Tag: Women@Nuru

International Women’s Day: How One Woman Leader Chooses to #EmbraceEquity

On this International Women’s Day, the Nuru Collective is honored to join with people across our global community to #EmbraceEquity.  The Nuru Collective…

Happy International Women’s Day: A Conversation with Feven Yimer

In honor of International Women’s Day, I recently sat down with Feven Yimer to ask her about her experience with women in development,…

Emily McLaughlin Presents at Nonprofit Learning Lab Institute

LOS ANGELES, CA—Hundreds of nonprofit professionals will gather today for the annual Nonprofit Learning Lab Institute. The 2016 theme is “Creating Connections and Discovering…

InsideNGO Honors Elizabeth Atherton of Nuru International with 2016 Excellence Award in Finance

WASHINGTON, DC—InsideNGO honored Nuru International’s Director of Finance, Elizabeth Atherton, with its 2016 Excellence Award in Finance at its annual conference held at…

#MyMomIsStrongBecause… by Zablon Murimi

Zablon Murimi, a Nuru Kenya farmer, thanks his mother, Boke, for keeping their family healthy and strong. #MyMomIsStrongBecause she undertakes household chores perfectly like tilling…

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…