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Welcome to the website of the Irish Missionary Resource Service.

The world today is still stricken by hunger, by disease, by inequality and by war and injustice.

Faced with these challenges, Irish missionary organisations continue to be actively engaged in the delivery of a wide range of development programmes and projects including:

• Health Care – Primary and Curative
• HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and mitigation of impact
• Formal and informal education
• Capacity-building of local people and communities
• Care of the Earth and its resources
• Agriculture and Food Security
• Humanitarian Relief Work
• Human Rights, Justice and Peace Programmes
• Conflict Resolution

Today the Irish missionary organisations themselves are evolving from being predominantly Irish-centred to being international organisations with many expanding their overall membership and geographic range. This brings many new challenges. It also brings a multitude of opportunities for the organisations to continue their mission with renewed determination and commitment. With a growing population of missionaries from the South, these organisations are now enriched with a depth of local knowledge not accessible to expatriate missionaries and development workers regardless of their experience.

Embracing this new era in missionary endeavour, the Irish Missionary Resource Service is fully committed to working to strengthen the ability and capacity of its members to win the key battles that will allow development take root. It will do this by accessing and distributing funds to support the best work of its members, by supporting the building of capacity amongst its members and by representing the concerns of its members in development debates.

The IMRS and its membership very much appreciate the support received from the Irish Government through Irish Aid and the many other partners – NGOs, corporations, foundations, and the general public - who support the work of the missionaries and we will continue to embrace and deepen these relationships going forward in our common commitment to the creation of a more just world order.

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