Kuria, Kenya
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Photos of beautiful Kuria, Kenya, and of the Kurian people. Kuria is the location of Nuru's Pilot Seed Project. It is the second poorest district in Kenya,...
Listening
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The first thing Nuru does is listen. It is only after listening to the needs of the community does Nuru begin the design thinking and research process to...
Group Formation Meeting
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Nuru's Group Formation meeting was the first opportunity for local farmers to officially join Nuru's programs and self-organize into groups. We expected 100...
Leadership Development
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Nuru's long-term success is dependent upon developing local leaders of integrity who will equip and inspire their community to lift themselves out of...
Agriculture Training
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Nuru members are taught cutting edge (yet technology appropriate) farming techniques in preparation for their first Nuru planting season.
Water & Sanitation Training
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Each Nuru group self-appoints a Water & Sanitation Representative to attend a series of trainings on basic sanitation and clean water practices. These reps...
Healthcare Training
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Each Nuru group self-appoints a Healthcare Representative to attend a series of trainings on basic healthcare and disease prevention techniques. These reps...
Education Training
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The Education Program is committed to partnering with the existing national educational system by training local teachers and developing an innovative...
CED Training / Savings Clubs
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The CED (Community Economic Development) program has 50 Savings Clubs groups, and teach families how to save and plan financially for their future.
Nuru Member Graduation
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Once Nuru members have completed basic training (a series of experiential learning workshops), they become official Nuru members at our Nuru Member...
Agriculture Loan Disbursement
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In Nuru's Agriculture Loan Program, Nuru group members are loaned high quality seed and fertilizer. It is a logisitical nightmare to make sure everyone...
Planting
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Each farmer plants their shamba (farm) with the help of their Nuru group members. The group goes from shamba to shamba over the course of many days until...
Harvest
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Nuru group members harvest their fields together and then pay back the initial seed and fertilizer loan with 3 bags of maize per acre. This past season...
Well Drilling
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The community of Kuria was in desperate need of clean drinking water. Nuru tested dozens of local water collection points and detected fecal contamination...
Rainwater Catchments
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By listening to the community and performing extensive research, Nuru determined that an effective home based water solution were rainwater catchments. ...
Healthcare Interventions
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Nuru's Healthcare program trains representatives who train their Nuru groups on lifesaving disease prevention techniques. However, more than training is...
Grassroots Movement
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Nuru's Grassroots Movement was invited to present have a booth at the OxFam Engaging Our World conference at West Virginia Wesleyan.
Grassroots Movement - BH2O+ Brainstorm
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An intense brainstorming session with the Grassroots Movement team in Morgantown, WV in preparation for BH2O+ '09.
BH2O+ 09
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Over 900 students from 11 college campuses participated in Nuru's first nationwide awareness event: BH2O+ (Be Hope to Her). College women walked in...
Nuru in NYC Benefit
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Over 100 of Nuru's newest friends filled the Hudson Terrace on 5th Ave in Manhattan to hear from Jake Harriman, Nuru's CEO, witness the world premiere of...