FIRD's mission is " to empower local community to respect, protect and promote fundamental human rights through Lobbying, advocacy, research and capacity building."

FIRD carries out programs in areas of;

• Environmental protection
• Food security
• Peace education
• Sexual & reproductive health rights under which we have
  • Child protection
  • Gender based violence
  • HIV/AIDS

Our programs are directed to improve on the livelyhoods of people in local communities.