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International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, or IIRR, is an international non-governmental organization working in rural development. The mission of the organization is to "empower rural people to build resilient communities and attain socioeconomic equity through creative and community-led action."
IIRR has held A-1 roster consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 1979.
IIRR emerged from the Rural Reconstruction Movement in which the organization's founder, Y. C. James Yen, was a key figure.
The Chinese National Association of the Mass Education Movement was launched in 1923 by Y.C. James Yen and several others in China, with the aim of societal reform through mass education. The movement opened schools in rural areas and reached over 20 provinces.
After World War II, Yen partnered with UNESCO to vaccinate the population of rural China and educate them about disease prevention practices. Instrumental in the founding of the Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction in 1948 and the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement in 1952, Yen dedicated his life to the mission of rural reconstruction.
Yen founded IIRR in the Philippines in 1960.
IIRR's work is centered around the organization's 'five pillars': food systems, economic empowerment, education, environment, and health. IIRR has worked on projects in over 50 countries.
Working within rural communities, IIRR has undertaken food security projects, including those focused on climate resilience in Cambodia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Nepal, Thailand, and Uganda. In collaboration with the United Nations Development Program and IBSA, IIRR has worked to tackle food insecurity in the Karamoja region while empowering women through women-led farming initiatives. Beyond food security, IIRR works on agricultural development generally, including alongside USAID in Ethiopia.
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International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, or IIRR, is an international non-governmental organization working in rural development. The mission of the organization is to "empower rural people to build resilient communities and attain socioeconomic equity through creative and community-led action."
IIRR has held A-1 roster consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 1979.
IIRR emerged from the Rural Reconstruction Movement in which the organization's founder, Y. C. James Yen, was a key figure.
The Chinese National Association of the Mass Education Movement was launched in 1923 by Y.C. James Yen and several others in China, with the aim of societal reform through mass education. The movement opened schools in rural areas and reached over 20 provinces.
After World War II, Yen partnered with UNESCO to vaccinate the population of rural China and educate them about disease prevention practices. Instrumental in the founding of the Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction in 1948 and the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement in 1952, Yen dedicated his life to the mission of rural reconstruction.
Yen founded IIRR in the Philippines in 1960.
IIRR's work is centered around the organization's 'five pillars': food systems, economic empowerment, education, environment, and health. IIRR has worked on projects in over 50 countries.
Working within rural communities, IIRR has undertaken food security projects, including those focused on climate resilience in Cambodia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Nepal, Thailand, and Uganda. In collaboration with the United Nations Development Program and IBSA, IIRR has worked to tackle food insecurity in the Karamoja region while empowering women through women-led farming initiatives. Beyond food security, IIRR works on agricultural development generally, including alongside USAID in Ethiopia.