The Nasio Trust | Changing Lives For Good

Oxford Green Fair

This year’s Green Fair was the 42nd year the Oxfordshire Green Party ran their annual event Green Fair 2023.

Nasio were invited as an Oxfordshire based charity.

Katie Isbester Discusses Positive Effects of Reading At An Early Age

Confessions of a Female Publisher by Katie Isbester

Books are essential for broadening our intellectual horizons, but access to these books is found primarily in libraries, a precious resource that is often taken for granted. In her article ‘Confessions of a Female Publisher’, Katie Isbester delves into the positive effects of reading at an early age and the inspiration it provided.

Muslim Farmers Project

Medina Rajab is a Muslim farmer from Ichinga village, she benefited from the Nasio Trust Muslim farming project where she received maize seeds, fertilizer, and vegetable seeds. She managed to harvest 2 bag of maize which she stored for consumption.

Vegetable production has improved her family’s health by increasing the number of meals per day. Previously, her family used to have a single meal a day but after harvesting the vegetables, she manages 2 meals a day due to availability of enough vegetables.

The World We Want Foundation – Community Agriculture

Habbert Were, Margaret Chibasa and Grata Auma Sumba all benefitted from The Nasio Trust’s support with farming. ​

They are all working hard and looking forward to becoming self-sustainable in the future.

Charles Hayward Foundation – Women’s Rehabilitation Project

She received training in December 2021 and January 2022 on eye-testing, prescriptions and DOT Glasses assembly. She says the training allowed her to understand and identify conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma, whilst also being able to differentiate short-sightedness and long-sightedness.

Beatrice has been involved in the DOT Glasses project since its inception in 2021. She is 40-years old and lives with her husband and five children in Musanda, a rural village in Mumias West sub-county, Kakamega County.

Our Spirulina Project Is Covered In The Standard

We’re pleased to report that our Spirulina Project, one of only 2 Spirulina farms in Kenya, was recently covered in the Standard in Kenya.

You can read the full article here.

Nasio’s Charity Golf Day – A Wonderful Success!

We are delighted to have hosted our Annual Charity Golf Day 2023 on 22nd September at the Springs Golf Club in Wallingford. It was amazing to welcome 54 new and old supporters on a beautiful Friday morning, for a shotgun round across 18-holes of the Springs, that was originally designed by former Ryder Cup Captain Brian Huggart. Apart from an exciting round […]

Africa Needs Not Just Greater Literacy, But Also More Publishers

Supporting our Library Appeal

Katie Isbester explores the importance of publishers in creating the intellectual fabric of a healthy culture.

Ollie’s Volunteering Diary: Visiting St. Irene’s and Noah’s Ark

Ollie’s Volunteering Diary

Visiting St. Irene’s and Noah’s Ark

Our First Nasio Porridge Kitchen!

The start of something amazing…

Through your support, the Nasio team was able to host the first of our Porridge Kitchens.