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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From Uruguay to the United Nations: Advocating for Child Rights in Latin America

On January 23rd, the UN Human Rights Council reviewed Uruguay in the Universal Periodic Review. Defensoría Edmundo Rice presented a report for the Universal Periodic Review that addressed the problems related to the Human Rights of youth in Uruguay.

Empowering Women at Education for Life

Today is International Women's Day, the annual global day to celebrate women and those working to promote equal rights. Edmund Rice Mission has been empowering women in projects around the world, including in the Education for Life programme in Eldoret, Kenya.

Welcome to the Mary Rice Centre

The Mary Rice Centre transforms the lives of many young people with physical and intellectual disabilities and their families living in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya.
The Mary Rice Centre provides education in basic learning skills, training in prevocational and vocational skills, therapy services and an outreach programme.

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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