The International Refugee Trust was founded in July 1989 by the late Father Doheny, a missionary priest based in West Africa, who had direct experience with refugees overseas.

MISSION STATEMENT

The International Refugee Trust is a registered charity that helps refugees overseas. We fund small projects that save lives and help refugees face the future. Our projects tackle real problems with practical solutions. Projects are run by local people and encourage independence. We provide medical care, food, education and training, and particularly help children, women and the elderly.

WHAT MAKES IRT UNIQUE...

What makes International Refugee Trust special is its support of small projects that benefit forgotten refugees. Refugees who, after the initial crisis, are no longer deemed to be newsworthy.

IRT has the courage to focus and stick with the support of small projects because we have seen the value and need for them. Small projects increasingly have difficulty finding funding, but small projects identified and managed by local people are capable of providing appropriate and well-targeted aid. We know from experience that small projects not only work well, but also cut out the possibility of funds being misused or going astray.