Clinton Global Initiative, an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, convenes global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. Nuru International, a US-based social venture, equips local leaders in remote rural areas to eradicate extreme poverty in their communities. As a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, Nuru has been …
Feature photo: Nuru Ethiopia Education Staff and Link Community Development Staff together with officials from Kindo Koisha Woreda Education offices in Wolaiyta Zone. As the Education Program Manager for Nuru International, I had the privilege to help design and build the Nuru Ethiopia Education Program. During the time we were building out our local staff …
In April 2015, Nuru Kenya received a visit from Genesis Analytics, a multinational consulting firm that advises governments and companies in emerging markets. This was their second visit to Nuru Kenya, hence they were familiar with our on-site and field operations. Both visits were at the request of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable …
Feature photo: Christine Alvitsa, Nuru Kenya Financial Inclusion Program Information Systems Specialist, enters data into Mifos at the Nuru Kenya office. Tuesday, March 10, 2015—Today marks the beginning of the three-day Global Mifos Summit in Dubai. Two Nuru Kenya staff members, Ibrahim Sifuna (Financial Inclusion District Manager) and Christine Alvitsa (Financial Inclusion Program Information Systems Specialist), …
In August 2014, I participated in BRAC’s Targeting the Ultra Poor Immersion Visit which offered a unique, hands-on experience inside of BRAC’s Bangladesh operations. I learned about BRAC’s “graduation” approach, which provides people with a host of services and benefits to move them out of ultra-poverty and eventually into sustainable livelihoods. As a practitioner, I see …
While Nuru is hard at work on the ground in Kenya and Ethiopia, working with local leaders to build the knowledge and tools needed to end the cycle of poverty, the ONE Campaign is working hard to raise public awareness and to advocate on behalf of the people and programs that are making important strides …
Nuru’s Education Program has been making huge strides over the past year and especially in the last few months. Despite our growth, one of the key areas that we were looking to strengthen was our curriculum. We have been going to schools and delivering workshops that include reading, writing, and creative activities. While we have …
I had a great opportunity to visit Proximity Designs and see the work that they’ve been doing in Myanmar. I got to spend time with the design group, led by David Klaus, which is now busy producing a new plastic pump and water basket for farmers there. This group performs needs finding in the community, …
It is Wednesday, November 9 in Kampala, Uganda. The morning is bright and it seems like it might be a rain-free day in a month that seems to be excessively, even dangerously, wet. It is a typical day for Betty Kyazike, the acclaimed Tula Branch Manager for Living Goods. She prepares for the ‘In Service Training’ for …
As part of our observation of World Food Day, for the next seven days, October 10-16, Nuru International is proud to partner with the Sevenly to raise funds and awareness for Nuru’s agricultural program in Kuria, Kenya. For every tee shirt sold, Sevenly will donate $7 to provide education and maize seed to farmers in extreme poverty. …
Ben Lyon is Vice President of Business Development for Kopo Kopo, which offers a software-as-a-service platform for integrating mobile money with core banking and enterprise resource planning software. The Microfinance Revolution Microfinance has taken a serious beating recently. With news of massive loan defaults and even suicides continuing to pour out of India and an order by …
Ed Cable is the Mifos Community Manager – he oversees the Mifos open source community, connecting its members worldwide with the tools, support, and engagement needed to successfully create a world of 3 Billion Maries. He works to ensure that users can smoothly implement Mifos, local support providers can find MFIs in need of support, …
SustainU, a producer of university related clothing using fabrics made from 100 percent recycled materials made in the USA has launched its “oneSHIRT” initiative, a national drive to collect used clothing to be reused or recycled. They have partnered with over 110 universities and colleges to organize and recruit thousands of campus volunteers who will …
As the month of June comes to an end, it’s my pleasure to announce Nuru’s latest partnership to you. We are now partnering with an organization called One Day’s Wages (ODW). ODW was started by Eugene Cho in 2009 in an effort to raise awareness and funds to combat global extreme poverty. He and his wife …
From time to time, Nuru is invited to share our story at conferences, and it’s something we really enjoy. We love being able to share our story with others and invite them to join with us as we work together to end extreme poverty, one community at a time. It also gives us an opportunity …