WHAT IS IRD?
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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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.
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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
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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)
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Programs:AfghanistanArmeniaAzerbaijanBangladeshCambodiaCameroonChadColombiaCubaEthiopiaThe GambiaGeorgiaHaitiHondurasIndonesiaIraqJordanKosovoLaosLebanonLiberiaMaliWHERE WE WORKMauritania MontenegroMozambique NepalNigerPakistanSenegalSerbiaSri LankaSudanSwazilandUnited StatesUkraineWest Bank/GazaYemenZimbabweShipments:BeninKenyaPhilippinesVietnam
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PROGRAM SECTORS Democracy and GovernanceSustainable Food and Agriculture SystemsInfrastructureHealthCommunity StabilizationRelief & Humanitarian Aid
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The IRD Approach: Sustainable Food and Agriculture SystemsValue Chain Development (input suppliers, producers, processors, financing, marketing)Private Sector LinkagesCapacity Building for SustainabilityPartnerships
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AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Vouchers for Purchase of Inputs and EquipmentDevelopment of Producers AssociationsRegional MarketsConservation Agriculture
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ZIMBABWE: Restoring livelihoods by strengthening the value chain of smallholder peanut farmers (REVALUE)
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GAMBIA, SENEGAL and GUINEA-BISSAU: Raising incomes through cashew production
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MALI: Working with small holders to improve sesame value chain
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MOZAMBIQUE: Promoting local seed nurseries to increase vegetable production
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FOOD AID & NUTRITION
Assistance to Refugees and ReturneesNutrition EducationSchool FeedingDevelopment of Fortified Food Products
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CAMEROON: Distributing seeds and farming equipment to refugees from Central African Republic
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CAMBODIA: Nutrition education for pregnant and lactating mothers
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LAOS: Utilizing donated food to provide nutritious meals for school children
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INDONESIA: Working with the private sector to produce fortified food products
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CAMEROON: Replicating a successful public-private partnership in Africa
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Combine provided through CRDA, SerbiaIMPROVINGLIVES
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BUILDINGLIVELIHOODS
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David Prettyman, Deputy DirectorSustainable Food and Agriculture Systems [email protected]
IRD1621 North Kent StreetSuite 400Arlington, VA 22209703-248-0161www.ird.org
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