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Achieving Net Zero with Rural Communities

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IIRR is one of the world’s leading rural development organizations, with over 100 years of experience in international development focusing specifically on rural communities

Why rural people

Over 3.4 billion people globally live in rural areas. Two out of three people living in extreme poverty live in rural settings. They are the smallholder farmers, fishermen, pastoralists, Indigenous peoples, and forest dependent communities. Every day they rely on minimal resources to survive.

Rural programs

Our target participants

Our Vision

IIRR envisions an equitable world in which rural people achieve their full potential.

Our Impact

Our Vision

IIRR envisions an equitable world in which rural people achieve their full potential.

Our Impact
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The gender lens of economic empowerment.

More than 62 million lives across 5 continents have been improved through IIRR’s rural development programs.

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Climate Smart Village Model

The CSV initiative supports a number of IIRR’s priorities and working themes. Our integrated 5-pronged approach empowers smallholder farmers to improve their livelihoods.

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How IIRR works to improve lives

IIRR focuses on 5 different themes to empower rural people around the world

Though often disadvantaged, rural communities have the right to self-determination and dignity. Our human-centered design approach places them at the forefront of solving their own challenges.

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2022 Impact Report

 
 

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Business case for regenerative agriculture

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