The Nuru Collective came together once again for its annual virtual summit on January 23-24, 2023. This event brought together over fifty collective team members from around the world for a time of reflection, celebration, and planning for the year ahead. During the Nuru Collective Summit, each locally-led organization shared their successes, their challenges, and …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 28, 2022 Contact: Tacy Layne | info@nuruinternational.org Washington, D.C. – Nuru International is honored to be named a 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize finalist in the Food category. Named to honor the legacy of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Zayed Sustainability Prize recognizes excellence in sustainability and is the United …
Nuru Ethiopia established Hidota Union in July 2016. Hidota brings together farmer cooperatives and their smallholder farmer members with the goal of giving them a voice within the local food system and ensuring they have the resources needed to thrive. Since 2016, Hidota has more than tripled its membership, now serving more than 11,000 smallholder …
The Nuru Collective member organizations embrace a culture of sharing experiences and lessons learned, and with each iteration of programs and each year of practice, Nuru improves methods and understanding. This core belief in learning and improvement was exemplified in September 2022 through a learning exchange between Nuru Burkina Faso and Nuru Nigeria. This learning …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2022 Contact: Elizabeth Atherton | info@nuruinternational.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nuru International applauds USAID’s recently released Local Capacity Strengthening Policy. As part of USAID’s increased focused on localization, this policy dictates that USAID collaborate with its local partners in the following ways: “Define their own vision for success; Strengthen their ability …
Nuru Nigeria is unlocking the potential of rural farmers in northern Adamawa communities. Nuru trains smallholder farmers through activities focused on improved agricultural practices that support farming as a business. Through Nuru, farmers receive financial literacy and leadership training that cultivates well-equipped leaders. Nuru Nigeria registered and trained 3,607 smallholder farmers in Adamawa State, providing …
We are pleased to share the 2021 Nuru Collective Annual Report with you. During 2021, amid an ongoing pandemic, Nuru witnessed farmers building their resiliency, leaders rising to meet challenges, and barriers being broken down for the most marginalized. Farmers earned more. In 2021, Nuru farmers made nearly 75% more money than they did in …
We are excited to announce that Nuru Ethiopia Managing Director Abiy Meshesha has been accepted into the Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA) Advanced Leadership Program. With this prestigious honor, Abiy joins the ranks with 80 other agriculture sector leaders from eight African countries and is recognized as a “food security champion” (CALA). What …
Burkina Faso | Hope Can’t Stand Alone My background in international conflict analysis shapes how I approach my role as CEO of Nuru International. I monitor trends with my team and identify geographies where our combined experiences and backgrounds can help vulnerable communities stabilize and chart a path forward to resilience and prosperity. We serve …
In the vulnerable, marginalized communities where Nuru works, shocks are abundant and variable, from climate-related weather events and pests to conflict and political unrest. Nuru farmers are faced with the challenge of sustainably growing enough produce to support both their household nutrition and their livelihood. They need quality harvests to put food on the table …
ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA – Locally-led NGO Nuru Nigeria hosted a closeout workshop on June 1st, 2022, to mark the end of its Farmer Cooperative and Business School Livelihoods project, proudly funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the European Commission (EU), and co-financed through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), a …
Local partnerships that support locally-led solutions are a vital part of Nuru’s community climate resilience strategy. These partnerships support agribusiness professionalism among farmer organizations, as well as community-based dialogues that help communities adapt to an unstable world. AMEA Ethiopia Local Network Nuru Ethiopia is an active member of the Agribusiness Market Ecosystem Alliance (AMEA), a …
What is La Niña? La Niña is a weather pattern coinciding with colder than average waters in the Pacific Ocean, affecting global weather events and climate. During La Niña years (2020-2022, 2016, 2008-2009), normal weather patterns are disrupted, leading to intensified storm activity in some places and droughts in others. In North America, the Midwest, …
The Nuru Collective partners with ignitia weather service in Nigeria and Burkina Faso in 2022 Farmers face more risk and uncertainty than nearly any other job on the planet. Weather is one of many unknowns, and the unpredictability of climate change is making it increasingly difficult for farmers to anticipate what will happen in a …
In this second post in our three-part series on Nuru’s approach to climate change adaptation, we invite you to get to know Nuru International Impact and Learning Director Casey Harrison. In this interview, he shares more about his professional background and unpacks Nuru’s Community Climate Resilience Strategy–a vital aspect of the Nuru model in the face …