The Nasio Trust

The first Noah’s Ark building was located in a roadside kiosk in Mumias, Western Kenya and cared for about 16 disadvantaged children. The purpose of the centre was to provide them with basic education, food, clothing and loving care.

The kiosk was close to the main road and scheduled for demolition for road expansion. After extensive fund-raising, a parcel of land was purchased and a new purpose-built centre was constructed at a cost of £30,000.

The new Noah’s Ark Centre was opened on 22 November 2005 and remains an essential part of the local community to this day.

It came to light some time ago that, despite the Nasio Trust having a legal title to the land on which Noah’s Ark sits, local government also assigned title for the same piece of land to a Teacher’s SACCO (Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation). To resolve the situation we took legal action in 2017 and, after many hearings over 5 years, the judge decided that this apparent administrational error should be decided in favour of the teachers SACCO. And that despite the weight of the evidence in our favour, that the Nasio Trust should vacate the land by May 2023 and pay the legal costs of all the parties to the case.

Initially stunned by this decision we have now lodged a notice of appeal and are fighting to retain Noah’s Ark for the welfare of the children we support, and the future of a generation in this impoverished area of Kenya. We have had country-wide media coverage in Kenya about the potential loss of Noah’s Ark and have the commitment of many well-wishers to do what they can to save the centre. This includes a lawyer who will support the appeal at no cost to us, an MP for the area and even the County Governor who says the centre must remain to support the children in this community. This support is a fantastic asset but we are not complacent and need to do all we can to retain Noah’s Ark as a vital community project.

This challenge represents the most serious situation ever faced by our charity in over 20 years of service to the communities in and around Mumias.

We plan to fight the decision until the end and we are confident that justice will prevail. The legal costs that we are being ordered to pay alone represent the cost of education for hundreds of children. Winning this fight means the difference between offering an education to these kids, and leaving them to make their own way…

Please help us to fight this injustice and assure a future for the children of Noah’s ark:

PLEASE – Sign the petition at change.org

PLEASE – Consider making a donation to help us continue the fight

The Nasio Trust is proud to launch its 2022 Christmas Appeal for a Sack of Maize on World Food Day. Inflation in food prices due to prolonged droughts in Kenya has severely impacted the communities Nasio supports. Malnutrition and even starvation lurk on the horizon as rural families are unable to afford food.

Food price inflation attacks the most vulnerable by not only making access to nutrition-rich food difficult but also by keeping children out of school, increasing unemployment, and creating susceptibility to health issues. This year alone, 18 million people are in danger of going hungry in East Africa.

Through this year’s Christmas appeal we want to prevent as many families as possible from going hungry.

By donating £50 for the purchase of a 90 kg sack of maize, you can feed a family of 5 for up to 10 weeks. Even as little as £5 contributed towards buying a sack can make a difference in people’s lives.