79%
Over 500 million marginalized people live in rural areas.
They are the smallholder farmers, fishermen, pastoralists,
indigenous peoples and forest-dependent communities.
Every day, they rely on minimal resources to survive.
28%
of global greenhouse gas emissions come from
agriculture, forestry and land use change.4
Let’s break the cycle of poverty
5 million lives were improved in 40 countries for almost 60 years
Anti-Poverty Programs Implemented
We support rural communities by implementing anti-poverty programs on education, health, environment, food security and climate change adaptation.
Partnerships and Collaboration
300+ organizations worked with us to support rural communities and find solutions that will end poverty in those communities.
4 million young children
fed through our nutrition programs
89% of your contributions
used to directly deliver our programs globally
59 years of leading innovation
in rural development within communities
Learn with IIRR Global Learning Program
For almost 60 years, the IIRR Global Learning Program develops participatory, people-centered, and practical courses that address various development challenges of our time.
Empowering communities to end poverty
Together with communities and our development partners, we focus on what works in the field. We conduct action research, generate and share knowledge, and implement field programs that improve and uplift the lives of impoverished people in rural communities.
Programs
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