Last September, you held garage sales, and organized benefit dinners to raise over $25,000 to help bring lasting change to our neighbors in Kenya and Ethiopia! #30Ways is back. And you’ll want in. If you have a passion to further Nuru’s work and a willingness to invite …
Feature photo: Nuru Ethiopia Education team at Program Proposal Graduation (left to right: Getachew Abebe, Teferi Womber, Kevin Nascimento, Wondemagegn Gezahegn, and Feven Yimer). We’ve done it! To the Nuru Ethiopia Education team, I can only say but one thing, gobez! – ‘good job!’ in Amharic! Completion of the Program Planning Process (PPP) marks a major milestone in …
Feature photo: The Nuru Kenya District Scaling team pushes ahead into unknown territory. Nuru has always possessed a strong bias toward action. As a team, we’ve learned and improved our model by formulating creative solutions to myriad obstacles. So when the challenge of how to select a district for scaling arose, Nuru was up to …
DALLAS, TX—In a rare bipartisan appearance, President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton will stand side-by-side to inspire and challenge the 60 graduates of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program, a 100-hour course designed to launch successful mid-career leaders into greatness. The inaugural class of scholars nominated Nuru International Founder and CEO Jake Harriman to …
As we, the local staff of Nuru Kenya, prepared for the departure of our expatriate team earlier this month, we worked hard to answer the many questions that go along with the uncertainty of exit. Over the last year, we have been working to develop elaborate strategic plans and roadmaps that will bring our vision …
The sun was setting as I stood by the grave marker of the final resting place of my friend, brother, and Nuru Kenya co-founder, Philip Mohochi. When I was here a year ago at his passing, I had been overwhelmed – even numbed by the throngs of people coming to pay their respects – all …
On October 25, 2015, thousands of runners from around the globe will converge in Washington, DC to run the 40th Marine Corps Marathon (MCM). And for the third straight year, Nuru International will have a team of runners coming from around the country to run the race and raise funds for Nuru. Would you like …
“We believe in the beauty and power of an individual empowered with knowledge and skill to solve the challenges that extreme poverty creates in her nation. We strive to work with her to remove the obstacles surrounding her that prevent her from realizing this full potential and power for change.”—Jake Harriman, CEO of Nuru International …
Within this update, Mwita Babere, Nuru Kenya Human Resources Manager, discusses upcoming changes in leadership and how the goal remains constant – focused on ending extreme poverty in rural impoverished communities. Below, Mwita shares more about the transitions happening in Nuru Kenya. It has been 5 years since the first seed of Nuru International was planted …
WASHINGTON, DC—Nuru International is proud to welcome its newest member, Raj Kumar, to its board of directors. His extensive knowledge and prominence in the international development sector will add significant value as Nuru establishes its second project site, Nuru Ethiopia. Raj made the decision to join the board of directors after a field visit to Nuru Kenya …
*For an explanation of Nuru’s Proof of Concept, see below. I’m very excited about the launch of our new country project in Ethiopia. I just spent the last three months in Arba Minch, Ethiopia laying the foundation for the project – developing required administrative infrastructure, building a solid logistics and support base, conducting early M&E …
Wow…I forgot how hard this is. The last five weeks have pretty much been a blur since I hit the ground in Boreda, Ethiopia to launch Nuru’s new country project here. It is an exhilarating adventure, but the challenges can be a bit overwhelming at times. I have had several people ask me, “What in …
Although the Nuru Kenya Agriculture Program is busy wrapping up with the 2012 maize harvest & collecting loan payments from current Nuru farmers, the past few weeks have also been filled with anticipation of the year to come. This September, Nuru Kenya Agriculture is beginning to sign-up farmers in seven new sublocations (the geographical unit …
Since the inception of our seed project in 2008, Nuru has sought to partner with local leaders who share Nuru’s vision and possess an intimate understanding of the communities we want to impact. This meaningful collaboration with local counterparts in each of our five program areas has proven to be essential for our success. Nuru’s …
The City of Pittsburgh has just proclaimed that Saturday, April 17, 2010 is “Nuru International Be Hope To Her Day.” “We’ve never had a ‘day’ proclaimed for us before – we’re honored,” said Doug Scott, Chief Marketing Officer for Nuru. “We hope that this proclamation will encourage Pittsburghers to participate in BH2O+ this Saturday, and …