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Our 2019 Annual Report

Discover all the amazing work we did in 2019 in our annual report!

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An Exciting Project in Partnership with Play Action International

We are pleased to let you know about our recent collaboration with Play Action International.

At the end of 2020, and in just 9 days, we installed exciting and safe playgrounds, hand-washing facilities and delivered play training to schools, Early Childhood Development Centres and a local hospital in Kenya.

PRESS RELEASE: Empowering girls’ education to end poverty in Kenya

We welcomed the recent BBC news article by Sean Coughlan, ‘Boris Johnson says girls’ education key to ending poverty’, as we have long championed the importance of educating girls in poverty stricken areas.

Nasio wholeheartedly agrees with Helen Grant, special envoy for girls' education, who said: “High quality female education empowers women, reduces poverty and unleashes economic growth.”

Meet Emmanuel The Fish Farmer

Emmanuel is one of our new Peer Educators who is also a fish farmer!

Emmanuel Okumu Odongo is 20 years old and a third year student in Fisheries and Aqua Culture Science at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

Izaac’s Volunteering Story!

My fundraising started in early 2019 with the Abingdon YOCO group. We did various group fundraisers such as concerts, running 5km and car parking at a local village festival. This was a good way to become familiar with others in my group and created a strong team mentality.

We landed at Kisumu airport and were greeted by our designated Nasio drivers and they were very helpful and friendly all through our drive to the compound, pointing out local traditions and explaining some of them to us. They also pointed out local landmarks.

Nasio Trust COVID-19 response: Update 21st March 2020

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.

Opportunity: Teach At One Of Our Centre’s In Kenya

We have an exciting opportunity to employ new teachers for our ECDs (Early Childhood Development Centres) in Musanda, Western Kenya.

Deadline for applications is January 15th.

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.

Shoes for Africa Summer Update

This update comes from the team responsible for our Shoes For Africa Appeal – click here to find out more. Tuesday 30th 2019 Two weeks since Camille (Project Manager) and I arrived in Musanda. We have now gotten stuck into the busy Nasio Trust community and are enjoying every minute of it. This Summer we […]

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.