical assistance from a MEDA intervention as part of a formal contract, including the following sub-categories:

  • Smallholder farmers or entrepreneurs registered by MEDA, partners, service providers, or lead firm or business receiving matching grant from MEDA
  • Micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs)
  • Other entities, such as alliances directly benefiting from a MEDA intervention (e.g. market alliance, cooperative of farmers, chamber of commerce, financial institutions that receive grants)
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Direct

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Indirect

For over 70 years, we’ve been refining our processes to maximize impact. The result? In the last decade, we’ve seen transformative results in agri-food systems.

We are proud to report that, since 2015:

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Individual entrepreneurs* improved their business practices/performance

*69% women
**e.g., More customers, more inventory, diversified products, new markets, streamlining business operations)
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Individual entrepreneurs* reported improved business capacity**

*66% women
**e.g., Knowledge/awareness about business management, marketing, budgeting, production techniques, financial management
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Businesses reported increased income/profit

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Businesses indicated increased sales revenue

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Businesses reported improved business performance*

*e.g., Strengthened supply chain, operational efficiency, more inventory
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Businesses reported market expansion or reaching out to new markets

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Businesses reported improved access to financial services and products

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Businesses reported improved business capacity*

*e.g., Market knowledge, business networking, business/HR management, production techniques, awareness about innovation in the industry
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Businesses reported increased adoption or capacity* of environmentally sustainable business practices

*e.g., Knowledge awareness
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Businesses reported increased adoption or capacity* of gender sensitive business practices

*e.g., Knowledge awareness

Our programs drive the creation of decent jobs through our impact investments and transformation of agri-food systems.

With the support of MEDA members and our implementing partners, along with 70+ years of knowledge and experience, we are creating business solutions to poverty around the world.
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