Nuru International

LOCATED IN THE HEART OF WEST AFRICA’S FRENCH-SPEAKING SAHEL, BURKINA FASO IS A SMALL LANDLOCKED COUNTRY CHARACTERIZED BY RAPID POPULATION GROWTH WITH ONE OF THE HIGHEST BIRTH RATES IN THE WORLD. ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF THE BURKINABE WORKFORCE ARE INVOLVED IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR, YET 40 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION LIVES BELOW THE POVERTY LINE ACCORDING TO THE WORLD BANK. THE ECONOMY IS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO EXTERNAL SHOCKS, BOTH CLIMATIC AND ECONOMIC, INCLUDING FOOD AND FUEL PRICE VOLATILITY. WITH RUSSIA'S WAR IN UKRAINE THREATENING BOTH GLOBAL AND AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY, THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN BURKINA CONTINUES TO WORSEN. AT THE SAME TIME, SINCE 2018 BURKINA HAS BEEN FACING RAPIDLY RISING INSECURITY, RESULTING IN ALMOST 2 MILLION INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS. NURU BURKINA FASO TAKES AN INTEGRATED AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT APPROACH BY BUILDING SOCIAL COHESION THROUGH ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ELEVATING LOCAL LEADERSHIP THROUGH MARKET-BASED INTERVENTIONS IN ORDER TO BOLSTER THE CAPACITIES OF RURAL COMMUNITIES. THIS BUILDS LONG-TERM ADAPTIVE CAPACITIES AND FOSTERS A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT.

ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS PROGRAM WILL ENSURE SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP FOR ECONOMIC INVESTMENTS BY SMALLHOLDER VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN KENYA, AS A PATHWAY TO STRENGTHENING THEIR RESILIENCE.