For the liberation of people and communities from poverty and injustice.

Edmund Rice Development is a development agency that supports the sustainability of our partner projects by sourcing funding, building donor engagement and working with our partners to improve development capacity.

ERD IMPACT 10

ERD IMPACT 10 commemorates 10 years of ERD’s support of Edmund Rice Mission by highlighting the impact of the work of our partner projects. ERD works closely with our partner projects on the ground in developing countries to invest in young people, empower women and collaborate with local communities.
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ER Mission responds to COVID in Sierra Leone

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every aspect of life in West Africa. In Sierra Leone, the pandemic widened the level of vulnerability among poverty-stricken households. The West Africa Area Mission Office with a grant from ERD supported 98 households with basic food items.

Project spotlight: Education for Life

Education for Life is a project located in Eldoret, Kenya that seeks to empower and provide opportunities for people living with HIV and AIDS emanating from five informal settlements. This is done through education, psychosocial counselling, economic empowerment and advocacy.

Checking In with Defensoría Edmundo Rice

Defensoría Edmundo Rice is an NGO committed to the defence and promotion of human rights in Latin America. Despite the pandemic and school closures, the project carried out successful initiatives this year.

Our Work

Edmund Rice Development provides donor funding, development and capacity-building support to over 40 partner projects in 13 countries across Africa, India and Latin America. We are committed to transparency and accountability, and to an efficient, effective operation. We work hard to make sure we achieve as much as possible with the...
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