Rescue, educate, empower Maasai girls in Tanzania

Transforming lives beyond handouts

Breaking barriers to build brighter futures.

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What is the Maasai Girls Rescue Center?

The Maasai Girls Rescue Center (MGRC) rescues Maasai girls from FGM, forced child marriage and extreme poverty in Northern Tanzania. Girls live at our 10-acre Maasai ecoVillage in Karatu, where they receive safe housing, schooling, healthcare, counseling and vocational training. Our social enterprise, the Maasai ecoLodge, help funds the work.

We don’t just rescue girls. We raise confident young women who can support themselves and change their communities.

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Empowering Maasai girls standing in front of a boma, highlighting the cultural and purposeful travel experience.

How we help: rescue, educate, empower

Empowering Maasai girls for a self-reliant future

Every girl moves through three stages, with an individual plan built around her strengths.

  • Rescue. Immediate safety for girls fleeing FGM, child marriage, abuse or abandonment: a home, medical care and trauma counseling.
  • Educate. Preschool through secondary school, plus training in agriculture, hospitality and business.
  • Empower. Leadership, life skills and career preparation, so graduates can earn a living and lead change at home.

The Maasai ecoLodge is open

The Maasai ecoLodge is a 12-villa luxury lodge in Karatu, on the road between Lake Manyara, Tarangire and the Ngorongoro Crater. It opened in early 2026, alongside the new Maasai Culture Center. 100% of profits cover the operational costs for the Maasai Girls Rescue Center.

Guests stay on full board with house drinks and enjoy a swimming pool, fire pit and dining deck. Each evening brings a Maasai show at the firepit, and every stay includes a scheduled Culture Center experience. Guests may also tour the ecoFarm and the Rescue Center, and meet the girls and their teachers.

“A lasting family memory. Our family stay at the Maasai Ecolodge was unique, inspiring and so much fun!” ~ Erin | 2026-01-21 from guest reviews on TripAdvisor

Explore the villas →

single villa at the ecolodge

Education changes everything

For our girls, education is the way out. Most arrive having never attended a class. Today, 75% rank in the top 25% of their class. They study English, Swahili, mathematics and computer skills, along with practical training that leads to work.

Meet the girls whose lives have changed through education.

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Maasai girls transformation: My return to MGRC in Tanzania

International Women's Day film featuring Momoi-walking-with-maasai-girls-in-ecofarm

Celebrate Women’s Day with an Inspiring Film Featuring Maasai Girls Rescue Center

MGRC ecolodge and villas with the sun setting over the valley

Building a future beyond handouts: The Maasai ecoLodge progress and vision

Life at the Maasai ecoVillage in Karatu

Maasai Girls Rescue Center house mother tutoring young Maasai girls at a long table.

More than a rescue center: a home

More than 75 girls call our 10-acre ecoVillage home. Tanzanian house mothers and staff provide:

  • A safe, loving home
  • School every day, from preschool through secondary
  • Fresh meals from our ecoFarm, home to more than 1,000 fruit trees, a dairy and hundreds of hens
  • Healthcare and counseling
  • Training in agriculture, hospitality and business
  • Life skills and leadership development
  • Christian values and a strong moral foundation

Make your impact today

Sponsor a girl for personalized impact, donate for immediate needs, or learn about volunteering for hands-on involvement in breaking poverty cycles.

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Maasai Girls Rescue has been a joy to support. No hidden agendas here. It is all about the girls.
Rick Morro the founder has built a great team and a committed sponsor base. His support system
in the USA is top notch. No surprises, great communication. A clear vision with passion.
I have referred a number of supporters who love what they do. Happy to help them
any way I can. (Great NonProfits)

Hugh Illsley

Donor in Scottsdale, AZ

I have been a supporter of The Maasai Girls Rescue Center for a few years now. The steps they are taking to be self-sufficient and not need donors in the future, is amazing. Their leader, Rick Morro, is a fine man and has an acute vision for what the Rescue Center can and will be. Please think about supporting one of the girls or making a donation to put the Rescue Center over the top. The girls are being rescued from a life of pain and ignorance. Please consider it. (GreatNonProfits)

N. Rood

Donor

“I sponsor Venosa because I realized my “lot in life” has been significantly determined by the simple fact that I was born in the USA…arguably the richest country in the world. I did nothing to earn this very fortunate situation. Granted I grew up in a great family with loving parents but so much of what was possible for me was because I was born in the USA. Equally the girls at MGRC did nothing to deserve being born into sheer poverty with little to no opportunity. As a sponsor, I can share a little of my good fortune with one other person.”

Mary Flieller

Sponsor, Board Member

“I have been involved and made donations to this organization since its inception. All funds go directly to care for these girls. It is an amazing organization, with RESULTS! Very well managed by skilled executives.” (GreatNonProfits)

Jay Budzien

Donor

“These girls are so very blessed to have Maasai Girls Rescue Center as their home.”

Andrew and Nancy Arena

Donor

“We first learned of MGRC from my friend, Joyce. We were really moved by the story of Rick’s efforts. We started by sponsoring a girl last year, and are now going to sponsor an additional girl this year. Rick, we are in awe of all you have done and all of the girls lives you are changing for the better!”

Angie and Rob Dutkiewicz

Sponsor

“Joyce and I are the proud sponsors of multiple girls. Rick is truly making a difference in these girls lives that would otherwise suffer or die. When considering all the costs of responsibly raising a girl with an education, Rick has done an outstanding job with very little resources. I have known Rick for years and trust that 100 percent of the money I donate will be put towards raising these girls.”

Bruce and Joyce Hammond

Sponsor, Board Members