Category: Nuru Model

How a community of farmers inspired me to leave Corporate Africa and join Nuru Social Enterprises

I spent the last 17 years working for some of the finest, most prestigious businesses in Africa and in the world as well….

Reflections on Expatriate Exit from Nuru Kenya

2015 was a big year for Nuru Kenya. In June, our whole expatriate (expat) team living in Kenya packed up our suitcases, said…

2015 Year in Review – Stay in the Fight

The world is wrestling with some very difficult challenges after this year. Global Challenges ISIS, Al Qaeda and their affiliates are daily growing…

The key stakeholders supporting Nuru Kenya scaling

Involving key stakeholders when initiating a project in a new community is essential to the success of any intervention. If a community is…

7 Scaling Criteria as Nuru Kenya Enters Unknown Territory

Feature photo: The Nuru Kenya District Scaling team pushes ahead into unknown territory. Nuru has always possessed a strong bias toward action. As…

Achieving Financial Sustainability through Nuru Kenya Social Enterprises

Feature photo: NKSE poultry farm employees load eggs into a tuk-tuk to be delivered to local dukas (stores).  June 2015 marked Nuru International’s…

What’s next for Nuru Kenya?

As we, the local staff of Nuru Kenya, prepared for the departure of our expatriate team earlier this month, we worked hard to…

An end and a new beginning: reflections on Nuru expat exit in Kenya

The sun was setting as I stood by the grave marker of the final resting place of my friend, brother, and Nuru Kenya…

How Nuru is different: working with the community for the community

Mashirika, the Kiswahili word for NGOs, isn’t new to the young or old in many African countries. When I look back on the…

Nuru Ethiopia Designs Local Healthcare and Education Programs

The Leadership Program team is currently helping to facilitate the Program Planning Process (PPP) for both the Healthcare and Education teams to design…