Success Stories
Apiary. We Successfuly Helped Farmers Set Up Their Hives
This was a community project aimed at improving the honey farmer's income.
The Victoria Institute for Research on Environment and Development (VIRED) International is a not for profit non gorvenmental organization established to respond to the growing number of rural and urban problems caused by rampant environmental degradation, deteriorating human health and unsustainable use of natural resources in East Africa especially the Lake Victoria Basin.
To work towards integrating environmental concerns into development programs in both urban and rural areas.
To conduct research, consultancy services and support implementation of projects that would help in the integration of Environmental Conservation and Development projects.
To be a leading research body in dissemination of information and support of projects that integrate Environmental Conservation and Development programs while improving livelihoods amongst the poor.
This was a community project aimed at improving the honey farmer's income.
Nyando Disaster Risk Reduction Project done over 3 years in collaboration with NEMA Kenya.
Climate Change Action
A 6 month project on empowering the on community financial and project management in collaboration with GEIST-Sweden
Poverty allievation action
Catalysing self-sustaining sanitation chains in informal settlements in collaboration with Makerere University, IPAR and Rwanda University of Surrey within 3 years.
Health and Sanitation action
Girls empowerment against “Jaboya” by Identifying cause for Girls’ drop-out from schools and work towards their re-admission in collaboration with SusWatch Kenya over 2 1/2 years
Women Empowerment
Established a computer learning centre for rural community in Nyando in partnership with LVEMP II over a year.
Education action
Implementation of Wetland conservation Project along the lower catchment of the Nyando River Basin in Nyanza Province, Kenya in collaboration with the UNDP.
Environment Conservation action
