Expatriate Exit in Ethiopia Right now, the air is abuzz with opportunity in Ethiopia. Across the country there is talk of reform and change and new ideals upon which governance and growth can be built. It is too early to know what will happen long term, but 2018 has brought a palpable energy and hope …
The Duty of Care Awards, created by the International SOS Foundation, promote ‘Empowering Sustainability & Resilience’, honouring leadership, foresight and strategic innovation in protecting the global workforce. The Awards honoured organizations and individuals worldwide making a significant contribution to protecting their people while travelling or working remotely. On May 17, 2018, Nuru International was awarded …
Nuru International has just been recognized on the Classy 100, an annual list of the top 100 growing nonprofits on the Classy platform. The annual list from Classy, creator of world-class online fundraising software, celebrates growth-minded organizations looking to their scale their impact. To recognize these nonprofits, Classy created a unique growth score based on …
Dairy Diversification from Feed to Market for Farmers The Nuru Kenya (NK) rural livelihoods team is leading a “feed to market” effort that will transform the dairy livelihoods of thousands of farmers in Kuria East and Kuria West. Nuru farmers in Kenya have traditionally kept a few head of cattle at their household for draft …
The Fall Armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda began its swift expedition–the initial outbreak–across Sub Saharan (S.S.) Africa in 2016. By the end of 2017 it had devastated maize fields in over 20 countries. Nuru first chronicled our experience with the FAW outbreak early last year and the fight continues. According to the FAO, 37 countries in …
One of the goals of Nuru Kenya is to help rural farmers to improve food security and income opportunities. This year it looks forward to impacting the lives of nearly 2,000 farmers and their families this year through 14 local farmer organizations (cooperatives) this year. Ikerege Farmers’ Cooperative Society is one of those 14 cooperatives. …
On April 1, 2018 Nuru International was selected as one of 2018’s Best Nonprofits to Work For and was recognized in The NonProfit Times. This is Nuru’s first time participating in the nationwide study and we are absolutely thrilled to be recognized with such an honor. At Nuru we truly believe in the Peter Drucker …
Returning to Nuru Kenya & Pauline Wambeti In March, I had an opportunity to head back to Nuru Kenya to work with Pauline a bit. As always, the goat paths, visits with courageous families working with us, a hilarious back and forth with Mama Mogosi over the price of a cup of chai, and a …
In celebration of World Health Day 2018, Nuru International thanks our staff who are working tirelessly in Kenya and Ethiopia to help bring #HealthForAll to rural farming communities. These community led initiatives work with the current health system and engage the community to improve maternal and child health. From Nuru Kenya farmer cooperative health volunteer …
In honor of International Women’s Day, I recently sat down with Feven Yimer to ask her about her experience with women in development, leading an organization, and influential women in her own life. Feven Yimer has been working with Nuru Ethiopia since its Education Program began in 2014. Originally from Addis, Feven was driven to …
Isebania, Kenya—Pauline Wambeti, Nuru Kenya’s Country Director, has been eagerly awaiting the announcement of some big news on the leadership development front. She is one of less than a dozen East African women leaders to be selected to be Acumen East Africa Fellows for 2018-2019. She was selected from a shortlisted group of approximately 200 …
The hilly village of Nyamagenga in Kuria East sub-county is a breath-taking sight. From a distance you would mistake it for bare land where no farming takes place. The scenery is fascinating despite the erratic rainfall patterns and recurrent crop diseases that attack maize, the community’s staple food. If you traveled there, moving from one …
Caroline Akinyi Okore is a government teacher at St. Luke’s Primary School in Malunga, where she has instructed for the last fifteen years. She teaches lower grades classes whose learners are between the ages of five and ten. Caroline shared, “I started engaging with the Nuru Kenya Education Program in January of this year when …
Penina Bunyige Solomon is a Nuru farmer from Nyametaburo village in Kuria West Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya. She is a member of Isibania Farmers Cooperatives Society. She has eight children and has been farming with Nuru since its inception in the year 2008. She is actively involved in the Agriculture Program and has consistently …
The Fall Armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda is a major economic pest of maize across the American continents from the United States to Brazil. Without proper containment, the FAW can cause maize yield losses between 30-40%. In Brazil, the government spends in excess of $600 million USD annually to control FAW on approximately 15 million hectares …