Nuru Agriculture Expands from 3 to 10 Areas in Southwest Ethiopia
The 2015 planting season activities are in full swing for both Nuru Ethiopia and Nuru Kenya!
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Learning from President Johnson and his team: Top 10 Takeaways from Presidential Leadership Scholars Program—Session 4
Featured above: 2015 Presidential Leadership Scholars at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. Photo credit: Grant Miller We finished up yet another session of the 2015 Presidential Leadership Scholars Program. I have to say that these sessions are getting richer and richer the better I get to know the faculty and other scholars. As …
Alice Challenges Herself to Save
In 2013, Alice Eminza Mubusi was facing financial ruin. Barely making more than her average daily financial requirements and having lost her son to an unexpected family crisis, Alice and her family were forced to live hand-to-mouth with her meager farming income. However, armed with a burning desire to make life better for her family, …
The Geography of Change: How Nuru Kenya is Mapping Impact
Feature photo: After receiving training from Brian (right), Nyangi (left) trains Andrew (center) on how to plot out the boundaries of a Nuru Kenya farmer’s land on Google Maps using a wrist-mounted GPS navigator. Maps record the current world. They depict what is known, capturing a freeze frame of life in mid-beat. The course of …
How Nuru Kenya has transformed Migori County, my hometown
These days, I enjoy working side-by-side with Nuru Kenya Country Director Pauline Wambeti, leading a staff team 250 strong. Since 2008, we’ve enabled over 78,000 people in Kuria West (Migori County) to take their very first steps on the road out of extreme poverty; and what a difference our work has made. However, I remember the …
Genesis Analytics Evaluates Nuru Kenya for Helmsley Charitable Trust
In April 2015, Nuru Kenya received a visit from Genesis Analytics, a multinational consulting firm that advises governments and companies in emerging markets. This was their second visit to Nuru Kenya, hence they were familiar with our on-site and field operations. Both visits were at the request of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable …
Developing Effective Teams—While Also Having Fun!
The Nuru Ethiopia Leadership Program is using fun activities to guide the Healthcare, Financial Inclusion and Education Programs toward building cohesive teams and developing servant leadership and communication skills. We focused on five activities during the first quarter of 2015 to help staff experience the power of teamwork. 1. Engaging in Teamwork: Pictured below, the Education team worked with …
Locus Extends First Ever Associate Membership to Nuru International
Locus is a new initiative dedicated to finding new solutions to development challenges, focusing on integrated approaches to development and a search for evidence-based, local solutions. Through shared research, pilot projects, global forums, publications, academic courses and a virtual knowledge hub, Locus aims to change the way the international development community approaches funding and implementation. Its …
Learning from President Bush and his team: Top 10 Takeaways from Presidential Leadership Scholars Program—Session 3
Feature photo: President Bush and former Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, engaged in a candid Q&A with #PLScholars at Presidential Leadership Scholars Session 3 [Photo by Grant Miller] Last Saturday, I completed Session 3 of the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) Program in Dallas, Texas at the Bush Center. The team at PLS continues to deliver – creating …
Three Exciting Themes at Skoll World Forum 2015
2015 was the first year that Nuru International received an invitation to attend the Skoll World Forum. For me to attend was an awe-inspiring and humbling experience. Once a year, top social entrepreneurs, impact-focused investors, and academics from around the world convene in Oxford to share latest findings from the field and wrestle with some …
Run the 40th Marine Corps Marathon with Team Nuru International
On October 25, 2015, thousands of runners from around the globe will converge in Washington, DC to run the 40th Marine Corps Marathon (MCM). And for the third straight year, Nuru International will have a team of runners coming from around the country to run the race and raise funds for Nuru. Would you like …
Year of Huge Growth for Nuru Ethiopia Agriculture
The Nuru Ethiopia Agriculture Team has been busy preparing to issue the first round of farm input loans for 2015. This is a year of huge growth for the Agriculture Program, where they are aiming to triple in operational area and number of farmers reached. Over the first three months of 2015, the team has …
Social Mapping Prepares Nuru Kenya to Scale Impact
Feature photo: Nuru Kenya conducts an interview with Kenya Ministry officials. What is social mapping? Social mapping is a process used to more accurately understand the needs in various communities. It provides a robust picture of the key stakeholders, levels of poverty, and climatic conditions in a given area. Using a variety of tools (such …
Nuru International Attends 2015 Skoll World Forum
Each year, nearly 1,000 of the world’s most influential social entrepreneurs, key thought leaders and strategic partners gather at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School to exchange ideas, solutions and information. The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship is the premier international platform for advancing entrepreneurial approaches and solutions to the world’s most pressing …
Nuru Kenya visits Nuru Ethiopia: an unforgettable experience!
Our eagerly awaited day had finally arrived. Nuru Kenya staff – Tom, Sifuna, Rogonga, Bennadette and I (Pauline Wambeti, Nuru Kenya Country Director) – jetted off for an exchange visit with Nuru Ethiopia from February 2-7, 2015. Our expatriate colleagues, Kristin and Amy, accompanied us. Ethiopia is Kenya’s neighbor to the north and quite a formidable …