African Initiatives for Relief and Development (AIRD) – Empowering Communities, Growing Together

Building resilient communities

of displaced and host communities through sustainable development

Enabling compassionate movement

of those displaced by natural or man-made disasters to safety, and providing them and their host communities .

of those displaced by natural or man-made disasters to safety, and providing them and their host communities with opportunities to build their lives and thrive for the long term.

AIRD remains committed

to: good internal governance, transparency, accountability,
professionalism, sustainability, partnership and innovation.

to: good internal governance, transparency, accountability, professionalism, sustainability, partnership and innovation.

years of growing together

and over, national and expatriate, professional and committed staff

Countries providing services and responding to emergencies

Breaking the bias – the power of education to lift up refugee girls

Articles, General, Uganda March 29, 2022

Fiona is a bright, intelligent and ambitious 20-year-old student studying her final year of high school at a secondary school in South Western Uganda. She is also a South Sudanese