The Epic of the Nuru Phone: I hear the slow but quickening click-click of cell phone buttons. I see eyes squinting at tiny screens. I smell the fresh plastic wrapping new electronics. I hear the beep of email alerts. I see the data streaming in from the field before my eyes. I feel the rubberized keypad …
I have an image of Mel Gibson (whose statue I saw in Edinburgh a few years back in honor of William Wallace…is that an example of art imitating art imitating art imitating life?) holding back his troops as they chomp at the bits for battle when I think of where things are with the Research …
People always ask me what my days are like here, in Kuria. My standard response is that my life in Kenya is pretty similar to my life in Southern California- except different. My blog generally concentrates on the CED program. I try to give updates and unveil our plans for the project. Some of the …
What do flyers, cell phones and road trips have to do with clean water in Kuria? On March 25th I posted a video blog showing a group of men and women putting their marketing skills to work to promote clean water in their communities. The educational flyers the well committees created that day have been …
For much of April our Foundation Team was on home leave, leaving the project here in Kuria in the capable hands of our Kenyan staff. I went over the deliverables for the month with my team feeling a little nervous because of the heavy use of technology during my time away (so many things can …
As many of you may already know, Nuru has been incredibly fortunate to work with 4 UC Berkeley graduate students at the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP). Each of them are taking the research question “What is the best Metric System possible for holistically measuring the level of extreme poverty in rural villages? ” …
After 12 weeks of intense planning for BH2O+ 2010, I love to nerd it up and crunch numbers to measure the event turnout: 7 event days + 3 cities + 23 universities + 1500 registrants = BH2O+ 2010 But this year’s BH2O+ event is about much more than calculating the number of how many people …
Read this insightful and entertaining blog by Nuru staff member, Chelsea Barabas: It was the middle of the afternoon at Bemidji State University and the center of campus looked like a ghost town, save for the dozens of committed students who had shown up to participate in Nuru’s Be Hope to Her. Although the weather …
The City of Pittsburgh has just proclaimed that Saturday, April 17, 2010 is “Nuru International Be Hope To Her Day.” “We’ve never had a ‘day’ proclaimed for us before – we’re honored,” said Doug Scott, Chief Marketing Officer for Nuru. “We hope that this proclamation will encourage Pittsburghers to participate in BH2O+ this Saturday, and …
This week, I’m going to talk about exactly what it is I’ve been doing these past two months. My major goal was to set up a data collection system for Nuru. We had decided that phones were the way to go, but which phones, and what system still needed to be answered. For the phone …
Hundreds of students and community members at 26 colleges, universities and city centers throughout the United States are raising awareness about the need for accessible clean water in Africa by participating in BH2O+ (Be Hope To Her), a nationwide campaign occurring the week of April 12-17. BH2O+ (Be Hope to Her) is an experiential event …
This week, hundreds of men and women are lifting yellow buckets on their heads to walk in solidarity with the women and girls in Africa who spend three hours each day fetching water for their families. Reply to this blog and share with us what it meant for you to be a part of this …
Enjoy this guest blog from public relations expert and Nuru volunteer, Frances Freyberg: By now, you’ve spent a lot of time getting your school or city center ready for your Be Hope to Her event…recruiting participants, developing your route and planning your rally. Together, our goal is to raise awareness of the need for clean …
Drumroll please… Nuru’s first ever Third-Party Evaluation is ready for review!
Read this recent blog post from BH2O+ newest team member, Chelsea Barabas! She just returned from serving as Nuru’s Education Program Manager for seven months: As I stepped out of the airport in Houston two weeks ago, I felt a mixture of apprehension and excitement at the prospect of returning home from Kuria. Although I …