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Meet Elisante Loi Laizer, MGRC’s new on-site manager!

I have been working on finding the right person for this position for quite some time and it hasn’t been easy. This new position would include handing off management of the staff which, as you may know, would be one of the hardest things for me to let go. But…...

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MGRC ecoVillage teaches girls to “fish”

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. –Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher, 4th century, BC What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” ― Trevor Noah, Born a…...

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An extraordinary journey to a sustainable future

52 girls. 14 adults. 6 cows. 70 mattresses and 30 bunkbeds. Furniture, hundreds of boxes of clothing, kitchen goods and other belongings.  On January 30, the precious people, animals and cargo of the Maasai Girls Rescue Center made our way over rutted, muddy roads and steep mountain passes on a seven-hour journey from our old home in Longido to…...

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Threads of Hope – Dresses for the Girls at MGRC

If you regularly check out the MGRC Facebook page and the MGRC website, you’ve undoubtly noticed pictures of the girls wearing colorful dresses. Recently, a photograph of Susan from MGRC was featured on a Facebook post wearing a beautiful dress with an embroidered pocket.  The dress was made by Mary, one of the…...

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Send with Love

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, send a note of encouragement to a MGRC girl. *I understand that by participating I agree to allow Maasai Girls Rescue Center to contact me by email. I can update these preferences and opt out at a later time. What to write about Here are some…...

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2020 Year in Review

2020 was a watershed year for MGRC After going through tremendous growth in 2019, we shifted our focus last year to sustainability. We did a lot of work behind-the-scenes putting processes in place to make us more efficient to ensure our high quality of care for the girls for many…...

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More than a safari

MGRC is located within reasonable driving distance to several world famous National Parks. While people on the other side of the globe dream of one day visiting these amazing places, the girls here at the center never felt like this was an obtainable ambition for them. Even though the admission for…...

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A Christmas to remember

In Tanzania, Christmas is more about celebrating the birth of Jesus and less about exchanging gifts or Santa Claus. This year was no different. We attended church, sang hymns, and enjoyed a special holiday meal together. What was different was when a couple of donors asked me if they could…...

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Education empowers girls to determine their own path in life

Education is a cornerstone of our work here at the Center. Our mission is to adopt the most at-risk girls – victims of abuse, poverty and starvation – and give them a foundation for a new life. We believe that education is a way to break this cycle of abuse…...

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Nemoipo’s Continuing Education Journey

Before Nemoipo joined MGRC, she would walk six kilometers to school, one-way. Often her primary intention for attending class was to receive a single meal — a bowl of porridge — that was provided at the school most days. Her family was very poor, and sometimes there simply was not…...

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