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WHAT IS IRD?A non-profit humanitarian organization that works on the continuum of relief to development, specializing in conflict and post-conflict settings.Community-based approach allows more rapid response and greater scalability of projects.More technically-oriented than most non-profits and more community-based than most for-profits.Adept at transitioning programs from relief to stabilization to development.
WHAT HAVE WE ACCOMPLISHED SINCE 1998?Assisted more than 100 million peopleImplemented more than 100 programsOperating in 40 countriesOver $1.75 billion in aid More than 3,000 employees globally
PRIMARY DONORS U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)U.S. Department of State (DOS)United NationsChurch of Latter-Day Saints (LDS)U.K. Department for International Development (DfID)Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Programs:AfghanistanArmeniaAzerbaijanBangladeshCambodiaCameroonChadColombiaCubaEthiopiaThe GambiaGeorgiaHaitiHondurasIndonesiaIraqJordanKosovoLaosLebanonLiberiaMaliWHERE WE WORKMauritania MontenegroMozambique NepalNigerPakistanSenegalSerbiaSri LankaSudanSwazilandUnited StatesUkraineWest Bank/GazaYemenZimbabweShipments:BeninKenyaPhilippinesVietnam
PROGRAM SECTORS Democracy and GovernanceSustainable Food and Agriculture SystemsInfrastructureHealthCommunity StabilizationRelief & Humanitarian Aid
The IRD Approach: Sustainable Food and Agriculture SystemsValue Chain Development (input suppliers, producers, processors, financing, marketing)Private Sector LinkagesCapacity Building for SustainabilityPartnerships
AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Vouchers for Purchase of Inputs and EquipmentDevelopment of Producers AssociationsRegional MarketsConservation Agriculture
ZIMBABWE: Restoring livelihoods by strengthening the value chain of smallholder peanut farmers (REVALUE)
GAMBIA, SENEGAL and GUINEA-BISSAU: Raising incomes through cashew production
MALI: Working with small holders to improve sesame value chain
MOZAMBIQUE: Promoting local seed nurseries to increase vegetable production
FOOD AID & NUTRITION
Assistance to Refugees and ReturneesNutrition EducationSchool FeedingDevelopment of Fortified Food Products
CAMEROON: Distributing seeds and farming equipment to refugees from Central African Republic
CAMBODIA: Nutrition education for pregnant and lactating mothers
LAOS: Utilizing donated food to provide nutritious meals for school children
INDONESIA: Working with the private sector to produce fortified food products
CAMEROON: Replicating a successful public-private partnership in Africa
Combine provided through CRDA, SerbiaIMPROVINGLIVES
BUILDINGLIVELIHOODS
David Prettyman, Deputy DirectorSustainable Food and Agriculture Systems dprettyman@ird-dc.org
IRD1621 North Kent StreetSuite 400Arlington, VA 22209703-248-0161www.ird.org
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