Community and Culture Stories

Threads of Hope – Dresses for the Girls at MGRC

February 18, 2021 Volunteering, Community and Culture, Guest Posts

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…...

More than a safari

January 17, 2021 Journal Entries, Community and Culture, Education, Maasai Culture

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…...

MGRC featured in The Red Book Magazine

April 28, 2020 Volunteering, Community and Culture, Guest Posts

MGRC featured in The Red Book Magazine, March 2020Text by Beverly Medlyn – Photos courtesy Maasai Girls Rescue Center Moved by the Maasai A trip to Tanzania becomes a life-changing experience When Rick Morro retired nine years ago, he envisioned a life of travel, golf and fishing. During his career…...

How MGRC helps to curb starvation

November 13, 2019 Sustainability, Community and Culture, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Culture

Many of the new girls that we take in at MGRC are suffering from starvation. Our waiting list is so long that I can only take in the most at-risk girls, so each case is extreme. This creates a unique challenge, because in order to accomplish our main goals of…...

How volunteering at MGRC impacted my daily life

October 15, 2019 Volunteering, Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Maasai Culture

MGRC’s founder, Rick Morro’s 16 year old granddaughter spent two unforgettable weeks volunteering at MGRC. These are her words on how the experience has changed her life. Now that I am home in Arizona and back to my usual routine of living a blessed life, I cannot stop thinking about…...

Life-changing experience, looking to the future, and my upcoming trip to the US

July 1, 2019 Journal Entries, Community and Culture, Maasai Culture

It is hard to believe that 2019 is half over. Many things have happened at MGRC, too many to list them all here. We now have 36 full time girls living at the Center, plus one girl who is here for protection during school break. She is not allowed to…...

The most surprising things about my trip to MGRC

June 14, 2019 Volunteering, Community and Culture, Guest Posts

When I first came to Tanzania, Africa for my trip to MGRC, I was expecting most of it to be just like America. After being here for a week, I learned it was nothing like being in America. People in Africa have life so much harder than me or anyone I…...

Sayuni’s Story, Staying Busy & Planning for the Future

March 12, 2019 Sustainability, Community and Culture, Maasai Culture

I am behind in writing my blog. I could use the excuse that I have been extremely busy but there is always time to send information and keep people informed. It has been a very exciting year so far. We had several successful projects that will help our girls now…...

Challenges and new NGO partnership

February 6, 2017 Journal Entries, Community and Culture, Growth and Reflection, Maasai Culture

This week has been quite interesting. It had its share of highs and a few lows. Each day seems to present more challenges than the previous one. Perhaps I’m starting to feel tired or simply missing my family and friends. Despite having lived here for a while and believing that…...

A tough place to raise children

October 23, 2016 Journal Entries, Community and Culture, Growth and Reflection, Maasai Culture

It is the dry season in the area I am staying. It has only rained once in the last six months. The Maasai live off the cattle, goats and sheep they raise on their Bomas. Water is scarce, with a few run off dams still holding some water. This water…...

Community and Culture

Threads of Hope – Dresses for the Girls at MGRC

More than a safari

MGRC featured in The Red Book Magazine

How MGRC helps to curb starvation

How volunteering at MGRC impacted my daily life

Life-changing experience, looking to the future, and my upcoming trip to the US

The most surprising things about my trip to MGRC

Sayuni’s Story, Staying Busy & Planning for the Future

Challenges and new NGO partnership

A tough place to raise children

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