Author Archives: Rebecca Jones
Building a Sustainable Local Economy in Kuria West, Kenya
Is there a right way to build a business that is meant to sustain charitable activities? This is a hot debate around Nuru Income Generating Activities (IGA) right now. Should the business also provide positive community impact, or should it focus entirely on maximizing profits and hope to “do no harm”? Is it a social …Continue Reading
Financial Sustainability and Income Generation Brainstorm
A critical component of Income Generating Activities (IGA) this rotation is growing current business lines and developing new business units that can generate enough cash flow to fulfill the sustainability requirement for Nuru Kenya. It is a challenging mandate, as there are businesses currently in operation that must be managed at the same time as …Continue Reading
Financial Sustainability for Nuru Kenya Through Maize Buying
The time since my last blog has taught me the power of logistics. At the end of July, my team transported 250 metric tons of fertilizer from a National Cereal and Produce Board warehouse approximately 25 kilometers to our brand-new warehouse at the Nuru Regional Training Center (Main office). We’d planned on the process taking …Continue Reading