IDEX is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that partners with grassroots groups in Africa, Asia and Latin America, while actively engaging and educating North Americans in the challenges facing communities in these regions. Since 1985, IDEX has channeled over $2.8 million to fund more than 500 self-help community projects working for social change and economic independence for people, particularly wonen, indigenous people and youth, who earn less than $1 a day.