Few people really understand what our daily lives look like. I don’t know that you could without being here or having been on the road before. So, on Friday morning, I decided to document our lives for a “day in the life” blog. I picked this day long before I knew of the craziness that …
Ha. The title probably got you excited didn’t it? You thought we might be able to report something about our evaluation results from December? Well, we will, not right now though. The results are in, but they’re only in to us. We’re working feverishly to get the results ready for you to look at. Last …
Pacific Ridge Students from Nuru Tour on Vimeo. These are just some of the incredible students we had the privilege of meeting at Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, CA. We had the opportunity to speak in front of both the high school and middle school students on Wednesday. Derek, Tiffany, and I were blown …
Last fall, I met an MBA student at Arizona State University named Brian Laesch via twitter @blaesch. At the time neither of us really realized how an apparently happenstance connection thru social media might lead to many people engaging in the fight to end extreme poverty. Earlier this month, Brian hosted our tour team in …
It’s wonderful to be back in Kenya! So many things have changed in the community since I was here in Kuria nearly one year ago and then some things haven’t changed a bit, like… My feet are covered in Kenyan red dirt, the power goes out every day, getting soaked on a motorcycle ride into …
I am streaked with mud from coming home in the rain and the neighbors’ scruffy puppy curled happily around my legs smells distinctly of the rotten vegetables from the garbage pile she was just playing in. On a normal day I would march into the house, try to de-grime myself and start cooking dinner. But …
Iiiiiiiii’m Baaaaaccck! I was just reflecting on this: I’ve had the privilege to work with EVERY member of the Nuru International Foundation Teams! I was a part of the first team arriving here in September 2008: Jake, Nicole, Doug and I. This is when we lived in the house with dirt floors and where we …
Twitter is a fairly new phenomenon, but it’s economy of words attracts people to the site to get information in a quick, digestible format. How can you promote an event in 140 characters or less? 1. Knowledge is Power Twitter is a great platform to spread information. Use it to share links, talk about …
Love it or hate it, Facebook has changed the way we interact with people. It allows us to reach out to and connect with far more people than we could without it. So naturally, it is an important tool to use to raise the profile of BH2O+. Let’s dive into what that might look …
On Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. I am usually at our regional Savings Club meeting in Nyangiti primary school, fighting sleepiness in the heat of the afternoon. Outside the window is the most amazing field of tobacco, lush, leafy and bright green. I’m kind of fascinated by how beautiful the plant is, considering the hate-need relationship …
Times are a-changing here on the ground in Kuria. The newest round of agriculture seed/fertilizer loans were distributed this week, an increasing number of farmers are bringing their maize harvest into the granary to sell, and the newest rotation of foundation team members arrived at the beginning of this week! Needless to say, we are …
So it begins. I am now officially a Research Officer. I’m on a special assignment the next seven weeks to get a data collection system set up for the Poverty Intelligence Network (a revision of the Disease Intelligence Network… all this is in the blogosphere if you’re really interested). I’m going to work on data: …
Last fall, when we launched our recurring giving program to help empower families out of extreme poverty for good, we received a number of donations. In total, 345 families are being empowered to lift themselves out of extreme poverty as a result of the program. Sometimes when people give to support Nuru’s work, they share a …
With just two months until Be Hope to Her, many of you are probably in the midst of or embarking on the planning process. So, this week, let’s talk about how to use social networking sites to promote BH2O+. I think the most important thing is to use social networks to create a conversation around …
Somebody give me a drum roll… BH2O+ is back! Every morning I wake up giddy for what’s going to happen in April 2010 through “Be Hope to Her” (and that’s before my morning coffee!). I am truly inspired on a daily basis when I talk with passionate individuals across the country – like you. Your …