Nuru Center

Nuru Center is an IRS registered 503(c)(3) charitable organization; tax ID 26-0529807. Nuru Center's mission is to empower orphaned and impoverished children in rural Kenya to achieve their highest potential and grow to become confident, competent, self-reliant, and productive members of the communities they reside. Nuru Center provides these deser... ving children with food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and educational opportunities. Nuru Center currently has two actively operating projects; the Kikapu program and the Elimu Scholarship program. Nuru Center's vision is to have a self-sustaining program through supporting projects. To this end, Nuru Center recently acquired a five acre piece of land. The land will be used for horticulture farming as a means of raising revenues that will ensure the organization realizes 50%-75% self-reliance. Our next goal will be to open an orphanage and community center in the Molo community. Below are descriptions for all the programs: Elimu Scholarship Program Elimu is a Swahili word for education. In Kenya it is estimated that while 75% of primary age children attend school, only 42% of secondary age children attend high school due to the prohibitively high cost. The Elimu program provides scholarships to children who would otherwise not have the opportunity to attend high school. Each scholarship costs $600 annually. The scholarship covers 100% of the cost associated with the recipients secondary school education. This includes: tuition, fees, boarding, meals, books, uniforms, and all the personal effects required by the school.Read More