Author Archives: Scott Rumpsa
Collaborating in Kenya: Are We Together?
A Ki-Swahili expression one gets used to after a little while on the ground here is tuko pumoja (are we together?). Often used to check for understanding and agreement in conversation or a staff meeting, these words steadily creep more and more into my English usage as well. That’s the question we always need to …Continue Reading
Nuru Foundation Team Leader Update: Building Sustainability in Kuria
Local revenue growth + expense management = sustainability A big part of what we’re working on here is staying ‘scrappy’ while growing in size. We aspire to continually find ways to reduce expenses while maximizing impact. Additionally, we’re focused on increasing the amount of revenue we generate from our Income Generating Activities (IGA) program, so …Continue Reading
Nuru Foundation Team Leader Update: Building Capacity in Kuria
A good part of what I’ve been working on recently with Chairman Philip Mohochi is building out our core administrative functions here at Nuru Kenya. Our impact programs (Agriculture, Community Economic Development, Healthcare, and Education) are doing great work in the community; in turn, we need an effective administration that supports them so that they can …Continue Reading
Nuru Team Building: Sharing Hopes and Goals During a Busy Season
Harvest season is on. Agriculture and Income Generating Activities are busy harvesting and buying maize. Healthcare is in the midst of a three-week intensive training for new employees, so they can greatly extend their program’s reach. Monitoring and Evaluation is hitting the field to collect data – harvest yields for Agriculture, and baseline surveys before …Continue Reading
Nuru Team Leader Transition FT8 Scott Rumpsa
With our new expat team (FT8) two weeks into their roles, we’re feeling really good about the progress that will be made over the next year. Our team’s ‘transition’ began on our arrival to Isebania on June 1st. We spent the next four weeks working closely with the exiting expat team (FT7), first learning from …Continue Reading