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 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!).
Easter is the most important date in the Christian calendar but this year, during this pandemic, Christians the world over will be celebrating Easter very differently. Everything is very different to normal (whatever ‘normal’ was).
In the UK, many of us, (though not all), have seen our church services move online sometimes with no hiatus at all. We’ve joined the masses who have adopted video meeting software. Thanks to reliable technology and Wi-Fi we have been able to continue to worship ‘together’ and even welcome others to our livestreamed services who couldn’t or wouldn’t have set foot in ‘traditional’ church.
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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.
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Tabitha & Jacob have been on a Medical Volunteering trip with us, working at our medical centre.
They've been a joy to work with and have been involved in a wide range of activities; from helping with the birth of babies, to researching the Malaria vaccine that is offered for free to children in Kenya.
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The official number of cases of COVID-19 in Kenya is now at 25.
Nancy, our CEO, is remaining in Kenya and continues to coordinate Nasio Trust’s response on the ground as the region tightens preparations.
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Nancy Hunt, our CEO, is currently in Kenya and coordinating Nasio’s response on the ground to the pandemic. The first cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Kenya and Nasio is taking proactive steps to prevent the spread of the virus and protect the health and wellbeing of the Mumias and Musanda communities.
Initially Nancy herself had to self-isolate as a precaution following Kenyan government instructions because she’d just arrived from the UK, a country which already had confirmed Coronavirus cases.
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COVID-19 Update: How is the COVID-19 virus affecting the Nasio Trust and the children and communities we serve?
Please rest assured that Nasio Trust staff are closely monitoring COVID-19 virus developments in Kenya, Tanzania and the UK.
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