The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) is a community development and hands-on organization with more than 60 years of experience. We have implemented people-centered, sustainable development programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and today, maintain a strong presence in East Africa and Southeast Asia. Strategically located in the Global South, IIRR runs its programs from the field. While it is registered as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization in the U.S. and has its headquarters in the Philippines, all senior decision-makers are located in the field. It is important to us that our staff hail from the region where they will work. This allows our programs to be locally-relevant, tailored, and community-driven and keeps our overhead low.

WHAT WE DO - OUR WORK
IIRR believes in inspiring, building capacity, and supporting people to fight poverty in their own communities. To do this, we work directly with partners in the community to implement sustainable, community development projects, to test innovations, and to document and widely share our joint work through publications, videos, and conferences.

Our current work includes:
Program
Projects/Initiatives
Countries
Education for Pastoralists & Marginalized Communities
Pastoralist Education Project
Economic & Social Empowerment for Youth
Earn & Learn/Goats for Girls
Girls’ Hostels
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
Early Grade Reading Initiative
Solar Lights for Students
Livelihood-Led Adult Literacy/Numeracy
Virtual Livelihood School of Africa
WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Health) Initiatives

IN:
Ethiopia
Kenya
Uganda
Zimbabwe
South Africa

Food Security, Asset Building, & Sustainable Wealth Creation
Farmer Field Schools
Pastoralist Field Schools
Bio-Intensive Gardening
Healthy Schools
Community Gardens/Urban Gardens
Value Chain Development
Micro-Enterprise and Cooperatives
Alternative Livelihoods/Technical Training
Global Learning Alliance on Value Chains & Agricultural Financial Services

IN:
Ethiopia
Kenya
Uganda
South Sudan
The Philippines

Cambodia (Global Learning Alliance - Asia, Africa, & Latin / South America)
Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation
Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction
Natural Resources Management
Watershed Management
Early Warning Systems
Community Emergency Response Training (CERT)
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
Conflict Mitigation, Community Conversations

IN:
The Philippines
Uganda
Kenya
Ethiopia
South Sudan
Cambodia

Applied Learning
We offer various courses WORLDWIDE, related to our fieldwork and can also provide tailored training and documentation for organizations on a contract basis. Our current course offerings are detailed on our website at www.iirr.org.