There are several events coming up that you can take part in:

• Join the 10K run in July 
• Climb Kilimanjaro in February 2011
• Sponsor a child
• Do the Three Peaks Challenge 
• Visit and volunteer to work at the centres
• Fund raise for the charity (coffee mornings, car boot sales etc

Click here to download a sponsorship form for posting. You can use this form to send a cheque or postal order (made payable to 'The Nasio Trust') or to set up a Standing Order (which is the most cost-effective way for The Nasio Trust to handle regular donations).

Or simply send a cheque or postal order (made payable to 'The Nasio Trust') to
The NASIO Trust, PO Box 457, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5XS.

(If you are a UK tax-payer and would like us to claim back tax on your donation, please let us know and we will send you a Gift Aid form to complete.)

Our present-day challenge is to:

• fund day-to-day care of the children through sponsorship
• generate support for the long term management of the centres
• provide quality staff and teaching aids
• purchase suitable furniture for classrooms; dining and staff facilities; and equipment for the medical centre

We are looking for adventurous students, graduates, and individuals who are seeking work experience and want to teach or work with children and adults in our day care centre. You can teach at the day care centre, primary or secondary schools; work with local communities visiting the sick; get involved in conservation projects. Are you up for the challenge?

Our exciting projects are designed especially for those of you who want to spend 4- 6 months overseas and wish to combine highly rewarding voluntary work with travel and adventure.

Volunteers will live and work in ways which are sensitive to the cultural values of others, and develop relationships based on shared circumstances and mutual respect.

Most of our placements in connection with HIV/AIDS involve working with rural communities on prevention and living with HIV/AIDS. We are currently targeting: social workers and administrators, medical doctors, community nurses, laboratory technologists, bio-medical researchers, psychologists, document lists, teachers, educators and public health officers.

Voluntary work abroad can be one of the most rewarding ways to spend all or part of your gap year or work experience. Most 'gappers' who do it come back with memories they never lose and a new perspective on the world.

Taking part in an organised voluntary work project can give you the opportunity to learn about a different culture, meet new people and learn to communicate with people who may not understand your way of life let alone your language. You will come away with an amazing sense of achievement and hopefully pride in what you have done.

You could find yourself working with people living in unbelievable poverty, disease, hunger – something which may give you a different perspective on life.

What to expect

Ranging from placements lasting a couple of weeks to teaching for a whole academic year, you will need to be resourceful, able to teach, build, inspire confidence, communicate and share what you know. Physical and mental fitness, staying power and the ability to get on with people are essentials.

We are looking for self-motivated and reliable positive thinkers. You need to be self-reliant and able to cope when you turn up at a Kenyan school and find a basic room, no curtains and that the loo is a ‘long-drop’ down the garden.

For More Information please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or ring us on 01865 820476

The Nasio Trust is giving full training to its two employed pre-school teachers. By completing school against all the odds of poverty, death in the family and sometimes hunger, these two teachers who started with us as volunteers have shown their determination and commitment to the children; so we felt it was right to offer them some thing in return.

There is a serious shortage of teachers in Kenya because many teachers are dying of AIDS, and so the Nasio Trust decided it would like to help tackle this problem, while at the same time giving opportunities to bright young people. It costs around £500 to train a teacher full-time for a year, which includes tuition fees, exam costs, books, stationery and a small living allowance. Can you help?