One of the things that had the most impact on me in Kenya was my visits to St Mary’s hospital.
On my first visit I was with the whole group and we handed out bread and milk to all the mothers and their newborn babies. We did this because if we hadn’t, no one else would have and they might have gone hungry that day, even though they had just given birth.
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Before going out to Kenya I was apprehensive about the work the Charity would be doing.
Often western Charity groups are accused of injecting money into poor areas which only makes them reliant on aid and unable to meet their future needs. They don’t always see the true needs of the locals or work with them and their deep root cultures.
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The people we met and worked with whilst out in Kenya were some of the most amazing people I think I will ever meet.
Most of the volunteers working at Nasio Trust were originally orphans who the trust supported from an early age and they are now only slightly older than we are.
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My name is Jon Marshall and I sponsor Dancan Atako.
I have done so now for approximately 5 years. I have been lucky enough to meet Dancan and his mother who also works at Nasio’s headquarters currently with the Green Team.
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At the Nasio Trust, we believe passionately that volunteering can make a difference to the lives of people in desperate need.
However with so many "voluntourism" options available, how do you know you're choosing the right one?
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In recent years much criticism has been directed at the phenomenon of voluntourism whereby individuals mix foreign holidays with voluntary work for NGOs.
The concern is that projects can become more about the volunteers and their experience than about meeting community needs.
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We are delighted that 23 Scouts will travel to Kenya to take part in a Nasio volunteer community project and Safari in July 2017.
The 14 day trip will be a mix of volunteering and safari, as well as an opportunity to meet Kenyan scouts in order to exchange skills and knowledge.
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Are you thinking of a gap year, looking for a new challenge, change of career, interested in international development or have any free time to spare? Spending a few months at Nasio UK Office is a great way to hone your skills.
We would love to hear from you. We try to keep our overheads to a minimum so that the money raised by our supporters goes to where it is needed in Kenya thenasiotrust.org to support our children and their communities.
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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!
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I first met Mourine in 2014, on my first visit to Kenya with the Nasio. She was five years old at the time, and in Baby Class at St. Irene’s ECD school. I almost instantaneously developed a soft-spot for her, and decided to sponsor her.
I have been blessed to get to know her and grow quite close to her in that time.
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