The Eyieunoto Nabaya Charity
Charity 1168773
Overview
Summary
The Eyieunoto Nabaya Charity appears to be a relationship-based funder and community-support organisation linking charitable resources to a Maasai community in southern Kenya. Its role is distinctive because it combines individual educational sponsorship with shared infrastructure and cultural continuity, rather than treating poverty, education and community development as separate issues. The available evidence suggests a long-term capability-building approach centred on young people, community assets and support to local organisations.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The charity has a registered address in Birmingham, but available evidence does not establish that this is a service-delivery site, office, venue or other operational base rather than a correspondence address.
- No evidence was found of current services, beneficiaries, projects, physical sites or material delivery partnerships within any Birmingham ward or recognised place.
- The evidence identifies delivery and funding activity in southern Kenya, particularly Kajiado North and Kajiado West, but does not identify the charity's current local delivery partners or the precise locations of its supported community facilities.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, trustee report or official charity statement confirming whether any fundraising, administration, events or volunteer activity is routinely delivered from Birmingham.
- Official information from the charity or its Kenyan delivery partners identifying the organisations or community structures through which sponsorship, borehole, garden drainage and community-centre support are delivered.
- Confirmation of whether the Birmingham registered address is used as an operational site or solely for trustee correspondence and statutory registration.
Areas of work
- Economic/community Development/employment
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Other Finance
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Education is used as a route to longer-term community capacity
The charity appears to view school, college and university access not only as support for individual young people, but as part of building the capacity of a socially and economically disadvantaged community.
Why it matters
This suggests its educational sponsorship may have effects beyond attainment, potentially strengthening local participation, leadership and future self-determination.
Show evidence
“The Charity provides sponsorship funds primarily to enable high school age children to attend school and subsequently college or university.”
Source:Organisation“The charity aims to develop the skills, capacities and capabilities of young people under 25 and disadvantaged community members.”
Source:Charity Commission
The operating model combines individual support with shared community assets
The charity appears to work across both household-level need and collective infrastructure, funding sponsorships alongside a borehole, drainage, a vegetable garden and a community centre.
Why it matters
This is important because it indicates a broader resilience strategy: educational opportunity may be more sustainable where water, food-growing infrastructure and community spaces are also supported.
Show evidence
“Funds are provided for maintenance of a borehole and drainage for a vegetable garden.”
Source:Organisation“Funds are also provided for support for a community centre to enable education and the continuance of Maasai culture.”
Source:Organisation
Cultural continuity is treated as compatible with educational advancement
The available evidence suggests the charity does not frame formal education as separate from Maasai identity; instead, it appears to support both educational progression and the continuation of Maasai culture.
Why it matters
This may distinguish the organisation from programmes that focus narrowly on educational access, and raises useful questions about how community-defined cultural priorities shape its work.
Show evidence
“The community centre is supported to enable education and the continuance of Maasai culture.”
Source:Organisation“The charity works particularly, but not exclusively, with a large community in Kajiado North and Kajiado West counties of Kenya.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether funding decisions and priorities are led by members of the Maasai community.
- How many young people, households or local organisations receive support, and over what period.
- Whether the charity works directly in Kenya or primarily funds local partners and community members.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on local governance, decision-making and relationships with Kenyan partners.
- Evidence of outcomes for sponsored students, community infrastructure and cultural activities.
- Details of funding flows, eligibility criteria and the balance between individual grants and organisational support.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The Charity provides sponsorship funds to a Maasai community in southern Kenya, primarily to enable high school age children to attend school and subsequently college or university. Funds are also provided for the maintenance of a borehole and drainage for a vegetable garden as well as support for a community centre to enable education and the continuance of Maasai culture.
Charity objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY IN THE KAJIADO NORTH AND KAJIADO WEST COUNTIES OF KENYA, AND WORKING PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITH A LARGE COMMUNITY IN THE REGION: 1:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, AND TO ORGANISATIONS IN THE AREA WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY; 2.TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; 3.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT; 4.TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY IN SUCH WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. NOTHING IN THIS DEED SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.