Community Health Education
Volunteer-led education that improves health seeking behaviour in homes, churches and schools across the county.
Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
Shining together for healthier communities and brighter futures.
Nyota Stars is a grassroots community based organization formed in 2014 and registered in 2021. We mobilize, educate and walk with families so that preventive health care reaches every homestead.
1,200+
reached in our latest medical mission
Who we are
A story that began with neighbours saving together.
Nyota Stars Community Based Organization is a grassroots organization operating in Tharaka Nithi County. It began in 2014 as a self-help group driven by the need for social development and economic empowerment for its members, starting with merry-go-round and table banking, and was officially registered by the Directorate of Social Development in 2021.
Since the Corona period, when members used their knowledge and skills in health and education to lead community health education, that passion has never dimmed. Members continue volunteering in community education, advocacy and mobilization to improve health seeking behaviour and the uptake of preventive and promotive services.
Our journey
- 2014
A self-help group is born
Neighbours in Tharaka Nithi come together around merry-go-round and table banking, driven by a shared need for social development and economic empowerment.
- 2020
Answering the pandemic
During the Corona period the group went out of its way, using members' skills in health and education to lead community health education across the villages.
- 2021
Officially registered
Registered by the Directorate of Social Development with the aim of supporting the local community beyond its founding membership.
- 2026
Medical mission at scale
Mobilized over 1,200 community members for a two-day medical mission with PCEA Kiereni Church and Safari N Smiles.
What we do
Advocacy & Mobilization
Working hand in hand with Community Health Promoters to bring families to the services that already exist for them.
Preventive & Promotive Services
Driving uptake of deworming, Vitamin A supplementation and hygiene practices, the quiet work that prevents illness.
Economic Empowerment
Table banking and merry-go-round savings that grew from our founding years and still steady member households.
The Kiereni & Ibiriga medical mission
In May 2026, PCEA Kiereni Church partnered with the US based Safari N Smiles Organization for a two-day medical mission targeting 500 attendees at Kiereni and 400 at Ibiriga. Nyota Stars conducted the community mobilization alongside Community Health Promoters, and over 1,200 people turned up.
Services included eye health, dental and general consultation, health education and a school health programme.
1,200+
People served at the May 2026 medical mission
900
Attendees originally targeted across two sites
2
Sites reached: Kiereni and Ibiriga
12
Years of volunteering in Tharaka Nithi
Partner with Nyota Stars
Whether you run a medical mission, fund community health, or simply want to volunteer in Tharaka Nithi, we would be glad to hear from you.
- Postal address
- P.O. Box 157-60400, ChukaTharaka Nithi County, Kenya