IRED is an international association of individuals who believe in a global development projects, who live by the same values and who are committed, both individually and collectively, towards bringing about change. It has an international network of over 1000 partners, local networks, peasant and urban groups, associations of handicraftsmen, women, cooperatives, NGOs and other fellow organisations. IRED facilitates exchanges of experiences between South-South, South-North, North-South and also with the East. It assists in creation and development of local and national networks, unions and group federations.