Burkina Faso | Hope Can’t Stand Alone My background in international conflict analysis shapes how I approach my role as CEO of Nuru International. I monitor trends with my team and identify geographies where our combined experiences and backgrounds can help vulnerable communities stabilize and chart a path forward to resilience and prosperity. We serve …
Misdirection by Russia “Most magicians believe ‘misdirection’ is about distracting your audience as you make a secret move. The truth is far more exciting. When a great magician uses misdirection correctly, the audience doesn’t FEEL distracted at all. Quite opposite, they would swear they’ve been staring at the magician’s hands the entire time—and that they’ve …
The UN has set aside December 5 as World Soil Day “to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management, fighting soil salinization, increasing soil awareness, and encouraging societies to improve soil health” (UN). Why Soil? According to Cornell University’s Comprehensive Assessment of …
The Rube Goldberg Anti-Politics Machine: How a few thousand marbles could set off a chain reaction that determines a continent’s future This quarter’s analysis starts with the troubling and growing wave of coups that have swept across the African continent, and this closes with the reason that I have hope for a stable, resilient, and …
Today is World Food Day, a day set aside by the United Nations to acknowledge the vital importance and the undeniable fragility of food systems around the world. Nuru is among many organizations and businesses that are reflecting on the world’s complex relationship with food, water, and soil. COVID-19 And Impacted Food Systems The advent …
Warning: This content could be triggering to some readers, as it includes some descriptions of the horrific brutalities conducted by the former head of Boko Haram and other insurgent groups. This quarter’s analysis will explore how the death of one of the deadliest terrorist groups’ leaders will likely make the region more rather than less …
As many industrialized nations begin to emerge from the COVID-19 global pandemic and reopen their economies, much of the rest of the world is still reeling as mass vaccination remains out of reach. At the time of writing, less than 1% of the total population of the continent of Africa has been vaccinated (NYT) In addition …
Today is world water day, a day set aside to globally recognize the importance of clean water. In Ethiopia, Nuru has been focused on helping the farming communities it serves to improve access to clean water. In 2020, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Nuru Ethiopia successfully repaired and established clean water sources. These water sources …
It’s International Women’s Day! At Nuru Nigeria, we celebrate by putting women front and center of our programs, not just today, but every day. In northeast Nigeria, women traditionally do not have as much power in decision-making as men in the household. However, when more economic power is placed in the hands of women, they …
In August 2020, Nuru Kenya began expanding into Homa Bay County, Kenya. Nuru Kenya has been serving farmers, growing leaders, and strengthening cooperatives in Migori County since 2008, and now it is building on that momentum in Homa Bay County. Why Homa Bay? Nuru intends to address the prevalent poverty and other socio-economic inequalities …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 22, 2020 Contact: Tacy Layne | info@nuruinternational.org ABUJA, NIGERIA — Vitamin Angels recently partnered with Nuru Nigeria by donating 5,432 bottles of vitamins and deworming medication. These are to be distributed at no cost to underserved women and children in northeast Nigeria. Included in the donation are vitamin A, Albendazole, and …
Five years ago, Nuru International expatriates left Kenya and handed over the operations of the Nuru Kenya NGO to the local team. The international team had high expectations, having mentored the local team for seven years. Preparation for Exit Despite their excitement to take over operations, the local team was also skeptical about their capacity …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2020 Contact: Billy Williams | info@nuruinternational.org WASHINGTON, D.C.–– Twelve years ago, the idea of Nuru was launched in southwestern Kenya. When Jake Harriman founded this organization, he had always envisioned Nuru being able to grow. He envisioned it scaling to make a significant contribution to ending extreme poverty. Jake was …
Permagarden training, a program Nuru Nigeria offers farmer association members to increase household nutrition, is launching for the second consecutive year. Permagarden Training: Year Two The first year’s experience with tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers was important from many points. The Nigeria team took on this project and delivered value to our first farmer associations (FAs) …
Hope. I have been reflecting a lot lately on how absent this word has been from people’s mouths in recent days. The darkness of fear came so quickly that life from a month ago feels like it was already ages ago. I have had the fortune of living a life full of choices and wonder. A …