Nuru International

CULTIVATE MEANINGFUL CHOICES IN THE MOST VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN THE WORLD.

IN 2022, NURU NIGERIA WORKED WITH PARTICIPANT HOUSEHOLDS TO BUILD RESILIENCE CAPACITIES IN REMOTE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF NORTHEAST NIGERIA. THE INTERVENTION INCLUDED OFFERING 4,208 FARMERS ACCESS TO CROP PRODUCTION INPUT LOANS, EXTENSION AND TRAINING FOR IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTION. ACTIVITIES FURTHER INCLUDED FORMING FARMER ORGANIZATIONS, INTRODUCING SAVINGS GROUPS, PROVIDING FINANCIAL INCLUSION, AND OFFERING GROUP-BASED RAM FATTENING FOR INCOME GENERATION. EARLY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS DETERMINED THAT LIVELIHOODS ACTIVITIES INCREASED INCOME BY 770% AND CROP YIELD BY 291% COMPARED TO A NON-INTERVENTION GROUP.IN 2022, NURU ETHIOPIA WORKED WITH RURAL SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TO STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA. THE INTERVENTION FACILITATED ACCESS TO FARM INPUTS AND PROVIDED TRAINING AND EXTENSION SERVICES TO 18,194 FARMER HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS 119 FARMER COOPERATIVES. ON AVERAGE, NURU FARMERS ACHIEVED A 72% INCREASE IN CROP YIELDS AND 73% INCREASE IN INCOME COMPARED TO BASELINE.IN 2022, NURU KENYA'S INTEGRATED SOCIAL IMPACT ACTIVITIES BUILT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN PARTICIPANT COMMUNITIES. THE INTERVENTION OFFERED FARM INPUT LOANS FOR CROP AND DAIRY PRODUCTION, EXTENSION SERVICES, AND SAVINGS BEHAVIOR PROMOTION TO 2,886 FARMER HOUSEHOLDS IN 42 COOPERATIVES. PARTICIPANT FARMERS IN ADDITION TO AGRICULTURAL CROP YIELD AND INCOME GAINS, THESE FARMERS WERE ALSO ABLE PRODUCE A 79% INCREASE IN MILK YIELDS ENABLING A DAILY SOURCE OF INCOME FOR MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS. NURU KENYA ALSO EXPANDED ITS REACH TO OPERATE ACROSS THREE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN KENYA.IN 2022, NURU BURKINA FASO WORKED WITH PARTICIPANT HOUSEHOLDS TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE MIDST OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY. THE INTERVENTION LAUNCHED IN TWO DPARTMENTS IN SOUTHERN BURKINA FASO WORKING WITH 1,086 FARMER HOUSEHOLDS. NURU WAS ABLE TO SECURE INITIAL BASELINE DATA FOR FARMER HOUSEHOLDS AND INTRODUCE THEM TO WEATHER FORECASTING SERVICES VIA SMS.

NURU INTERNATIONAL'S AWARENESS PROGRAM LEADS EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND PUBLISHES VIDEOS AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS PROGRAM EDUCATES AUDIENCES ON THE VALUE OF LOCALLY-LED DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE-RESILIENT AGRICULTURE, AND RESILIENCE BUILDING AS SOLUTIONS FOR EXTREME POVERTY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND STATE FRAGILITY. NURU TEAM MEMBERS SHARED NURU'S STORY WITH OVER 2,000 PEOPLE AT OVER 20 VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON VENUES AROUND THE WORLD. LASTLY, NURU PROMOTED AWARENESS OF HOW TO END EXTREME POVERTY THROUGH PRESS RELEASES, INTERVIEWS, UPDATES, BLOG POSTS, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND LINKEDIN. AS A RESULT, OVER 12,000 PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK, OVER 2,500 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER, OVER 600 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM AND OVER 4,800 PEOPLE ON LINKEDIN ARE MORE AWARE OF NURU'S WORK.