Category: Nuru Views

Jane Omanga–Inspiring Leader and Mother of Three Children

Jane is married and has three teenage children. Since April of 2013, Jane has been living in rural and remote Isibania, about 248…

#MyMomIsStrongBecause… by Pauline Wambeti

#MyMomIsStrongBecause through her struggles and hard work, she gave me a better life than the one she had. My mother, Lydia, hails from…

A Family of Strong Women

Three generations of Nuru donors—Jean Ghera, daughter Heather Warren and granddaughter Olivia Warren—celebrate a family of strong women. What Heather Warren admires about her mom, Jean…

#MyMomIsStrongBecause… by Elijah Wambura

Elijah Wambura, a Nuru Kenya field manager, shares his overflowing love for his mother. #MyMomIsStrongBecause she offers something different—different from my father and any…

#MyMomIsStrongBecause… by Kavita Shah

Kavita Shah, a longtime fan of Nuru International who co-founded @getmeWITHIN with her brother, shares what she loves about her mother, Lata Krishnan, an…

#MyMomIsStrongBecause… by Jake Harriman

#MyMomIsStrongBecause she never, ever gave up when things got hard. Not before, not now, not ever. One of my most vivid memories from…

What #IWD2016 means to a farmer in remote Kenya

From the perspective of a Nuru farmer in Kenya, it may seem like International Women’s Day has nothing to do with her. In…

George Nywamweya’s Journey – Growth, Skills, and Education

Foreword by Jimmy Leak, PhD: I first met George in June of 2012. He had just been promoted to Field Manager because he is…

#NuruVeterans: Meet Brian von Kraus, Security Strategic Advisor

While Nuru International isn’t a military or veterans organization, it was founded by a former Special Operations Marine. All of us at Nuru…

#NuruVeterans: Meet Mike Bigrigg, Nuru Ethiopia Team Leader

While Nuru International isn’t a military or veterans organization, it was founded by a former Special Operations Marine. All of us at Nuru…