AiRD works across six connected areas — livelihoods, water and sanitation, civil society, vocational skills, climate and agriculture, and technical assistance — to support communities in building lasting change.
Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment
Practical skills, entrepreneurship, market access and enterprise growth that turn job seekers into job creators.
Africa Initiative for Rural Development is committed to improving the quality of life and social well-being of communities. We work with young people, women, farmers, schools, civil-society organizations and local institutions to develop practical and sustainable responses to social and economic challenges.
Our approach combines training, mentorship, enterprise development, market linkages, institutional strengthening, health and sanitation, agricultural development and technical assistance. Lasting progress is achieved when communities are equipped to identify opportunities and take an active role in their development.
Voices from the communities where AiRD works — how practical support turns into livelihoods, opportunity and dignity.
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Outfits for Ambition
Read how practical skills, entrepreneurship support and personal determination are helping AiRD beneficiaries build livelihoods and create new opportunities for themselves and their communities.
A glimpse of the people, places and programmes across AiRD's work — from Bikes4Youth and Learning for Life to safe-water outreach and community partnerships.
A future where every young person, woman and household we work with has the skills, resources and voice to shape their own development.
Our mission
To empower communities and institutions through innovation, knowledge sharing and best practice.
We combine training, enterprise development, WASH, climate-smart agriculture and institutional support to improve the livelihoods of households in Kenya and beyond.
Scaling what works — with partners, funders and communities.
Over the next five years, AiRD will deepen its focus on youth livelihoods, climate resilience and clean water — expanding proven models to more counties and strengthening the local institutions that make change last.
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Deepen youth livelihoods
Scale VijaBiz and Learning for Life so more young people move from job seekers to job creators.
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Expand WASH & climate work
Reach more schools and households with safe water, hygiene and climate-smart agriculture.
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Strengthen partnerships
Grow long-term relationships with funders, government and civil society for lasting impact.
Livelihoods
Civil Society
Vocational Skills
WASH
Agribusiness
Livelihoods
