Current Vacancies with The 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
UPCOMING EVENT - 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.
