It’s amazing how providing access to simple information and resources can dramatically improve the lives of the extremely poor. In February, Nuru issued farmers in the Nyametaburo and Nyangiti communities a loan of maize seed and fertilizer. Why? Their soil was so... READ MORE ›
What Is NURU?
Her name is Josephine. She lives in rural Kenya in a tiny hut made of straw, mud and dung. She has 5 children; 3 are sick with malaria. The youngest died last year on Josephine’s back as she frantically travelled 30 kilometers to the nearest clinic for medicine that would have saved his life. Josephine spends 3 hours each day fetching water, and the water sometimes makes her and her children sick. She doesn’t have access to fertilizer and good seed to grow... READ MORE ›
