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Wherever
you go in IIRR's world, you can see and feel the impact of the
Institute's unique "release not relief" approach to
building the skills and knowledge of local communities,
empowering them to solve the causes of their poverty and
hunger.
Contribute
to bringing meaningful change in poor people’s lives by
donating or supporting a training participant or providing a
grant for an IIRR Project.
Here are some examples of what your contribution could do.
In
Western Province, Kenya, IIRR's staff are working to
facilitate local entrepreneurship with a women's group, the
youngest of whom is 72 and the oldest is 86.Now, not only are the women earning stable and reliable
income, but the IIRR initiative is revolutionary in its
approach to dealing with the aged in a traditional, rural
society.
In the Bicol
region of the Philippines, local fisher-folks and landless
laborers used to live without adequate food for up to 6 months
of the year.There,
IIRR staff recently introduced bio-intensive gardening
techniques and now food is available year-round.
In Vietnam and
Cambodia, IIRR's staff is training local farmers reduce
post-harvest crop loss, increasing incomes by upwards of 50
percent.
In Ecuador, a
widow who was not able to sustain her children now has more
than she needs, thanks to an IIRR credit program.
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In
Western Province, Kenya, IIRR's staff are working to
facilitate local entrepreneurship with a women's group, the
youngest of whom is 72 and the oldest is 86.