This is one of the most amazing stories of empowerment and life change I have ever seen or heard. It is the story of a woman named Milka Marwa whose life was changed as she became involved with Nuru.
Milka grew up living in extreme poverty in Kuria, Kenya. Her children and grandchildren also grew up living in extreme poverty as well. What does that mean? It means that all her life, she has suffered with chronic hunger, as have her children. It means that she and her family have lacked available clean drinking water. They have not been able to live with convenient access to health care, or afford school fees and other basic needs. If one did not know better, it would seem that extreme poverty was like some dominant genetic trait, easily passed from one generation to the next. But that is not the case.
Milka has proven that. Her family now has plenty of food to eat, they can afford school fees, and they now have access to safe, clean water, and have learned
Milka was the third farmer met by Nuru’s first foundation team in September 2008 as they began surveys in the community to assess the needs. Milka enrolled in a Nuru group, and her peers recognized her hard work ethic, and asked her to lead their group of ten farmers. Now, Milka leads over 500 farmers in 50 Nuru groups.
Milka is now a leader because people like you have chosen to be Nuru. We need more people around the world stepping up to be Nuru, will you join us?
Share her story. Tell a friend. Make a donation. Blog about it. Tweet it up. Post this video on facebook. Whatever you do, please do something. We need everybody’s help to end the greatest humanitarian crisis of our generation. We CAN do this!
Be hope. Be light. Be Nuru.
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