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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 dedicated to the liberation of people and communities from poverty and injustice.

EFL project participant feeding her chickens after the poultry training

Education for Life

Country: Kenya  Focus Area(s): Community Engagement
Since 1999, the Education for Life (EFL) programme has been operating in Eldoret, the fifth largest and fastest-growing area of Kenya.
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Edmund Rice Eldoret Empowerment Programme

Country: Kenya  Focus Area(s): Community Engagement
The Edmund Rice Eldoret Empowerment programme (EREEP) transforms the lives of teenage girls and young mothers in the Langas informal settlement by tackling the root causes of school dropouts. Through the Girls’ Empowerment Clubs, they…
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EREEP Team leading a community session in Eldoret, Kenya in 2025
West Africa Mission Coordinator Br. Abu distributing school materials to one of the beneficiaries from Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School and her uncle

Girls Empowerment Project

Country: Sierra Leone  Focus Area(s): Community Engagement Education
Girls’ access to education is a major problem in the Small Bo Chiefdom in Sierra Leone.
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Edmund Rice International

Country: International Switzerland  Focus Area(s): Advocacy and Human Rights
Edmund Rice International (ERI) is a leading advocacy organisation working to promote human rights at local, national and international levels. Through their consultative status at the United Nations, ERI is able to bring grassroots activism…
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ERI Advocacy Coordinator in Latin America Guillermo Bullrich presenting at the Human Rights Training in Chimbote, Peru.
Badjao children showing their cultural dance

Empowering the Sama-Badjao Community in Bato Leyte

Country: Philippines  Focus Area(s): Community Engagement
Widely known as the “Sea Gypsies,” the Sama-Badjao tribe is one of the many ethnic groups of the Philippines. One of the largest populations of Badjaos in the Philippines can be found in Dolho, Bato Leyte where there are 109 Badjao households comprising a total of 658 people
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St. Martin’s Catholic High School

Country: Liberia  Focus Area(s): Advocacy and Human Rights
In 2009, St. Martin's Catholic High School reopened its doors to the children of Gbarnga and there is a thriving school community once again.
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Students attending St. Martin's Catholic High School, Liberia
Western Cluster project participants in Zambia in 2022

Western Cluster

Country: Zambia  Focus Area(s): Community Engagement
The Western Cluster is an integrated project focusing on livelihoods, maternal and child health, WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) and human rights in the Western Province of Zambia.The Western Province of Zambia experiences higher levels of…
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Edmund Rice Development is a registered company limited by guarantee. Registered in Ireland, Registered Charity Number: 20071004, Company Number: 463400, Revenue Charitable Tax Exemption Number: CHY18492, Registered Address: 23 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, D02 AR55.

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