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Building sustainable livelihoods for Nigeria's rural poor through skill acquisition, micro-credit, and community-driven projects
Our vision is seeing a better rural Nigerian Community where the indigent dwellers are empowered economically, socially and politically.
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Strengthening leaders, transforming communities. Discover how we equip local leaders with the skills and resources to drive positive change.
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IRAID (Integrated Rural Aid Foundation) is a Non-Governmental Organization established in 2008 and registered with the Nigeria Corporate Affairs Commission. As a development-based organization, IRAID acts as a bridge connecting donor agencies, institutions, and individual donors to rural and peri-urban communities for transfer of knowledge through awareness, capacity building, skill acquisition, and sustainable community development practices.
IRAID focuses on six core areas: Community Development (engagement, needs assessment, and project implementation), Economic Empowerment for women and youth, Capacity Building for community leaders, Family Health and Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS programs, Agricultural Support for peasant farmers, and Education for Change through skills acquisition and vocational training.
IRAID's microfinance scheme uses the Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) framework to empower low-income women. We facilitate the formation of Associate Savings and Credit Associations (ASCAs) where members mobilize savings, provide micro-loans through collective appraisal, and use peer pressure cross-guarantee to ensure repayment. This approach helps recipients invest in productive ventures that generate sustainable income and drive poverty reduction.
The Graduate Youth Empowerment Scheme addresses rising unemployment among university and polytechnic graduates in Abia State. The program provides lucrative technical and vocational skills training to prevent youth involvement in criminal activities, creates mass employment opportunities, and empowers beneficiaries to start profitable businesses either individually or as cooperatives. Training includes bakery, retail business, cassava processing, and other income-generating skills.
Our community development follows a structured approach: Community Engagement with leaders and members, Needs Assessment to identify priorities, Baseline Surveys to establish benchmark indicators, Environmental Assessment of biophysical conditions, Project Implementation with community participation, and Impact Evaluation to monitor progress. This methodology was successfully applied in the World Bank-assisted Abia NEWMAP project in 2018.
IRAID provides comprehensive agricultural support including training on modern farming techniques, introduction to improved farming methods and technology, support for cocoa farming, poultry production, and piggery, extension services to optimize productive potential, market linkage support, and capacity building for agricultural cooperatives. The program targets low-literate women and men, as well as unemployed youth, helping them achieve economic independence through agriculture.
IRAID primarily operates in Abia State, Nigeria, working with tens of rural and urban cooperatives and community-based organizations. We work across multiple Local Government Areas including Umuahia North, Bende, Ohafia, and Isiala Ngwa South. Our partnerships include local and international NGOs, corporate institutions, development agencies, the World Bank, community-based organizations, women's groups, youth associations, and local government authorities.
You can support IRAID through financial donations to specific projects or general operations, partnership as a corporate sponsor or development agency, volunteering your professional skills in community development, health, agriculture or education, sponsoring specific programs like youth empowerment or women's microfinance, advocacy to spread awareness about rural development needs, or providing technical support through equipment, training materials, or expertise. Contact us at officiallyiraid@gmail.com or call +234 912-562-5007.
