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Nuru Trust Network
Transforming Africa
Illuminating Pathways, Empowering Futures
Welcome to Nuru Trust Network
Nuru Trust Network was founded in Kenya with a steadfast commitment to building resilience and creating opportunities for marginalized communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Through community-led programs, we bridge the digital divide, expand access to quality education, and foster economic empowerment for youth and women.
Impact
Education, digital skills, livelihoods, and advocacy for youth and women. The programmes, partners, and publications on this site are the record of that work.
Reach
Headquartered in Kenya and connected across Sub-Saharan Africa, we serve communities where opportunity and support are needed most.
Innovation
We combine civic technology, creative storytelling, and practical tools to help communities solve problems in new and sustainable ways.
Our Programs
From digital skills and civic innovation to peacebuilding and livelihoods, explore the work driving change for youth and women across Africa.
Sauti Stack Program
Leveraging technology to bridge the gap between citizens and governance
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Amani Lab
Strengthening community resilience and cross-border cohesion.
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Elimu Hub
Equipping the next generation with future-ready skills
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Mazingira Justice
Promoting sustainable, community-led environmental solutions
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SAUTI YA AFRICA
Regional & continental advocacy influencing high-level policy with grassroots reality.
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HAKI SPACE
Regional & continental advocacy influencing high-level policy with grassroots reality.
Learn MoreSDGs Pathway
Connecting our work to the Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 4
4
QUALITY EDUCATION
SDG 13
13
Peace, Security and Stability are Preserved
SDG 11
11
Democratic Values, practices, universal principles of human rights, justice and the rule of law entr
SDG 16
16
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for
Publications
Stories, reports, and media coverage that share our impact and amplify community voices.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to bridge the digital divide, promote civic engagement, and foster socio-economic inclusion through community-driven innovation and advocacy. We believe Africa’s greatest resource is its people; innovative, creative, and full of potential. Based in Kenya, we empower youth, entrepreneurs, and communities through technology, innovation, and digital literacy. By partnering with Nuru Trust, you’re joining a movement that’s shaping Africa’s digital future. Whether through funding, collaboration, or shared expertise, your partnership will help empower young innovators to gain vital skills, launch startups, and transform communities. Together, we turn innovation into impact and impact into lasting transformation.
Live Feed
"Nuru Trust Network: Shining light across Africa. Supporting grassroots orgs, youth & women-led initiatives. Driving SDGs 4, 5, 8, 10, 13 & 16.
On 20 and 21 October we attended the Artivism Showcase by @ForumCiv, where creatives from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania used poetry, spoken word and music for social justice. #Artivism
What stayed with us was that Art amplifies community voices and makes social issues more accessible. This echoes #MakeItMakeSense campaign, which we run on TikTok with @accountlabalesa to turn complex issues into everyday conversations. Follow us: https://www.tiktok.com/@nurutrustnetwork_ke
Aged 15 to 25? Show the world what democracy means to you. The Global Youth Poster Competition invites original posters on civic participation and democracy. Ten winners will be exhibited at the UN Forum in Geneva. Deadline is 31 October. https://globalalliance.un.org/news-and-events/global-youth-poster-competition #Youth4Rights
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What does it really mean to humanize democracy?
In the second article of our Coalition Partner and GDC Global Forum sponsor @KetteringFdn's latest Interconnected newsletter, @mayvnne, Executive Director of fellow Coalition Partner @NuruTrustKenya, reflects on that question through her experience at the Athens Democracy Forum.
From Nairobi to Athens, Mary carries three deceptively simple questions: Who gets to speak? Who gets heard? And who is left outside the room?
Her reflection challenges us to look beyond who is represented in global democracy conversations and ask who actually has the opportunity to shape them. She explores the gatekeeping that persists across the democracy sector, the barriers facing grassroots voices from the global majority, and why meaningful intergenerational dialogue requires bringing young people into the conversation, not placing them alongside it.
And she leaves us with an important challenge: “None of this is about lowering the bar. It is about widening the door.”
This is a reflection worth sitting with. If democracy is meant to serve everyone, then the spaces where its future is debated must become braver, broader and more human.
Don’t miss Mary’s powerful reflection. Link in the comments.
#Democracy #GDCForum2026 #GDCGlobalForum #AthensDemocracyForum #YouthParticipation #InclusiveDemocracy
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I am Ruto’s biggest rival ahead of 2027 elections, Kalonzo declares https://www.kbc.co.ke/i-am-rutos-biggest-rival-ahead-of-2027-elections-kalonzo-declares/
Our Reach
From Kenya to communities across Sub-Saharan Africa, our network connects youth, women, and partners working for lasting change.
OUR PARTNERS
Working with organizations committed to change. See all our friends and partners.
YOUTH FOR SDGS KENYA
Global Democracy Coalition
KBC
UN Women
Kenya NPO
JARUMI VENTURES
CSO Coalition
Youth Democracy Cohort
WETEC KENYA
GLOBAL GIVING
NATIONAL HEROS
NAWIR AFRICA
KNCHR
BEAUTY ASHES
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
HORN OF AFRICA
GRATO TRAVELS
JIJENGE YOUTH INITIATIVE
UNITAR
COMESA
EMPOWER YOUTH AFRICA FOUNDATION
GFCN
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KENYA NPO
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