The Nasio Trust | Changing Lives For Good

Baby Moses Found By Irene Mudenyo

Finding this abandoned baby was the trigger from which our charity grew.

First Day Care Centre Noah's Ark

The centre was set up for the provision of food and pre-school education. Initially a roadside kiosk serving 15 children.

Registered With UK Charities Commission

Nasio set up as a UK registered charity as the scale of the work grew.

Noah's Ark Permanent Site

Nasio works closely with the community to open our first Early Childhood Development Centre. It was formally opened by the bishop.

St Irene's School Building Opened

When sufficient funds were raised land was bought and a permanent centre built.

MP Nicola Blackwood Visits

Teenage Nasio volunteers shared insights on their trip to Kenya with Nicola Blackwood MP.

The Tragic Death Of Livingstone

5-year-old Livingstone’s tragic death when being carried to hospital 10 miles away highlighted the need for a medical facility in Musanda.

Breaking Ground On Our Medical Centre

G-Force builders constructed a robust foundation in readiness for the medical centre building and also carried out other work with local builders as the development progressed.

Spirulina Tanks Are Built

Thanks to generous funding from Kennington Overseas Aid a spirulina production unit was built to provide local employment, reduce malnutrition in children by taking this food supplement and provide income generation from the sale of surplus spirulina.

Nasio Feature In "The Story Of Parliament"

We’re privileged to have been featured in “The Story Of Parliament: Celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain”.

Nancy Wins A Venus Award

Our founder and CEO Nancy’s leadership and devotion to serving the people living in poverty in western Kenya was recognised by the Oxford regional and then the national Most Inspirational Woman awards.

Medical Centre Opens

The George Mudenyo Kadima medical centre was completed, fitted out, staffed, and opened for service in May 2016.

First Annual Charity Golf Day hosted

Our first annual charity golf day.

Visited By Oxfordshire Scouts

23 Scouts travelled to Kenya to take part in a Nasio volunteer community project and Safari in July 2017.

Water Tanks Installed In Tanzania

Life-changing access to safe water was created in the Tanzania community of Oldonyosambu thanks to Abingdon Rotary and Nasio.

Nancy Awarded A Doctorate

In recognition of the work Nancy had done both in the UK, establishing the Exit 7 programme for young people who had lost direction, and providing education in Kenya to children in poverty, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Open University for services to the educationally underpriviledged.

First Nasio Student Graduates

One of our supported children, Japheth, earned a teaching degree.

First YoCo Trip

Youth Challenge Oxfordshire (YoCO), a separate charity, took over the previous Exit 7 programme for young people and broadened its scope. In 2018, they made their first group volunteering trip to Kenya.

One Acre Fund Pilot

The World We Want generously funded a programme adopting the “One Acre Fund” model to teach 150 subsistence farmers how to improve crop yields.

Peer Education Programme Launch

Thanks to Egmont Trust the Peer Education Programme has reached out to thousands of young people to provide advice and support – especially on sexual reproductive health.

10,000 Patients Treated At Our Medical Centre

The need for the construction of the medical centre now evidenced by over 10,000 patients a year and the delivery of 30-40 babies a month.

Gold Standard Internship Award

Oxford University interns over each summer take on challenging projects in Kenya, an experience which remains with them for life. Oxford University awarded Nasio the Gold Standard for the opportunities given to students.

Nasio's First Girl Starts University

Nasio ensures that girls are given every opportunity to gain a full education to reach their full potential and are supported all the way. Esther becomes the first supported girl to go to university.

First Nasio Novel Published

“Not So Black & White” is a compelling work of fiction was inspired by the texture of Nancy’s life experiences. Co-written with author Sylvia Vetta.

Covid-19 & Flooding Response

Nasio coordinate across local government and community groups to support Mumias West during pandemic and localised flooding thanks to an amazing match funding campaign from Daymark Fund.

Nasio sensitises over 50,000 people!

Rajab Graduates As A Medical Student

Rajab – who we have supported since the age of 7, successfully qualifies as a clinician and comes to work at our medical centre!

Nancy Hunt, Nasio’s Founder and CEO, felicitated with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Reading

The University of Reading recognised Nancy’s tireless work in Kenya and the UK. She was awarded ‘Doctor of Letters’ on the 9^th of December. The University recognised Nancy and Nasio’s impact on the local communities in Western Kenya and beyond.

First Volunteering Trip from Brazil

Seven students and two teachers from the Pueri Domos and Sphere International Schools in Sao Paulo, Brazil visited the Nasio Trust and Kenya for the first time during the summer of 2023. They immersed themselves into Kenya’s culture and participated in activities such as a house build, football match and a jiggers campaign.

Documentary filmed by Egmont Trust to showcase the impact of the Peer Education Programme

Riziki Hamisi, a peer educator trained in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, was spotlighted by the Egmont Trust – that funds Nasio’s Peer Education Programme, through a short documentary film on her life and the impact the programme has had on her. The film was also screened at their events in the UK and in the USA.

Launch of Cosmic Cats Book in aid of Library Fundraiser

In commemoration of World Book Day, the Nasio Trust and St Swithun’s School in Kennington, Oxfordshire published a children’s book with stories by children from students at St Swithuns and from Mumias Secondary School, a local school in Kenya. The proceeds from the sales of the book will be used to construct a community library in Kenya.

The library has now begun construction and is slated for completion in early 2026.

We have now launched a Global Storybook Project, collaborating with 5 schools to bring the joy of writing to more students across Kenya and Oxfordshire. All proceeds from the sale of the books will go towards the construction of the first community library in Musanda.

Nasio’s Medical Centre Nominated for an Award at the Quality Healthcare Awards

The GMK Medical Centre was nominated as the Best Primary at the Quality Healthcare People’s Choice Awards in 2024. The awards body recognised the impact the medical centre has had on the community and selected it as the best healthcare provider in the western region of Kenya from amongst 40 other facilities.

Water Kiosk Becomes Operational

With the support of the Daymark Foundation, we have already established a freshwater borehole that is providing clean water to the GMK Medical Centre as well as the Nasio guesthouse. A new water kiosk has been constructed within the medical centre’s compound to provide water to villages in the vicinity such as Musanda and Ibinda.

Moses Graduates from University

Moses, who inspired Nasio’s inception in 2001, has graduated from Kenya Medical Training College with a diploma in Dental Technology!

‘Best Performing Organisation’ Award

We are proud to be the recipients of the Egmont Trust’s Best Performing Organisation award. The Egmont Trust, is a long-standing key funder of the Nasio Trust’s Peer Education Programme and we are grateful for the recognition of our impact and reach.