Rural is Cool

We are creating rural communities of the future: circular, creative and empowered by rural women.

Rural is Cool Conference

An initiative designed to foster critical conversations and collaboration on rural development.
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What we do

Durian engages women in rural communities in intensive training and activities which enables them to create change from within and reclaim their unique identity cum dignity.

Testimonials

TECH4SCHOOL
Tech4School, Durian’s ongoing in-school program delivered in partnership with WE ASPIRE YOUTH. Tech4School currently imparts essential life and soft skills such as time management, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, problem-solving, and financial literacy to students within formal school settings. It also introduces them to foundational IT skills, including computer components, the internet, and the World Wide Web.
RURAL RIGHT NETWORK
Rural Right Network is an initiative of the Durian Foundation committed to championing the rights and well-being of rural communities in Nigeria. Through a holistic approach that includes advocacy, capacity-building workshops, counseling, and community dialogues, the network seeks to empower individuals to understand, claim, and protect their rights.
RURAL FARM LAB
The Rural Farm Lab is Durian Foundation’s integrated center for sustainable agriculture, learning, and innovation in Igunsin Community, Nigeria. It brings together key initiatives like the Village Chicken Project, Cassava Farm Training, and Piggery Training into one dynamic space where rural women and youth access hands-on skills, leased farming plots, and climate-smart techniques tailored to their realities. Alongside training and small-scale processing, the Lab is laying the groundwork for an agro-tourism experience that will further promote rural enterprise and innovation.

Updates

As globalization continues to shape Africa, the use of herbal and traditional medicine, once a dominant form of healthcare, is steadily declining. …

In the heart of Africa’s rural communities lies an untapped wealth of knowledge, innovation, and resilience. The Rural is Cool Conference 2025 …

Between October and December 2024, the Itaja Project was launched, training 45 rural women, with 19 of them receiving revolving grant support …

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