Clean Energy
📍 Mekelle
Solar for 300 Families
Renewable energy, cleaner air, brighter schools and healthier families.
Progress78%
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Tigray, Ethiopia — Humanitarian Action · Innovation · Rehabilitation
Innovating Rehabilitation.
Empowering Communities.
Creating lasting solutions that restore dignity, strengthen communities, promote clean energy, responsible industry, and reduce poverty across Tigray and beyond.
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2018
Years of service to the people of Tigray
About IRD
Partnering with people, not just projects.
IRD is a Tigray-based civil society organization focused on humanitarian action, innovation, rehabilitation, sustainable development, and community empowerment. We work with communities — not for them — to end poverty, expand clean energy, and nurture responsible industry.
Mission
At IRD, we harness innovation's power humanely to rehabilitate lives and homes, tackle poverty, secure clean energy, promote responsible industry, and grow thriving communities with lasting hope.
Vision
A world where every person and community rises stronger, with innovation gently guiding rehabilitation into vibrant, self-reliant lives full of dignity, potential, and inclusive affluence.
What We Do
Programs & Thematic Areas
From emergency response to clean energy, our programs put people and planet first — combining humanitarian care with long-term development.
Featured Projects
Change we are making on the ground
Rehabilitation
📍 Shire
Rebuilding Homes, Restoring Dignity
Reconstructing 500 homes — and the lives and hope inside them.
Progress62%
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Water
📍 Axum
Clean Water for Every Village
12 water points bringing safe, clean water to 24 communities.
Progress91%
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Voices from the Community
Stories that inspire our work
Our Partners
Together with partners who share our vision
Working alongside international agencies, government bodies, academic institutions, and the private sector.
UN Agencies
USAID
World Vision
EU Delegation
African Dev. Foundation
Gates Foundation
Ethiopian Government
Local Universities
News & Events
Latest from our work
Newsletter
Impact stories, straight to your inbox
Monthly updates and field stories from the heart of our work — no spam, unsubscribe anytime.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
You can give one-time or recurring gifts by bank transfer, Telebirr, CBE Birr, or international transfer. Visit our Donate page to get started in under two minutes.
Simply complete the online application on our Join as Member page. We welcome regular, volunteer, student, professional, institutional and international supporters.
88% of donations go directly to program activities — the remainder covers essential operations. Our audited annual reports are public and downloadable on our News page.
Absolutely! Select “Volunteer” as your membership type in the application form, or reach out to our office directly — we always need hands and hearts.
IRD is legally registered, regulated by government authorities, and audited annually. Community feedback mechanisms and public reports keep us answerable to the people we serve.
Together we rebuild lives and restore hope.
Every donation, every hour volunteered, every voice raised — counts.