Victoria Institute for Research on Environment and Development (VIRED) International is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that has been involved in applied research and community development projects in the Nyando River Basin since 2000.
Since then, the organization has expanded its operations to the whole country, Eastern and central Africa, participating in consultancy community based consultancies projects in the entire region. VIRED focuses on making knowledge on sustainable management of natural resources available to local communities. The headquarters of VIRED is located in the Rabuor Environment and Development Center in Rabuor, approximately 8 km east of Kisumu along the Kisumu-Nairobi Highway.
