Nuru Nigeria
Nuru Nigeria Builds Resilience in Northeast Nigeria
GIZ and Nuru Nigeria Recognize International Women’s Day
GIZ and Nuru Nigeria Jointly Celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 in Partnership with Adamawa State First Lady and Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2024 Contact: info@nurunigeria.org Yola–Nuru Nigeria is proud to announce the successful commemoration of the International Women’s Day 2024, spearheaded by the First Lady of Adamawa …
International Women’s Day: How Nuru Nigeria Inspires Inclusion
International Women’s Day Today, we come together with others around the globe–organizations, businesses, governments, and individuals–to recognize International Women’s Day. We utilize this day to both celebrate the strides we have made in increasing inclusion as well as the critical changes still necessary to achieve a more equitable world for all. This is “a day …
Nuru Presents at American Evaluation Association Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 5, 2023 Contact: Ian Schwenke | info@nuruinternational.org INDIANAPOLIS, IL–The American Evaluation Associations (AEA) is hosting Evaluation 2023 on October 9-14, 2023, bringing together evaluators, evaluation managers, and other stakeholders “for several days of skill-building, idea-sharing, networking, and more” (Evaluation). The conference will feature evaluation presenters from around the globe and …
Nuru Nigeria Partners with GIZ to Support Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change
Nuru Nigeria, as part of its community climate resilience strategy and in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is providing northeast Nigerian farmers with seeds through their farmer cooperatives. These medium-maturing, drought-resistant, pest and disease-resistant high-yielding groundnut and soybean seeds have been distributed to over 4,000 farmers. In the face of climate change …
Nuru Nigeria Partners with GIZ to Empower Women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2023 Contact: Simon | info@nuruinternational.org Abuja, Nigeria–Nuru Nigeria, in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is proud to announce the successful distribution of 2,500 ewes and 250 rams as part of its gender-transformative approach to equipping smallholder farmers with the tools needed to chart a path out of …
USAID’s Building Sustainable Livelihoods Activity Supports Improved Food and Nutrition Security for Farmers in Adamawa State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2023 Contact: Amy Gaman, Chief of Party BSL | info@nurunigeria.org Yola, Nigeria – Nuru Nigeria has successfully completed the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Building Sustainable Livelihoods (BSL) activity, focused on improving food and nutrition security, promoting health and hygiene, building profitable farmer cooperatives, and increasing …
Nuru Nigeria Partners with Vitamin Angels
Nuru Nigeria and Vitamin Angels Support Women and Children in Nigeria Nuru Nigeria is addressing malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies for vulnerable pregnant women and children in northeast Nigeria. Vitamin Angels is partnering with Nuru and the Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, for the third year in a row through donations of Vitamin A, …
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 is proud to take this moment to celebrate its women leaders whose expertise and insights have paved the way for meaningful choices for vulnerable families and their communities. One of these women …
Nuru Nigeria Managing Director Amy Gaman Named West Africa Acumen Fellow
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2023 Contact: Tacy Layne | info@nuruinternational.org Abuja, Nigeria – Amy Gaman, Nuru Nigeria Managing Director, has been selected for the 2023 Acumen West Africa Fellowship. In recognition of her leadership in tackling poverty and other systemic injustices in northeast Nigeria and beyond, Amy has been chosen to join the fellowship …
Nuru Nigeria and Nuru Burkina Faso Share Lessons Learned
The Nuru Collective member organizations embrace a culture of sharing experiences and lessons learned, and with each iteration of programs and each year of practice, Nuru improves methods and understanding. This core belief in learning and improvement was exemplified in September 2022 through a learning exchange between Nuru Burkina Faso and Nuru Nigeria. This learning …
Nuru Nigeria Hosts Green Field Day to Share Farming Practices
Nuru Nigeria is unlocking the potential of rural farmers in northern Adamawa communities. Nuru trains smallholder farmers through activities focused on improved agricultural practices that support farming as a business. Through Nuru, farmers receive financial literacy and leadership training that cultivates well-equipped leaders. Nuru Nigeria registered and trained 3,607 smallholder farmers in Adamawa State, providing …
The Nuru Collective Releases 2021 Annual Report
We are pleased to share the 2021 Nuru Collective Annual Report with you. During 2021, amid an ongoing pandemic, Nuru witnessed farmers building their resiliency, leaders rising to meet challenges, and barriers being broken down for the most marginalized. Farmers earned more. In 2021, Nuru farmers made nearly 75% more money than they did in …
Nuru Nigeria Builds Farmers’ Adaptive Resilience
In the vulnerable, marginalized communities where Nuru works, shocks are abundant and variable, from climate-related weather events and pests to conflict and political unrest. Nuru farmers are faced with the challenge of sustainably growing enough produce to support both their household nutrition and their livelihood. They need quality harvests to put food on the table …