The International Institute for Local Development (IILD) was founded to enlarge and promote the roles and involvement of local stakeholders in development efforts.
We work globally through regional offices
What we do
The organization aims to promote local development through development partnerships and development research, believing that that the determination of development priorities should reflect the active interest of local stakeholders at all stages.
This approach departs from the norm in the employment of innovative approaches to search for and agree the balance between approaches from within and those from without.
Themes and Initiatives
Working independently or with partners on projects that place a premium on local characteristics, needs and knowledge, and lay the basis for increased participation of local stakeholders in development initiatives.
Development Partnerships
Community Development
Development Research
IILD to Establish a Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
IILD will utilize the trade platform of its flagship programme, the Trade Health Education and Microfinance Programme (THEMP), and will establish Fatan as an initiative under the auspices of THEMP.
MOU executed between IILD and Nigerian Government
A Memorandum of Understanding has been issued between Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and the International Institute for Local Development
Financial Inclusion in IILD’s THEMP
IILD is in the final stages of preparation for the establishment of a special-purpose vehicle for delivery of financial services under the microfinance platform of the institute’s flagship programme (THEMP).