Tag: US Marine Corps

Stanford Magazine Features Nuru International in “Seeds of Promise”

Can growing corn in Kenya fight terrorism? One veteran says it can. By Robert L. Strauss BY HIS OWN RECKONING, Jake Harriman has…

Stanford Magazine features #NuruVeterans in “What War Taught Them”

By Robert L. Strauss IF JAKE HARRIMAN’S EPIPHANY about war and peace came in 2003 along Highway 7 in southern Iraq, then Alex…

31 reflections as I come home after 2 years in rural Kenya

Feature photo (left to right): Team Leader Alex Martin, Nuru Kenya Country Director Pauline Wambeti and Nuru International CEO Jake Harriman at Nuru…

Nuru CEO Jake Harriman To Be Honored As A White House Veteran Entrepreneur “Champion of Change”

Recently, Nuru’s CEO Jake Harriman was nominated to participate in the White House Champions of Change program. Through this program, The White House recognizes everyday Americans who…

Last October, my wife Jamie and I joined 22 runners from around the country who ran the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) on Team…

I think of my time in the Marine Corps everyday. It was an exceptional adventure that forever changed my life. The process of earning…

Click here to read this post in the New York Times. These days, I spend most of my time hiking the rolling hills…

The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Magazine Shipmate, has featured Nuru International in the September/October 2009 issue.  The article called Seeds of Change takes…