SHIREE funds a variety of programmes which together aim to enable over 1 million people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty and achieve sustainable livelihoods by 2015. At the same time, the programme seeks to reduce the vulnerability of the extreme poor to natural disasters, economic shocks, social exclusion and undernutrition.SHIREE is also committed to addressing the needs of extremely poor women, children, the elderly and ethnic minorities and marginalised groups.