# Africa Initiative for Rural Development

- **Website:** <https://africa-ird.org>
- **Primary alias:** `africa-ird.org`
- **Founded:** 2013
- **Employees:** 11+
- **Location:** Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya
- **Company kind:** NON PROFIT

## Description

Introducing the Africa Initiative for Rural Development (AiRD), an integrated program focused on market development to uplift rural livelihoods and enhance quality of life. AiRD offers various thematic areas of support, such as Projects like Heshima, advocating for youth entrepreneurship and vocational skills training, and YEDP targeting young entrepreneurs for community transformation. The Women In Business (WIB) project empowers young women in entrepreneurship and skill development. Additionally, AiRD's initiatives cover areas like Empowering Youth in Governance and Leadership (EYGL), Water, Hygiene & Sanitation, Agriculture & Climate Change, Civil Society Strengthening, and Economic Empowerment. Through a market-driven approach and sustainable social enterprise model, AiRD aims to support rural projects and enterprises to foster growth and empowerment. Join us in making a tangible impact on rural communities and lives through AiRD's multifaceted development approach.

## Industries

- 📊 Business and Consumer Services

## Links

- [twitter](https://twitter.com/https)
- [facebook](https://facebook.com/airdev)
- [instagram](https://instagram.com/aird_kenya)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idJspPNSCm/w/300/h/95/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1779413351380)
- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idJspPNSCm/w/908/h/892/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1779413351553)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Green Haze | #03a650 | accent |
| Sushi | #7da435 | dark |
| White | #ffffff | light |

## Fonts

- serif — asset _(custom)_
- -apple-system — asset _(system)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idJspPNSCm/w/1500/h/500/idpSqnqUcA.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1710903479518)

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