Category: Nuru Views

#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…

#NuruVeterans: Meet Alex Martin, Special Advisor to the CEO

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