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Nuru Healthcare: Preventing Diarrhea and Halting Measles
Claire Rumpsa
Measles was the buzzword in the Nuru Healthcare Program last week. Alice Kenyanya, an experienced Nuru Healthcare Field Officer working in the Isibania division discovered the first cases of measles during a routine visit to the household of a Nuru farmer. During the visit, Alice became aware that 8 children were ill. She recognized the …Continue Reading
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 Agriculture Reflects on Successes and Challenges of the Long Rain Season
Amy Sherwood
Across Kuria West, farmers are attending our base education events, joining Nuru and gearing up for the 2013 long rains planting season. At the Regional Training Center (the head quarters for Nuru in Kuria), the staff of Nuru Agriculture is busy processing information about new farmers, ordering and organizing inputs for distribution, and strategizing about …Continue Reading
Update from Jake Harriman: Nuru Begins Laying a Foundation in Ethiopia
Jake Harriman
Wow…I forgot how hard this is. The last five weeks have pretty much been a blur since I hit the ground in Boreda, Ethiopia to launch Nuru’s new country project here. It is an exhilarating adventure, but the challenges can be a bit overwhelming at times. I have had several people ask me, “What in …Continue Reading
Nuru Healthcare Training Completed as Social Marketing Campaign Begins
Claire Rumpsa
No matter where you are in the world ‘Graduation Day’ evokes a sense of pride and celebration as it opens the door for a future of subsequent accomplishments. This was the same sentiment felt by the Home Visit Field Officers (FOs) from Kehancha and Isibania Divisions during their recent ceremony. After a busy few weeks …Continue Reading
Nuru Kenya Critically Reflects on Leadership Trainings
Jennifer Chizek
It is always emphasized on the leadership team that our curriculum is not set in stone, but instead continually evolves as we see new needs arise and discover innovative ways to improve our teaching. Last month we trained all of Nuru’s staff in our week-long Basic Nuru Leadership Training (BNLT). During this time, we faced break-through moments where …Continue Reading
Nuru Kenya Agriculture Begins Base Education in Seven New Sublocations
Amy Sherwood
Although the Nuru Kenya Agriculture Program is busy wrapping up with the 2012 maize harvest & collecting loan payments from current Nuru farmers, the past few weeks have also been filled with anticipation of the year to come. This September, Nuru Kenya Agriculture is beginning to sign-up farmers in seven new sublocations (the geographical unit …Continue Reading
Even if you haven’t been paying attention to the news, over the last two weeks, as you walk through the streets of Isibania, you notice that there are many children around, but hardly any in their typical school uniforms. They are at home or playing with friends, but not in school. Why? For the past …Continue Reading
Nuru Healthcare Managers Lead New Field Officer Training
Claire Rumpsa
Training Manager Robert Ndiritu and District Manager Becky Okinda show the Field Officers in training a video on fast breathing as a diagnosis of pneumonia. I’m writing this month’s healthcare blog while observing the initial Home Visit Strategy Field Officer training for Kehancha and Isibania Divisions. Our classroom at the Nuru Regional Training Center …Continue Reading
Basic Nuru Leadership Training: Servant Leadership in Nuru and Beyond
Jennifer Chizek
“A leader needs to be like a candle put on a light stand to light everywhere. Such leaders are an example in a community and there is need of people to copy them” -Response from a Nuru staff member about what they learned during BNLT For the past three weeks, the leadership team has been …Continue Reading