Tag: solutions to poverty

Mary Joel: A Woman Farmer’s Story of Resilience

In this final blog post for our Women’s Month series, we look at the way one woman farmer’s life has been positively impacted…

Farmer Organizations in Kenya Transform Communities

.We started this series on farmer organizations by providing an overview of the Nuru model, outlining the crucial role that local organizations play…

Nuru Recognizes World Soil Day

The UN has set aside December 5 as World Soil Day “to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human…

Coming Together After Hard Times

In hard times throughout human history, coming together has provided a path back to normalcy, to solidarity, to stability. When our communities are…

Nuru Nigeria Grows Its Programming in the Northeast

It is the heart of the rainy season in northeast Nigeria, and farmers’ fields are lush with groundnut and soybean plants. Just as…

Nuru Recognizes World Food Day and Local Leaders at the Heart of Food Systems

Today is World Food Day,  a day set aside by the United Nations to acknowledge the vital importance and the undeniable fragility of…

Transformative Impact of Farmer Organizations in Ethiopia

This post is the second in this blog series about farmer organizations and cooperatives. Click here to read Part 1.  Farmer organizations play…

Nuru Ethiopia Impact Report Released

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the globe, and while many countries have started to see some semblance of normalcy, the pandemic itself and…

Nuru Kenya Builds Capacity of Farmers Amid COVID-19

The year 2020 was a critical year for many organizations, including Nuru Kenya. Against the backdrop of seemingly endless challenges created by COVID-19…

Restoring Our Earth Through Locally-led Development 

“Restore Our Earth” is the theme for Earth Day 2021. To “restore” is to repair, rebuild, or renew. These words, emotions, and actions…