I was talking with a friend of mine who attends Stanford University's graduate school of engineering and we were discussing sustainable design and ending poverty. A friend of his, Jake Harriman, the CEO and founder of Nuru International argues and advocates that in order to end extreme terrorism, you must end extreme poverty. Something that was also mentioned by former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Check out their story and how they got started. The nonprofit started last year focuses on 5 areas of development: Agrilculture, Water and Sanitation, Health Care, Community Economic Development and Education. Their approach is not about giving handouts but being sustainable and "teaching them how to fish" instead of just giving them a fish.
How Nuru Works from Nuru International on Vimeo.
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