| A registered non-profit organization
in Kenya, the African Institute for Scientific
Research and Development (AISRED) seeks to address
pressing social, economic, and environmental problems
in Africa from a Christian perspective. Consisting
of East African scientists and professionals, AISRED
works towards improving material and social well-being
in Africa, both of which require conservation of
natural resources and environmental stewardship.
Rooted in the Christian tradition, AISRED promotes
responsible stewardship of God’s creation
and sees its work as an expression of Christ’s
love. In conjunction with the Presbyterian Church
of East Africa, AISRED runs various programs on
agriculture, health and the environment at the
Maasai Rural Development Centre (MRDC) at the foot
of the Ngong Hills, near Nairobi. With 450 acres
of land, the Centre is an ideal place for AISRED’s
programs in ecological agriculture, sustainable
development, and environmental conservation. With
the goal of improving food security and nutrition
in semi-arid climates, AISRED’s agricultural
project entails improving stock and seed for the
local Maasai community and creating a model farm
where farmers, church youth, and interns can learn
new technologies and agricultural management techniques.
Through its Environment program, AISRED demonstrates
and promotes afforestation, biodiversity protection,
and environmental education. In collaboration with
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, AISRED
offers a five-week summer program in East Africa
ecology (Au Sable Africa) to undergraduate students
from North American and African colleges. AISRED
has created a multipurpose tree nursery and a 10-acre
garden of medicinal plants at MRDC. Seeking to
help the church take a more prominent role in promoting
environmental conservation in East Africa, AISRED’s
Environmental Education initiative aims to provide
teachers at Christian institutions with courses
on ecology and the environment. Through this program,
teachers receive hands-on training at MRDC, where
they have access to an environmental resource center.
AISRED also incorporates environmental health concerns
into its community healthcare program. |
| Christianity |
| Africa |
| 1998–Present |
| African Christian scientists and other professionals
concerned about poverty founded AISRED in 1991.
AISRED operated under the auspices of Daystar University
until it registered as a non-profit organization
in 1997. The agricultural and health projects were
launched in 1997, followed soon after by the environmental
and medicinal plants project. |
| “The mission of AISRED is to
use science to find effective solutions to the
widespread problems of poverty and underdevelopment
in Africa as an expression of Christ’s love.
AISRED seeks to direct the talents and scientific
expertise of Christians towards goal-oriented research
and public education in the needy areas of agriculture,
health, the environment, and socioeconomic development.
AISRED serves all the people of Africa regardless
of their faith, sex, or ethnic origin.” |
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies,
Presbyterian Church of East Africa, MAP International,
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
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Professor George Kinoti
Executive Director
AISRED
P.O. Box 14663
Nairobi, 00800
Kenya
Phone/Fax: 254-2-449843
Email: aisred@wananchi.com
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