Current Vacancies with Nishkam Civic Association - Click here to read more
The Nishkam Centre Awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services 2010. - Click here to read more
The Opening of Nishkam Sant Puran Singh Institute (NSPSI) in Kericho, Kenya - Click here to view video
A new event being organised by Nishkam Aid, Community Walk for Wellbeing - Scroll down to read more
NISHKAM AID INITIATIVE
Think Global Act Local
The Goal:
To Raise £20,000 for a school bus to transport pupils from remote rural Kenyan villages to school.
To donate, please click the logo below:
College in Kericho, Kenya
How you can help?
'By Getting on your Bike'
Event: Sponsored Bike ride
Thank you to you all who took part in this Charity Event, we would like to thank you all for your effort and making the event a joyous and wonderful day.
Background NSPSI
The Nishkam Saint Puran Singh Institute (NSPSI),
Kericho, Kenya was opened in 2009 by the Rt Hon Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of
Kenya.
The site was home from 1917 - 1974 to
Sant Baba Puran Singh Ji, the founder of GNNSJ (lovingly referred to as Baba Ji).
Baba Ji established
Kericho Wagon Works there to earn an honest livelihood (Kirat). The concept of Kirat, is central for Sikhs,
who are required to share a minimum of a tenth of their earnings (Dasvand) for
good causes and to give to those less fortunate than themselves in the spirit
of ‘the welfare of all' (Sarbat da Bhalla). These are the founding principles
of Nishkam Aid, a project run by the
Nishkam
Civic Association, Birmingham, UK.
Education
"the gateway out
of poverty"
To work towards the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs), the NSPSI was set up in Kericho, Kenya.
The NSPSI is a technical college, aiming to provide qualitative
education to the indigenous community around Kericho, Rift Valley and Kenya at
large. By employing highly trained and motivated teachers, whilst sustaining
moral and ethical values, in a safe and caring environment, children's life
chances are being improved.
NSPSI already has a track record of producing some of
the highest achievers in Kenya. At present, some 350 students are enrolled on
certified courses in Finance,
Accountancy, Administration, Information Technology, Secretarial Studies and
Carpentry.
Why they need your help?
The NSPSI is one of the only technical education
providers in the
Rift Valley Area - which has
been suffering from increasing
social deprivation and post-election
violence
since 2007.
At present the NSPSI does not have its own hostel facility. Therefore
many students face financial difficulties and hardships due to commuting
to the college on a daily basis.
Ensuring the safety of the female students
is becoming increasingly difficult.
Private transport is also needed to
enable the students to make more affordable academic trips.
The School Bus
The purchase of a school bus costing
£20,000 will
help solve many of these problems. It
will enable students from the poorest and remotest backgrounds to be given an
opportunity for education.
Manas ki jaat
sabhai ekai pehchanbo...
‘Recognise the
human race as one'
(Guru Gobind Singh, Tenth Sikh Guru)
Sabh mei jot, jot
hai soi...
‘In all creation
dwells the divine light;
it is the light of
the Creator Himself'
(Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Sikh sacred
text)
Local people coming together to serve the greater good
To donate, please click the logo below:
The next event being organised
Nishkam Aid Initiative
The event aims to promote community cohesion and wellbeing, bringing
together people from all different faiths and backgrounds, and providing
them with the chance to raise funds for 3 very worthy charities.
