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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.

Students attending St. Martin's Catholic High School, Liberia

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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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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Western Cluster project participants in Zambia in 2022
Justice Desk Africa participating in a protest in November 2025

Justice Desk Africa

Country: South Africa  Focus Area(s): Advocacy and Human Rights
Operating in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, The Justice Desk was established in 2013 to respond to the concerns facing youth in the South Central African region.
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Reaching for New Horizons

Country: Peru  Focus Area(s): Education
Reaching for New Horizons is a project started in the town of Chimbote, Peru. Many of the families live in extreme poverty – there is no running water, sanitation or electricity in town. Edmund Rice Mission established a presence in Chimbote over two years ago.
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Project participants performing a traditional Peruvian dance in Chimbote in 2022
Students attending the Centro Hermano Manolo in Cochabamba

Centro Hermano Manolo

Country: Bolivia  Focus Area(s): Community Engagement
The Cochabamba Youth Programme is a front line response to disadvantaged and marginalised youth in this central Bolivian city of over 1 million people.
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Fe y Alegria

Country: Peru  Focus Area(s): Education
Located in the Canto Grande, one of the poorest areas of Lima, the Fe y Alegría School provides education to over 1,494 students, and has been connected with the Edmund Rice Mission for over 20 years.
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Pupils at Fe y Alegría School, Peru in 2024

Edmund Rice Centre Nairobi

Country: Kenya  Focus Area(s): Education
The Mary Rice Day Care Centre supports children with physical and intellectual disabilities from the Kibera slum, which is located approximately 5km from central Nairobi.
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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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