Victoria Institute for Research on Environment and Development (VIRED) International is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that has been involved in community projects in the Nyando River Basin since 2000. 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. VIRED focuses on making knowledge on sustainable management of natural resources available to local communities.