Education and Sustainability Stories

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

June 10, 2023 Sustainability, ecoVillage, Education and Sustainability

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....

Momoi (center holding microphone) was able to use her language skills to translate her friends' testimonies at the Community Celebration. She speaks Maa, Swahili and English.

Impact comes from action

July 17, 2022 Sustainability, ecoVillage, Education and Sustainability, Growth and Reflection

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....

New career center expands options for MGRC girls’ future

June 15, 2022 ecoVillage, Community and Culture, Education, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Culture, Sustainability

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

Education is key at Maasai Girls Rescue Center

April 24, 2022 Journal Entries, ecoVillage, Education, Education and Sustainability, 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....

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

April 8, 2022 ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Education and Sustainability, 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....

Environmental sustainability roots MGRC

March 7, 2022 ecoVillage, ecoFarm, Education and Sustainability, 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 Sustainability, Education and Sustainability, Guest Posts, Maasai Culture, 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....

Meanwhile… back on the farm

October 8, 2021 ecoFarm, Education and Sustainability, Journal Entries, Sustainability

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....

Rabbits, pigs, chickens and cows, oh my!

July 27, 2021 ecoFarm, Education and Sustainability, Journal Entries, Sustainability

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....