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Education and Sustainability

Our model is working: Witnessing transformation at Maasai Girls Rescue Center

Author: Rick Morro, Founder, Maasai Girls Rescue Center It’s hard to believe another year has flown by here at the Maasai Girls Rescue Center. As I sit down to reflect on the past year, my heart swells with gratitude for the incredible progress we’ve made and the unwavering support we’ve…...

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

As we approach the holiday season, we’re excited to share the progress of the MGRC ecoLodge project—a project that represents not just a facility but a powerful, sustainable future for the MGRC and the community. This eco-friendly lodging, designed with sustainable architecture and permaculture design principles, aims to be a…...

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Education, Empowerment, and Endless Possibilities

Change a life today: 7 girls need your support! Seven of our girls are still in need of sponsors. From extreme poverty to escaping child marriage, each of these girls has a unique story. By becoming a child sponsor, you’re not just providing financial support, you’re offering a lifeline to a…...

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The impact of your donations: Transforming learning conditions

Celebrating success: A new classroom and more for Kininie School We are thrilled to announce that the school project, made possible through the generous contributions of many of our supporters, has been successfully completed! The district local chairman, along with other government leaders, attended a celebratory event and formally expressed…...

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Celebrating Class 7’s achievements and future plans

The Class 7 girls’ education journey has taken a new step as they finish their national exams and are officially on summer break! In Tanzania, Class 7 is the end of primary school, and passing the exam is required to attend secondary school. These 15 future leaders also took the…...

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From humble beginnings to modern farming practices: MGRC ecoFarm journey

The Maasai Girls Rescue Center (MGRC) is a safe haven for young at-risk Maasai girls in Tanzania, providing them with education, safety, and a nurturing environment. But MGRC’s vision goes beyond just these immediate needs. We want to empower our girls to become self-sufficient, capable of not only feeding themselves…...

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Celebrating the milestones in the lives of our new residents and recent graduates

In the heart of Maasai land, where challenges are as vast as the plains, MGRC stands as a beacon of hope for at-risk girls. Faced with the threat of child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), and limited educational opportunities, these young women often find their futures uncertain. MGRC provides a…...

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Celebrating the success of our first two graduates

We have entered a new phase of life at MGRC, in that we now have girls who have left the nest and begun their careers. It is the culmination of our mission at MGRC. It is a joy to know that we gave them the tools they needed to spread…...

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How the MGRC ecoLodge supports the growth and well-being of Maasai girls

A successful ecoLodge is not only essential for the financial stability of the girls currently residing at MGRC, but it also guarantees that MGRC can continue to support a greater number of girls in the future. However, in addition to financial security, a thriving ecoLodge will have numerous other positive…...

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Finding joy in serving others

One of the best parts about this mission is seeing the transformation that takes place once the girls are able to start unlocking their true potential. In a remarkably short period of time, these girls have gone from struggling for basic survival in the bush to actively contributing to their…...

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A story of inspiration and success in vocational training

Celebrating Yeyolai There are certain moments that stand out from the rest, and today, we are celebrating one of those milestones. Yeyolai, our inaugural graduate, has successfully reached the end of her journey with us, fearlessly stepping into a future that once appeared out of reach. Her story goes beyond…...

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Cultivating hope and success through vocational training

Hope. Hope holds immense power. It serves as the catalyst for determination, and at the Center, it forms the core of our purpose. We envision a future that extends beyond conventional education—a future where each girl’s unique abilities chart her path to success. Education is important for development, but it…...

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Recognized for sustainable strategy with individual focus for girls’ future

Word is out in Tanzania about MGRC. We are being recognized for our unique sustainable strategy, and keen individual focus for each of our girls’ future. Our innovative social enterprise business model is setting an example for other social enterprises to follow in achieving sustainable social impact. A model for…...

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Saying goodbye to water shortages with new clean water system

Having access to water is something we all take for granted.  You turn on the tap and you expect water to come out: cold water, hot water, clean water....

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Press Release: Rescuing, Empowering, and Building a Sustainable Future for Abused and Abandoned Girls

The Maasai Girls Rescue Center is proud to share its remarkable achievements in rescuing and developing over 60 abused and abandoned girls from the Maasai community....

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Impact comes from action

Life in Africa, much like the rest of the world, is beginning to return to “normal” post pandemic. Tourism is on the rise and hotels in Karatu are filling up....

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New career center expands options for MGRC girls’ future

If you ever wondered how much a life can be transformed with loving intervention by caring strangers, consider the remarkable journey of Momoi....

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Education is key at MGRC

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....

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Eco farm produces better nutrition than the traditional Maasai diet at lower cost

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....

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Environmental sustainability roots MGRC

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

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Social sustainability starts with well-being

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....

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Meanwhile… back on the farm

While I was in the States, the farm moved even closer to completion. Since we broke ground in March, we have cleared the land, planted crops, built homes for farm staff, built barns, and installed a boiler for pasteurizing milk....

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Rabbits, pigs, chickens and cows, oh my!

Well, another week has gone by, and I cannot believe how fast this year is moving. We met with the Regional Executive Commissioner in Arusha to introduce MGRC to him....

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MGRC Girls, Sustainable Food Projects, Outreach

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

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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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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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Upendo’s fight for her education: Overcoming oppression and handicaps

Upendo came into our lives several years ago, when one of my coordinators told me about an albino girl who lived with her family in a small boma about 3 hours from the center. Being albino is extremely dangerous here. There is a belief among witch doctors that the body…...

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How MGRC helps to curb starvation

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…...

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The luxury of storing food

The Luxury of Storing Food Whenever I visit the states it always reminds me of just how fortunate and blessed we are to have so many varieties of fresh meat and produce readily available to us. In the remote areas of Tanzania, meat especially is very hard to come by…...

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