Public Speaking

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

Nuru Kenya Celebrates Challenges at Humentum Africa

On June 2, Nuru Kenya and Nuru Social Enterprises presented virtually for Humentum Africa. Humentum brings together international relief and development organizations to share best practices, learn from one another, and collaborate on larger opportunities. Nuru Kenya’s presentation focused on building sustainable business solutions amid challenges for the rural poor and was attended by 37

Nuru International shares on-the-ground perspective in high profile Notre Dame event on Global Fragility

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2019 CONTACT Tacy Layne | tacy.layne@nuruinternational.org Costa Mesa– On Thursday, July 18, the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs hosted its “UNITY on GLOBAL FRAGILITY: Can Today’s Momentum in Washington Stop Tomorrow’s Violent Conflicts?” event in Washington, D.C. The hosts led a robust discussion on countering violent

Leadership Program Manager Presents at Influential African Agriculture Conference

In January 2019, The United Methodist Church held its annual conference, “The Church and Agriculture, ” in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference took place over four days and attendees included both agriculture experts from The United Methodist Church and dozens of their partner organizations. The conference brought together 80 agricultural leaders and innovators from across Africa

CORE Group Discussions on the Development Humanitarian Nexus

During the first week of June, global community health practitioners, academics, donors and private sector representatives came together to discuss the humanitarian-development nexus at the CORE Group Annual Conference 2018. The group explored the differences and similarities in how we work with vulnerable populations that have been affected by violence or other disasters at the

Julie Carandang on ‘Innovative Evaluation Designs in International Contexts’ panel at Evaluation 2016

ATLANTA, Ga. — Monitoring and evaluation professionals from around the world will gather at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis (265 Peachtree Center Avenue) between October 24-29 for the Evaluation 2016 annual conference. The American Evaluation Association aims to inspire dialogue on the integration of design and evaluation in three areas: program design, evaluation design and information design. Nuru International

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 Possibilities.” This one-day, member-only event is hosted on September 1, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT at the NCJW/LA Council House, 543 North Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. The Nonprofit Learning Lab

Jake Harriman Speaks at Democratic National Convention

PHILADELPHIA, PA—The Global Oval Summit at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is bringing together U.S. leaders, celebrities, digital influencers and convention-goers to participate in a series of conversations on the next president’s global development agenda. Key topics will include national security, economic growth, investing in girls and women, global health, energy access and ending extreme

Jake Harriman Speaks at Global Oval Summit at 2016 Republican National Convention

CLEVELAND, OH—The 2016 Republican National Convention events are beginning to unfold in Northeast Ohio. While most media headlines will surely center on the Republican presidential candidate, many important conversations will be taking place off-camera across the 1,200 ancillary events surrounding the convention. One nonpartisan thought leader who will be hard at work is Jake Harriman, Founder

Jake Harriman Speaks at Devex World Opening Assembly

WASHINGTON, DC—Professionals from 200+ organizations will converge at The Mead Center for American Theater on June 14, 2016. The first global development event of its kind, Devex World is a full day of inspiring, interactive, collaborative sessions encouraging attendees to discover new technologies and innovations, build new partnerships and chart the future of global development. Devex covers the

Jake Harriman Speaks on Global Development at 2016 USGLC State Leaders Summit

WASHINGTON, DC—500 state leaders from across the country are gathering for the 2016 USGLC State Leaders Summit hosted by the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition on June 13-14, 2016. The purpose of this two-day event is to highlight the importance of American global development and diplomacy overseas and garner support for a strong international affairs program budget. Attendees will

Aerie Changala Presents at FHI 360 Summit on Integrated Development

WASHINGTON, DC—Nuru International is among the presenters at “Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts – The Power of Integration”, the first FHI 360 summit on integrated development centered on how to harness the power of multisector approaches in the Global Goals era. Moderated by JustActions Founder, Leith Greenslade, this interactive event on Monday, June 13,

Dr. Jimmy Leak to present Nuru Kenya Literacy Outreach at 2016 CIES Annual Conference

VANCOUVER, BC—The Comparative International Education Society (CIES) is holding CIES 2016 at Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre in Vancouver, BC from March 6-10, 2016. This event is hosted by The University of Hong Kong: Faculty of Education and Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC) and marks the 60th anniversary of the annual conference. With over 500 sessions

“Girl Rising” Opens Dialogue About Educating Girls to End Poverty

NASHVILLE, TN—Tennessee Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (TNRPCV) is partnering with HumanDocs and Peace Corps to bring a free screening of “Girl Rising” to Shamblin Theatre on the campus of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. This event at 6:30 pm CST on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 is free and open to the public and part of

Nuru International Presents at American Evaluation Association 2015 Annual Conference

CHICAGO—From November 9-14, American Evaluation Association (AEA) is hosting its annual conference at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL. The 2015 theme is “Exemplary Evaluations in a Multicultural World.” According to AEA, “Participants will have the opportunity to learn about exemplary evaluations, enabling evaluation environments, evaluation policies, evaluation theories and methods, and research on evaluation

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