The Nasio Trust | Changing Lives For Good

Identifying responsible overseas charity work

We’ve just seen a fantastic article over on the Oxford Student website about responsible voluntourism.

Well worth a look and Nasio get a great write up too!

The Nasio Story In Nancy’s Own Words

As you might be aware our founder Nancy was recently awarded an honorary doctorate for the amazing work undertaken by The Nasio Trust.

We thought now would be a great time to share a talk she did at an Inspirational Change event run by Community Change Agents.

Nancy is awarded an honorary doctorate!

We’re very excited to announce that – on Friday April 28th – Nasio founder Nancy Hunt was awarded an honorary doctorate at Exeter Cathedral for the incredible work that she and the charity have accomplished!

Congratulations Nancy.

When BBC South Today Came To Kenya (Part 1)

At the end of 2016 we were lucky enough to have the nice people from BBC South Today follow a group of young people to Western Kenya.

They filmed the experience of the group as they learned about the importance of the work undertaken by the Nasio Trust. Find out more and hear from Moses, the child who started it all 15 years ago - in this great video.

Carlos: Getting to the heart of what we do…

Carlos started out as a volunteer from VSO Bahaginan. He was sent to Mumias, Kenya, to help the Nasio Trust in 2011. He was only supposed to be there for a year, but we refused to let him go (!) and now he is our Country Director in Mumias. Here, he talks about the issues […]

Nancy Featured In Oxford Castaways

In this fantastic article, our founder Nancy speaks about her childhood and upbringing. As well as giving some incredible insights into the things that inspire her.

A fantastic read. Don't miss it.

HIV in Kenya Infographic

The work we do in Western Kenya is influenced in many ways by the HIV epidemic in Africa.

This infographic gives you some insight into the immense scale of the problem, and some of the background that has led to over 1.6 million people in Kenya living with HIV.

Graduation in Kenya!

A time for celebration as St Irene pupil’s graduated from Pre-Primary Education at the end of 2016. These children will now enter the Kenyan education system whilst continuing to be supported by The Nasio Trust and their Child Sponsors.

We now look forward to a new intake of 40 children at our Early Childhood Development Centres - all of whom require a Child Sponsor.

The Musungu (white man) returns

In the early morning light I spot a group of women having a gossip at the water well surrounded by yellow 10 gallon drums for the days water to be transported home. A kid chewing on a stick of sugar cane, fallen from the sugar cane truck which thunders by. He smiles and waves as we pass.

Maybe it is fatigue or the thought of returning home. Either way I find myself bouncing along unmade roads on my way to the airport with a lump in my throat and tears running down my face.

A Massive Thank You To “Earthwise Girls”

Our warmest thanks to the amazing folks at Earthwise Trading for the generous donation of eco-friendly sanitary products to the Nasio Trust.

Regular Supporters will know that Girl's menstrual health has been high in our agenda since our "Queens Feel Free" appeal some years ago