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Nuru Agricultural Resilience Program
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.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.2MNuru Awareness and Education Program
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.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$101.7KProgram 1 [2024]
IN 2024, NURU NIGERIA WORKED WITH 5,355 AGRIBUSINESS MEMBERS TO BUILD RESILIENCE CAPACITIES IN REMOTE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF NORTHEAST NIGERIA. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED OFFERING AGRIBUSINESS MEMBERS ACCESS TO IMPROVED SOYBEAN AND GROUNDNUT INPUT PACKAGES ON LOANS, TAILORED EXTENSION SERVICES, AND GOOD AGRONOMIC PRACTICES (GAP) FOR INCREASED CROP PRODUCTION. FURTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDED TRAINING FARMER ORGANIZATIONS ON CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE (CSA) PRACTICES, ESTABLISHING 4,209 NUTRITION GARDENS, AND DISTRIBUTING 1,071 LAMBS (SMALL RUMINANTS) FOR WOMEN'S INCREASED INCOME GENERATION. SURVEYS OF YIELDS AND INCOMES FROM THE PRIOR 2023 IMPACT ASSESSMENTS DETERMINED THAT AVERAGE AGRIBUSINESS MEMBERS EXPERIENCED A NET INCOME OF $145 USD, OVER A BASELINE OF $13 USD, OR AN INCREASE OF $132 ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION. IN 2024, NURU ETHIOPIA WORKED WITH 28,805 AGRIBUSINESS MEMBERS TO STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA. THE ACTIVITIES FACILITATED ACCESS TO DIGITAL BLENDED LEARNING TOOLS, PROVIDED GOOD AGRONOMIC PRACTICES (GAP) TRAINING FOR MUNGBEANS AND GROUNDNUTS, AND TAILORED EXTENSION SERVICES ACROSS 209 PRIMARY COOPERATIVES AND 5 UNIONS. ADDITIONALLY, NURU ETHIOPIA SUPPORTS SHEEP AND GOAT FATTENING AS PART OF ITS LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION EFFORTS FOR WOMEN, AIMING TO INTEGRATE GENDER-TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES AND ENHANCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME GENERATION. IN 2024, UNIONS SUPPORTED BY NURU ETHIOPIA ACHIEVED AN AVERAGE PROFIT MARGIN OF 5%, UP FROM 3.1% IN 2021, REFLECTING IMPROVED PROFITABILITY AND INCREASED PROFESSIONALISM WITHIN THE UNIONS.IN 2024, NURU KENYA'S INTEGRATED SOCIAL IMPACT ACTIVITIES CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AGRIBUSINESS MEMBERS IN INCREASING THEIR INCOMES AND CROP YIELDS WHILE STRENGTHENING SUSTAINABLE AGRIBUSINESSES. NK-SUPPORTED COOPERATIVES INCLUDED 6,130 AGRIBUSINESS MEMBERS IN 61 COOPERATIVES WITH ACCESS TO INPUT LOANS FOR CROP AND DAIRY PRODUCTION, TAILORED EXTENSION SERVICES, AND SAVINGS BEHAVIOR PROMOTION. IN 2024, NURU KENYA CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS OPERATIONS IN BARINGO COUNTY, SUPPORTING 28 COOPERATIVES ENGAGED IN DIVERSE VALUE CHAINS, INCLUDING BEEKEEPING, LIVESTOCK (SHEEP, GOATS, AND DAIRY), FODDER PRODUCTION, MEAT PROCESSING, AND CROP FARMING. AN INITIAL SCOPEINSIGHT ASSESSMENT OF 18 COOPERATIVES IN THE AREA YIELDED AN AVERAGE PROFESSIONALISM SCORE OF 2.6 OUT OF 5.0, HIGHLIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. NURU KENYA AIMS TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATIVE CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, ENABLING THEM TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE THEIR MEMBERS. IN 2024, NURU BURKINA FASO WORKED WITH AGRIBUSINESS MEMBERS TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND BUILD RESILIENCE THROUGH INCREASED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY. THE INTERVENTION CONTINUED OPERATIONS IN 3 MUNICIPALITIES IN CENTRAL BURKINA FASO, WORKING WITH 2,610 AGRIBUSINESS MEMBERS THROUGH 20 AGRIBUSINESS COOPERATIVES. NURU BURKINA FASO ESTABLISHED SOYBEAN AND GROUNDNUT DEMONSTRATION PLOTS DEMONSTRATING GOOD AGRONOMIC PRACTICES (GAP) AND CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE (CSA) PRACTICES. NBF REFRESHED TRAINING TO COOPERATIVES ON GOOD AGRONOMIC PRACTICES (GAP) AND CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE (CSA) OF GROUNDNUT AND SOYBEAN CROPS, COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL INCLUSION, AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. ADDITIONALLY, 72% OF GROUNDNUT AND SOYBEAN FARMERS REPORTED THAT THEY ADOPTED 3 OUT OF 5 OF CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, WHICH CAN LEAD TO IMPROVED OVERALL SOIL HEALTH AND INCREASED YIELDS.IN 2024, NURU GHANA LAUNCHED ITS FIRST YEAR OF IMPACT ACTIVITIES IN THE UPPER EAST REGION OF GHANA. NURU GHANA SUPPORTED 1,170 FARMERS BY REGISTERING THEM FOR WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES AND ENGAGING IN DEMONSTRATION PLOTS THAT SHOWCASED INCREASED SOYBEAN YIELDS THROUGH GOOD AGRONOMIC PRACTICES (GAP). ADDITIONALLY, NURU GHANA ESTABLISHED 5 DEMONSTRATION PLOTS, WHICH SHOWED AN AVERAGE YIELD OF 827 KG/HA COMPARED TO SOYBEAN FARMER YIELDS OF 278 KG/HA. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE YIELD GAP THAT NURU GHANA AIMS TO CLOSE THROUGH SCALING UP THEIR INTERVENTION AND OFFERING AN IMPROVED CROP PACKAGE AND ACCESS TO GAP AND COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN 2025. IN 2024, NURU NIGER WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE DOSSO REGION OF NIGER. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, NURU NIGER FACILITATED A CATTLE DEWORMING INITIATIVE, DEWORMING 814 CATTLE AND TRAINING PASTORALISTS IN BEST PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE DEWORMING. THE NURU NIGER TEAM IDENTIFIED TWO INTERVENTION COMMUNITIES TO BEGIN IMPACT ACTIVITIES IN 2025 THROUGH AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORALIST COOPERATIVES. IN 2025, IMPACT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE WORKING WITH BOTH AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AND PASTORALIST COOPERATIVES THROUGH DEMONSTRATION PLOTS AND OFFERING DEWORMING TREATMENT PACKAGES ON LOAN. WE ARE IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF LAUNCHING ACTIVITIES IN BENIN AND TOGO. IN 2025, NURU BENIN WILL BEGIN IDENTIFYING COMMUNITIES AND ENGAGING LOCAL LEADERS TO DESIGN IMPACT ACTIVITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. TOGO IS EXPECTED TO BE FULLY REGISTERED THIS YEAR, IDENTIFYING COMMUNITIES AND ENGAGING LOCAL LEADERS IN 2026.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.6M
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