The Nasio Trust | Changing Lives For Good

Successful Daymark Covid Appeal raised £32,500 after donation doubling!

Thanks to our wonderful, generous supporters we smashed the target for our Daymark Covid Appeal and raised £16,250 which The Daymark Fund then doubled in full.

Many thanks to everyone who supported this campaign. Donations ranged from £5 upwards and every penny counted. We even had supporters who ran sponsored relay-marathons in their garden and other sponsored runs! We feel incredibly blessed by our Friends of Nasio.

Door-to-door COVID-19 Education Campaign

Following a meeting with the County Level Ministry for Health, The Nasio Trust has been approached to lead a door-to-door campaign educating the local community about COVID-19. Nasio’s nurse and clinical officer will be training the local Government’s 340 Community Health volunteers and 16 Community Health Extension Workers, who along with our team of Peer […]

Nancy On BBC Radio Oxford

Nancy was very pleased to be invited to offer BBC Radio Oxford’s “Pause for thought” on April 20th 2020. She discusses the impact of Coronavirus in Kenya. For anyone that missed it – you can listen below (sound on!).

Nasio Trust COVID-19 response: Update 1st April 2020

There are increasing numbers of cases of Covid-19 in both Kenya and Tanzania. As of 30th March there are 50 confirmed cases in Kenya and 19 in Tanzania and both countries have confirmed their first deaths as a result of the virus.

We're very pleased to say that our feeding programme for the most vulnerable children is up and running again too.

Esther has graduated & is going to university!

In a fantastic piece of news to kick off the new year, we’re excited and proud to tell you that Esther has graduated secondary education with the grades she needs to pursue a medical qualification at university.

Education is the single most powerful weapon we have in the fight to break the cycle of poverty. Esther is the very first Nasio-supported girl to go on to higher education.

Two New Initiatives By Izzie

This summer I spent a month volunteering in Kenya with The Nasio Trust – an amazing experience that gave me the opportunity to get to know 11 Nasio families.

After many home visits, a few jigger treatments and volunteering at the Nasio medical centre, St Mary's hospital and visiting a local Government hospital, I was particularly interested in maximising access to healthcare, especially for our most vulnerable families.

Oxford University Internships: The Partnership Continues

We’re very pleased to report that we’ll be partnering with Oxford university again in 2019 as part of their Summer Internship Scheme.

Some of you may recall we recently won an award for the quality and diversity of the internship opportunities we've offered to Oxford students in recent years. Summer 2019 will see that partnership continue and grow.

Nasio Recognised As Gold Standard Internship Host By Oxford University For 2020

As many of our supporters may know, we regularly welcome interns from Oxford University to come and work with us for a period at The Nasio Trust.

Over the years - these groups of interns have been responsible for some incredible ideas that have repeatedly helped us take the charity to the next level in the ongoing fight to break the cycle of poverty.

The Nasio Trust Newsletter 2019

All the latest news & events from Nasio!

News from Africa, fundraising achievements, greetings to new staff and much more. Read online now.

Rescue, Restoration and Reintegration – Every Child deserves a loving family!

For Irene, Isaiah and Grace, it has been a story of rescue, restoration and reintegration.

The three children were abandoned by both their parents after being exposed to both domestic violence and negligence. Their feet were badly infected by jiggers, and they often went without food. They were taken in by their great grandmother, but in truth she was simply too old to take good care of the three active children.