In 2008 gap year student Hamish Jackson met Julius Eduardo in Jinja, Uganda. Julius was missing school because his single mother couldn’t afford the fees. Hamish discovered that only £20 a term was enough to cover the school fees for Julius. So he decided to help.
In Uganda, Charles Macharia was Hamish’s gap year guide. In only 5 weeks, Charles and Hamish had become close friends. They agreed to stay in touch and continue to support Julius…and so the initiative grew. In 2009 the organization was registered in Kenya as non profit charitable Trust.

To date the MASH foundation has sponsored 37 pupils, established 5 social enterprises:

• Drugs awareness Snakes and Ladders
• Soapworks
• Haymaker project
• Hot chicks chicken incubator project
• The MASHter plan

Supported 4 microfinance projects

• Nguka Kagaa self-help group
• Gaichanjiru women’s group
• Gaichanjiru pig microfinance
• Microgoating – goat microfinance

It has also welcomed over two-dozen volunteers to Kenya.

The MASH FOUNDATION TRUST now runs a community resource center and library in Kenya. This library and resource center seeks to empower children and youth. The MASH Foundation works from grassroots scheme and strives for social improvement through bottom up development.