Rick Morro, Author at Maasai Girls Rescue Center

Inaugural Maasai Girls Rescue Center Raleigh Hub

May 3, 2022 ecoVillage, Volunteering

Nearly 40 people came together April 26th for the inaugural Maasai Girls Rescue Center Raleigh Hub....

Education is key at MGRC

April 24, 2022 ecoVillage, Education, Journal Entries, Maasai Culture

Rainy season has begun in Tanzania, and we are already seeing new growth on the fruit trees we planted last fall. The girls are also growing and changing on what seems like a daily basis....

EcoFarm produces better nutrition at lower cost

April 8, 2022 ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Sustainability

This month we are celebrating the one-year anniversary of our ecoFarm. A three-acre parcel that grew from undeveloped land to lush crops, a livestock barn and a bio-gas fuel source capable of sustaining 70 people....

2022 is shaping up to be a big year!

March 29, 2022 ecoVillage, Journal Entries, Sustainability

Elisante and I have been keeping busy with the wall construction, adding new staff members and planning for future projects here at MGRC....

Environmental sustainability roots MGRC

March 7, 2022 ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Sustainability

Living in one of the world’s most scenic places, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the natural beauty....

Social sustainability starts with well-being

February 18, 2022 Guest Posts, Maasai Culture, Sustainability, Volunteering

I met Mary and her older sister Momoi in an impoverished area near the Kenyan border, where their grandmother was raising them because their parents were too poor to care for them....

Stitching our way toward economic sustainability

February 6, 2022 ecoVillage, Education, Maasai Culture, Sustainability, Volunteering

Sayuni came to Maasai Girls Rescue Center three years ago when she was 10. Her mother brought her, saying she could no longer support her child. Then the mother left and hasn’t been back. ...

2021: A year of miraculous transformation for MGRC

January 18, 2022 ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Education, Sustainability

A year ago this month, we began a seven-hour journey from our old home in Longido to our new home near Karatu....

First Annual Community Thanks Celebration

December 29, 2021 ecoVillage, Journal Entries, MGRC Outreach, Volunteering

On December 18, Maasai Girls Rescue Center hosted our first annual Community Thanks celebration. Over 200 people gathered on the land that will become our ecoVillage....

A Very Merry Christmas

December 23, 2021 Journal Entries

Christmas in Tanzania is celebrated differently. It's much more subdued than an American or westernized Christmas....

Inaugural Maasai Girls Rescue Center Raleigh Hub

Education is key at MGRC

EcoFarm produces better nutrition at lower cost

2022 is shaping up to be a big year!

Environmental sustainability roots MGRC

Social sustainability starts with well-being

Stitching our way toward economic sustainability

2021: A year of miraculous transformation for MGRC

First Annual Community Thanks Celebration

A Very Merry Christmas

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A Very Merry Christmas