Tag: Nuru Ethiopia

Championing Behavior Change in Agriculture

Today I’d like to dive in a bit to describe how behavior change plays a role in our work. Impact begins with behavior…

Reflections on ‘expatriate exit’ from Nuru Ethiopia in 2018

Expatriate Exit in Ethiopia Right now, the air is abuzz with opportunity in Ethiopia. Across the country there is talk of reform and…

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,…

The Fall Armyworm (FAW) Outbreak

The Fall Armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda is a major economic pest of maize across the American continents from the United States to Brazil….

Nuru-supported Hidota Cooperative Union develops local leaders

We established our four impact programs focused on Healthcare, Education, Financial Inclusion, and Agriculture – now we want to make them sustainable through…

Nuru Ethiopia (NE) Grows and Centralizes Head Office in Zonal Capital

In 2014, Nuru Ethiopia (NE) started its agriculture program in a single woreda (district), Boreda Woreda, in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s…

Nuru Education Celebrates World Book Day 2017 And Reading

Last year, the Nuru Education team celebrated World Book and Copyright Day by sharing their favorite books and why they love to read….

Knowledge Shared and Friendships Made: Nuru Ethiopia/Nuru Kenya Exchange Visit

In March 2017, staff members from Nuru Ethiopia visited Nuru Kenya in Isibania, Kenya. None of the Ethiopian staff had ever left their…

Nuru Ethiopia Encourages Girls to Attend School

In early 2015, when Nuru’s Education team was beginning the Program Planning Process, one of the biggest challenges identified by community members, schools,…

Rewarding Pro Bono Consulting in Ethiopia

When I set off to work for my three-month pro bono consulting assignment with Nuru Ethiopia, I wondered whether I could transfer my…