Category: Nuru Model

The Geography of Change: How Nuru Kenya is Mapping Impact

Feature photo: After receiving training from Brian (right), Nyangi (left) trains Andrew (center) on how to plot out the boundaries of a Nuru…

How Nuru Kenya has transformed Migori County, my hometown

These days, I enjoy working side-by-side with Nuru Kenya Country Director Pauline Wambeti, leading a staff team 250 strong. Since 2008, we’ve enabled…

Social Mapping Prepares Nuru Kenya to Scale Impact

Feature photo: Nuru Kenya conducts an interview with Kenya Ministry officials. What is social mapping? Social mapping is a process used to more…

Nuru Kenya visits Nuru Ethiopia: an unforgettable experience!

Our eagerly awaited day had finally arrived. Nuru Kenya staff – Tom, Sifuna, Rogonga, Bennadette and I (Pauline Wambeti, Nuru Kenya Country Director) –…

How Nuru Helps Farmers Take Their First Steps Out of Extreme Poverty

Nuru International’s mission is to end extreme poverty in remote, rural areas. Globally, 1.6 billion people live in extreme poverty [Multidimensional Poverty Index…

Out of Extreme Poverty: Josphat’s Story

49 year-old Josphat Mokami Maroa lives in Nyangiti, Kenya. Anyone who has met him knows to never mistake his soft-spokenness for timidity. Even from…

Looking Back…2014 Year in Review

Fighters. This is the word I would choose to describe my incredible team and their performance in 2014. The pursuit of the end…

Social Marketing (or Behavior Change Communication) is the art of applying marketing principles to affect behavior for the common good, benefiting the audience…

San Clemente, CA…what an epic place. Of all the crazy places in the world, I always seem to end up here at the…

I previously wrote a blog post on why opening a Nuru project in Ethiopia is so critical to getting the Nuru Model to…