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 …
Even a Warrior Can Hit a Breaking Point Today I cried for my Kenyan friend and colleague. Today we held what have come to be known as “Nuru Days,” the one day per month where we gather all of the Nuru managers together for a special leadership training event. The staff members really soaked up …
Next Task… Get Married! The final week?! How did that happen? I’m tying up loose ends, giving as much as I can, and planning to leave exhausted on March 31st when we all go on break. This work is incredible – it takes my whole heart and leaves me spent at the end of every …
Kuria has been killing and maiming computers left and right. I don’t what has been going on, but we are losing technology fast. We have a million things going on this week. Everyone is trying to get everything prepared for our departure next week. All of the Foundation Team will be on vacation for the …
Awakenings “Habari umeamuka?” Evans said… as he said every morning at 5:45am. I was tired and had just finished the pathetic little workout that I do these days to try and maintain some level of physical fitness. I unlocked the gate and shook Evans’ hand. “Tutaonana jioni,” (see you tonight) I said. He smiled and …
Tour gives us the opportunity to meet many different people in different phases of life, but one of my favorite things has been having the opportunity to spend time with families. It is always fun to be able to see families function as a unit and how a parent’s example can shape who their children …
Today, Tiff and I were talking about how being on Tour changes your perception of things. For instance your perception of time is completely warped. You get to the point where you think a 6 hour drive is a short one. I judge couches based on their sleep ability. I will never purchase a couch …
In one week, tour will be over. It’s crazy to think that 10 weeks ago, we were just leaving Morgantown, WV. When we left, I had it in my mind what tour would be, what success would look like, and how it would play out based on prior experiences. To be honest, it has been …
“Habari umeamuka?” Evans said…as he said every morning at 5:45am. I was tired and had just finished the pathetic little workout that I do these days to try and maintain some level of physical fitness. I unlocked the gate and shook Evans’ hand. “Tutaonana jioni,” (see you tonight) I said. He smiled and headed out …
Check out this cool video challenge from our friends at YouTube and the ONE campaign. Nuru is one of a small cadre of organizations that was selected to be part of this competition. Time is ticking–selections must be submitted by the end of the week! Here’s the deal. Follow this link, http://www.youtube.com/videovolunteers and make …
A very important part of the Nuru model is to exit the project and leave it in the hands of the local staff to continue to scale out throughout the country and help lift communities out of extreme poverty. As the Education Program Manager, a big part of my job is to equip the education …