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Kindness, Life, Hope

November 1, 2021 Journal Entries, Community and Culture, ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Maasai Culture

It’s been a few weeks since I returned from the states and wrote a journal entry. Karatu continues to be good to MGRC....

Why support MGRC’s ecovillage?

September 1, 2021 ecoVillage, Community and Culture, Maasai Culture, Sustainability

The Maasai Girls Rescue Center’s ecoVillage is founded on the premise that the only lasting way to help people is to teach them how to help themselves....

Africa captured my heart

July 7, 2021 Guest Posts, Community and Culture, Maasai Culture, Volunteering

In the fall of 2019 Africa captured my heart. My Dad and I were fortunate enough to travel to Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya, a trip we had been dreaming of for more than a decade....

MGRC Girls, Sustainable Food Projects, Outreach

July 1, 2021 Journal Entries, Community and Culture, ecoFarm, Education, Education and Sustainability, Sustainability, Volunteering

Our MGRC volunteers from the States are on Safari in the Serengeti National Park and have been sending me messages about their experience....

Volunteers Help MGRC Girls

June 25, 2021 Community and Culture, Education, Guest Posts, Volunteering

Volunteers help MGRC girls learn new talents, build their self-confidence, and set goals for their future...

Volunteers at MGRC, Chickens, ecoFarm Updates

June 23, 2021 ecoFarm, Community and Culture, ecoVillage, Journal Entries, Sustainability, Volunteering

It has been a very busy time here at MGRC. The girls are on school break, and we have four recent high school graduates from the States visiting....

Scottsdale man, 71, hikes Grand Canyon in one day to benefit girls in Africa

June 21, 2021 Community and Culture, ecoVillage, Volunteering

Hugh Illsley goes the extra mile for others – hiking the 24-mile Grand Canyon rim-to-rim in one day to raise upwards of $25,000 for Maasai Girls Rescue Center, a nonprofit that cares for vulnerable girls in Tanzania, Africa....

New van, new dresses, new visitors

June 16, 2021 Journal Entries, Community and Culture, ecoFarm, Volunteering

Well, it has been an interesting week or so. First, we received our new (used) van from Japan. First time I ever bought a vehicle without test driving or having my mechanic inspect it, but that is how one does it here in Tanzania....

Elisante Sitting at Desk donated by MGRC

School desk donation generates smiles, speeches and a goat!

June 2, 2021 MGRC Outreach, Community and Culture, Education, Sustainability

Maasai Girls Rescue Center recently donated 30 wooden desks to the local primary school our girls will attend when we move to our permanent site at the ecoVillage....

Get back to where you once belonged

May 25, 2021 Volunteering, Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Maasai Culture

Guest post by Makayla Henwood Two years ago, I had the life-changing experience of volunteering at the Maasai Girls Rescue Center, which was founded by my grandfather, Rick Morro. Now I get to go back! I graduate this month from Apache Junction High School east of Phoenix, Arizona. Next month I…...

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Kindness, Life, Hope

Why support MGRC’s ecovillage?

Africa captured my heart

MGRC Girls, Sustainable Food Projects, Outreach

Volunteers Help MGRC Girls

Volunteers at MGRC, Chickens, ecoFarm Updates

Scottsdale man, 71, hikes Grand Canyon in one day to benefit girls in Africa

New van, new dresses, new visitors

School desk donation generates smiles, speeches and a goat!

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