Be Hope, Be Light, Be Nuru
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- Founded:
- 2007
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Basic Info
- Founded:
- 2007
Detailed Info
- Website:
- http://nuruinternational.org/
- Company Overview:
- Nuru International exists to eradicate extreme poverty by holistically empowering rural communities to achieve self-sufficiency and inspiring the developed world to confront the crisis of extreme poverty.
- Mission:
HOW NURU WORKS:
1. WE LISTEN to those living in extreme poverty through interviews, community meetings, and extensive surveys.
2. WE INNOVATE with local leaders and brainstorm appropriate, sustainable solutions to their greatest needs.
3. WE EMPOWER the poor through training and mentorship to lift themselves out of poverty.
4. WE PARTNER with other NGOs and organizations that employ local people to undertake infrastructure projects (like drilling new wells and building new schools), and invite volunteers in the developed world to come to Africa and share their expertise.
5. WE EVALAUTE our work by inviting outside teams of professionals to measure our results and tell us what we can do better. We then go back to step one and listen all over again to create even better solutions.
6. WE SCALE our work by training trainers to go out and empower other local communities.
7. WE LEAVE after 5 years to prevent dependency.
WHERE WE WORK:
We’ve begun our pilot project in Kuria, Kenya, and are currently establishing a baseline for the community. We’ve met with local leadership and are now identifying individuals to become trainers of trainers. We've also conducted trainings on agriculture and sanitation, distributed seed and fertilizer to farmers in our program, and begun work to improve the small business, education, and health care opportunities in the area.
For more in depth information, visit us at:
http://nuruinternational.org