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Nuru Ethiopia Partners with Health[e]Foundation to Bridge Health’s Digital Divide
Last year, Nuru Ethiopia launched a partnership with Health[e]Foundation. Together, these organizations are committed to ending preventable maternal and child mortality in southern Ethiopia by bridging the digital divide. Through this partnership, Nuru Ethiopia and Health[e]Foundation expanded their opportunities for supporting expectant women by enhancing the capacity of Health Extension Workers (HEWs) through blended learning. …
GIZ and Nuru Nigeria Recognize International Women’s Day
GIZ and Nuru Nigeria Jointly Celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 in Partnership with Adamawa State First Lady and Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2024 Contact: info@nurunigeria.org Yola–Nuru Nigeria is proud to announce the successful commemoration of the International Women’s Day 2024, spearheaded by the First Lady of Adamawa …
Setting A Digital Path Toward Climate Resilience
Disruptive Digital Technologies And Local Leadership Build Appropriate Solutions Nuru builds digital technology partnerships that bridge the digital divide in rural communities. By working closely with technology experts, Nuru puts disruptive digital solutions in the hands of farmers to support the meaningful choices they need to make to adapt to the impacts of climate change …
International Women’s Day: How Nuru Nigeria Inspires Inclusion
International Women’s Day Today, we come together with others around the globe–organizations, businesses, governments, and individuals–to recognize International Women’s Day. We utilize this day to both celebrate the strides we have made in increasing inclusion as well as the critical changes still necessary to achieve a more equitable world for all. This is “a day …
Nuru Ghana Builds Resilience in Upper East Region of Ghana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 13, 2024 Contact: Steve Amodio | info@nuruinternational.org Accra, Ghana – The Nuru Collective is pleased to announce the establishment of the newest collective member organization, Nuru Ghana. This is a significant milestone for the Nuru Collective, as this marks its fifth country of intervention. Nuru Ghana, a locally-owned and locally-led nonprofit …
Nuru Burkina Faso Visits Nuru Kenya
Learning exchanges among Nuru Collective members are crucial for continued growth. In September 2023, the Nuru Burkina Faso team traveled to Kenya for a learning exchange with their fellow collective member, Nuru Kenya. During this time, Nuru Burkina Faso was able to immerse itself in Nuru Kenya’s lessons learned over the last 15 years of …
Nuru Burkina Faso Supports Financial Inclusion with Mobile Money
USAID-funded TIFR project launches financial inclusion programming for farmer cooperatives in the South-Central and Central Plateau regions of Burkina Faso . Nuru Burkina Faso, in partnership with USAID through the TILIGRE Initiative for Farmers’ Resilience (TIFR) project, promotes economic growth and self-reliance in Burkina Faso by increasing household incomes for farmers and supporting livelihood …
Nuru Kenya Feed Mill Enhances Farmer Resilience
The Nuru Feed Mill, located within the Nuru warehouse in Isebania, Kenya, stands as a testament to Nuru Kenya’s spirit of innovation and dedication to increasing sustainability. The Nuru Feed Mill was established to address a pressing need. Local farmers in Migori County and surrounding regions were grappling with the challenge of accessing affordable, high-quality …
Dairy Livelihoods: A Lifeline for Kenyan Farmers
Nuru Kenya launched its rural livelihoods program in 2017 with dairy cattle in Migori County, Kenya. Through the rural livelihoods program, Nuru Kenya aims to increase milk yields and incomes for farmers. Nuru Kenya’s recently released dairy impact report details the significant achievements of this program over the last five years and the difference it …
Milka & Josephat: Nuru Kenya Farmers
Over the last fifteen years, we have been privileged to introduce you to some of the farmers whose lives you have impacted with the Nuru Collective. Extreme poverty–though it has impacted their ability to make choices and their access to resources–is not the summation of these farmers’ lives. In fact, Nuru farmers are actively writing …
Nuru Presents at American Evaluation Association Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 5, 2023 Contact: Ian Schwenke | info@nuruinternational.org INDIANAPOLIS, IL–The American Evaluation Associations (AEA) is hosting Evaluation 2023 on October 9-14, 2023, bringing together evaluators, evaluation managers, and other stakeholders “for several days of skill-building, idea-sharing, networking, and more” (Evaluation). The conference will feature evaluation presenters from around the globe and …
The Inspiring Journey of Tisinya Cooperative Milk Bar
Along the Kenya-Tanzania border, in the heart of Isibania, Kenya, Tisinya Farmers’ Cooperative and its local business, the Tisinya Cooperative Milk Bar, are making a big impact on both farmer members and the community. The Tisinya Cooperative Milk Bar–a local establishment for purchasing fresh milk–is a symbol of unity, resilience, and hope for local farmers. …
Nuru Nigeria Partners with GIZ to Support Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change
Nuru Nigeria, as part of its community climate resilience strategy and in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is providing northeast Nigerian farmers with seeds through their farmer cooperatives. These medium-maturing, drought-resistant, pest and disease-resistant high-yielding groundnut and soybean seeds have been distributed to over 4,000 farmers. In the face of climate change …
Nuru Nigeria Partners with GIZ to Empower Women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2023 Contact: Simon | info@nuruinternational.org Abuja, Nigeria–Nuru Nigeria, in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is proud to announce the successful distribution of 2,500 ewes and 250 rams as part of its gender-transformative approach to equipping smallholder farmers with the tools needed to chart a path out of …