Past Projects

Since ICRI was founded in 1981, we have developed or operated over 300 programs in over 50 countries. Our experience spans six continents and a wide range of subject matters, and we have particular expertise in the areas of early childhood care and education, children’s rights, empowerment of women and girls, maternal/child health, and grassroots community development.

To learn more about ICRI’s diverse portfolio of child and family projects around the world, click here.

A few selected highlights include:

Brazil Street Children Project

Working in partnership with the Brazilian National Movement of Street Children, ICRI developed a coordinated network of support centers for homeless youth in Brazil. ICRI also designed and carried out an international awareness campaign about the epidemic of violence and brutality against street children.

Global Healthy Child Care Project

With funding from the IBM Work-Life Fund, ICRI conducted extensive international needs assessments and designed and implemented numerous initiatives to positively impact child development and child health outcomes in China, South Africa, Argentina, India, Spain, and Brazil.

Eritrea Unaccompanied Children Project

ICRI received funding from the United States Agency for International Development to design and implement a new system of caring for orphaned and vulnerable children displaced by conflict in Eritrea. In collaboration with the Eritrean Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, we conducted a large-scale assessment and evaluation and designed a new system for placing children with extended family contacts and foster homes instead of in institutionalized care.

Southern Sudanese Education Project

Working with UNICEF’s Operation Lifeline Sudan and the Mundri Relief and Development Association, ICRI provided intensive training and educational materials to over 1100 teachers in Southern Sudan, where the educational system had been seriously disrupted by ongoing armed conflict.

Former Yugoslavia Capacity Building Project

Working in collaboration with the Croatian Humanitarian Network, ICRI received funding from several private foundations to assess and build capacity of the NGO sector to better respond to the needs of children and families impacted by the conflict in Kosovo and the Balkans. We conducted extensive training and capacity building to develop a coordinated network of over 300 grassroots organizations working to assist traumatized and displaced families.